Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-02
WILL puBoIS coME BAcKs
His Defeat for Reflection HouI1
Seriously Hurt SiIYer Men.

successor u Senator Dubois. 1t meets
next week and balloting for Senator
begins the week after. Indications
point TO Dubois defeat He is reeog-
nized as, next to Teller, the leader of
the straightout silver Republicans in
the Senate. He is young, able, active
and aggressive. His defeat would be
more severely felt by the silver men
than that of any other Senator, save
alone Teller. There is not the slight
est prospect of defeating Teller, be-,
cause every member elected to the leg
islature of Colorado is pledged to vote
for Teller's return to the Senate. In
Idaho it is differe1t. The legislature
there is composed on joint ballot of 10
members. OF these - are Populists,
is are Democrats, one is gold Re
publican, and 20 aye Dubois Republic
cans. An agreement was entered into
by the Populists and Democrats last
summer to the effect that a Populist
should succeed Dubois in the Senate
Ii this agreement holds and these two
parties combine their forces, they will
have clear majority on joint ballot
and can elect their man. This situa-
tion jumps with the desires of the reg
ular Republicans who, if they cannot
get straightout Republican from that
state, desire the success of any one. be
he Republican, Populist, or what not,
who will vote in the next Congress for
the passage Of tariff bill without
free silver rider. They have no rea-
son to believe that Dubois would vote
for tariff bill without free coinage.
He has declared on numerous occa-
sions that he would not support tariff
bill unless free coinage was provided
for. To his influence more than to
that of any other man is due the fact
that the silver Republicans bolted at
st. Louis, and'stil remain outside the
picket lines of the Republican party
1t is believed by the regular Republi-
can leaders that If Dubois were out Of
the way they could secure enough
votes from the silver Republicans to
tie the Senate on the tariff bill, and,
having the Vice-President, could pass
1t by that officials vote. It was in this
way that the celebrated Walker tariff
bill Of 1916 was passed, Vice-President
Dallas, Of Pennsylvania, giving the
casting vote in its favor. For these
reasons the National Republican party,
through Chairman Hanna and the Ma
tional Committee, acting with the gold
Democrats, are determined to compass
the defeat of Dubois at all hazards.
The gold Democrats believe that
with him out OF the Senate the silver
forces generally in that body would
disintegrate in the course OF the next
four years. They of course, care moth
ing for the proposed tariff measure OF
the Republicans, but they do want to
see the silver element within their own
party lose control Of party affairs. Du-
bois has for several years been recog-
nized as the chief fighter from the sill
yer States. Jones of Nevada is a very
able man, who has given the monetary
question deep study, but he is rather
given to set speecoes than to taking
part in the give and take of debate
Teller is ready and skillful debater
but the weight OF years has been telling
upon him and he is very percepibly
older than he was at.the beginning OF
his present term. Dubois, on the other
hand, is younger man Of robust health
and vigor, who, while not an orator, is
very ready and effective debater.
For these reasons, and because he is
born fighter, he has constantly been
put forward when the monetary contest
waged the fiercest. He Is the best or
ganizer among the silver men. The
Republicans and gold Democrats who
are trying to retire him from the Sem
ate. understand that his successor
would be Populist, who would be
just as ardent silver advocate as Du-
bois, but, whoever ne might be. he
could not in the next Congress WELD q
1.-THE of the influence that Dubois would.
No new man could possibly doso. The
Senate IS body where service counts
for more, perhaps, than in any other
legislative boey in the world. New
corners, no matter what their ability,
no matter what their achievements in
other fields, are compelled to serve an
apprenticeship before they are admit
ted to leadership or recognized as in
any sense leaders on the floor Of the
Senate. These are among the reasons
which convince the Republicans and
gold Democrats tbatit will be an ex-
ceedingly good swap for them to have
Idaho exchange Dubois for some I'M
known and obscure Populist. As stated
in the outset, the indications are that
this is exactly what the Legislature Of
Idaho will do. The retirement Of no
other Of the silver Senators would re.
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