The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-10-24
Another Letter 10 Ruiek.

reo,n the E,en.sr Nail. (ioissl srpl 10. isa
Considerable comment has been
sruutei over the publication in the Mail
few days ago oi letter from senator
Marion Bu,ler 10 y. NJ. Ruick Of this
city. Ia order that the ropuliT; party
Ia iLis state may further understand ex,
acily shat has l~en done 10y Vhrir lead
sr,. The Mail publishes smother letter TO
The samc gentleman. together with the
ootnmcnis thereon Of the Pocatello
Tubune. and under the caption ol a
Mcs,agc 10 ropulis:s, the Tribune says
The ,luis bsad 81 Porai,si 10 ,ucians thai
constitute ttNc1icGly Al that l. left OF the Pop
a'l,t taTF ~ Idaho. j. making a iTcu endous
snust 10 dsies, Senator Dubols for re clec'lon.
AMI 10 tiacc one oi their own number IN tho
sraais and IN ih's conspiracy they have bccu
lsluei - tho oaloS hungry politicians Of the
Ilo4aocrRrr II sucll known that tho rank and
Gle q the Democratic spd Fcpuliu paries are
oris,sc,l to any such pcrAdioas course They
Fcrcrnlse Senator nuts,i, services e. the cAu,c
Of silver. and 'hty arr also a unli in their desire
to ses hlra rcturncd 10 the senate
I'M, 3, also thc altitude ci the national com
saliisc, al both The pcmncrHiic spd fopniis;
rArtl~s They fcr,gulzc that Du'ais' reelection
/, tIial TO the osuss 81 silver and have lime and
srpsu srn, zach messages "a tho leaders Of both
r.Astlss In Ihl. STATE. These letter. hare always
t.sea suprrcssr,i ~ iesf oi the Influence they
might have On the yuiera quite recently Marion
puiics chAitmAu Of the National ropulisi CON
rai,,rc. wrote = better to- " Ruick, chairman
of the pot,ul Il committee ot Idaho. and al the
came time srnt a copy Of the letter To ell the
eoruIid icsders 10 the state. The hitter has
,scn All =. c,sssi. but one II the copies came to
oaf hAad. icU day. ago Il il 81 foliows.
wLsHtNeroN. n. C.. Aus. 2~h. IsN.
Hon y. " Ruicl. Boise city Idaho.
+ "Isoat SRI have bcen much SURPRISED "a sec
that our I.e,,rlc have not insisted upon recoEtii'
,nr The Fro. ril-ef Republicans on yoUr fusion
,,rtt The all have had chcct In all western
s,airs y here the help otFrcc silver Republicans
1, absolutely essential to Neeurc victory. But
even II this did not ciect other states the Free
sl'ref Republicans who Will support Ryan In
Idaho shauld have b,Cn recuguiaed on your
fu.ian ticket. AZ they have been by our people
In stale. lie Minnesota, Washington and south
paEo,s
No man smong all Of the Frs silver Repub-
lican, Who have icl, their rarty and DECLARED
against Mckinley and the gold standard, dc
sstrr. morr crc,iit than docs Senator Dubois
lie has been the active and moving iorco In Tho
mattel The holt In the St Louis convention
"a. more due 70 his efforts. nerve and hrn ncs
than TO any other one man II Vas he who or
CANNED tho bolt agains, the Republican sena
tor, in the senate las, spring which secured th'
defeat of the tariff hill unless the fire coinage q
silver could he sccurr'i In the same bill o
ccurur. know nothing about your local cOndi
lions. and know nothing about any local an
t.s,n, am that may exist between Senator nuboi
and the Peoples party IN your state; but, yet
fee, Il ia my duty to call your attention 10 IN,
fse,s. know ing them ~ do. I trust that yo'
viii vet he able to adjust this matter and ar
runec a fusion ticket that will equitsbly ans
fairly recognize the trcc silver for es In thi
ssbt. namely. the ropulists, Democrats and FRI
silver Republicans Please lie, me hear from
ron with reference TO this mater
"your. truly, MARION BUTLER,
"chsirman rcoJ lee rarly National Executive
Committee.
"atronscr letters than even this, urging III
vital Importance to silver Of Scnator Dubois nc
election, were sent by chairman Jones Of III
Sational Democratic committee, 20 George Ain'
lev aud other Democratic leaders IN the STATE
rhe,c. too. have been suppressed because the
,rprp afraid that they would prevent the cor
summation Of their little scheme to down Du
boi,. nay by day, as tho inside facts Of the n
con, democratic aud popalist combine come
light. Il becomes more aud more evident tina