The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-28
IDAHO REPUBLICANS
In ROise They Organize a Silver and
Bryan Club.
WON'T SUPPORT MKlNLEY
They Expect Nothing From Their
Party and zee In the L emooratic
Platform Prosperity Everlast.
ing-Mr. Borah's Speech.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

elcNia blspatCu 10 lue StdUudTd.
Boise, Idaho. July G.-An enthuslas-
tic meeting was held here tonight for
the purpose Of organizing a republican
silver club which will support Bryan in
the campaign. Speeches were delivered
by Hon. W. +, Borah. Justice J. w.
Huston Of the supreme court and
George NJ Parsons. attorney general.
The leading address OF the evening was
by Mr.. Borah. who on account Of his
staunch advocacy OF the cause Of silver
and striking resemblance to the demo-
cratic presidential nominee, is called
the Bryan OF Idaho. Mr.. Borah said
In part; The only thing offered TO us
by the st. Louis platform on the iinan-
cial question Is International bimetal-
lism. IL is the goal for which every
true silver man Is striving. But while
this Is true, we have no faith In its ac-
complshment without the aggressive
and independent action of the United
States. Take down the map of the
world and place the palm of your hand
over II at a certain point and you will
cover the three great creditor nations
OF the Bast-France, Germany and
England. Upon these we are asked to
walt. For 20 years through interna-
tional conferences we have been striv-
ing TO get some plan, some promise
Nothing practicable, nothing tangible
has been developed. In the meantime
depression becomes more intense and
contraction has gone on until n nation
having two-thirds of the population of
those three great nations, with It's re-
sources practically undeveloped, is do
Ing business with a per capita clrcula-
tion of $3.50, and at this date the best
word we have from England is ii
must be remembered that this country
is largely a country of debts, payable
In gold, and any change which involves
a rise Of the price of commodities gen.
orally, that Is to say. diminution of
the purchasing power Of gold. would
be to our disadvantage
1T is true that both France and Ger
many are more friendly to blmetalllsm.
and yet both these nations have prac-
tioally declared that they will not act
without the consent Of England. Every
interest, every selfish impulse. every
motive which actuates the aristocracy
of the unearned increment tells those
people that they are interested solely
In the appreciation of gold. IL Is the
tribute which the unrequited toll of
every nation pays to those creditor ma
tions each year. Their gold is loaned
In every land and to ask our people To
wait until they shall tire Of seeing II
bring back the harvest which II does
not sow, until they shall tire OF seeing
themselves enriched without effort, Is
to ask more than our people will grant.
At last the feeling has come that It is
better to rely upon the resources and
the energy and the patriotism of the
citizens of the republic for national
prosperity than upon the patriotism or
rather philanthropy Of those who con-
troll the money power OF Europe. Every
sincere man knows that Mr.. Mex lnley
Is standing upon a platform which Is
being interpreted from one end Of the
land to the other az a gold standard
platform. pure and simple. and for the
republicans Of this state to support,
him Is to abandon the silver cause. We
are not leaving the party. we are sim
ply standing upon the principles for
which we have contended all our life
as republicans and denying the right
of any man or class of men to fasten
monometallism upon the party and
compel us to accept II as republican,
ism"