The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
'Dcsols KEW 1Hr WEAK sror.
Hs Forced His Opponents to Rstrsas From
the Field.

'~NsoN'y @ANfStS ~ NAAbNS SAtsS RpsttAkai
leaders OF the present day classes cur
own Senator Dubois among them and
has the following to say Of him:
The Republican League clubs had to
meet this year, az they met last year, TO
keep their lines dressed for the battles
that are coming off all the time between
the republican party and their enemy,
the democratic party. This is a bad
year for meetings of parties or parts OF
parties, because there is much c0nfus-
Ion In both ranks and no leader knows
exactly what to do. So, it Is fair to
suppose that II the wise men Of the
league could have revision of their
constitution they would have erased
any section that carried provision for
a meeting Of the league this year. But
they could do no such thing, and they
had 10 meet aud take the chances. The
free coinage element OF the republicans
had given notice that they would be
present and that their object In being
present would be to see that there were
no resolutions passed which were in.
imical to the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one.
When the time came for the meeting 1t
was seen that many Of the free coinage
men had funked. There WAS not a
corporal's guard Of them present. They
had become frightened They began TO
say that the meeting could have no ef.
feet on the national convention, and il
Was in the latter that the matter should
be fought out. Teller was not there.
lie has always been counted as the lieu
tenant general In command Of the un.
yielding and uneompfonising silver
element Of the republican party. lie is
game and he is wise. But h- could not
stand the prospect OF tho tight at Cleye-
land, /, may he hard TO say il Of such
= distinguished man and such "A tighter
AS he is but tie truth is lie riunked IL
looked - If the gold men OF the lea que
had 1t all their way IL MAS then tia,
Senator Dubois appeared on the scene
lie, like Carlisle, had been warned tia,
II hs Went 10 Cleveland aud made the
light for silver he would not only be
terribly beaten, but that the republicans
OF his state would be sure IL retire him
from politics al the end Of his prrscn,
term, snd that term expires very soon.
IL Tie people MILO elected him should
br dlap.cakesi by his course In lsh,.ng
th- sen,imc,, of lis party al large. then
they woa!d no, have time 10 forge, It
aud lie wogld be teAiea sure The
number Of delegates from the sonth
the easi ahi the north were prosecuted 10
hin In ali ihcir terrible Plumbers. But
he Mas there ~ tic convention, or meet
!ns. aud lac Mas uiegc 10 Gsli. lie lad
aoon; Tie same majority III The meeting
against him tha; Carlisle had agains,
him Ia Kentucky, na, the youthful
scs.rgOet MAS TIC, abaslcd OF terrified
lie renl 10 work and In less than day
had tac whole majority bcssiu. for
terms Tia, majority had 4 resolution
against the free aud unlimited coinage
OF silver. II wanted TO put II Through
II portrayed 10 Dubois Ia the most IA
,bo,tc Nay Tie neceasl,y for IL, IN Order
Ia keep the republican lines straight
IL told h,m ;ha, unless silver coinage
was dccrci the eastern aad tho north
cru snd tie southern repuhllcans would
he .uAI ia lie party His ouiy reply
aas: "lit!ag Ia tbs resolution a;.d we
Will ilshi ,,ll all The world shall Know
how nnch harmony there Ia in oug
ranks over this matter" lie SAM iha;
The eastern, southern and northern dele
gates had their Instructions from the
leaders al home aud present, aud the,
we're 10 SEC that there should bc no row.
lie understood the policy Of his party
10 I've one Of pzC.Gcsilnu. lie knew
iha. his party WAS watching the light
gu.ug on In the democratic ranks OH
this question and tina; 1t wanted ,o
avoid such a row In It's onn ranks. II
the gold men could get the an,i.silver
plank Ia the platform of principles,
thea would Dubois allow them Ia In.
dorsc their leaders like Reed. Mckinley
aud the rrs;S Not much. They wcrr
gold men. he said. and II this was the
case he could TO; i,idorEo them. for b.
Endorse them would lie 10 pu, tie league
In the attitude Of iadorsinc an old pol
ICY for the party, Then would lie lie;
them talk on the matter and thus ex
cusc themselves at homey Certainly,
but then the silver men would also have
10 talk and explain themselves to their
People This was sure 10 bring on
row, aud this course was abandoned
The great meeting. after organizing and
making much display, finally resolved
Ia say TO the public that I, was not the
province. Indeed. there was an intcrdic-
ton In the constitution Of the league
against its expressing Itself on issues,
aud then went home with its tail be
tween It's .egs. completely whipped out
by one man. As soon rs tho leaders on
the gold side got home they had them
selves interviewed and said tina, they
had the great majority in the meeting,
but they were moved by pity FOR the
silver men. aud that on that account
they refused 10 put through resolution
araius, the free aud unlimited coinage
OF silver. And to this day there are
those who believe that instead OF the