Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-11

party, who now writes to the Dispatch
utterly rcpudiating that party, the
men who control it and all their works.
The letter is as follows. II
GLENN's FERRY, Idaho, July 25, 1897 To the
Editor Tread theaccount Of the formal organization
of the silver republican party of the United States at
the Leland Hotel, Chicago, in the dispatch few
days ago and fled the paper away with the feeling
that after all hope remains for the masses as
against the classes in this country
The names OF Teller, Towne Dubois, Cannon, Petit
grew, MANTLE Jones' Hartman, shafroth, Allen
aud Wilson terrible to the hyocks as army
with banners.
In the connection also that the Illinois
organization chose the Hon. C. c. Strawn Of Point |
lac for chairman Of the state central committee |
My knowledge Of Mr.. Strawn is such that can
say that the silver republicans Of Illinois did the
right thing when they selected him as the chairman
of the state central organization. His calls
to mind atoful days Of long ago. He was buta boy
while had passed mauhooIs milestone. | knew
him then and have known him since. We we're IN
the army together. We both were in the profession
of the law, set became war machines. We slept In
the tented fields; drilled marched we hun
gered, wet We were cold, we were hot we
thirsty, wofully weary, we were
inessmates. We served our time without censure
Such experiences as mako evident the quality OF
the leather in man. Whatever Mr.. strawn has
taken hold OF 1t has been with energy and ability,
which made the cause and his efforts respectable.
The elements in his makeup either freeze or boil
fit combination ior leader He and the cause
have my hearty good will and sympathy.
REGULATES REPUBLICANISM
am superlatiyely opposed to tho Republican party's
,,I,a ,tia
when we od-time Republicans bore the curses
odium, bullets, kicks, rotten eggs, stones and i'm
prisonment to engender, nurture and mature that
party for the work to be accomplished TO abolish
slavery
But my political fervor and affection for the party it
had cost so much to build up began to wane when
the head and front OF tits leaders combined,
not alone between themselves, but with the leaders
| OF its old riya-tho democratic party-to legisate
for their individual benefit by receiving large sums
of money from corporations such legislation had
brought into existence, which made milonares off
OF the wage earncrs OF the country and reduced
those very toiers to slavery.
The Republican party had liberated the black slave of
the South; now they arc forging the chains to en-
slave the poor laborer both white and black The
| crime OF 70 in demonetzing silver accomplished
their purpose. Here my love turned to hate.
saw that the opposition Of many to black slavery
was not from any sense OF the injustice Of the in
stitutior, but because OF their own inability to
share in its spoils.
Such men as these gradually acquire the ascendency
in the partys councils and then used the party to
destroy half OF the money of the United States,
thereby making the dollars called for bonds, mort
Cages and all forms OF Indebtedness, both public
and private, worth double the amount they were
when loaned, or the debts were created, and rem
aef'ng u twice as nara Tor ueotors 10 pay their In
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which is not in existence for business in these United
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