Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-07
NEXT GOVERNOR OF IDAHO,
lie Addresses the People Or this
Place ON the Issues or the Day.

lie Addresses the People Or th,.
Place ON the Issues or the Day.
Ex-senator VIM. J. Mcconnell.
Republican candidate for Governor
OF Idaho, addressed the citizens Of
this place last Monday evening, in
the court house. The building was
crowded and during his entire ad.
dress the audience listened attentive
~. Mr.. Mcconnell spoke for over
an hour, but has a manner that
does not become tedious. He is a
plain, straightforward talker, and
makes no pretentions to oratory.
The ex-senator was pioneer rancher
OF this county, and as he stated in
his Introductory remarks peddled ru-
tabagas here early in the sixties.
He facetiously mentioned the fact( p
that many Of the boys whom he held
on his knee in those days he now
meets as full grown men, which seems
strange. Among them he mentioned
Dryde McCiintock and Jerry Rior-
dan. He said that if anybody had
come out with the expectation Of
hearing any calumnies heaped upon
individuals or parties they would be
deceived. He did not believe that
men who disagreed with him on DO
litica' issues were dishonest, and
he then proceeded to discuss all lead
ing questions in fair and candid
manner. He stated that all political
parties that have been in power have
made mistakes, and that the Repub-
lican party has been no exception to
the rule. He stated the position OF
the two leading parties on the tariff,
explained the points of difference be-
tween revenue tariff and tariff for
protection and the condition of the
country under the operations Of each,
and of course history sustains the lat
ter policy, even the messages of Dem
ocratic Presidents before the war ad-
mitting and deploring the fact that
under a tariff for revenue only, the
country was bankrupt and industrial
enterprises crushed. He also dealt
with the fallacies of what the Peo.
ple's party terms "the seven crimes
The results of the State banking sys-
TEN, which had been tried and proven
a failure, were depicted. In the days
of State banks a man would one day
be in possession of pile of paper
money of those banks, and be would
probably know what their value was
for that day, but when he would
awake the following morning he
would not know what he was worth
The issues of State banks fuctuatec
almost daily, causing losses and in
conveniences in the transaction O
business. These State issues nigh
have certain value IN one State one
day and a different value the next
and if they had fixed value any
length of time in one State, the val
ne would be different in another
State. One State would discount thu
issues of banks of other States
| These issues were characterized by
instability and constant fluctuations
Yet, Notwithstanding the fact that th'
history of State banks is sufficient t.
condemn them, the Democratic ma
tional platform advocates the re
establishment of these banks. Fl,
showed wherein the lead silver miner
of Idaho, with the Democratic polio,
of free lead enacted into law, woul'
be worse off than they are now, evel
we're silver remonetized He favored
free coinage of silver, which he advo
Gated in the U. S. Senate, but be
lieved that if the question of rati
between gold and silver were fxe'
by an international conference, tn
ratio would be 15t to l instead Q
the ratio adopted by the Unite
States, which is 16 to l, the latte
making the coin value OF silve
| S1.29-29. With 15t to l the valu
of silver would be still higher, an
this is the ratio adopted by most Er
ropean countries in the coinage
gold and silver. The ex-Senatc
made good impression here, an
it is sure that he will carry more tha
J his party strength. Even befor
: hearing him the people of this count
had formed a good opinion of M
Mcdonnell, and he was the choic
of his party for Governor, and wit
those who have heard him he is MOI
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