The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-10-17
EAors VERSUS FICTION.

FACTS VERSUS FICTION.
ASA@ 7, SsaFk, the Demo-POp candidate
sar sAS legislature. not being able to sue
ceSSesa9S attach the candidates on the
SILVER Republican ticket, well knowing
that they represent the true silver sen
tiWeat ii the country, and that the
Ceusc Pep tassoa which he represents is
rspSaiv eaiRS 10 pieces, has opened his
mod battery GA s, c, Herren, who is
No, a candidate for office, but is doing
some ecca work for Bryan, Dubois and
SILVER. In this attack on Herren he Gu
lists the seryicCs Of q Mckinley Repub-
bean candidate for representative, w, A.
Hart who runs q private bank in Rath-
drum, Hart nretends to make public =
business transaction in which he claims
Herren drew check on his bank with
ont having funds there 10 meet it. But
We presume Herren can take care of
himself and care nothing about his pri-
waite affairs. The public is not concerned
in them; but Stark and Hart make this
transaction the basis for an attack on
the Silver Republicans and we propose
to give the public few plain facts in
regard to the real objects of their assaults.
A large number OF the leading Demo
Gratis of the state are following the wishes
OF the national committee and are OPP
posed to the Demo-Pop fusion state and
county tickets The Silver Republicans,
and Democrats in line with the national
committee, nominated a state ticket
composed of Republicans and Democrats,
the Silver Republicans filing the ticket
by certificate. The ticket was also filed
by petition as the Electors Democratic
ticket and the Democratic committee
sent out a request that in counties where
the Silver Republicans had not already
fused. their county tickets should be
certified by petition and placed under
the Electors Demc cratic state ticket.
In this county it was Iumored that an
effort would be made by the Mckinley
men and Dsmo-Pop politicians to pre-
vent the printing of the Silver Republi.
can ticket on the official ballot. In the
mean ,time A. A. Crane declined the
nomination for state senator on this
P. Donnelly on to I'LL the vacancy. Al
1 the same time an effort was made in
different parts OF the county to get Don
nelly on the same ticket by petition, the
petition stating in detail its object
This petition was fled, partly in the in
terest of Donnellv, at the request oi tht
national committee Democrats in thi
state, and as precautionary measnr,
against any effort tn It might be made
to disfranchise several hundred voter
in this county and defeat the Duboi
legislative ticket, by using the iniunctiol
to prevent the printing OF the ticket OIL
the official ballot. In case such method
proved successful the filing of the ticke
by petition still left the voters one ticke
by which they could express their sent.
ments. Thus it will be seen that tn
politicians who are most bitter agains
tha Electors Democratic ticket are n
sponsible for its filing. Their ow
scheming to deprive large number {
voters OF the right to cast ballot fc
their choice has acted as boomeran
and hit them hard.
Mr.. Stark seems to be badly mixed u
in the technical fraud and now attempt
: to cover his tracks by charging fraud 0
others. II the records at Rathdrum al
to be relied on it is not improbable thu
he may be called upon to explain
:, court why he subscribed his name to a
affidavit, the truthiulness OF which
will be impossible for him to substant
ate.
When a set OF Office seekers start in
prevent the people from expressing the
choice at the ballot box, by injunctic
or otherwise, they generally meet wit
failure and the present instance is I
exception. As the matter now stan'
RuOitN@llo tdll NOLC LuCiE hlCA'
aud Democrats who are for Bryan ar
Dubois, and opposed to the Demo-Pc
, combine, can vote the Electors Dem
! cratic ticket with more Democrats on
; than the fusion ticket, thus giving all 1
opportunity to cast a ballot as thu
please. And if these schemers shou
proceed to carry out their plans al
succeed in knocking either ticket off
the official ballot there will still be Oh
left.
J. These are well known facts and Il
methods Of Stark, Hart and their ass
Q ciateS show that they are afraid OF I
honest ballot and an honest count.
So far as our information goes the
was no attempt to deceive any persc
who signed the petition. They We
Il told that it was for the purpose Of q
ting Donnelly on regular ticket.
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