The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1894-10-09

ce and trade; produced three
million of tramps; destroyed sill
yer mining and closed our factor
les and furnaces. Now we ask
our friends to reflect and look
back and think and see if all
this has not been done under the
laws and management of the Re-
publican party If not, under
whose management was it ? If
there has been any change under
the late laws on tariff, which Mr..
w. thinks SO important, has it
not been an improvement? Have
not prices graded up ms cad Of
down ? Not that we - Ne
these laws will make s<contis taed
prosperity, hut they certainly
have not harmed. Think of this
but after all we like the good
natured ways of Mr. Wilson and
wish him unbounded success in
life-except his political aspira-
tions. He is only mistaken Mr..
Wells next spoke, and, altho-~i
in poor health, his speech Aateo ny
not argument-cOnsiSted L.
of funny sayings and jokesby accla-
ridicule-shall we say abb
He followed the same line -, 90
claims for his party that the fl ~ ~
mer speaker had lain out, y
saw fit to abuse and ridicul )uston
opponents. He referred +
Gum as "a political tram ,;nct-
dicated that he had no
ton, and evidently intende
leave the impression with ao-
auditors that the Captaf/
not inclined to anythinf =.
hypocritical sycophancy +. slect-man
purpose of obtaining offici
motion; while there was il'aiy
audience, an old time comp unable to
of the Captain whose eyes, the new
ed with indignation at the too of tho
erOus misStatement. He was I'M,
witty and somewhat amusing, no
and entertained his listeners well the
in that line-but lost deal by his the
manner of treating his subject .eral
Vinegar rarely catches flies, and
scandal is no argument. We
trust we can somewhat pardon
the Capt. on account of his i'll uuxz
health. The meeting was favor
ed with some patriotic songs by
our Challis choir, to whom was
given the most hearty cheers of
the evening, although the ora
tors were not entirely neglected .
in that line. A Challis audiesy
always makes an outside spe
as happy as may be, and we
thankful that it is thus.
may it be so.
On Saturday evening CS'
Gum, Populist nominee fol
gress, spoke in the
Challis. A large and nsy
audience greeted him. Nc 29tn
were hung upon on the w ican
and the great American flag was, re
as is usual, hung behind the 3
speaker He was introduced to
his audience by the chairman of
the Populist county central com
mittee, Judge Zeigler, and spoke
over two hours and, although the
room was cold, he held almost
every person until the close of
his able argument. A large
bon fire was built in front of the
hall, and to make the honors and
enthusiasm complete, the Nation
al salute was fired from the Chal-
lis cannon. The speaker, as
ever, was full of that warm
hearted enthusiasm which gives
confidence to his hearers. 1t
was no ''pop-gun" argument, but ne
heavy cannonading; and the way ~
he fired facts at the Republican
and Democratic barracks, they OF
imagined the entire artillery had after
been turned loose. The Captairdefeat
is always argumentative, an caust
ulu On Inis oIcsas,on ollns plooApub
in our nation today who stand
without varying for the unlimit-
ed coinage of silver is the Popu-
list. He held that if our fnan-
ces were regulated by what sill
yer and gold we could obtain our
country would be prosperous, but
if the common people were to
borrow of the government they
had an equal right to do so with
the bankers, and that it would
he more in harmony with equity
than the way we are now pro-
ceeding under the bankers
policy. He is an mtiring man
in his work and would make
most faithful servant OF our
people in Congress. He feels
confident of success, although
two years ago he did not yiew
: s;s, chances in that light. His