Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-31
The End Is Near.

The End Is Near.
Next Monday night will close the
most remarkable National campaign
known in American history. II stands
without parallel. The one candidate
for the Presidency represents the ag-
gregated wealth of syndicates, corpora
tions, trusts, monopolies and iIoneyed
associations, and the other, the farmer,
the artisan, the mechanic, the laborer
and the bread-winners of the land.
The one says TO the people, IF You
would see me and hear me speak, come
to my door, l viii speak to YOU from
my own door-steps.. The other says.
'sYou are too poor 20 come to me, will
go to your homes and speak TO you
from your. door-steps. Ii you hunger
and thirst after the truth of the issues
of the campaign, will give them to
you in the light as see the light
But the National battle is as good as
fought to-day by the Idaho troops.
Their victory is already won. They
will sleep on the Bryan field where
they viii fight and from which they
cannot be driven; it Is the State and |
county contests which are still unde-
cided and which must be settled in the |
battle of ballots next Tuesday. From |
now until that day great work is TO be |
done. Every plan of the campaign is |
to be carried 70 its conclusion, and all |
the loose ends of effort are to be col
lected and securely tied. Candidates
must be active and the committees
must be sleepless while the fierce con-
aict is raging.
THE NEWS makes this, its last ap-
peal. to the voters to be true and patri-
otto men. They arc absolved from all
allegiance to party ties. and the issue
is for Office and the man who can get
the Office. The Mckinley Republican
ticket is running without combinations
or fusions in the State, but there is alb
solutely no show for the election of
single man on the ticket. This state
ment is as truthfully prophetic as a
truthful statement under like circum-
stances can be made. The question
then is: Are the Mckinley Republi-
cans. after voting for their electors,
going to cast their remaining ballots
in a waste-basket, where they will
count nothing for men but only for the
number they go to make in one sum to-
tai? THE NEWS feels inclined to say
n& half %ne.fr- &,,s.. II
their love for the best interests and
welfare of the State and counties will
prompt to different course. They
will make q selection Of men-of the
best men in the race for offices and will
vote for them.
On the fusion tickets the candidate
for Governor is the same on both tick
cts, and in honoring him with theiI
ballots the people of all the old partie:
will honor themselves. For the re
naming State Offices the selection vii
simply be made according TO the indi
vidual choice of the voters. The twl
tickets are before them and to theii
tender mercies we commit the fates o
the candidates. but urging at all time
that the best be chosen.
For Congress the race is between
Captain Gum and Hon. w. Z. Borah
Captain Gum was known as an office
seeker in his old county. Alturas. Tn
marks of his races are still on tbs
school house walls in the differents pre-
cincts. This is his third race for Con
gress and 1t promises to be his last
1t should be his last. The constitution
guarantees to men many rights an,
privileges, but not always to be befor
the people for Office. MIR. Borah is ii
the race for the first time-he entere
il at a late hour, but his vigorous cam
paigr, his eloquent as well az his log
cial discussions of the issues involve
have made him hosts OF friends-an
those friends say he shall be Idaho
next Congressman. That will be prope
If those friends can make good the
pledge.
In the matter Of the county tickets
nothing need be said more than q
been said. The candidates have visi
ed the voters and have given them a
opportunity to know them and judge
in some degree, Of their fitness for tn
offices to which they aspire. Ever
voter is at liberty to vote for men
his own choice and selection mo part
ties bind him In this election, and tn
county appeals to every voter to /
honest with himself, with his tamil
aud with his fellowman in excreisin
his rights and in making his choice
The Legislative ticket favorable to til