Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25

The present corrupt Idaho Stat
administration will likely 70 dow,
Ia history as the deficiency war
rants administration While /
appears on the face that the aver
age monthly balances to the credi
q the State have amounted to 1888
$500, every department of III,
State government is compelled L
rely for support upon deiieienc,
warrants that are drag on the
market at So cents on the dollar
The recent Democratic State plat.
form denounces the Republican
management whereby the deposit.
ory Of State funds is permitted to
speculate in and discount State war
rants, and hold out the same un.
Cancelled in order TO realize the in
terest thereon, in addition TO the ex-
orbitant discount of 35 per cent.
The platform goes further and de-
mands the enforcement Of Art. yru.
sec. I'D of the constitution, which
declares ''that the making Of profit
directly or indirectly out of State
money or using the same for any
purpose not authorized by law shall
be deemed felony"
The Republican press of Idaho is
preaching the viless rot in its efforts
to extract sentiment in favor of free
coinage of silver from the resolutions
adopted by the Republican League
convention at Denver. ANY one
who is at all conversant with Re-
publican platforms. knows that it il
the same old song the G o. p. has
sung for years. The partisan lead.
ers and bosses are entirely familiar
with these facts and SO framed a re-
solution that might catch the un-
wary, but il the same be read IN.
down and cross-wise, it means allie
glance to gold-bugism and gold
bug supremacy. The so-called
silver resolution recites: I've be-
lieve in the use ofgold and silver as
money maintained on perfect parity
and interoonvertibility." These were
the ears that betrayed the Republi-
can donkey in the lions skin.
II there has ever been a doubt
rs to the attitude of the sugar trust
On the q estion or tariff legislation
il has been settled by Henry O. |
Havemeyer, the president of the or
,anization, in plain and unequivo-
al language. According to New
York special dispatch to the St.
.ouis Globe Democrat, in reply to
! direct question as to which sched- t
lie he preferred, he replied with
he single word 1McKinley's," saws
he Kansas City Times. Mr.. Have
meyer Is not unlike the rest of man
ind in that he goes cunning for
he largest game, always.
This remark Of the Indianapolis
ournal is gleefully copied by some
{ our Republican contemporaries:
If the million people owning sheep
ad formed trust and contributed
D the Cleveland campaign fund,
alues in sheep and wool would not
ave shrunk 80 per cent" The
onnection may be little difficult
Sperceive, but on the selfish prin-
lple by which Republican appeals
re made TO the sheep.owners, that
a splendid argument in favor of
neir uniting to support the Demo-
ratio party in the coming
amDaign.
Another Republican postmaster
as gone wrong. This time it is ,
Ir. Heed of Albion, who got away
it'll $4,000 Of Uncle Sans money.
The nomination of Ballentine for
ongress, simplifies the situation
nd greatly strengthens the Demo- ,
ATTIC ticket.
Texas Angel declines the nomina- :
on for Supreme Judge on the Popu- {
st ticket. i