The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-07-03
WEEPING N THE q. 0. p. RANKS.

WEEPING III THE q. o. p. RANKS
Senators Carter and sAoup to Renounc,
Their Party-Wm Declare for silver.
A Washington dispatch of Jun.
23d has the following regarding
another probable break in the Re
publican ranks:
A scene a. sensational and almost Q,
dramatic ~ that presented in st. Louis
when Teller led the silver hosts from the
Republican National Convention 10 prom
lsed in the Senate before the session comes
to an end Senator Carter of Montana
former chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, aud Senator Shoup o.
Idaho will, it is whispered, renounce thell
allegiance to the Republican party and
declare themselves independent free silver
Republicans: They will come out squarely
on 16 to platform and break definitely
with the Republican organization.
Both Senator Carter and Senator Shour
have realized for some time that the prac
tically unanimous sentiment in their re.
spectIve States for free coinage bas been
such az to threaten their political futures
if they did not more fully represent theil
constituencies. Senator Carter has been
refractory for some time. It is claimed
by the Senator's friends that he would
have broken from the Republican party al
st. Louis but for the persuasive eloquence
of Senator Quay and other Republicans
of influence, and almost Immediately at.
terward he expressed regret that he had
not followed Teller aud Dubois and the
others.
After be has cut the Gordian knot in
Washington, Senator Carter will 60 before
the people of Montana and defend his
action on the ground that he has demon.
strated to his own satisfaction the hollow
insincerity Of the Republican party as al
present constituted. He will state that he
remained with the party as long Is posi-
BILE, and broke with his fellows only on
finding that he could no longer serve the
best interests of constituents by remain.
ing in line with the Republican party. He
will also declare himself in favor Of the
immediate and free coinage of silver as
the only remedy for existing evils.
Senator Shoup will follow him in every
move and will be his ally in this second
revolt in the Republican ranks.
The detection Of Carter and Shoup will
not defeat the tariff bill, which they may
support, but it will cause CONSERVATION in
Republican ranks and indicate the lack
of faith of Western members of Congress
in President McKinley's proposed reform
of the currency with reference to silver.
The Boise Call says the news that
Shoup and Carter are on the eve of
renouncing their party has sent con-
sternation, anger and dismay into
the goldbugs' ranks, and the former
adherents of Senator -Shoup are
making every effort to conceal the
facts until they can get an author
itative statement from Idaho's sem
ior representative in the upper
house of Congress.
The Washington correspondent of
the Denver News now adds Senator
Clark of Wyoming to the list of
Republican Senators that will soon
join the Republican silver party
The dispatch says it is known that
Mr.. Clark is disgruntled because of
the attitude of the Republican party
toward silver, further that there are
personal reasons for Clark's defec-
ton that do not exist in the case of
either Shoup or Carter, and adds:
Senator Clark's re election will be
pending before the people next year. No
doubt is expressed by any of the Western
men that the next election can have but
one result in Wyoming, and that will be
the overwhelming silver victory, that will
close the career of Mr.. Clark if be re-
mains a gold Republican.
"Tbe fate of Carey ought to point q
lesson to Senator Clark" said one of the
most prominent silver Republicans. 81
hope he will heed that precedent and also
take note of existing conditions in time
to save himself. There are many reasons
to believe he is. seriously considering
Withdrawal from the party"