The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-07-04
SENATOR JOKES TALKS.
He Believes the silver 1sn Can VIII
II They Unite Forcea


Edward III. Hamilton, the New
York correspondent of the Sar
Francisco Examiner, teleeraphs The
following:
"You cant seem to understand
that this is year for the re-align.
ment of the parties" Was the re-.
mark tossed by Senator Jones Of
Nevada into . group Of New York.
ers in the Hoffman House lobby
this afternoon.
Don't you know that every forty
years or 80 the parties break To
pieces and the pieces reform in
other parties? Well, this. is the time
for the breaking and reforming"
"Then you think the old parties
are going to be abandoned and from
this time out We are to have the
big fight between the party of gold
and the party of silver?"
That's just it,"
"But do you think all the silver
sentiment can be concentrated on
any one man?"
That seems too bright q dream,
for realization under the present
condition of our civilization. Still
it may be possible, and if a union
can be accomplished the silver men
can carry the South, the far West
and such pivotal States as Illinois
and Iowa. Their victory will be
certain. Of course, however, if
they 60 to splitting off into Demo.
Gratis and Populists and Silverites
they will accomplish their own un.
doing and Nc Kinley will be elected. !"
"Whom do you think is the man
for the silver advocates to nominate
at Chicago?"
Teller, preferably. know him
from twenty years Of association
in the United States Senate. He
is earnest in his convictions and
honest in his dealings. Everybody
in Washington has been forced to
respect his ability and integrity; SO
Teller would be my choice. And |
don't know that his nomination is
altogether impossible"
"What about Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania?"
AN excellent man, a good man
and an able man"
"Do you think the Populists
would indorse Sibley?'
Certainly. / feel sure they
would, and the Populists, mind you,
have a fine organization and are
going to show surprising strength.
They opened the eyes of the people
by their showing in Oregon. There
it was seen how they had cut into
both the old parties. Then, too,
The Populists are going to modify
heir platform way down to a COM
nonsense plan. They are going
70 get rid of lot of the fads and
SIMS which they have been fooling
With. So the Populist Endorsement
Of man is going to be a great
hing this year."
"What do you think of Boies7"
"A very good nomination"
"And Bland"
BLAND is good man, perhaps
hardly as able as some Others"
"Or White of California;"
Hes an able man, but / hardly |
link they will 60 that far west. |
He might get the second place."
"rhen suppose Teller were pub
icly promised the Secrelaryship of
he Treasury-what effect would
hat have?"
"A most excellent effect. Still,
I'd like to see Teller get the Demo.
cratic nomination. The other in
iorsements would be easy enough.
4 gold Democrat on gold platform,
ike these New Workers talk about,
would stand no show in the world.
n all calculations, however, you
must take into consideration the
possibility of a formation of an en-.
rely new and distinct silver party.
suppose, for instance, Whitney and
hese people should go out to Chi
ago and debauch the Democratic
Convention until they got a small
majority for gold. The silver men
you'd certainly bolt in q body.
hen you would see a silver party
which would be very formidable
o the South and West"
do you mean by debauching the
Democratic Convention that Whit.
'ey and the Eastern gold would
'uy up delegates?"
well, I'd hardly like to say
hat" replied the Nevadan With a
mile, "but l guess if they found
nan who bad to borrow q little
money about that time they would
go that he got it fast enough. The
old men can't seem to understand
bat the silver people are desperate
in earnest, and that ell We want
to have enough money coined to
levate the plane of values. We
re tired of seeing prices 60 down,
own, down, and you'll see that the
ommon people, tho poor people,
he working people, are with us.
he Wall street rich men cannot