The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12
IDAHO REPUBLICAN RESOLUTIONS.


When the Idaho Republican state
central committee met in Boise Satur-
day night it adopted a set of resolu-
tons on the very important question
of who are and who are not entitled
to participate in the primaries and
conventions of the Republican party
in Idaho. The resolutions, which were
adopted by a unanimous vote of the
committee, are as follows:
Whereas, The national Republican
party in regular convention assembled
at st. Louis for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for president and
vice-president Of the United States, and
OF declaring the principles of the party
for the campaign of 1896, did meet and
nominate the Hon. William Mckinley,
of Ohio, for president and the Hon.
Garrett A. Hobar,, OF New Jersey, for
president, and did declare the po-
litical principles of the party in the
platform then and there adopted; and
Whereas, The action of the national
Republican convention is the only
authorized declaration of the party
principles, and the candidates noTni-
mated by it the only ones for whom Re-
publicans should vote; and
made by persons who formerly acted
with the Republican party that they
intend to vote for and support Mr.. Bry-
an, the nominee of the Democratic and
Populist parties, at the coming election,
and at the same time claim the right to
participate in the councils and conven-
tons of the Republican party, to be
held at Boise City on August 26, 1896,
under the call of this committee; now,
therefore, be ii
Resolved, by the Republican state
central committee of Idaho in meeting
assembled, That no person or delegate
shall be entitled to a seat or be recog-
nized in said state Republican conven-
ton who does not intend to vote for
and support Mckinley and Hobart for
president and vice-president of the
United States at the coming election
and who is willing to so declare his
intention.
Resolved, That no person be author
lied to act as proxy in this committee
meeting, except those who intend to
support and vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart at the coming presidential elec-
ton.
Resolved. That no person shall be
entitled to vote at or participate in,
any Republican primary held for the
purpose Of electing delegates to any
county convention. held for the purpose
of elacting delegates to said state Re
publican convention who shall not in
tend to vote for and support William
Mckinley and Garrett A. Hobart for
president and vice-presideGt at the
coming presidential election, and who
are willing to so declare.
Resolved, That each and every mem
Der of the Republican state central
committee of Idaho shall stand
pledged to vote for and support Will
lam Mckinley and Garrett a. Hobart
for president and vice-presidenf at the
presidential election
That reads every silver Republican
in Idaho, who will not bow his neck
to the gold yoke of Mckinley and Ho-
bart, out of the Republican party. a
silver man has no business in the
party. It is the party that
is the champion Of gold, the ally of
on the money question
In our opinion, any Republican in
Idaho can submit to the test of the
state central committee without any
whatever. The committee
Is right and logical when 1T says that
the action of the national Republican
declaration of the party principles"
Whenever national convention de-
,lares for or against a principle, it
becomes or ceases to be a party tenet. !
And when the Republican national con-
5ention at st. Louis declared against
he free and independent coinage of |
silver, that declaration became a party
-enet, and the free and independent |
coinage of silver ceased to be a doc
.rine of the Republican party, if it
ever had been one.
The regular Republicans of Idaho
IRE in line with their party nationally, |
md being so, are against free silver.
As we lock at this matter, the COM
nittee did the only thing it consist
.ntly could and is to be commended
or its courage. But in taking the po-
,ition it has it has sacrificed patriotism
o craftsmanship.