The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-10-22
STATE NEWS.

received returns from his 9Z-tOn
shipment Of ore from his lease on
the Idaho mine, Germania Basin,
owned by Fred Phillips and others,
a few days ago. The ore sampled
as follows:
Silver, ounces per ton ...... ....1d5
Gold, dollars per ton. .............. II
Lead, per cent per ton. IS
Mr.. Wilcox's actual loss on his
ore by the present low price of sil-
yer, and the difference between free
coinage, at 1929 without the frac-
ton, per o., was 81, 5000. Mr..
Wilcox has always been q republi-
can, but we will make a wager that
he don't vote for Harrison this fall.
This is only one of the many illus
trations of losses that might be
cited right in this locality, yet there
are q few miner owners, prospectors,
miners and farmers, in Custer coun-
ty 80 wed to the old parties that
they would rather see silver at so
cents per ounce than miss an OPP
portunity of voting for the Wall
street championship and
Cleveland. Our republicans and
Democrats tell US here in Custer
county that the silver question
should cut no figure in our county
offices, for we all are in favor of re-
monetization. Is that so2 Well
take for example the republican
county ticket in Custer county. for
there is no county democratic ticket
placed in nomination in this coun-
ty), and see how friendly they are
to silver. In the first place their
National platform is opposed to the
white metal. In the second place
their leaders, Harrison, Reid, Sher-
man, ct al, are enemies to silver,
and the republicans of Custer coun-
ty (if they are true to their party
must support such gold-bugs as
above mentioned. In the name of
justice and common sense, can any
man who supports an enemy to sill
yer be in favor of silver himself ?
The peoples party is the only
party that offers relief to the masses
of the down-trodden people. They
tell us that the populists cannot
expect to elect Weaver. Does that
indicate that we must still continue
to be servants and submit to rob-
berry at our own doors because we
are not strong? Our party was
born on the 4th day of July, and
already we have made the two old
parties do US homage. We may
not win this time our president, but
we will send a large number of con-
gressmen to Washington to fight
for the whole people. If we ever
expect to have our silver remone-
tized again we must be independent
and vote for it. We have been ask
ing the republican and democratic
parties to remonetize our silver ever
since 1873, when it was struck down
by the republicans for the benefit of
spectators TO rob and debase the
toiling masses. What have we got
in return for voting and fighting
each other on the tariff question as
to the best method of protection to
the monopolized factories of the
New England States? Nothing but
more of the same dose-robbery.
There is no hope for silver from
either Of the old parties, and they
have forced US to sever our connec-
ton with them, and form q new
party-a party of the people, and
if we meet Waterloo we will not
surrender, but meet them halfway
next time. We are making a clean
fight for principle and justice
against wealth, fraud and ballot-box
shifting, and if we lose we will 60
down with colors flying, and be on
deck at the next bugle call.
Cnur d'Alene Miner: It is
learned on good authority that
about eighty Cinnamon are work
ing on the Northern Pacific grade
this side of the Montana divide.
Their presence is the cause of much
speculation as to the purpose of
the company in bringing them
there. This is the first time in the
history of the Occur d'Alenes that
Cinnamon have been permitted to
stop within the limits of the dis
trict. 1t is claimed by some that
it is the intention of the Northern
Pacific company to introduce Chin
amen into the country and that adj
vantage will be taken Of the exile
tence Of martial law so that in case
The Mongolians are molested the
company can at once appeal to the
military for protection.
Wallace Democrat: The mass
meeting Of the Peoples party on
night was largely attended,
the night was a disagree
able one. Captain James Gum,
the speaker Of the evening, held this
audience in manner that proved
him 4 master Of the PLATFORM.
Politics are very quiet here; if|
some Of the candidates fail to come
around pretty soon we will forget
to register; We never had man to
tell 10 what they were going to do
;f thew were elected. only the third