The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-02-17
Latah County Popultsts.

Latah County Populists.
! The populists Of Latah count,
Eare preparing for the coming cam.
paign and will make q vieorou.
fight to elect their ticket. In re.
porting the proceedings Of a meet.
ing Of the central committee held
at Moscow, the Democrat says:
The meeting held at the court
house Monday afternoon by the
populist central committee was
largely attended and very enthusi.
astic. Representatives we're present
from all parts of tho county and
there were many visitors from
Washington who were working for
the populist doctrine. Immediate
~ on the meeting being called to
order, the business before it was
made known-the selection Of Z
new chairman, secretary and treas
urer. After brief remarks by the
retiring chairman, Mr.. Miller, G. B.
Hammond was elected chairman
of the central committee and w. H.
Bisley was chosen to fill the Office
of secretary. and treasurer, which
completed the actual business of
the meeting.
Speeches were called for and for
an honr the court room resounded
with ringing speeches followed by
enthusiastic applause. The speeches
in the main were full of sound logic,
the speakers sincere and fearless.
Mr.. Webster, q representative
from the upper end of the county,
was next called upon. He recited
how both the old party politicians,
newspapers and office-holders tried
to deceive the people; how they
blamed one another for the hard
times, etc. 1t is singular, he said,
that people do not understand the
reason of these utterances. They
are meant to deceive US, that is all.
He referred to the ACCESSIBILITY of
starting a populist paper in this
city. He considered a paper would
be valuable in aiding the party but
it was impossible. In closing Mr..
Webster said, 1--WE belong to the
order known as the Silver Fedora
ton. Some people call US anarch-
lists, but we are not. We are free,
loyal American citizens. I am sat
isfied that Latah county will be
populist next year."
Mr.. Gillstrap answered to a call
in a manner directly to the point.
He said be did not like to make a
public speech because it made him
angry to recount the slurs that are
cast upon the party by republicans
They are ridiculed by the republi-
can office-holders for anything they
do. ut has been asserted" he said,
lin this court house, that if we got
into the county Offices we would not
know how to handle the business,
but we would rather have ropulist
administration in this court house
than monkey and fiddle. In the
coming campaign we must stand
if we do we will surely |
win. The republicans laugh at us,
and make fun Of US, but let them
do it. We don't claim anything
but our own"
Several speakers answered to
their names and give their views in
= few words. Attorney McNamee
followed making a short confession
and following it with truly brill
ant speech. He told how he had
broken allegiance to the two old
parties because of their unfulfilled
and asked admittance to
he new party, pledging himself to
preach its doctrine and uphold its
cardinal principles.
Attorney Brown followed in few
brief remarks. He said he was not
IN old Populist but a Populist from
;op to bottom, inside and outside,
md around the middle. He did
1ot know why the Republicans
should claim that if the Populist
party should get into the court
house the county would 60 to the
logs. Surely they could not get
away with more money than the
have. He wanted tho
party to work with will to rip
he Office holders up the back-put
everyone out of Office.
VIM. Leasure followed in one of
lis characteristic speeches. He
vas poor speechmaker, he said,
'ut he would say a little. He did
lot think it was necessary to 60 to
Washington for material to make a
ampaign fight. He told how in
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