Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-04
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yer question in which, he said, we are
oil interested. The Constitution
guarantees usa currency based on gold
and silver. But in 1873 Republican
Congress and administration demone>
t'zed silver. Tho Republican party
has since refused to remonetize it
WhyP- Because it 10 to the interest
Of the capitalists to have money
scarce aud dear. The people need
moro money, aud at lower rates of
interest.
ave claim" he continued, "that
the Democratic party alone can So
cure " the reconciliation Of silver. |
will be candid with you. The Repub.
l,can platform has a plank which is
merely . straddle. It means nothing.
Tho Democratic plank is not much
better. 1t 10 almost a. near stradle. :"
The speaker then recited the forts
Of himself, Colonel Bryan, and John
Condron At Chicago last June. How
they vainly endeavored to have sill.
YER plank inserted in the platform.
Finally they went to the men manag-
ing Mr.. Clevelands fight. They saw
Mr.. Whitney. He said: "Mr. Cleve.
land is = man who forms decided opin-
ions on every subject, and speaks them
freely. You know from the newspa>
pers that he is opposed to tho remon-
citation of silver. But you can 60
back to your people and assure them
that if beth Houses of Congress pass
y bill remonetizing silver Mr.. Cleve-
land will overcome his prejudice and
he-~ i'll sign the bill. He will not veto
it!'
Colonel Bryan. = That's so. He
said that, at 2 o'clock IN the morning.
The speaker then quoted from the
records t, demonstrate that, from the
votes on tho question in Congress-
the quickest, sur-st way to secure the
reconciliation of silver is through
the Democratic party.
The speaker passed to a review Of
the present State administration. He
ONLY mentioned it with q blush, for il
has made US the laughing stock OF the
world. Especially the disgracefu
fight over the United States Senator.
ships. But the Penitentiary! There
was richness! The money every poor
prisoner had when he went there had
been divided impartially between
General Roberts and Warden Mack
Every prisoner sent to the peniten
tisry during the past two years whe
had any money got out--was par
doaed out. :.
We have al heard of the sanoti
monious Moody and of the venerable
Harroun. Their educational burea,
operated in and from Boise brought
them 81 apiece from any number o
old ma,ds who hoped to come to Idaho
to teach for so to $50 per month
when there were plenty of goot
teachers in our midst. These mel
were still in Office, unimpeached an,
unindicted. But the Republicans hst
not dared renominate any of them
They. however, Endorsed their acts b.
their silence and ask to be agai,
trusted with the government.
Governor Shoup said, two years ago
that . tax of 7 and 4-lOths mill
would be enough. The Legislature
had levied 9 and 5-1Oths mills-with
in 5-lO,hs mills of the limit fixed b!
the Constitution. The speaker triet
to find out how much the Republican
administration had spent. He coul'
not. But this much he did know
! that every fund is exhausted but on
the Insane Asylum fund-and tina
is presided over by Democrat. Th
cos. Of the attempted civil war in tn
Cnus d'Alenes will exceed 100000
We will have that to pay.
Hon. Willis Sweet is the Repub'i