The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-01-02
DUBOIS MUST GET THERE ].
His Defeat Would Ssriously Hurt the
Cause Of Silver.

DUBOIS 1UST GET THERE.
His Defeat Would Ssriously Hurt tn,
Cause Of Silver.
baltimore Newsl 81.
The Legislature Of Idaho will
elect this winter q successor Il
Senator Dubois.
An agreement Was entered ints
by the Populists and Democrat,
last summer to the effect that {
Populist should succeed Dubois il
the Senate. If this agreement
holds and these two. parties com
bine their forces they will have !.
clear majority on joint ballot anc
can elect their man. This situation
jumps with the desires of the regu
lar Republicans who, If they can
not get straightout Republican
from that State, desire the success,
of any one, be he Republican, Pop
ulist, or what not, who will vote ir
the next Congress for the passage
of tariff bill without free-silve,
rider. They have no reason to be.
lieve that Dubois would vote for q
tariff bill without free coinage
He has declared on numerous occa.
sions that he would not support q
tariff bill until free coinage was
provided for. To his influence
more than to that of any other man
is due the fact that the silver Re.
publicans bolted at St. Louis, and
still remain outside the picket lines
of the Republican party. 1t is
believed by the regular Republican
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 it by that officials vote.
The National Republican party,
through Chairman Hanna and the
national committee, acting With the
gold Democrats, are determined to
compass the defeat of Dubois at all
hazards.
Dubois has for several years been
recognized as the chief fighter from
the silver States. Jones, of Nevada,
is very able man, who has given
the monetary question deep study,
but he is rather given to set
speeches than to taking part in the
give and take of debate. Teller is
= ready aud skillful debater, but
The weight of years has been telling
upon him, and be is very percepti-
bly, older than he was at the begin.
ming of his present term. Dubois,
On the other hand, is a young man
Of robust health and vigor, who,
while not an orator, is a very ready
and effective debater. For these
reasons and because he is born
tighter, be has constantly been put
forward when the monetary con.
,est waged the fiercest. He is the
best organizer among the silver men.
The Republicans and gold Demo-
Gratis who are trying to retire him
rom the Senate, understand that
his successor would be a Populist,
who would be just as ardent q sill
YER advocate as Dubois, but who
aver he might be, he could not in
he next Congress WELD a 1.-THE of
he influence that Dubois would.
No new man could possibly do so.
The Senate is body where service
counts for more, perhaps, than in
my other Legislative body in the
world. Newcomers, no matter what
heir ability, no matter what their
achievements in other fields, are
to serve an apprentice.
hip before they are admitted to
leadership or recognized az in any
ense leaders on the floor of the
senate. These are among the rea.
ons which convince the Republi-
;ans and gold Democrats that it
will be an exceedingly good swap
or them to have Idaho exchange
Dubois for some unknown and OBJ
cure Populist.
The retirement of no other of
he silver Senators would result in
IS much gain to the cause Of sound
money as that of Fred Dubois.