Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23

TmE OUrLseK Fsn PARrDGs.
sslt IAks 1r1bsss.
A discussion was started ia the Fo-
rum BY Cabot Lodge, assuming that
because the Republican forces were
completely routed in the last cam
psign they must form under : new
banner and adopt new war cry in
order 10 meet again the Democratic
hosts with hope Of success. This Il
combated in the Review OF Reviews,
BY pointing ont that the Democracy
only won BY n per cent and that in
the face Of the fact that probably
COG. 900 Republicans stayed away
from the polls. Tho Democratic vote
= compared With 1883 was pract;c-
ally stationary. The Republicans
lost 400. 900; the Populisss showed :
vast gain. II also says the Democ-
racy has the silver question and the
tariff question TO settle. Al We look
st it, the only Significance in the
whole article 10 the vote Of the Pop
ulists. Had Mr.. Blaine been in good
health and been nominated there
would have been no Populist vote
west Of the Rocky Mountains and
hardly any east Of those mountains.
In speaking Of the life and death Of
the Republican party, tbere i this
about it: The party was almost
killed last sall because the impression
was general that it had surrendered
itself TO great corporations; that Il
had ceased to look after the wants Of
ordinary people, and this was empha-
sized by the fact that it had done
nothing ~ . party to arrest falling
prices and the congestion that had
come on ali forms of productive in.
dustry. Whether it shall ever be 70
suscitated or not will depend entire
] " upon its future course. II it re.
mains stubborn, We speak Of the grea1
majority in the East, and insists tha
silver, ~ money, shall be destroyed
there will be no resurrection for it
If Mr.. Cleveland carries out his pro
gramme, has the Sherman law 70
: pealed and no legislation provided 4
, make use IS money of the silver o
, our country, then his party, while i
J will not be killed-bGcause it IL lik,
} & Gila monster, you may smash it
! head and hang it up in the sun, bu
it will not debut II, - we sal
above, Mr.. Cleveland carries out hi
: program, bulldozes Congress into re
D pealing the Sherman law, and doe
+ nothing during his term toward th
{ restoration of silver on an honest ba
$ sis, then the Democratic party will n
: more be in the race in 1896 than vii
n the Republican party. The Popu
g lists will sweep the country and prob
J. ably will follow their success by a
4 kinds of wildcat legislation in regar
g to money and in regard to the prop
t erty of great corporations. Some
q the clamor of last year will enter il
i platform. 1t will insist that the tele
. graph be con6scated and turned owe
n to the Postoffice Department. It vi
IS insist that the great trunk railroa
is lines shall be confscated and run NJ
l. der q new Secretary, and all en-
1t ployees will be employees of the go'
i ernment, and the country will hav
q eight or ten years of wild speculation
n panics, losses, upheavals and SOM
1t thing so near to chaos that If the go'
!. ernment itself survives it will be
1t miracle. Sometimes looking out G
D the signs of the times it does seem I
l. though the Fates had decreed th
1t our country should go through an ul
heaval such as it has never suffere
and which will test its integrity to Il
very utmost. There is way to NAL
- peace. There is way to insure qu
% ct and prosperity. That is. reoo
:. = nize silver again as money, even
did the fathers; aud second, let Il
government assume its right to .
minister upon the fortunes of millio
aires after they shall have ceas'
! preying upon the people, and wi
the money thus piled up extend I
1e roads in new lands, build more citi
a, and educate the poor men and "
st men of the country so that they 9,
w do something, every one of thel
a which the world will want so mu
that il will gladly nav them for tn,