The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-10-24

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In referring to the opposition sol
1.-The PQpplists Of Idaho 10 the =.
turning Of Fred +. Dubois 70 the
United States Senate, ! writer in tn
Atlanta (Ga. Constitution asks
-..Ix3his.1 case Of politicsi ingr1sts
ttude or il it political martyrdom?''
The writer then gives the following
sketch pf the, silver leaders life:
f Frederick T. Dubois, senator
from Idaho, 10 another young man
tout Of the west" His father was
u pioneer in Illinois. rock ribbed in
his Republicanism-the friend Of
Lincoln aud ths Law partner Of
Cuilom. When he died he left his
son . heritage Of republicanism
strong and virile. He had little
else 10 leave. s.e ~
Dubois, the younger, graduated
at Yalein ~, on self earned money.
He tried law in Illinois. But be
couldn't eat foolscap or dress in
sheepskin, so with $40 borrowed
| in his pockets he started west. He
didn't know where. Didn't care
much, for being of . prudential
mind, he Stunned passenger trains
and sought the softest spot on the
trucks, Of slow moving freights.
He landed in Idaho.
Dubois and Idaho agreed with
one another. He hit the right spot.
He jumped into business, and like
wise politics. Within six months
he was making a good living and
had become prominent in republi-
can affairs. ~
He was United States marshal
for four years, territorial delegate
from Idaho for four more-during
which time he presented and had
passed bill making the territory
Of Idaho a state. He was chairman
of the first delegation from the new
state to a republican national con-
vention.
On December 10, 1890, hs was
elected to the United States senate
as republican. Six months later
he was national figure-the leader
of the opposition to the repeal Of
the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man law in the senate.
In June, 1896, at the head of his
entire state delegation, after the
adoption of the financial plank, be
walked out of the republican ma
tional convention. In July, 1896,
he announced that he would sup
port William J. Bryan for president.
Less than two months have elapsed
and now comes the information that
Idaho is almost as certain to go
against Dubois az it is certain to
go for Bryan. Verify Dubois has
lived fast.
If this news Of him should prove
accurate there will be witnessed
from one point of view the lnoet
unusual piece of political trickery
and ingratitude recorded, from an
other point Of viewtthe originator Of
and the nerviest fighter. the shrewd-
sst tactician in this new silver move
ment, is to be ito first victim. From
this standpoint it's clear case of
political nartyrdom. 100 sas@1
Dubois, in his two house terms,
did nothing but cultivate friends-
enough to secure the passage of the
act admitting Idaho to statehood.
From the day he stepped across
the threshold of Ahe senate, he was
a leader in fact as we'll as name. Il
use the word Header" advisedly
There are those who visited the Walls
Of their wrath upon all who opposed
the Sherman act repeal, and count
less thousands who did not agree
with them. but / have yet to find
one who witnessed that remarkable
political struggle, who said aught
against silver's leader-Fred. T.
Dubois.
His conduct of the fight was So
perb. After the first week of the
the silver men, by common
consent, put him in charge. He
was young, alert, resouEceful, cool
under fire and above all things cour-
ageous. His courage was Of the |
infectious type and he instilled it
into his followers, and it was his
enthusiasm, abetted by his con.
fidence in himself and the cause
be represented that so prolonged
the struggle He didn't win-no
man could have.
Failure didn't make him chicken
hearted. He conceived the silver
propaganda, with headquarters in |
Washington, which was to educate
the country upon the silver quss-
ton BY the distribution of white
metal literature and whose MEM
bers pledged themselves to first try !
and force their viaws on thu r. |