Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-10-08

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Republicans.
To THE VOTERS OF IDAHO:
On Monday, the Sd inst, the Chair.
man OF the Democratic State Central
Committee filed with the Secretary of
State . certificate showing that bis
committee had Endorsed the Populist
electors, tho Democratic electors hav
ing declined. In view of the changed
condition OF affairs, - . result Of this
action, l deem it my duty ~ Chair.
man of the Republican Committee to
inform the voters Of Idaho of it, pur-
port and meaning.
1t is . well>known fact that this
change was impending for . week OF
ten days before its contamination,
the Democratic Central Committee
having received instructions from the
National Headquarters to effect this
result if possible. To that end thei,
State Central Committee was called to
meet at Namps on the I'd inst. The
time and place OF their meeting was 4
profound secret, neither their press o,
speakers making any meution of it.
Al this meeting less than one third Of
their committeeman were represented
in person.
At the eleventh hour of the last day
upon which nominations can be made
under orr election law, their commit,
tee, two>thirds Of which was repre-
sented BY proxies, mt 10 secret coun
Gil and annulled and set aside the de-
libsrate action of their State conven.
ton in making these nominations
This State convention WAS duly called
with notice to every voter in Idaho
Il ssse mbled at tho time and place
specified in the notice. At that meet
ing Representatives OF the Democratic
party (having been duly elected BY
the Democratic voters) gathered to
geth. for the purpose Of nominating
State and Electoral ticket. The,
there formulated . declaration o.
principles, established = creed anl
oiginated = platform. This has al
been set at naught by the action o
their committee acting without juris'
diction or quorum in person.
The Democratic voter Who has bee
cherishing the hope for upwards Of :,
quarter Of . century that he nigh
some day have 40 opportunity to show
his feAlty to the cause of Jefferson anc
Jackson, will be grievously disap
pointed 1t this action taken at tn,
last moment, and At = time when the
democratic masses cannot rise in
their might and nominate another
tickat.
Political parties are originated fol
the purpose Of carrying GU, the pol
icies and principles which they are
supposed to represent. To the aver
age voter political party has mis-.
sion to fulfill. 1t represents more
than q mere scramble for office. The
Democratic party and tho Republican
party in their national platforms have
laid down = political code about which
men may honestly differ. The line oil
demarkstlon between the two is dis.
tincsly drawn. No man can deny
that on many great problems which
to day confront the American people
these two Parties are opposed. Where
does the Democratic voter in Idaho
stand to-day? As an organisation, sc
far as national issues are concerned
his party is not in existence. Blu,
this move is manifs.tly made with tbs
hope that the Democratic voter vii
81 . that it Is only intended Is . mis-.
cradle subterfuge, false on i,s face,
and made for the purpose of decep.
ton. Those in control Of that party,
and its public press and speakers, dare
not assert, however, that it was with
this intention that this was brough.
about. The reason for this false DO.
sisi'n is plain. Many Republican,
have been led into the Third party
movement in the hope that some evils
they imagined existed would thus be
remedied. II the Democratic mana.
eess would show their real purpose,
these old time Republicans would SEQ
ut glance this political sale and bar.
ter AID return to the Renubliean