The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-10-06

The Populist and Democratic
county conventions were held in
Custer on Sept. Both. 1t was ex-
pected that fusion would be
made, but it was not, owing to
the fact that no agreement could
be reached, consequently the
Democrats placed no ticket in
the field. The Populist put up
only a portion of ticket, viz ::
State Senator-R. A. Pierce.
Representatives.. ]. McCar-
thy.
Sheriff-Thos. Jose.
Probate Judge-A. K. Zeigler.
The convention also passed a
resolution endorsing Fred. T.
Dubois for reelection to the U.
S. Senate. The balance of the
ticket will undoubtedly be filed
out in a day or so.
Mother" Hepburn and Jas.
Shoup, who were billed to talk
for the goldbug ticket in Challis
on Sept. Doth, failed to arrive.
This was a sad disappointment
to the people of Challis, 1--WE don't
think).
Elden Dodge this year raised
some of the finest apples that we
ever saw in Custer county. For
size and flavor they cannot be
surpassed.
The question of silver S restor-
alton to the position it occupied
in our currency prior to 1873, is
above partisanship, and appeals
directly to the manhood and in
tegrity of every American citi-
zen. The Titanic struggle for
the free coinage of silver is not
merely the work of the Demo
cratic party, but great warfare
of the people for their constitu-
tional rights, regardless of party
affiliations. The Democratic par
", as one of the two strongest
political organizations in this
country, has undertaken the Her
culean task of throttling the
money powers of this country
which are attempting to hold
within their serpentine grasp
every industry in this fair land.
Every farmer and merchant and
business man, especially in the
great agricultural states, is Wit
ally interested in the issues of
this conflict. AS some eminent
Republican authority has aptly
expressed it, the demonetization
of silver has benefited only the
idle holders of idle money. II
you are an idle holder of idle
money"-if it is your business to
clip coupons from bonds payable
in coin, but redeemed in gold at
an enormous premium-then il
is to your interest to vote for the
nominees CT that party which
pledges itself to maintain the
present single gold standard.
But if you belong to any other
class of American citizens, it mat
tiers not what business you may
be engaged in-in the name OF
humanity vote for the restora-
ton of the silver dollar, and
} thereby vote in the interest o.
your own firesides, your forges,
,, your workshop and your farms
, When the financial freedom oi
} the people is at stake, it is worse
than folly-it is a crime-for g
sovereign voter to cast his bal
, lot for ticket simply because i
. bears the name of the party
. which he has supported for many
! years. Thousands of honest Re
! publicans throughout the length
0 and breadth of this land, vel
Q know that the late National Re
: publican Convention, was the
} first Republican convention il
o the history of this country t.
9 emphatically declare for the sin
Q gle gold standard. Multiplied
thousands of Republicans canno
= afford to accept such policy a
9 a tenet of true Republicanism
. And if they are brave enough tx
9 assert their manhood and vote a
their conscience dictates the.
Q will cast their ballots on the 3r'
day of next November for Bryal
9 and free silver, regardless of tn
Q action of the married" conven
\ ton at Challis last Saturday tha
o endeavored to cause dissentiol
: in the silver forces. We repea
it, this great political conflict i
e above partisanship. 1t is abov
r the scramble for Office that wa
S so visible here last Saturday.
t is above the usual plane of part,
Vaccinations and trickery.