Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-07-02

Wills Sweet is ont with let
ter to the voters Of Idaho. Mr..
Swee, has been a conspicuous fig
ure in Idaho politics. His ser
vices to the republican party have
been appreciated, but when he as
>umes to he greater than the re-
publican party which honored
him he surely makes mistake.
The cause of silver is very dear to
the hearts of the people Of this
state. but it is not above patriot.
ism. Party spirit and not person.
al popularity sustained the men
who are now the boilers when they
were aasailed by political enemies;
aud no men were more in need of
the influence of party spirit to adj
vance personal ends. When there
was no hope Of further honors
within tina ranks of the republican
party these men resort to treason.
They deliberately plan to ruin the
party which honored them by lead
ing their followers into the ranks
Of the enemy. The boiling repub.
licans have established head-quar-
tiers at Chicago, with the avowed
purpose Of aiding in the councils
Of the national democratic conven-
ton. They are no longer republic
cans. they are democrats until
they are offered another chance to
bolt. II Teller is nominated on
the democratic ticket the republic
can boilers will become good dent
ocrats. Ifnot they viii carry their
chalice to the populist convention
and burn their incense there. The
democrats are again in the position
that confronted them WHEEL Greedy
was offered As a sacrifice. There
is certain defeat if they pursue old
line policies-there is hope of
spoils in n,iscegenation. The les
son Of the Greeley campaign will
probably Ike repeated in 1896. The
attempt to deliver the republican
voters OF Idaho into the ranks of
the democratic party as an assump-
ton OF bossism that is offensive to
the honest voter. The boilers
have made the blunder Of thinking
they were greater than the party.
The republicans have not had nor
do they now need a political Moses.
The boilers, to quote Mr.. Sweet,
have been pie eaters" rather than
leaders. The financial policy of
the republican party is perhaps the
paramount issue from the stand
point Of the average voter but it is
not above all other party princi-
pies. The bolters have been the
leaders in the silver movement,
but they are not dictators on ques-
tons Of ways and means. The
tight for silver has been made
within the republican ranks and
great progress has been achieved
in short time. The material ad.
vance OF this cause in past years is
due to its favorable consideration
by acknowledged leaders of the
two great parties. Boilers" have
harped ON financial schemes in all
ages to be defeated by the staid
and conservative element Of the
voters. The financial world is
afraid of 'bolters. II a senti.
ment favorable to the white metal
could be built up within the repub-
lican party, that sentiment would
grow apace with public confidence.
The hope for silver, therefore,
lies in conservative action. that
will result in general distrust The
next congress can easily be made /
free silver congress with all the
prestige intact that the greatest
political party the world ever knew
gould impart. The silver senti.
nent will certainly dominate with
n the old party lines. as is mani.
est from the signs of the times and
I will come without commercial