Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-03
nLAckroor IDAHO. ocroBER ., 1895.
For PRESIDENT:
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN, Of Nebraska.
For vICE-PRESIDENTi
ARTHUR ]. SEWALL, 81 Maine.
THAT UNJUST RESOLUTION,
Giving the Legislature to the Populists-
A Democrat Can Be Democrat
and Vote rs He Pleases On 1t.

A Democrat Can Be Democrat
and Vote rs He Pieases On 1t.
THR NEWS gives its readers to-day
the two fusion tickets-State and coun-
ty-one, Democrats with Populsts, and
the other, Democrats and Silver Re-
publicans.
For months past it has seemed plain
to THE NEWS that with these forces
there was no demand for more than one
ticket in the field. If silver was TO be
the paramount issue in the State, and
the three parties were agreed upon
that, then satisfactory division of the
offices among these parties was all that
was needed, and the voters would be
saved from harrassing, exciting and,
in many instances, worrying cam
paign. The Observation-Disclosures and
Populists = thought different; they
agreed upon terms of fusion and ig-
nored the Silver Republicans. The
Silver Republicans afterwards met in
convention and endorsed the Demo-
Populist ticket with some exceptions. |
But the fusion and endorsement were
not satisfactory altogether, to the rank
and file of the respective parties. The
Democrats pledged the legislature TO
the Populists and, this, Of itself, was
outrageous. A number of the dele
gates TO the convention acknowledge it
to be grave and serious mistake. The
Silver Republicans took umbrage at
that agreement and withdrew their en-
dorsement of the Populists, and have
names the ticket which we publish to-
day.
The Populists alone are responsible
for State ticket No. 2. II Capt. Gum
is defeated for Congress, and il Mr..
Lewis is defeated for Secretary Of State
the Populist committee will be re-
sponsible for their defeat. They were
endorsed by the silver Republicans.
1t is another case Of the Jew, Shylock,
demanding his pound of flesh, and
would be satisfied with nothing less
than that pound Of flesh. When diff
ferences came up over the Legislative
resolution, the Populists were relent
less in their demand, and for fulfil,
ment of the pledge. The Democratic
National Committee became seriousl,
concerned and wanted the Democratic
party absolved from its unrighteous ant
unjust pledge. 1t sent one of its mem
bers, Mr.. johnson, Of Kansas, as a me
distor and harmonizer OF differences
but the Populists answered him as Shy
lock answered Antonio:
in have my bond; 1 win not hear thee speai
III have my bond; and, therefore, speak u
more"
Mr.. johnson returned to the Eas
and Mr.. Walsh, Secretary Of the N;
tional Committee, came, and the Popi
lists gave him answer like unto tn
one given Mr.. johnson. Shylock sal
again:
"I'll have my pound Of flesh; tits mine, ar
win have it. BY my soul. swearl
There isno power in the tongue OF man
alter me.
I stay here on my bond"
And in this answer they have e
dangered the election Of Capt. Cur
for Congress and Mr.. Lewis for Seer
tary of State. They have invited
battle, and the battle Is on.
Mr.. Walsh, acting for the Nation
Committee has absolved the Democra
from their pledge on the legislati,
ticket in letter which we publish
another column of this issue, and Il
Democrats are free to vote as they m,
please on the election of Senators al
Representatives for the next legisl
ture.
1t is maintained by some that N
Walsh has transcribed his authorii
that the National Committee cam
interfere in State matters, but IL
plain to every conservative Think
man that the National Committee b
as much right to direct in State ala
touching National politics as the st,
Committee has to dictate Ia county
fairs touching county politics. The
committees occupy about the same
lations one 10 the other, and Den
crat can be Democrat and vote
sentiment for or against q legislatl
ticket named in accordance with
against that obnoxious and unjust re
luton, as it may please him.
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