Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-10-27
BIG SILVER RALLY.

AAA~ANNA ASSAoASo In IL
Out in Large Num-
bers Little E1more is
All Right.
Friday night was "hummer"
for the silver forces of Mountain
Home. The most enthusiastic
meeting ever held here was that of
the occasion of the speaking of Hon.
Edgar Wilson, silver fusion candi.
date for congress, and Hon, John
Haley, chairman Of the democratic
state central committee.
About 1880 that evening a torch
light procession was formed in front
of the Brady building on Main
street, composed of over $50 per-
sons in line and bearing lights.
With r. f. Whitney as marshal
and Harry Madison and Pratt Dam
ron as drummers, the procession
started for the court house, where
the ladies' free silver club was in
session, to escort them to the opera
house. At intervals along the line
of march rockets were discharged
into the air, adding much brilliancy
to the occasion.
Arriving at the court house, sixty
ardent and enthusiastic free silver
ladies emerged from the building
and formed in line, adding beauty
to the scene and causing a feeling
of pride to thrill the heart Of every
one not controlled by the blighting
hands of the Mountain Home gold
bug ring. The march was resumed
for the hall, but at the corner of
Jackson avenue and Main street the
forms of our distinguished guests
were observed and three rousing
cheers were there given for Messrs
Wilson and Haley. Arriving at
the hall entrance, the men opened
ranks and the ladies passed into the
building, at the same time receiving
hearty cheers.
The opera house was beautifully
decorated with flags and large
silver brick hung suspended from
the ceiling just above the speakers
table. The seats on the main floor
and in the galleries were crowded
and many were compelled to stand
which they did, listening attentively
all the evening to the solid and con-
vincing arguments Of the able and
sincere and unbought speakers.
Hon. e. G. Helfrich presided, and
after an appropriate song by the
silver glee club, composed of Mrs.
Cowen, Mrs. Helfrich, Misses Go
forth, Payne, Galloway and Messrs.
Madison and Cowen, with Mrs.
Madison at the piano, the chairman
made a few happy remarks and
then introduced our candidate for
congress, Hon. Edgar Wilson, who
was received with hearty applause.
Mr.. Wilson proved himself a
speaker of few equals, presenting
facts in clear, convincing and elo-
quent manner. lie maintained til at
the only sure means for prosperity
in the west was in the restoration OF
silver to its rightful place as money
metal. His arguments were of the
character that carried conviction tc
the hearer and the earnestness Of
the speaker impressed all that he
believed what he was saying. He
scored the Mckinley administra
ton for its negligence of our Cuban
soldiers, allowing them to die un
attended and uncared for during
sickness, and when he incidentally
mentioned the name of William J
Bryan the cheering by the audience
was loud and long. Mr.. Wilson
evidently made many friends by
his able and entertaining speech
and concluded by paying the ladies
free silver club a merited compli
ment.
Another song by the glee club
and the chairman introduced Hon
John HALEY, ex-congressman ant
now chairman of the Idaho Demo
cratic central committee. "Uncl
John" started out very hoarse, blu
before he got through thanking GU
people for their grand and generou
reception and complimenting on
free silver ladies, he got warmed W
! partially regained his voice and de
,, livered a splendid speech. He pre-
; sented some interesting facts as t
the relative weights and values c
gold and silver as money, and the
touched upon the merits of Cover
!. nor Steunenberg as shown by hi
economical and business-like ad
ministration. He said the opposi
tion to Stenenberg's re election ha
sought to disparage his qualifiea
! tons because the governor did nc
wear a collar and necktie. II
:. thought these criticisms by the gol
;, bugs was caused by the fact tha
; Gov Steunenberg had shown hin
! self too true a man to wear a cola
: bearing the brand of any clique
and, to his credit, no man or set
men had yet put collar on hin
He said, go to the state capt.;
and you will find Frank Steuer