The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-19

We have been trying for several
days to understand the action of
the silver Democrats in Idaho.
When it was reported that they
had made a combination with the
Populists to defeat Senator Dubois,
if possible, it to us showed such a
lack of both common sense that we
could not understand it. We can
not yet. The truth of the matter
is this: The anxiety of the East
ern goldbugs is more to defeat Sen
ators Teller and Dubois than any
thing else. With Mr. Bryan elected
still they believe that he could new
er carry through his intentions re-
garding finances if those two Sena-
tors could only be taken from the
Senate. On the other hand, if Mr..
Mckinley is elected, they feel that
with those two gone, the silver
cause would be dead for keeps, and
would cease to be a factor to vex
them. So well is this understood,
that every Democratic Silver Sena-
tor expects the triumphant election
of both men, and thinks that of
course their party in the respective
States from which those gentlemen
hail will see to it that no one else
is elected. They count all right on
Colorado.
A gentleman from Colorado was
here last week, prominent man,
and he said to the writer of this:
81 do not believe there is man,
woman or child in Colorado that
would not, if he could, vote for Sen
ator Teller" But in Idaho the
political manipulators have gone
together to unite the Mckinley Re-
publican, the Democrats and the
Populists to defeat Mr.. Dubois. 1t
seems so strange to us that this
can be so that we cannot express
our establishment, because those
men must know this: that except
for Dubois this year, the two par
ties would have been aligned as
formerly. 1t would have been 2
straight contest between all who
claim to be Democrats and all who
claim to be Republicans. There
would have been no significance in
the result of the contest except that
the silver cause would have had an
other black eye, and the best hope
of Idaho would have indefinitely
postponed. 1t was the manage,
ment of Senator Dubois, as one OF
the chiefs ola steering committee in
the Senate that made the silver issue
a distinct one, to give to the gold
host their first knock-o out in the
Senate, and the second at st. Louis
and to make it possible for the sill.
yer Democrats to rise up through,
out the country and nominate g
silver candidate for President, anC
the name of Senator Dubois in the
Senate is greater to them than ever
. that of Senator Teller. OF course
with his age and his superior wis
dom, and with the moral fore,
which his personality carries with
it Senator Teller is a giant, but t.
make his strength effective, Their
, has to be just such a man as Sena
tor Dubois to handle the machiner,
Of organization, and to direct tn
contest so that the wisdom of Sena
tor Teller can have effect. An,
that the men of Idaho do not Sc
this, the men of all parties, an,
respond as becomes them and tn
best interests of their State, is mar
: velous to us. There is not a Dem
+ ocrat in Idaho who would not
where he to write to any of the pre-
minent Democrats of the East, VIII
are silvermen, asking advice, receiv
a prompt answer that whateve
}. they did, they must see to it tina
. Dubois is returned to the Senate
d because no one else can take hi
Y place, and the moral effect of hi
ID defeat. no matter who might /
g. elected in his stead, would be
direct and almost fatal blow [
10 silver.
- Up to date, $4,000 of McKinle
f money has reached Idaho to be use
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