The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
DEMOCRATS!
Some facts for Silver Men to
Consider Well.


J ames H. Hawley, chairman of |
the democratic advisory committee
of the state of Idaho, has asked all
democrats of Kootenai county to
vote the silver republican ticket,
we wish to call their attention to
these facts in support of Mr.. Haw-
ley's request.
The Silver Republican ticket,
county and state, has more demo
Gratis upon it than the Peoples Dem
ocratic ticket. A democrat heads
both the state and county ticket.
The Silver Democrats have recog-
nized the Silver Republican ticket
and have filed ticket exactly
identical and called it the Electors
Democratic ticket.
The Democrats of Idaho have
been absolved from any obligation
to support the Peoples Democratic
ticket by the national executive
committee, represented by Secretary
Walsh. See letters and correspon-
dence between the national demo
cratic executive committee bryan
committee) and the state demo-
cratic committee.
The most influential democratic
papers of the state have come out
for the Silver Republican or Elect
or's Democratic ticket. Among
them we enumerate the Boise Eve
ming Mail, the only democratic
daily in the state. The Idaho Dem
ocrat, of Boise, twice week, the
oldest democratic paper in the state.
The Idaho Herald, of Pocatello,
the leading democratic paper Of
Bannock county. The Blackfoot
News, the leading democratic paper
of East Idaho. Besides we see sew
eral other democratic papers, not
on our exchange list, quoted as
following the same course.
The leading democrats of the
state are largely among those who
oppose the Peoples Democratic
ticket. Among the number it is
sufficient to note the following:
Every democratic congressional
candidate, except one, for the last
eight years-James H. Hawley, e.
B. True, and James NJ. Ballentine.
Among others are Ex-National
Committeeman Frank w. Beane,
Hon. A. A. Fraser, Hon. Lycurgus
Vineyard, Hon. John Stems, form
erly the leading spirit in the state
committee; T. Regain, recognized
war horse of democracy, and SO on
we might elaborate.
The Silver Republicans of Idaho
are supporting William j. Bryan
for president, and they are circulat-
ing more literature have more
speakers on the stump, and are
publishing more newspapers in the
interest of Bryan, than the demo
Gratis and populists combined.
The National Democratic commit
tee, of which Senator Jones is chair
man, and the National Populist
committee, of which Senator Butler
is chairman, have recognized the
Silver Republicans as an importan
and worthy factor of the combined
forces that have for their object thu
restoration of silver and the election
, of Bryan as president. Each com
mittee has recognized in Senate
Dubois a silver republican, who's
failure of reelection at this tim
would be national calamity
They have appealed to the popu
lists of Idaho and the democrats o
Idaho to recognize the Silver Re
publicans and support Senai,r Du
bois for reelection.
Democratic Voters, the "bond o
honor rests with you. If tn
national democracy can not bino
) the state democracy, then the stat
democracy can not bind you. Yol
have your choice of following
fractional part of the state democ
racy, or YOU can follow the advic
of your national chairman and sec
rotary, the spokesman of William
J. Bryan, and place yourself in lin
with the silver democrats of tn
state, who will vote the ElectOr'
Democratic, or Silver Republican
: ticket, Bryan Electors at the head
: The duty of the democratic read