The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-26


Mr.. Sweet has broke loose and is
out in a four-column editorial in the
Moscow Double Standard in which he
accuses Mr.. Dubois Of a tendency 20
steer the Silver Republican party into
the Democratic fold, aud in his criticism
Of what he believes 10 be Mr.. Dubois
desire 10 succeed Senator Shoup, he IN
covers his own designs upon Shoup's
seat in the United States senate. Mr..
Sweet makes 1t very evident that it is
his purpose TO make his aspirations for
Office known aud that he proposes TO
press them, let the effect upon the eff
forts for a silver union be what they
may. The Tribune points Mr.. Sweet 10
this, his own editorial, as a complete
justification Of its opposition TO the late
Silver Republican conference. IL is but
one Of the results which it is believed
the holding Of that ill-timed conference
would make inevitable. II Mr. Sweet
wants more evidence of the harm done
by that conference, we would point him
TO an editorial in the Rathdrum Blade
Of March 18th, which. commenting on
the conference, says in part:
Sweet says he has no confidence In
Democratic promises, and declared that
= patent medicine advertisement of
equal size would have more weight with
Intelligent men than Dubois letter in
which the eX senator expresses his be.
lief that the paramount issue in Idaho
Is the lighting of the common enemy
the Republican party. Borah says that
this Is no time for dlckeTing in fusion
deals, but for organizing the party and
adopting a set of principles that the
Democratic or ropulist parties never
will possess, and Price expressed HIM
self much ia the same manner"
Many other comments of like tenor
from opposition papers might be quoted
but It is not necessary. The mission OF
the Silver Republican party is to bring
about union Of silver forces for the sue.
cess Of the silver cause. This demands
the sacrifice OF individual ambitions.
The Tribune felt that the late confer
ence would be dangerous from the fact
that ii would, almost Of necessity, force
individual ambitions to the front. II
felt that IL would be the men who enter.
tanned such ambitions who would most
certainly attend that conference In force
and again the results have justified its
fears. The time is ripe for absolute
frankness. Mr.. Dubois is not a candi-
date for election to succeed Senator
Shoup or for any other Office, lie has
stepped aside and Mr.. Sweet must be
patriotic enough to do the same. II Is
foolish for him to attempt to cover his
designs on ShoUp's seat in the senate by
charging Mr.. Dubois with any such pur.
pose. II is equally foolish for either
Mr.. Dubois or Mr.. Sweet to attempt to
push any such ambitions TO the front al
this time. II is no time to talk Of can
didates.
Mr.. Sweet is injuring his own cause
by his petty criticisms of Mr.. Dubois
Mr., Dubois is a national leader in the
great silver fight. His advice has been
sought and has been given. His letter
to the Silver Republican conference was
solicited by the chairman of the state
committee. Ills interview published in
the Tribune was obtained upon solicita
ton and the trouble Of trip to his
home at Blackfoot Both publicly aud
privately he has declared that he must
not be made an issue. that his friends
must not allow their desire for his recog