The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-08-09
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EXPLANATION.

EAfLANAllON.
Our worthy chairman and sec
rotary, Mr. Blake and Mr.. JAG
obs, wrote me as to the meeting
of the central committee at Boise
City, inviting my attendance; bu-
as business demands denied,
wrote them that one of them was
to act for neon the plan of 8
full and fair adjustment of fusion
between the Populists, Demo
Gratis and Silver Republicans, and
in no other way, and, fmy mem
DRY serves me Alright, suggested
that that desire was to extend to
all meetings of our committee
where | was unable to attend. 1t
appears that the committee met,
and. believe. one of them acted
in my name. The news of their
action in fixing the State con
vention at Moscow struck sad
cord in my heart. 1 feared, if
they had not the fullest consulta-
ton with the committees of the
Silver Republican and Democrat
parties that it would result badly
because it seemed hardly prob
able to me that both of their con-
ventions would go there.
The other committees appoint
ed their conventions at Boise
City. Now, aside from the argu-
ment, so prevelant in all the
States, that the capitol is the
better place for holding State
conventions, it become. in my
Judgment, a question whether
Mahamed should go to the noun
tain or whether the mountain
should come to Mahamed. Now
an honest confession is good for
the soul. | believe that the
Democrat party (by this | mean
the Bryan element-not the
Cleveland and mugwumpers) and
the honest Silver Republican
party is the mountain. When |
the power of ATTRACTION is brought
to bear we are the weaker-not |
as a single party-as single |
party the Populist party is the
most numerous and equally
brainy. The vote on President |
is no guide. Bryan, as of right,
got all; but, when you count the
parties separate, it is different.
The Democratic party by them
selves, on account of the cor
ruptionists leaders and their
followers is as badly split as the
others; perhaps worse. The
question then occurred to me-
How shall this be remedied /?
secretary Jacobs asked me what
thought of calling our commit
zee together again. My answer
vas, that my engagements we're
iuch that it would be impossible
or me to be there, and suggest
ng his acting in my place (of
curse he understood it to be on
he old lines), but that l favored
ecalling the Moscow convention
nd meeting with the other par
les for the reasons that if we
we're to meet at Moscow and adj
ourn to Boise City, in these hard ]
ines, it would be too expensive
? have q fair representation.
men-if such we had
Tould gain an unfair advantage.
we met at Moscow and nomin-
ted o full ticket it would be a
God excuse for men who cared
or personal gain above principle I
bolt o fair fusion, although q
q might send a committee Of |
arrangements for adjustment, G
esides we have ever found it 7
cry difficult when a full ticket
as once nominated to cut some !,
ut for a fusion with another E
arty; the one to be dropped al c
avs thought the dropping act t
slated to the other fellow. | a
wv no other way so advised Mr.. q
scobs. And will say in con- .
usion. BY all means, let the "
invention. if they choose to
eet at Moscow, adjourn to
Disc, for if we nominate part of c,
ticket there and leave the rest 81
be filled at Boise it will most g
rely result in signal failure. u
dvancement will be stranded. -
eformation will receive a heart =,
ound. Z,
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