The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-10-01
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Last Thursday evening Caldwellites
were treated to aspontaneous non com.
Unstable diluge of Domo- Repubo elo-
quence at Fahy's hall The speakers
We're Hon. Edgar Wilson, fusion candi.
date for congress, Joseph L. Hutchin-
son, fusee for Lieut-Governor and
Samuel II. Hays, ditto for Attorney
General. The stumpers came loaded
up to the handle, but, unfortunately,
they were using very poor grade OF
smokeless powder, and the damage
done was very light. Only about half
a dozen were brave enough to take
front seats, as Sam Hays had taken a
seat quite prominently to the front of
the stage, and sat there with a savage
antl-goldbug expression on his coun.
tenance and q seemingly mad desire to
pull out his imposing mastaehe. No
gold bug extant could face such Han.
nerhite destroyer, and as the small
audience was composed mostly of this
class the back of the hall was pretty
comfortably filed up.
Mr.. Hutchinson first bore his testi-
Eony to the true and everlasting faith
and pathetically Tecounted the terrible
inhumanities theI people had suffered
at the hands of the goldbugs. He said
the Americas war was picnic
compared to the inhuNan battle that
the aforesaid oddities have waged
against the common people of this
country since 1873, and bore evidence
to the fact that all the dire calamities,
even to the affection OF twins, that this
grand country has known commenced
on that memorable date. MIR. Hutch
inson left very nice impression [ n his
hearers, in fact, they all seem to think
him harmless little gentleman, but
should have taken to some other call
ing besides politics. lie would make
much better showing dialing in future
possibilities than he cid Thursday
night with past events.
Hon. Edgar Wilson was next brought
to the front and the regulation intro
duction and excuses made. Mr.. Wilson
politely acknowledged the compliment,
"Our next congressman" and struck
one af his familiar attitudes. His left
leg slightly thrown forward, with head
thrown back and a look of scorn on
his Grecian countenanee, he presented
an imposing spectacle. The audience
held their breath in anticipation of the
ling storm and the Republicans
present turned pale. The pent up ele.
ments suddenly burst forth in mighty
fury. The out-burst continued for
fully ten minutes and even Cooper
wilted before the onslaught. Such
terrible words of burning eloquence
were never before hurled at such a
small audience. Treason, "Demone-
tization," "Goldbugs," ''inhuman leech-
es," "blood smokers" "Judius Iscarlot,"
Judge Richards" Benedict Arnold"
an. NJ. Ruick," obstruction" and the
mighty storm was over and the speaker
collapsed and sat down amid terrible
silence.
The chairman next succeeded in get
ting Sam Hays out of his overcOat and
for ten minutes the crowd were amused
by this fractions little gentleman. As
Mr.. Hays arose a lady present remark
ed, 80, dear, but now we'll have some
thing NICE" nor was she disappointed.
Mr.. Hays kept the audience amused
for ten whole minutes, but they al
ways laughed at the wrong time. When
ever he told pitiful story about the
suffering of the soldiers in the late
war on account of the neglect of the
Mckinley administration, everybody
seemed to enjoy the joke hugely, but
when he tried to be funny at the ex.
pense of Judge Richards, everybody
shed tears. Sam went off like a sky
rocket and came down hard, and died
game,
Thus the first Demo. Repubo political
bomb was exploded in Caldwell. The
range finders were neviees at the bust
ness and the she'll went wild Of the
mark. It created plenty Of noise, but
the destruction was nit.