The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31


BOISE, Ida. Oct. 3O.-James H Haw-
ley. of the Democratic congressional com
.nlttee. has issued the following address:
To the Democratic Voters of Idaho:
In behalf of the Democratic advisory
committee, representing all parts of the
state. and as member of the congress
sinnaI campaign committee. deem it
proper at this time 10 state TO the Demo-
cratic voters of the state the situation
which viii confront them on election day
and TO advise what course they should
pursue with respect to ii.
The national Democracy, as represented
by our standard bearer and candidate for
the presidency, w. j. Bryan, has spoken
through Senator James K. Jones, chair
man of the national committee, TO the
Democrats of this state. An extra0rdi-
nary situation confronted US when this
message was sent United States Senator
Fred I. Dubois. with Senator Teller and
others. had left the Republican conven-
ton at st Louis and announced their
intention of supporting our candidate for
the presidency. This had brought to our
aid hundreds of thousands of silver Re
publicans in the Mississippi valley and
made possible the success OF our candi-
date which now awaits us.
In recognition of this heroic act Sena-
tor James K. Jones, chairman of our
national committee, advised the Demo-
cracy of Idaho that Senator Dubois mag
nihcent services and patriotism must be
recognized and that ne should be re-
turned TO the senate. This advice was
unDeeded. for the reasons that the tele-
grams OF Chairman Jones were sup
pressed in the first instance, by those to
whom they were sent.
Two personal representatives of Chair
man Jones, members of the national
Democratic committee, one of them sec
rotary of that committee. were sent to
Idaho for the purpose of bringing about
a union OF the silver forces, whereby Du-
bois and his silver Republican friends
would be recognized That they were
not successful in this. is owing solely
70 the fact that a few self-constituted
leaders OF the Democratic party in Idaho
refused TO recognize this authority, be-
cause 1t would interfere with their per-
sonal political ambitions
chairman Butler. of the Populist ma
uonal committee. likewise urged upon
the Populist party of Idaho that Dubois
should be recognized, but his dispatches
were suppressed and his request entirely
IGNORED py tne Populist managers here
have been a Democrat all my life
and have helped 10 fight the battles of
democracy in Idaho for Is years have
always recognized the wish of the ma
bonal committee, as every true Demo-
crat should, To refuse to recognize the
request OF the national committee is of
course, an injury to the cause for which
that committee and MIR. Bryan are con-
tending. To take such a course is to
run counter TO the highest Democratic
counsels and that. too, in campaign
when porterds more for the cause of true
mas taken place in this genera ton
AS member of the congressional cam
paign committee, of which Senator Faux
ner Is chairman l could not do otherwise
than follow the national counsel of my
party. have done so, and in so doing
believe that am following the course
OF the only true Democracy which exists
in Idaho today.
Senator Dubois and his friends have
offered an honorable union of the silver
forces in Idaho. but that has been re-
fC~
Few OF the local politicians in the Dem
ocrauc party who feared it would in
terfere with their choice for office The
Silver Republicans then presented q
ticket which endorsed BRYAN and SewaiI
and Senator Dubois and stands for their
success lhis ticket is composed equally
of Democrats and Silver Republicans 1t
Is The only ticket in the field which is
not openly antagonistic TO the election of
Senator Dubois and consequently to the
wish of our national committee.
There is no straight Democratic ticket
in the field in this state There is a
hybrid ticket, composed of Democrats and
Popuhsts, called the Peoples-Democrati
ticket which is not, and never has been,
recognized by the national Democracy
but which, on the contrary is now doing
all it can for the defeat of Senator Du-
bois. 1t u.s., therefore antagonizing the
express wish of our national organization
In view of this condition of affairs,
believe 1t my. duty TO urge every true
Democrat of Idaho who favors the cleo
zion of Bryan and Sewall and who de-
sires to follow the course mapped out
by our national committee to vote the
Electors Democratic ticket from top to
bottom. This ticket is identical with the
Silver Republican ticket; both appearing
upon the official ballot in separate
columns, the names on each being identi-
cal. Respectfully.
JAMES H HAWLEY,
Member Democratic Congressional Com
nittee for Idaho and Member of Demo-
cratic Advisory Committee.