The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-21
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Hurrah for Dubois, No silver. no
tariff. His patriotic stand on silver o
meeting with just favor. not only in
Idaho bnt in all the western states.
Dubois is all right.-Silver City Ava
lanche.
The eastern press may denounee SEN
ator Dubois all it pleases, but the gentle
man may rest under the consoling
thought that every voter in his stste
who is patriotic enough to place the in
terests OF his country above those OF his
party-in other words, who il for coun-
try first and party secGnd-applaud, his
COURAGEOUS stand.-kootenai Herald.
| 1t strikes us, if the republicans have =
majority in tho next legislature, that
tho citizens OF this section would like 10
see Fred T. Dubois returned to the
| United States senate. He is ths ac-
knowledged leader of the silver forces in
that august body, and his work entities
him to such recognition on the part OF
the Observation-Disclosures Exam
| liner.
! The go'dbug papers are fairly roasting
the silver senators who have taken a
stand against tariff legislation until it il
linked with silver. Idaho republicans
should send greeting to Senator Dubois
and let him understand that they love
him all the more for the enemies he has
mads. Do YOU think there is any club
John Sherman and his gang wouldn't
use to defeat silver? Then Why shouldn't
| the friends of the white metal adopt the
same tactics ?-Payette independent.
The fight in Idaho is, and time will
! demonstrate to even those who will not
see, that the goldbugs aim to destroy
Senator Dubois, and in destroying him
thsy give the cause OF silver a defeat
that will be iar-reaehing in its influence
to those WAC stand on middle ground
the great conservative agricultural and
manufacturing classes of the east
wherein is the hope OF silver. Can
FciEC NbOOt tAIE As5uC "tsLcEu
publicans will stay true to silver and in
the shaping of this policy We have TO
thank Senators Dubois, Teller, Clark.
| Mantle and Cannon most especially.
They are, besides, sound protectionis:s
Tor protection that protects.-St. An
thony Silver Hammer.
There is scarcely an honest man in the
mining states who will not consider that
the republican "Big Four" who have
made it impossible for tie senate to pass
the mongreI New England manuiactur-
ers' tariff bill, were right Aside from
tariff on lead and wool, none OF the
mountain states are directly benefited
by protection. The compromise abor-
! ton OF a tariff bill, as framed offered no
| adequate protection to these industries,
while it gave the white lead trust and
the WOODEN manufacturers all the pro
lection they could demand It fixed
things for the eastern states in shape
VII CHI 50 entirely satisfied them that
they could be satisfied to drop tariff re
form from their program and let Il
west whistle for their demands.-Del.-
mar Nugget.
The platform OF these FIVE gallant SEN
ators inaugurates fight. We welcome
it. We have longed for it, Now, we
can see vino is who ard what is what II
also inaugurates fight within the lines
Of the republican party in this state.
Teller, Cannon, Carter, Mantle and
Dubois voted one way. Senator Shoup
voted with the eastern republicans. The
republicans of Idaho will be called upon
to go before the people OF the state with
an utterance in the platform indorsing
these senators in the fight for protection
and binstallism, or with a declaration
which practically abandons bimstallism
except az 4 fashionable subject to talk
about, but not important enough to fight
over. Mcdonnell and Shoup will lead
the fight against endorsing these sena-
tors, hoping thereby to destroy Dubois,
and control the patronage OF the next
a nini,tration.-Mosc Doubls Stand
ard.
Whatever else the political enemies OF
Senator Dubois in this state may say OF
him it il hardly probable that he will
/ again, az in the past few weeks, be ac-
cused OF being afraid to record himself az
| being in favor OF free silver. His bold
| ,tand in the serate for the white metal
has brought perfect storm OF indigua-
ton upon himself from the Sound
money" press of the party in the east
| This indignation is felt not alone at
him, but extends to the people whom he
represents and To the state OF Idaho and
| the other silver states OF the west.
| Judging from some Of the bitterest of
! these outbursts, it is evident that the
writers have very crude ideas OF this
great western country and the people
| who cOnprise the population and give
intelligent direction to the forces which
are developing our latent resources,
curing ac1ntnusl sire IN OF wealth into
the Golfers OF the country and fast max
ing it an important factor in the affairs
OF the nation.--Geuesee News.
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