Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-15

and are endorsing it as the most po-
little party action that could be taken.
1t is plain 10 everybody that the
Republican leaders have been bending
every energy to carry the state for
Mr. Harrison; that their browning
efforts we're tor the National ticket
that their greatest struggle was for
the three electoral votes. The state
ticket was placed on the altar of sac
riice and county tickets were left to
survive or perish as they could take
care of themselves. Every one is
seeing this now as plainly as they can
see snow on the mountain tops. The
Democratic Central Committee saw i'll
in the beginning.
To thwart these efforts to win 10
this gigantic struggle the committee
had to resort to heroic measures.
1t was plain the Democrats could
not win in the triangular fight that
was being waged IN this state. The
Republicans held every vantage
ground. The only way TO defeat them
was by heavy battalions of voters
and these battalions could only be
mustered By reinforcing the Peoples
party and moving against the common
enemy with the combined strength of
the two.
The committee saw the advantage
of such strategic movement and
glasped it and moved at once.
1t will be remembered that a popu-
lar majority of 100000 voters wanted
Mr.. Cleveland president in 1888, but
their votes ayailed them nothing.
This year the people want him again
and nobody will deny but it is good
party politics and party wisdom to
combine as much popular strength as
possible and secure for him the cleo.
toral vote that can alone elect him.
The Democrats Of older states have
given US such precedents, and the
Democrats Of all the land will endorse
our move in following those prece-
dents. Every electoral vote taken
from Mr. Harrison will go to insure
MIR. Cleveland's election IN November,
it matters not whether they be given
direct to him or to Mr.. Weaver.
| In the matter of all the talk about
the movement being known to Mr.
Tilllnghast, Mr.. Became and few
members of the committee only, TUE
News has this to say Such talk is
too absurd and ridiculous 10 be re.
peated, denied or considered for a
moment. The charges that these
young Democratic leaders, assuming
all responsibility and ignoring the
old-time leaders and veterans in the
party, rushed headlong into their new
movement are without foundation and
are as false as they can be.
The matter was under considera-
tion and advisement weeks before it
was acted upon, and old-time Demo
cratic leaders like Gov. Stevenson.
Gen'l r. q. Johnson, Wickersham and
others were called into counsel, and
gave it as their opinion that it was
the best move to be made.
The committee did not see fit to
proclaim it from the house tops or
to tell it in the streets Of Gath; it
was party matter and not the prop
erty of the Republicans or the public
until Mr. Tillinghast, the chairman,
saw fit to give it to the public
Our Republican friends are more
disturbed about it than the Demo.
Gratis and Populists; to them it was a
demorallzing bomb shell and they are
to be the losers by it in November.
Their public speakers feel it, the
chairman of their Central Committee
has felt it and given the alarm.
Mr. Tillinghast, Mr.. Beane and
the other members OF tile committee
did not move until they we're sure
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