The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1892-07-23

The Peoples Party Insugurated
on Wood River.
The Third Party may be said to
have been fully placed on its feet
for the Wood River region of Idaho,
by the simultaneous raising of the
Peoples Party flag by the KEY
STONE At Ketchum, and the meeting
Of the Weaver & Field Ratification
at Bellevue, July 10th.
The following delegation was
made up at Ketchum to attend the
meeting at Bellevue: O. w. Kneale,
Frank Lemon, A. H. Dollarhide,
James Lowry, John McMahon, F.
K. Gillette, H. ]. Murdoch, r. ?.
Baxter, who left town with the
colors flying and banners inscribed
"KErcHUM SILVER CLUB" and
"KErcHUM SOLID FOR WEAvER." "
The meeting at Bellevue was
courteously held in waiting for the
arrival Of the Ketchum delegation,
and when they filed into the hall
with banner at their head, they were
received with applause, and &C
corded seats Of honor on the plat
form.
Al. Hash opened the meeting
by calling o. S. Glenn to the chair,
who, with few appropriate re-
marks, introduced George B. Hill
as the first speaker. Major Hill
made an eloquent, thoughtful and
forcible speech in which, in strong
colors and with splendid diction, he
showed the necessity for the action
of the people in the new movement
against the money power. He was
followed by +. K. Gillette, who had
been appointed to represent Ketch-
UNI on the platform in the absence
of Mr.. Geo. Mills. He was intro
duced as being from the strongest
silver town in the state, as you all
know" Mr.. Gillette confined his
remarks to impressing upon his
hearers that the present Third Party
movement was not a transient
breeze of discomfort with the old
parties, by the aid of which the-free
coinage men of the silver states
were to rake the silver chestnut
from the fire, and then fall back
into their old parties, and "all would
be lovely" once more. The speaker
contended and predicted that the
probation of mining silver men in
the Peoples Party, pending right
legislation on the silver question,
would result in the permanent at
tachment Of the great majority of
them to the new organization, as
they would see that the money Ques-
ton was inextricably bound up
with other vital great reforms, for
which the old parties are too hope.
lessly involved in the clutches of
the gold power to espouse or un-
| derstand.
Captain Gum was introduced as
the third and principal speaker OF
the day and gave a full and forcible
outline of the situation, in his clear,
practical and eloquent way. He
told in brief his past political his
J tory; how he had been from young
manhood consistent, loyal lover
of and believer in the republican
party, "never having scratched q
ticket but once in his life;;" how,
latterly, he had still hoped that the
better elements in the party would
come to the front and right the
great demonstration wrong of 1879.
And how at last he saw that the
party, not he, had deserted its prin-
ciples, and under the republican
machine had abased itself to the
money power and deserted the peo-
pie. "From that moment" said
the speaker with vivid tone and &C
ton, II stood forth forever more
free from party slavery of any kind
and declared, and shall henceforth
declare that the republican party
has deserted me as loyal republi-
can, and not me it," And he
showed by reading violated pledges
| of both parties, and their presidents,
that both had equally deserted the
people, and forced the revolt of
honest and self-respecting citizens
into new organization to rescue
the republic. In closing his speech
Mr.. Gum introduced the following
resolutions, which were unanimous
~ adopted:
WHEREAS, The House of Repre-
sentatives has declined to consider
the Stewart Silver Bill, at this ses-
sion by refusing to take it from the
foot of the calendar; and,
WHEREAS, A great majority of
the republican senator's and repre-
eentatives voted against its consid-
Grafton, and never fail to do SO when
any measure favorable to silver is
before them, and,
WHEREAS, The democrats basely
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