The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-07
SWEET AND DUBOIS.

SWEET AND DUBOIS.
Mr.. Dubois is explained by the state
ment that the ex-senator has of late
assumed too much the attitude of die
tator. An example of this is furnished
in an exchange of kilograms between
Sweet at Boise and Dubois at Black
foot. Sweet suggested the advisability
Of a conference of the silver Republic
cans, and Mr.. Dubois politely informed
him, in effect, tht there was no neces-
sity for a conference; that the silver
Republicans must allow him Dubois)
to do all the planning. Sweet went
home in a white heat, swearing VEN
geance on Mr.. Dubois. This telegram
is tie real cause of the agitation in
north Idaho for independence of the
silver Republicans as against Mr.. Du,
bois plan for a triangular fusion. But
since the signs of the times have been
more closely observed, even Mr.. Sweet
himself has come out in favor of a
union of the silver forces. This was in
a set of resolutions adopted by the cen
trail committee of the silver Republi-
cans of Latah county. The reso-
lutions We're written by Mr..
Sweet and in so far as the
statement concerning q silver union
was concerned could not have been
self, but the sting was contained in the
closing paragraph, which called upon
the state chairman, Mart Patrie, to call
a conference of the silver Republicans
of the state TO meet at once and dis
cuss matters of Importance to the sill
YER case, and to the welfare of the sill
yer Republican party. This hurt Mr.
Dubois, who refuses to give his sane
ton to a conference, having gone so
far 70 oil 10 n
Patrie to lend no official sanction To
the conference plan. Mr.. Sweet styles
Mr.. Dubois action pettish, inspired
by jealousy; Mr. Dubois says it is
business, and that so long as he is the
leader he will be the leader But he
has gone so far in the matter that
many Of his warmest friends criticise
him severely, urging that he is rapidly
losing his prestige by assuming to die
tate absolutely the policy of the party.
without regard to the wishes of others
influential in the party councils
Dubois attitude is assigned as the
reason FOR his opposition TO the pro-
posed silver Republican conference,
and the Republicans are using it force
fully in the advancement of their plan.
One of them said yesterday:
I'VE have nothing to lose and
everything TO gain. With the national
issues removed from the contest, there I
is no reason why the Republicans of
Idaho should not drop rank partisan
ship and join hands with some other
organization to secure control of the /
legislature and the state house. Nat !
urally, Republicans as a rule would I
much prefer an alliance with the for J.
mer members of their party"
This statement illustrates pretty well I
the Republican sentiment in the state /
of Idaho TO-DAY. To be sure this pro-
position is antagonized by the pie bit
ers, who are spurred on by Senator .
who in turn is under the gem /
eral order of the administration TO .
maintain party lines in every state no I
matter Il not so much as eo2sta- /
bleship be filed by a Republican. The +
is so wrapped in mystery /
that even q guess at this time would I
not be justified. Still the feeling for
a silver union is very strong among
the Democrats and Populists and a I
per cent of the silver Repub
leans, and only political chicanery. in
the judgment of the writer, can pre-
vent its successful contamination.
]. w. Ballantine, state senator from
Blaine county, who headed the Popu-
list ticket for governor four years ago,
has been in the city several days talk
ing among his party friends in the in
terest of silver union. 1t develops that
Mr.. Ballantine Is a candidate Tor the
governorship nomination again and
prefers it from the solid sill
yer column of the state He would
accept it from a combination of Demo-
Gratis and Populists, but assurance
would be made doubly sure by a union
IF all the white metal forces of the
state. Mr.. Ballantine is credited with
having the support of Senator Dubois
,or the governorship in the event of
/ general fusion. the latter expecting
him to keep the Populists firmly in
inc. This fact has developed some
title friction between Mr.. Ballantine
md Governor Steunenberg, the latter
being a candidate for reelection. But
t is pointed out that the congressional
is also an important one