The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-04-23

. nave never VOteQ WIN Jneu
since. The party went down. l
is true they came to victory sine,
-but-then the country wen
down, and, in our opinion, will
its going down, that branch Of
Democracy will go down forever
That is our most devoted prayer
and our fai' h is pre-eminent tina
God answ e. prayer.
HOW DO 7 HE PARTIES STAND?
The Republican party ha:
made Uniform record on this
point. In 1873 they passed a law
nearly destroying the use of sill
yer by taking away a large pei
cent of it's legal tedder use. They
say it was an unintentional act.
We can see plainly how thai
might have been-but, when
they discovered the mistake OF
play that had been made upon
them, did they ever try as par
ty to restore it? If so, we should
be pleased to learn the date.
Have they not stood firmly at
about 80 per cent. of their lead
ers against its reinstatement
And after the rank and file of a
party see the trend of their lead
ers and still vote for their re-
election, they endorse the theory
of their leaders. Furthermore,
has there ever been a time since
their wrong that a moderate mai
GRITTY Of their ranks would not,
with the Democrat vote, have
made a large majority in it's
favor in congress? 1t has been
a deliberate act of the Republi-
can masses and they can not
shirk the responsibility and
they, with the rest of our people
are reaping the dreadful reward.
They have sowed to the wind and
they should reap the a0hirlaoind;
but it is unjust that those who
have done right should suffer.
In the South this party has prac-
tically, no hope of electing any
man to Office. Wealth and polit-
ical maneuvers control such por-
lions of all countries when their
forces are sent to conventions.
The South will come up with
nearly a solid gold delegation as
a resdlt of this peculiar situation.
to the next Republican conven-
vention; and this would be
enough-if her strongholds in
the North we're not welded to
this ruinous theory-to govern
its elections. The Republican
party hold out no hope or relief
to our distressed nation. 1t is
securely pledged to the careful
protection of more than the
rights of the rich; and as care
fully disregards the equal rights
of the people. In it a0e haze no
hope. Of course, here and there.
for political position, they will
promise better things-but it is
the promise of the selfish slave
knowing that the master will
deny the call. This being the
situation in one party, we natur-
ally turn to that party that has
been more favorable to silver
the Democracy, and ask how
they will, or can give relief to
our unfortunate situation. 1t is
plain to the least observing, who
know anything of the past polit-
ical history of our nation, that
instead of their weakness and in
ability to send silver delegates
their national convention from
the South, the situation is re-
versed. In the North the Dem
ocracy possess the same inherent
weakness that Republicanism
does in the South. It is true. |
and it would be unkind to saw
otherwise, that the Democratic |
party, except in national conven-
lions where this weakness holds
sway, has always sent majority
delegation in favor of silver.
while the Republicans have as
uniformly sent the opposite.
Democracy never cast a majority
vote against what the most rad
cal friends of silver deemed its
best interest, but once. That
was in the case of the repeal of
5he Sherman law. In that case
different ideas of results and
obedience to party dictation
caused them to cast a doubtful
yote. Over the larger portion
If the nation, however, now they
ire making atonement for that
me memorable crime. Once in a
ifetime-not always like our Re-
publican sinners-have they var
ed from the line of rectitude in
heir political march. And thew
'ome to the people, now, with a !