The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-02-13
state Press Comments.
(Weiser Signal, Dem.l

w ~AS~A SAoAAo~t ~~s>~'1
Ladies and strong men wept
when Dubois, the silver gladiator,
was forced to lower his banner to
gold bug Doodle. No keener sor.
row over the defeat of a senatorial
candidate has perhaps ever been
felt in the United States. To this
day the first sound of cheering or
victorious JOY over the successful
man has not been heard. Those
who elected him 60 about with
look of detection and regret upon
their faces. No state ever saw an
election under such peculiar cir
cumstances before-such an array
of material as was here trotted out
and the selection OF an entirely
unknown man, one of absolutely
no career. From now on any me-
diocre clodhopper in the state can
justly aspire to the o. s. Senate.
But while there was no peans for
the victorious creature of accident,
there were ovations at every station
from Boise to Pocatello for the gal
liant one whom treachery and high
way robbery had sent to defeat.
boomers Ferry Herald, SRI
Ali over the state, and from one
end of the United States to the
other, goldbugs are rejoicing that
Fred r. Dubois, the silver champion,
is defeated, and that one Heitfeld,
a backwoods populist of mediocre
attainments, will attempt to fill his
place in the national senate. Think
of goldbugs rejoicing over the re-
turns from silver Idaho! Think of
it, We suckers, and then come round
with your whine about hard times
and the corruption of high official
places! Go to! Right has not pre-
vailed in Idaho. The will of the
people has not been carried out.
| Silver has been stabbed in the house
of its friends. The demo-pop has
been silver's Brutus. The goldbugs
have won the day, and the influence
of Mark Hanna's filthy lucre is
again in evidence.
[Pocatello Tribune, Silver Republican,.
To be overwhelmed is not to be
defeated and Senator Dubois has
been overwhelmed by the weight OF
the gold of the National Republi-
can committee. Members of the
legislature say that Mark Hanna
telegraphed his agents at Boise that
if Dubois had $4,000 with which
| to secure his reelection, he bad
100000 to bring about his defeat
Everybody in Idaho knows tina,
Dubois didn't have $50 for that
purpose.) Since the earliest times
gold has corrupted the consciences
of men; gold has bought the honor
of legislators. During the past few
weeks the touch Of gold has been
felt in Boise and added to the jeal'
ousies of petty politicians has
brought about the overthrow o.
Fred T. Dubois. 1t is for Idaho
that we mourn; not for Fred 1
! Dubois. 1t is the cause that HI
represents that has been stricken
down in the house of its friends
not the man. 1t is the proud state
Of Idaho that must suffer from tht
base betrayal of its interests at th'
bands of corrupted legislature
not the faithful Senator who has &c
long served her nobly and we'll. l
| is the valiant army, that is battling
for free silver that has lost leader
not the individual who is defeated
1t is the great cause of humanit!
that has met with defeat; not
man that has been overthrown
The arrows Of jealousy, of hate Q
avarice and greed flew wide of thei
mark. Fred T. Dubois is create
man to day than ever befor'.
(Lewiston Teller. Rep.l
Senator Heitfeld is conservative
: and far less Objectionable thar
many of the radical reformers Of hi
, party who were aspirants for tn
Office. Senator Heitfeld is repre-
sentative of his party rather than
leader. HIS experience in publi
: life is limited and he makes no pre-
; tensions in the line of brillian
: craftsmanship. He will probabl.
0 act with the democrats along con
E servatiye lines and will serve hi
J constituents faithfully as far hi
!; influence will reach in the comm
s administration.
: Emmett Index, Pop.]
!, Citizens of the state, who earnestl
: desire the welfare of Idaho. VII
: without regard to party, or persona
preference in the matter, hope t
see Mr.. Heitfeld rapidly develo
into typical senator, a man of IL
fluence, a man of strength, ma
who will be able to accomplis
much for his state and much fo
his country. and while such hop
seems now to be forlorn on
there being no alternative, the pet
pie will do we'll to pocket the chs
grin, and modification, and sham
that has been aroused by the d.
:, feat of a leader Of national reput'
= ton, a champion of the cause
= silver Of recognized ability, a ma