The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-16

Of Senator William II. Stewart
Washington Cd. CO. paper, *Tbs
Silver knight" viii hardly hesitate
to pronounce it the me plus ultra
Of current financial literature. The
master hand Of that grand old
champion of constitutional money
is everywhere visible in its columns,
and the silver question il handl9d
in such simple and forcible man
ner that 'sthose who run may read"
and understand, and withal 50 skill
fully % to forewarn the goldbug
press of the country that "The Sill
yer Knight" is not to b trifled with.
Senator Stewart 10 personally ct
the helm Of his new paper, devot.
ing his time and energies with re-
newed vigor to the great object OF
his later years-the rehabilitation
Of the white metal. The price of
the paper is only 81 per year, which
places it within the reach Of every
one, and all silver men should avail
themselves of the opportunity to
keep posted on the latest phases Of
the question, while at the same
time lending their aid to the pro-
mitigation of sound financial doc
trine. Next to "Coin's Financial
School" 1.-THE Silver knight" is des-
tined to a larger circulation and to
the accomplishment of more good
than any similar publication extant.
Much of the space of Senator
Stewards paper is at present devot-
ed to the discussion and espousal
of the consolidation of all silver
forces, regardless of political party
ism, under the banner of an organ.
ization to be known as 1.-THE Silver
Knights?" already established with
supreme officers at Washington.
The prime object of the organiza-
ton is to influence the Peoples
Party to lay aside the Omaha plat
form for the present in their next
national convention in order to
meet the exigency of the times by
the temporary adoption of plat
form consisting of a single financial
plank, thus removing for great
occasion every objection which sill
YER men have raised against the
party and uniting under its banner
in 1896 all true advocates of free
coinage of gold and silver.
The Silver Knights believe that
an independent silver party would
be Intellectual against the power of
established partyism in 1896, and
would be an unwise and altogether
unnecessary departure in view Of
the Peoples Party's position on
this question and its great strength
throughout the nation. They be-
lieve that the most feasible plan to
unite the silver forces of the coun-
try in the next campaign and make
them a power Of sufficient magni-
tude to overturn the Wall street
dynasty is to avail themselves vi
the established strength of the Peo-
pies Party, which it is thought will
see the necessity of the hour and
confine itself to that issue.
In this connection the KEYSTONE
takes occasion to state that the
work of local organization has al
ready been begun in many parts of
the country, and that Mr.. Royal A.
Pierce. of Challis, has jurisdiction
as an organizer over this place and
has announced his intention of
coming here in the near future for
the purpose of establishing local
branch of the order.
As to the merits of the proposition
from Washington. the KEYSTONE is
unprepared to express an opinion
at this time. But there is no doubt
in the minds of any silver man
that the next campaign will be
made mainly if not entirely on the
financial question, and union of
all silver forces is certainly neces-
sary if we hope to carry the election.
WANTS A SILVER PARTY.
The reading public is aware that
the idea of conducting a campaign
next year on the financial issue is
being discussed in all parties, and
if q division occurs on these lines
The unbiased reader knows about
what to expect in the political re-
that will take place.
The position of the old parties on
The one hand and that of the Peo-
PIES Party on the other with refer
snce to finance are patent now it
hey never were before to the OBJ
server of what is transporting
throughout the country.
SENATOR JONES' VIEWS.
The following press despatch
rom San Francisco relative to the
,iews of Senator John P. Jones
% read with interest by those who
lesire to be up to date in current
political matters:
II think that the elections just
held have demonstrated beyond the
possibility of any doubt whatever
hat the issue in the campaign of
1896 will be fatty between the
.ham pions of gold and silver: that |