The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-05


world. The former needs and is
entitled to a seaport in the warm
region, of which England per-
sistently deprives her, but she
wants no more territory. The
United States wants only the
Sandwich islands and foothold
in the West Indies. Together
they can defy the world They
must and will restrain the bru-
tality and bloody avrice of Great
Britain. Let this be understood
at once and let England strike
the first blow if she chooses. A
million of men and muskets will
overrun Canada and England's
commercial ships viii be swept
from the ocean. Let England
begin. We ought to begin il it
is necessary TO save Venezuela
the mouth of the Orinoco.
The above is from a Republi-
can senator. Had he been
Populist and uttered those words
the old party press would send
up the anarchy howl. It is bad
taste for such a man as Senator
Chandler to take such stand of
opposition against England
man who has stood up In the
United States Senate for years
and talked and voted to make
our people slaves to the gold
and bond robbery of old Shylock
England Let him go and hide
under the protection of his CO
workers and Sherman
and make no outcry against
Great Britain, the country he
has aided for years to bond
America. No, there is no dang
er of war between America and
England so long as such plant
tools as above mentioned control
our government. All they care
for is to issue more gold bonds
to Lombard street. England
can do what she pleases SO long
long as she continues to elect
by her money such traitors to
high official positions In United
States.
District Attorney Barnes clos
ed his argument in the Durrant
on Oct. 31st. Barnes is natur-
al orator, says the Rocky Noun
tain Nelcs. Aside from being
logical and convincing in his dis
cussion of the testimony. he made
two or three dramatic by-plays
that put to a severe test the nerv-
es of the prisoner. OF these
scenes the most impressive took
place in the early part of his
argument, when he spoke of how
counsel for the defense had in
voked the spirit of Blanche La
mont and voiced her thought by
Saying Let him go free: he
harmed menot." While looking
intently at the frame bearing
Miss Lamont'S dress, which
stood near the jury box telling
how through the long days of
the trial he had seen the young
school girl clothed in all ker in
nocence and purity, Mr.. Barnes
reached the climax of the scene.
Turning upon Durrant, who was
seated only three feet away, the
district attorney, with clinched
fists and voice of thunder ex-
claimed Il see her now. There
she stands behind him at this
very moment. not praying for
vengeance for her deep and rem
ediless wrongs. not for the laws
retTibutiOn upon her murderer.
but with uplifted hands and
streaming eyes praying that God
will not put it into your hearts,
| by the mockery of a verdict of
not guilty to set free this mon
ster TO prey upon other souls,
pollute with vile hands the un-
summed snow of other children
and defy anew that God of JUS
tice whose ministers you are.
The individual who perpetrated
the hideous murder with which
the defendant stands charged,
and which has narrowed the soul
and frozen the blood of this COM
munity is no ordinary criminal;
and his crime in every aspect in
which it may be considered is
without a parallel. 1t was not
committed under a blind and fur
ious impulse TO revenge some
real OF fancied wrong to his per
son, his property or his charac-
ter, nor from motives of gain. nor
in the commission OF robbery, nor
vet under the hot spur of jeal-
ousy. 1t was in every sense a
cold -blooded, vicious murder. 1t
was without the slightest provo
cation or apparent excuse or pal
liStion. The assassin chose for
his victim an innocent and help
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