The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-10-27

the political issues of this cam
paign, as follows
AT Custer, Oct. 30.
At Custer Mountain, Oct. 81.
Meetings will commence at 7:30
o'clock p. m. Everybody are
cordially invited to attend.
The election laws of Idaho
contemplate and say that Boards
of Elections shall consist of
Judges from different political
parties divided as nearly equal
as possible. In Challis precinct
this law is not considered, for
our Board of Election consists of
two Republicans and one Demo
crat. The Populist party, the
strongest party, is without a
representation on the Board.
We contemplate the people of
Custer county will not be so un-
wise to send an inexperienced
Representative to the Legisla-
ture in place of Hon. John J. Nc
Carthy, who has represented his
people in a manner that all of
Custer county should feel that
he should be returned.
Next Saturday is the last day
you can register.
We notice that some person
children, we presume, have al
ready commenced defacing and
marking the new school building
in Challis. The Trustees have
a clue to the guilty ones, and if
these acts are done again, the
guilty will be punished accord
ing to law.
A Bohemin Dramatic Club has
been organized in Challis.
Vote the People's-Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Fairchild de-
parted one day last week for Du-
bois, Idaho, where they will
locate. During their short stay
in Challis they made many
friends, and we regret their de-
parture. We wish them plenty
of success.
Mrs. G. Smith and mother and
daughter, and Miss Josie Null
vanev departed for Salt Lake
City, last week, to remain dur
ing the winter. The children
will attend school there.
Scholars out of this District
attending school in Challis, will
be charged a tuition of S1.00 per
month. School will commence
here as soon as possible.
A. M. Wilson and Ed. Chamb-
erlin have gone to Sheep Noun
tain to look after mining claims
in which they are interested.
We are in receipt of letter
from VIM. H. Clagett, which
says in part
II have accepted an invitation
to devote the rest of the pending
campaign to speaking in Mich
igan, but knowing Idaho is safe
for Bryan, | feel it is my duty to
go where can do the most good
for the cause" w. H. CLAGETT.
| Does this look as though Mr..
Clagett had gone to support Nc
Kinley ? Yet some of our peo-
pie make this kind of talk. l.
some more OF our State orators
would go to the doubtful States
and speak for Bryan it would
do more good than keeping up
this political mud-slinging in
Idaho, which is disgusting, and
only leads to one object-that is
the scramble for office.
Next Tuesday is election. We
believe that Bryan will be elect
ed-we earnestly hope he will.
The MESSENGER has fought for
what it believed to be for the in
terest of silver and the people
for 16 years and II weeks, or
from its establishment up to the
present time. We have never
threw down the gauntlet, al
though the cause has at times
looked lost. OF course we are
but a drop in the bucket, but we
have done all that we could and
have never proved false to the
this issue. Even this campaign
financially we could have done
better by turning traitor and
supporting Mckinley. The
"sack" was open, but we did not
partake. Now, after fighting so
long if Bryan is elected, we will
bring out our old campaign birds
and let them scream for victory
we will devote one whole page
to decorations. If BRYAN is