The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-09-26

FRED T. DUBOIS

Judge G. Goodwin Of the Salt Lake
Tribune is out with the following strong /
nnpenl 10 the people Of Idaho who are
interested In the restoration Of silver as
q money metal 10 give 70 Hon. Fred I. |
Dubois tier unqualified support and |
o. see 10 II that no political prejudice
or party aiilliation will be permitted to
interfere with his return TO the senate
81 the United States Following is what
the Judge says editorially in the Salt
Lake Tribune OF Sept H..
we have been trying for several days
~ understand the action OF Silver Dem
ocrats In Idaho when II was reported
that they had made combination with
the Popnlisis to defeat senator Dubois.
&, possible. ID 20 us showed such a lack
at both common gratitude and common
sense that We could not understand H.
We cannot vet The truth OF the mat
ter Is this. The anxiety of the eastern
g,adbugs is more TO defeat Senators Tel
lrr aud Dubois than anything else.
with Mr. Bryan elected still they be-
lowe that he could never carr, through
mis- intentions regarding finances IL
those two senators could only be taken
from the senate. On the other hand,
II Mckinley IS elected. they feel with
thos, two gone. the silver cause would
Dc gone dead Tor keeps. and would cease
10 be factor to veN them, SO well is
This understood that every Democratic
silver senator expects the triumphant
election of both men. aud thinks that
oi course their party, Ia thrir respective
states from which those gentlemen hail,
viii see 10 II that no one else is elected.
They count an right on Colorado
"a gentleman fsUm Colorado was
here las, week. prominent mau. and
4 do not believe there is a man. woman
or child in Colorado that would not II
he could. vote for senator Teller But
in Idaho the political manipulaiors hav,
gone together 10 unite the Mckiule,
Republicans. the Democrats aud Pop
ulists 10 defcht senator Dubois. Il
seems SO strange 90 us that this can h'
- that We cannot express our asiouish
menf. because those men must know
This. thai eNcep, for Dubois this year
the two parties would have been aligue,
as formerly. II would have been
straight contest between an who claim
To- be- Democrats and an who claim q
Republicans. There would have beel
no significance In the result of ihc con
lest except that the silver cause woul
got another black eve. and the best hop
81 Idaho would have been indcfuitel
Postponed. II is the management O.
tiis chiefs Of ihe steer ne committee B
rte .-nAie that made the silver issue
distinct one. 90 give 90 the gold no.
their first Knockout in the senate. an
she second al 81 Louis and 10 mal
o. possible Tor she silver Democrats
ris. % throughout the country and nor
mate a silver candidate Tor prcsider
ard she narle II senator Dubois in q
mate j. greater % them even that oi :
.ra- Teller OF coursr. with his age al
sis s1r--ior wisdom. and with the mol
force which his personality carries vi
o.. senator Teller is giant. but 10 ma
tis strength effective. there has %
il.f such "a nan IS Senator Dnbois
hzndff ~ machioerr q organizaii
su1 A. direct the contest 81 that
,i-lonl ~ senator Teller can have
f.lt. and thst she men Il idaho Do
49,. tsis SIZE men n 40 parties. and
ell. !.