The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-30

Letter From Governor Mcconnell Evi
IDENTIFY Had Weight.

| Omaha, Neb., Nov. 27.-The CONNER
cial congress consumed part Of today
session in discussion of the free silve
resolution. Some hesitancy was exhib
| tied about provoking a discussion O
this topic, but since the ice was broken
the delegates became enthusiastic.
The following telegram from Govern
| or w. j. Mcconnell of Idaho has eatet
| considerable comment among the dele
| gates:
ITO the President and Members O
the Trans Mississippi Congress: I no
tice by the press dispatches that Mr.
Whitmore, in his remarks yesterday
said the silver question had recently
lost ground, and that it is no longer {
subject Of first interest with the con
vention. beg leave to, record differ
ent opinion on that subject. The dele
gates who constitute your congress are
sent there, not by the votes Of the peo
pie, but by appointment. 7 suggest tc
you gentlemen, that you make mis-.
take if you indorse any resolutions an
nouncing to the civilized world that
the opinions Of thoughtful men in the
west have changed on the question
IICdC lClOl LIS nave llOC OCCIl IdpIOly
accomplished; civilization itself was OF
slow growth Although the people of
the west have been informed from day
to day that times are improving and
that the country is becoming more pros
porous, shipments Of gold to foreign ma
tons from commission houses to which
consignments Of the products Of the
farm and range have been made, adj
mOnish us that the crisis has been
reached.
"A few days ago it was heralded all
over the United States that the peaceful
opening of the Nez Perez reservat ton
in this state had been accomplished.
Today government buildings are being
erected thereon and the laborers en-
ployed are paid the munificent sum Of
81 a day. out of which they pay So a
week for board. I implore you, gentle
men of the convention, not to be de-
ceived. Something is wrong. If those
who favor the gold standard will make
it clear to us that we have been bene-
fitted by the demonetization of silver;
If it can be shown to us that 81 a day
for laboring men on public works is bet
ter than SO; that cents is better than
Is cents, the people Of the state of Idaho
will quickly submit. But as long as the
present conditions confront us, we will
not allow such assertions as those cred
tied to my very good friend to pass un-
challenged"
Mr.. Whitmore said he had not in
tended to say much during the present
session of congress, but being chair
man of the executive committee he felt
called upon to reply to the telegram.
He said:
II appeal to every man in this con-
gress to prove that I never made any
such remark about the silver platform,
either here in the congress or anywhere
else. I make these remarks because I
consider it my duty to do SO as an Of
fetal of this body. AS member I am
entitled to whatever individual opinion
may have, but as an official I must
be unprejudiced in what I say
The following was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we urge speedy con-
struction of the proposed railroad from
Butte, Mont, via Boise, idaho, to the
Pacific coast This will shorten the
route to Duluth at the head of the
great lakes, from the coast 25O miles
and from points in Idaho proportionate-
ly, giving the advantages of a part
water and cheap freight route to the
markets Of the east