The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-08
the situation in Ohio.

II never such a situation in
politics before" said he. Many
waves of sentiment have swept
over Ohio, but have never seen
anything like the present. In
country districts the silver senti-
ment is intense. Every man you
see is loaded with arguments,
and there is no use trying to talk
with him.
1.-The silver men have been
reading everything they could
get hold of on their side of the
question, until they can out talk
Harvey. They are glib as pos
sible with arguments which | re-
gard as false but which they are
satisfied with, and they will
dance all over anyone who says
gold. 1t has become a sort of
religion with them, and they
will not listen to nor tolerate op-
position. You can't make any
impression on them, any more
than you can argue a man out of
his religious faith. The thing
has spread so that l regard the
result in the state as doubtful,
and perhaps with the probability
favorable to Bryan.
''At all events, it is by no
means certain that Mckinley can
carry the state.
1T looks as if Bryan would
get more Republican votes in the
country than he will lose Demo
Gratis in the cities. There is
hardly anything but silver talked
through the state. The men
around the threshing machines
at time, the groups around
the country stores and about the
village hotel, Republican and
Democrats head to head, are
talking about the money ques-
ton.
''It makes no difference how
much fallacy there is their argu-
ments, these country folks think
they have mastered the question,
and they can put in ten words to
one of the man who tries to show
them that they are wrong.
Il had gold bug on my coat.
A farmer came up to me and took
hold of my coat-collar and held
the gold button up to view, and
said That's the bug that got
into our wheat and reduced it sc
per cent
THE rest all took it up, and
thought it a good thing. There
was no sort of argument L could
put up to outweigh this rustic
wit. That sort of thing goes for
argument. 1t is silver, silver,
silver. all through the country
districts"
Mr.. Graham brought the news
to Challis last Thursday after
noon that Frank Smith, who
owns a ranch this side of Crys-
tai on Salmon river, had been
discovered dead. AS near as we
can learn from reports, Mr..
Graham's son on Tuesday last
while fording Salmon river at
Mr.. Smiths place. noticed what
appeared at a distance to be a
mans hand and arm uplifted and
with rope in hand resting on the
back of a horse. Upon a close
examination the boy discovered
the dead body of Frank Smith
and Mr.. Smiths horse with sad
die and bride on drowned as
above described. The boy pro-
ceeded to Clayton with all pos
sible speed and told his story of
the ghastly discovery, but not
much confidence was placed in
the report supposing it to be only
boys imagination. Finally on
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Graham
and the boy went to the place
and viewed the ghastly scene
himself and found everything as
the boy had stated. Mr.. Gra-
ham come to Challis the next
day and related his story to Cor
nor Jones who at once summon
ed a jury and went to the scene
to learn if possible, the cause of
Mr.. Smiths untimely death.
From all appearances the unfor-
tunate man had met his doom by
drowning in Salmon river, and
that his horse. which was also
drowned, had fell and thrown its
rider causing fatal him injuries,
from which he lost his life, but
the Cornor's jury may bring to
light a different state of affairs.
Mr.. Smith is about AZ years of
age, and is of German descent.
He was an excellent man and
has many friends. He has been
a resident of Custer county for q
number of years and has follows
ed farming and stock-raising.