The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-08-25
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At the Republican convention
held in Challis on the 18th, a
committee was appointed to see
if the Democrats would fuse with
them on state and county tickets.
If such an arrangement can be
perfected it will make a queer
combination-for Office only.
Think of it; the Populists and
Democrats have combined on
the National and State tickets,
but Custer county don't want it
that way. Some of the boys
want to come in out of the cold.
Politics makes queer bed-fellows,
and some strange things take
place.
Senator Butler, chairman of
the Populist national committee,
telegraphed the following signed
statement in regard to Senator
Jones' interview criticising the
Southern Populists
"You wire me relative to the
interview with Chairman Jones,
as it appears in Mondays World,
and ask me for a statement with
reference to the same. / am not
prepared to believe Senator Jones
was quoted correctly. The cleo
ton Mckinley would mean not
only four years more of Sher-
manism and Clevelandism, but
also many additional and culmin-
atiye resulting evils. No intel
ligent, patriotic voter, no true
American citizen, can by his
action or inaction, be response
BILE, directly or indirectly, for
such threatened calamity. The
only possible way that it can be
averted is by a complete, har-
monious, and enthusiastic union
of all parties opposed to the des-
tructive rule of corporate greed
and British gold upon the candi-
dates for president and vice
president that represent just the
opposite of what Mckinley and
Hobart represent. Those upon
whom is the great responsibility
of the consumption of this end
should no do or say anything
that would produce friction, but
should, on the other hand, sub
ordinate all minor differences
and bend every energy for har,
} monious union and victory wher
l the cause of outraged and suffer
ing humanity is trembling in the
balance, when victor for Ameri
can independence and prosperity
lis in sight. What a humiliatins
and sickening spectacle it wouls
|, be should the folly of persona
; ambition and the demon of part,
: spirit step into, confuse, and di
vide their allied majority and de
liver our people into the hands
of the enemies or republican in
stitutions But this cannot
this will not happen. The Amer
. can people are not now in an,
humor to be trified with. The.
It realize the cause of our evils
they fully appreciate the threat
ened danger. They will thi
year drive the British money
: changers and their America
Tory allies from the temple {
liberty and take charge of thei
own affairs. 1t would be bette
for candidates and chairman I
do less talking for the presen
But in spite of the indiscretior
, of individuals and so-called leas
? ers the American people have d.
termined to win the fight, an
they will do it,"
The New York Sun, one of IL
bolting papers, which is suppor
ing Mckinley, makes fun {
O. Bryan because he is poor.
the eyes of these New Yol
: patriots, poverty is disgrac
almost a crime, remarks the Ca
sia Times. And this is beir
used as an argument again
. Bryan. He is young and poor
% These are the worst things tn
these arrogant milhouaires ca
. bring against him. Thank Go
such an accusation as this max
him dearer than ever to tt
hearts of the common peopl
How insolent this goldbug M
o. Kinley gang has become Y
- doubt not that if the great Sc
of Man, who nearly 1900 yea
ID ago walked in poverty along h
weary way of life, and cried o
in his bitter anguish that in
this world he had no place to L
~ y. his head, if he should col
ed. among US here today with |
o. poor fisherman, disciples, th
some purse-proud aristroci