The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-03-03

gold and silver at the ratio of 16
to l. Let there be no more legal
or illegal government bonds be
issued; let there be a national
tariff placed upon imports and
not-as is constantly attempted
by the old parties-a local one
sufficiently large, with our other
revenues to pay the current ex-
pense of the government, man
aged in an honorable business
like manner. Let this tariff fall
heaviest upon Injuries; after
which let it fall as equally as
possible upon such imports of
common use rs come in competi-
ton with those things produced
by our people SO that they may
be protected in their industries
so that our people may be mutual
ly benefited by buying of each
other what may be reasonably or
p%roftably produced at home. Let
no more national bank notes be
issued by interpretations; but, if,
after a reasonable trial, we find
our circulating medium INSULT
Gent to transact the business of
our commercial and business
transactions, let the government
issue its paper, with full legal
qualities for such national i'm
provements as are necessary to
our convenience and profit. Let
us build and maintain the Nicara-
qua canal, that we may lay all
nations of the earth under trib-
ute. Let US guard and improve
our natural waterways, and
make such artificial ones as will
add to our prosperity and wealth
as a nation. Let us have the
initiative and referendum so that
the presiding officers shall cease
to exercise the tyranical power
of veto to carry out partisan or
personal spleen instead of defeat
ing constitutional laws. And
with these few deliberate pur-
poses let us ask the voters of all
parties to join our ranks and cor
rect the past errors of unwise or
corrupt craftsmanship. Let us
leave all our side foibles in the
rear and march to the front on
the main legitimate issue. 1t is
better to accomplish one leading
good than to load it down with
many other plans and succeed in
nothing.
But be assured we can not be
successful by standing alone and
ignoring other parties, who are
willing to join on our principles,
and saying to them: ''You may
support u.s." ''you may help u.s."
That will not do. We must say
to them: Come and join with
us. Share in our deliberations.
Let you conventions be at the
same place and the same time.
Let us confer together for the
good of the great body of Ameri-
cans instead of a few cunning
political miscreants combined
with only a handful of grasping
millionares, and then, let us ig-
more former party lines, and sup
port one ticket only, for all, out
of the whole field of the ablest
purest to carry our principles
into effect. And that is not all,
from the day of our conference
and selection let no one be idle.
Let every man knowing and feel
ing that he is right labor con-
stantly, with a zeal that betok-
ems he is working for his home,
his country and the dear ones
who shall come after him, until
the morning of election; and on
that morning be at his post TO
vote as he has talked and labor
ed; and on the evening of the Bird
of November, next, we will be-
hold the American people shout
ing for JOY on account of their
liberation, and the Western sun
set will emblazon the earth, as
never before, with the smiling