The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-06
DEPARTURE OF SENATOR DUBOIS.
A Large Crowd Gathered to See
the Senator OFF.

l SAA~ ~OAAeSVOA OAAs
pie On the Street and ut the Depot
Speeches Made BY the Senator and Other1
idaho Statesman
! Senator Dubois left for Washing
ton Friday afternoon. He was &C
companied by Secretary Walsh O
the democratic national committee
The Senator's departure was made
the occasion of an impromtu dem
onstration which took ON such
proportions that an uniformed OBJ
server might have thought it to be
in honor Of conquering hero rather
than a tribute to a defeated candi.
date. Shortly before train time it
was arranged to secure the services
of band and organize procession
to escort the Senator to the train.
| Word was passed around and as the
hour for departure arrived many
people gathered in the vicinity OF
the hotel. .
Senator Dubois appeared on the
hotel balcony thanking the people
for their manifestation of conf
dence and esteem He said he had
done what he could to serve the
interests of the people Of the state
and that he would rather 60 down
in defeat with the record that he had
made than to be elected as result
Of treachery to his constituents. He
was about to return to the national
capital to serve out the remainder
of bis term of Office. He would de-
vote the 80 days yet remaining to the
interests of the people as faithfully
as he had served them in the past.
A procession was then formed
which, led by the band, escorted the
Senator to the depot. ]. II. Hawley
walked at his left and Representa-
tive Clawson at his right, while i'm.
mediately behind marched Senators
Bassett and Keller. FOLLOWING them
came line of several hundred
people.
When the procession reached the
depot the crowd that thronged the
platform again called for a speech.
Presently Mr.. Borah was called for
and finally appeared at the plat
form of the car. Mr.. Borah said
that Senator Dubois had been a dis.
singuished leader of the people for
six years and there were those who
believed that bis record entitled
aim to reelection.
j.. H. Hawley was next called out.
He said: "This does not look like
he procession of defeated candi-
late. Senator Dubois is still first
n the hearts of three-fourths of the
people of the state. If the voice of
he people could have been heard
n this contest, be would have been
eturned by large majority" Three
cheers were then given the Senator.
Ex-Congressman Sweet was the
le1t to respond to the call of the
rowd. II am still in favor" said
Or. Sweet, "of the election of United
states Senators by direct vote of
be people. If proof of the neces.
ity of this principle were needed,
was amply furnished by the result ,
cached in our senatorial contest s
esterday." Mr.. Sweet closed by {
living expression to the conviction /
hat Z out of every 10 of the people {
f the state would have supported :
enator Dubois, and said that if {
le women had been charged with
ne duty of deciding the contest the /
esult would have been different.
Senator Dubois had been called
'r again and again, and he now
ppeared on the platform, being I
reeted with another great outburst d
cheering as he emerged from the /
DOR from the door Of the car. He r
lid: E
II do not see how l can say more than
have. believe the people Of the state
no have supported me Tor 10 years are
sympathy with my course and indorse Q
J official acts. l have never given them b
pledge that I have not fulfilled to the
st Of my ability. It is true of the pledge r
at gave them in the fight against m y
it is true of the pledge given
the contest with the Mormon people, =
d it il true of the pledge that gave Il
hen I declared it to be my conviction o
1t that fight vas closed. When I gave a
= pledge on the silver question l iu- r
AIDED to stand by it. I never made
agile pledge that did not satisfy my con.
fence. go from you now with the =
no power on earth can P
t away from me--of knowing that l b
vel betrayed one of you. thank you n
: this demonstration. 1t IL worth a n
oussnd times more than any election :,
cured by betrayal Of the people" =
At the conclusion of the senator's = =
marks the train, which bad been y y
Id some time, pulled out. =
Ovation at Pocate11o. CT
A special from Pocatello Jan. 80 D.
VS.: Senator Fred T. Dubois passed G.
rough this city this morning en- u
ute to Washington, D. c.. and te
the early hour. & NJ