The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-11-03


are beginning to learn that their
open and fragrant use of immense
corruption fund to influence the
election has aroused the indigna-
ton of American manhood, and
is reacting against them with
terrible force. They now see
that there is no hope of influence
ing enough Individual votes with
their Doodle to buy the election
for Mckinley. Therefore, they
are seeking in a new way to
make their money effective.
There are strong reasons to be-
lieve that their last scheme is to
try to buy the election officers in
the doubtful states, and especial
ly in the large cities to tamper
with the returns on the evening
of election day. This is a very
dangerous move, for while the
great masses of the American
voters cannot be bought and in
fiuenced by money there are al
ways few who can be. There
fore, the people should see that
the truest and most incorruptible
men are on the election board,
and, besides, there should be an
organization of strong men at
every voting place, from the
opening of the polls to the clos
ing thereof and the counting of
the votes on election day to see
that no fraud is committed by
election officers.
The program of Mark Hanna
calling upon all those who favor
Mckinley and protecting Ameri-
can honor to exhibit the Ameri-
can flag on October 31st is the
most outrageous act of the cam
paign; but it is in line with the
deception and hypocrisy which
the gold men have always used
to hide their nefarious purposes.
When they attempt to curse the
people with a dishonest dollar,
they try to hide their real pur-
pose by calling it an honest dol
lar; when they attempt to stab
American honor, liberty and
prosperity by turning over the
management of our affairs to for
eign syndicates, they attempt to
hide their real purpose by claim
ing to stand for the National
honor. They are striving in
this campaign to have the Amer
lean people say they cannot have
a financial system such as they
want without the consent and
permission of foreign nations,
and yet Mark Hanna and Nc
Kinley try to hide such betrayal
of American interests by calling
upon those whose assistance they
hope to get in such AN undertake
ing to wave the National flag
and claim that they are trying
to protect the honor and suprem-
acy of this flag. 1t would be
more fitting emblem of the policy
of the gold conspirators, and
would be far more appropriate
for Hanna to call upon Mckinley
supporters to float from their
windows the English flag, which
he and his British allies would
have to triumph over the Ameri-
can flag, that emblem of our Ma
tional honor which he is now
trying to use to deceive Ameri-
cans into voting for British rule.
1t is another case of the Devil
quoting Scripture.
Letters have been received at
Peoples party headquarters here
from Hon. Ignatius Donnelly and
Col. S. F. Norton, in which they
express themselves very strong
ly and emphatically for Bryan,
and declare that it is the duty of
every Populist and patriot to put
aside every partisan feeling or
prejudice, and rise to the supreme
duty of the hour, the election of
William j. Bryan for President.
The Importance of these letters,
which will be made public, is
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