The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-22
OH. MCCONNELL. MCCONNELL!

An evil soul. producing holy witness.
Is like II william with smiling cneek;
y gOodly Apple rotten at HE Heart;
o, what II goodly outside Falsehood hath
In conversation had the other
day with Il gentleman of undoubted
Republican proclivties the topic
turued political and finally Governor
Mcconnell was mentioned And here
we might state that the political ten
denotes Of the gentleman are given to
show that it was the criticism of one
of his own party men that brought out
this reference to the Governor, and
not from any desire of this independ-
ent journal to take part in any way in
the game of spit, kick and scratch
politics that is going on in the state !;
though, for that matter, any paper,
which, like the SIGNAL, is above and
beyond the measly lines and ties of
any party, has full aad free license
at any time to refer to the public and
political characteristics of any man
in public life if it be done impartally
and with justice. But to the subject.
Said the gentlem an:
Governor Mcconnell, while acknow-
edge him TO be one of the sharpcst aud
brightest men in the state-theres no de-
nying that. has brazen way about him
that beats me, clean through. Yes, he's
deep, cunning. shrewd and brainy. but
did you ever see II man who was as shit
ing, changing and occupied SO many diff
frrent positions at once? You can't tell
one week where you'll find him the next
Did you ever see man before who could
get up before the whole state and boldly
thunder forth his beliefs, his principles
and standpoints, and within forty-eight
hours wipe out the whole catalogue aud
step forth in an entirely new aud unrec-
oncilable position? And strangest OF all
he can do it over and over and each time
MAKE 1T GO DOWN WITH THE PEOPLE AND
HIS PARTYl'
We have often noted this striking
characteristic of the Governors and
the apparently passive effects, and
suppose so have many others. But
it happened to strike upon us very
forcihly to-day. Not expecting to
receive any more contributions for
the Idaho silver fund, we sent to State
Treasurer Bunting the 50. 10 received
since last remittance. Naturally we
recalled Governor McConnell's silver
address calling for subscriptions to
the fund We 90 and hunt up the
speech and take out this extract:
The mantle of parts lnship must he
laid aside, and instead we must don the
garb of manhood and womanhood and
resolve ourselves into what we should be
Americans II therefore becomes our
duty not 10 waste time abusing those on
posed to our views or arguing with one
another, but rather let us proreed at once
with such Intelligence rs we possess to re-
store the white metal as money of final
redemption ut the ratio of l6 to |.
Then we remember that the other
day the Governor was in Portland
and was interviewed IN which ha soia
something about finance We hnnted
that up also, and here is the most
impoftant poraoraph.
The friends of silver will moi nusb tho
financial issue in the national Republican
cure DECLARATION in the platform tba NJ f 11
nominee OF the party II elected President
That not only affects the financial svste m
Of the e, country, 6nt also pensions Of sol
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