The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-04-25
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nate in obtaining st this time on
the eve Of : general political cam
paign-the following bold con6rma-
ton of the true position occupied
BY our governor with reference 70
silver and tariff. It is an interview
telegraphed to tho Salt Lake Trib-
une from San Francisco under date
of the Goth instant:
Gov. Mcconnell Of Idaho arrived In
this city to-day. The Governor does not
agree with the silver SENATOR who de-
featsd the tariff bill. He said: II b.
lieve the ave Senators who recently v0tsd
against the consideration Of tho revcnue
bill made . mistake. 1tmatters not Whist
action il taken on the SILVER question, thia
Government must have sufficient rev.
enue to pay ito running expenses without
continually rssorting to the saie Of bends.
Free and unlimited coinage would not
furnish this revenue, becauee silver %
coined would not belong to the general
Government, but to the individuals who
took the bullion to the minis.
"Outside Of tho absolute need Of the
revenue which the bill was intended to
provide, the protection it contained was
very important to some Of our Western
Industries notably the wool industry, %
we'll - the lead industry. Protection Of
Go per pound on wool would materially
aid our wool.growers at the present time.
The vote taken on silver during this SEES
sion Of the House shows that large ma
jority is against free coinage.
II would suggest that before any fur
Their attempt 10 made to secure the passage
Of free coinage oct, We ascertain BY res
olution or otherwise whether Congress u
in favor of this Government being run BY
departments, according to the theories OF
the heads Of the departments, or whether
We shall have government under the
law. By oil means let US first have it un
derstood whether this 10 . government OF
the people By the people, or whether it il
q government OF departments run in the
had q trial of administering the intent of
interest of money changers. After We have
the laws a. they are now on our statutes,
We will then renew the discussion Of free
and unlimited coinage of silver In the
hope of greater success than We have met
with in our former efforts.
This is not surprise to us. We
have known the governors position
from the first on these momentous
questions. We have heard it con-
frmed dozen times in his public
addresses, but never 80 emphati-
cally. We thank him in behalf of
the iberty-loving citizens of Idaho
for this unmistakabie expression.
It plainly places the governor in his
correct relative position as between
a score of sheep men and a hundred
thousand people directly and indi-
rectly engaged in the mining indus
try in this state. It banishes the
assumption that Governor Neon
nell has ever before spoken the
whole truth in bis life on the silver
question, and although the governor
of a state more exclusively engaged
in silver mining than any other in
the Union, this man, who holds the
reins and sets the pace for q hun
bred thousand defrauded citizens
and exposes them to the criticism
of 70, 600, 900 Americans, comes to q
point blank reputation of a cher
ished principle upon which our lives
and our future welfare depend. 1t
places him properly with the great
eastern gold-bug wing of the repub.
lican party as against a handful Of
patriotic silver republicans who
have stood out manfully as strik.
ing exception to the dominating op.
position of that party in the United
States Senate.
Governor Mcconnell is an aspi.
rant for election to that body. Will
the people of Idaho consider the
candidacy of a man who is openly
and avowedly against them, and
who thus plainly puts their dearest
principle at the bottom of his polit.
ical repertory? If go, our judgment
has not been aided by thirty years
association with them.
We do not believe that they have
breathed the inspiration of these
mountains SO long and descended
80 low!
We are glad that the governors
jealous republicanism hae outrun
his silent discretion this once, and
turned upon him the illuminating
X rays of self-conviction. We are
glad the people have this opportu'
nifty for q timely understanding
We are glad to know, furthermore
chat Governor Mcconnell is true
representative of the republican
party of this state, and that the peo
pie have this opportunity to view
the illuminated inwardness of that
political organization. If they looh
close they will observe, deep dowr
in the secret recesses of the repub
lican heart, an Inherent desire tc
see the silver miners in hades, and
the yellow gold of plutocracy made
the single standard of the nation.
Az this year will witness the great
eliminating battle between the f.
nancial forces of this nation, it il
but natural to expect that eact
man will enter into the combat un
der his true colors. No disguise viii
answer now. The issue is stated
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