The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-11-17

AZ Vic Iitle VI gong 10 press |
all news points to the election of |
Mckinley and Hobart, besides an
overwhelming Republican Con-
gress, but we have hopes that
the Senate will still be con-
trolled by the silver men. Re
ports have it that Mckinley will
have 267 votes in the electoral
college. The friends of silver
have made a good fight against
great odds-against all manner
of corruption, intimidation, coer-
cion and the money influence of
the whole world. Silver may be
defeated for the present, but it
come again with renewed force
Justice and freedom never die.
When we consider the elements
that Mr.. Bryan had to battle
with we can feel proud of the
honest and strong campaign that
he has made. The young and
gallant leader of Democracy al
though defeated will probably
lead the people to victory four
years hence. William Jennings
Bryan, grand, suberb, eloquent
"a leader by natures law des-
igned; qualified by the Almighty
to move mems hearts and stir
their souls, has just commenced
his fight for the down-trodden
humanity. When we see the
laboring men voting to fasten
the gold standard and English
rule upon themselves, as in the
present election, we fear they
will have cause to repent before
the Mark Hanna administration
goes out of existence. They will
be glad to get a few '53-cent
dollars to keep the mortgage
off from their homes. The farm
er will also appreciate few of
those dishonest 53-cent dollars"
that we hear so much about. We
give warning to the poor of the
East, that the West will live
while they are eating at soup
houses.
There are many causes to at
tribute to the defeat of Democ-
racy this year. The present
Democratic administration of
Cleveland has been so corrupt
and rotten, that the people de-
tested the zane of Democracy,
and wanted g change of some
kind. Another reason why
Bryan was defeated is the fact
that the gold Democrats voted
the Republican ticket-those old
patriots" Palmer and Buckner,
did not get enough votes to
swear by-they were only decoy
ducks for the Republican party.
Tammany that claimed to be sup
porting Bryan, was only playing
for the gold candidate, at least
it appears in that light from the
returns of New York City. We
believe that four years of gold
rule by the Mckinley admins
tration will satisfy our goldbugs
of the East, and then it will be
possible to elect a silver man
President. No, we will never
surrender our fight for silver
until the battle is won, and our
country is free from the clutches
of the money power.
Returns from the election in
Idaho are so incomplete at this
time it is impossible to place any
estimates, but it is safe to say
that the State has gone for Mr..
Bryan by an overwhelming maj
GRITTY, basing our estimate on
Custer and Lemhi counties.
The result of the election in
Custer county was somewhat of
surprise. Out of about GOO
votes cast in the county McKin-
ley electors did not exceed 40
votes, and nearly one-half OF
them were polled in Challis pre-
cinct. In this county the Silver
Republicans and Democrats en-
tered into fusion. The Popu-
lists here entered the campaign
under many disadvantages and
were consequently defeated. We
believe that the most of the Off
GERS elected in Custer county
will prove true to the their con-
stituency and that good county
government will be the result.
The MESSENGER take it's defeat
with good grace, and abides with
the choice of the people, and
we hope the people will not be