Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-07
OPENING Of THE CAMPAIGN.
Hon. A. B. Moss and Judge Richards
Discourse on Republican
Principles.
A Favorable Impression
The Republican Candidate for Gov.
ernOr Makes a Strong Talk and
is Winning Votes.

The republicans opened the cam
paign in Nez Perce county with yicor
last Friday night. A large and en-
thusiastic audience gathered at the
court house to listen to the doctrines
of republicanism as presented by the
speakers OF the evening. Hon. A. B.
Moss, republican candidate for gov
ernor, and Judge j. III. Richards, of
BOISE, were the speakers from abroad,
but these were ably assisted by local
talent. The speakers were well re-
ceived and there Is every evidence that
their hearers and made a telling inn
preston. The best evidence of this is
the attitude Of the local opposition
press whose report of the proceedings
consists in gross misrepresentation
{. 1. Stranahan, chairman of the
county central committee presided, in
PRODUCING Miles $. Johnson of Lewis
ton. Mr.. Johnson was recently en-
gagged in campaigning in Oregon and
soon led his hea rers into q discus
sion of the money question: presentin
some strong points. He said in part
that the bravery and heroisn of our
soldiers and sailors in ,he late war were
not less than the bravery required by
good citizenship in facing the civic
duties of the hour. Repub'icanism
stands for principle and against a fusion
that has no cause for existence except
thing in the history of the financial
question is that Jefferson and Jackson
aud all the prominent democratic
leaders prior to 1896 were sound money
men. There is no material difference
between the democratic platform of
1892 and the republican platform of
1896. Free coinage Is a popuist doe
trine first enuncated by that party in
lis platform of 1892 and thea only as
IA step toward complete in tlaLion in
irredeemable paper money. The
speaker made IA forcible illustration
of the operation of Gresham's law,
stating tn. we have never had a BIZ
metallic standard but have been alter
nately either upon a gold or silver
basis as fluctuations OF the market
have operated upon the value of the
metals. Another strong point made
| was the refltation that the so-cailed
crime of 1873 has not restricted the
coinage of silver. Prior to that date
only $4,000, 600 had been coined and
since that date over $500, 0,J0o,0 900 has
| been coiDed.
The interest of the evening naturally
centered about Idaho's next governor,
Hon. A. B. Moss of Payette, aud in
! his halt hours talk he fully impressed
the people that they would make 10
mistake in placing him in this high
| position. He took up state issues as
of paramount interest in the present
state campaign and made some strik-
ing contrasts of the change i'll condi-
tons since the republicans have been
III control of national affairs. The re-
publican policy puts labor at work and
labor is the great wealth producer.
| The first year of republican rule has
seen over 33 per cent more ofthe work
men employed at wages that average
| over II per cent more than IN demo-
cratic times. In Idaho all branches
of industry have received like impetus.
! II, the wool industry alone the wealth
Of the state has been increased over
! S4,0tO.0O In the great mining cen
ters full force of men Is Employed
At the highest wages ever paid The
farmers are prosperous, and all that
Idaho needs is proper advertising OF
its natural resources It's affairs need
a business management to place the
state in touch with capital TO hasten
: ,ts development. Mr.. Moss paid a
itling tribute to the women voters OF
the state stating that he believed that
, they would vote to place Idaho in the
rerub,ican column in touch with the
party Of progress in the state and the
nation.
: Judre Richards was the last speaker
If the evening. The fact that he had
= returned to the party from the fusion
: fold gave special interest to what h'
= would have to offer. The speaker III q
> pleasing, forcibie and original manner
, entertained the people Tor nearly an
= hour. He attacked the fusion idea as
, oppo-ed TO good citizenship. He be
: Hevtd in standing Tor party that hac
: the courage to stand by Its principles