The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-29

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Special Correspondence.
BOISE CITY, Idaho. Sept. os.-Ths
project Of building . railroad into the
rich mining and timber region Of Owy.
hee county Is receiving very favorable
consideration ct the hands Of some Of
the leading men of Boise. II Il being
clearly demonstrated to them that such
. road apart from developing the vast
and rich country would result in the
material growth and prosperity of this
place. 1t u understood that influences
are being put quietly TO work which
will result In securing the necessary
money to make the surveys, and that
when this h done II the report Is favor
able, a. 1t surely will be, the project
will receive such financial support a
will result in the building of the road.
The most recent gyration Of the dis
couraged democrats Of the state ID to
attempt to force certain Democratic
nominees Of the legislative ticket to
withdraw, that Populist nominees may
be voted for by the nnterrifed in those
counties. They thus hope to make an
unholy alliance with the Populists in
order to get remnant Of working force
in the legislature. This Is their only
hope. So far Is the state ticket is con-
cerned they are leaving this to shift for
itself. In fact in this city no attempt
at making q campaign is being made.
Their headquarters is in the back part
Of saloon and il as quiet az q tomt.
The work of the new outfit under Till
inghast two years ago In hauling down
the Cleveland electors and placing the
rag money electors at the head of the
democratic column 30 took the heart
out Of the really stalwart Democrats of
the state that they cannot rally from
the blow. The best that they can now
do is TO make kind of guerilla cam
paign and pick up few legislators here
and there by the aid of such misguided
Populists ~ will ignore the provision
Of their State Platform and 60 in with
them. Very encouraging word has
come to the rooms of the State Commit.
tee from counties heretofore considered
doubtful The people have grown ex-
tremely weary of the record of the CON-
bine In the last legislature, and will
return legislature SO strongly Repub-
lican As to place it out of the control of
either the Populists or Democrats, both
combined
In the mining sections Of Idaho II
will be remembered that the Democrat
lie majority in Congress placed lead on
the free list and that every popuiist
member without any exception voted
with them to destroy this valuable in
dustry.
In this connection it will be remem-
bered also that this provision was de-
feated in the Senate by the Herculean
labors Of Senator Shoup and Dubois of
that body. Senator Shoup made one Of
the most clear and exhaustive speeches
on this subject ever delivered in that
body. while Senator Dubois made one
Of the strongest personal efforts of his
entire congressional career, working
night and day with leading influential
members of that body. who out of per-
sonal consideration for our Junior Sen
ator, perhaps, more than anything else,
voted to place a reasonable duty on
both lead and prunes.
This record alone should prompt the
people of Idaho to stand by the Repub-
lican party on the state and National
issues.
A bill has already been introduced in
the ways and means committee Of the
house to put lead on the free list, and
will no doubt pass that body at the
coming session. Only the efforts of
leading Republicans in the Senate will
prevent this from becoming law, and
IL few Populist Senators are elected
from some of the states it will also pass
that body. Then the lead industry of
Idaho will accompany our wool indus.
try, and our lead-silver mines will have
to close. as We cannot compete with the
peon labor Of Mexico and pauper labor
Of Spain.