The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-04-07


political equity before the other com
ties, and the state organization, by
sweeping away the past and laying a
wise and sound foundation for the
great and deathly struggle of the fu-
ture -the double standard and the
single must come to the death strug-
gle soon-and while county political
battles may be looked upon as more
proper for the incubation and devel,
opment of individual office seeking
germs, and not bearing SO much up
on great issues, still it must be re-
membered that the county campaign
is one OF the component parts of the
broader fight for possession Of the
state, which is an important factor in
the national struggle. Begin at the
bottom. If every component atom
is correct the great whole is correct
As intimated in last week SIGNAL,
this paper, looking ut it from the i'm
partial view OF the greatest good to
the GREATEST number, is decidedly Of
the opinion that there is not straw
in the way of the three Washington
county wings of bimetalsm standing
shoulder to shoulder and setting an
example for undecided neighbors.
If each party were to hold primaries,
elect an equal number of delegates,
meet at the same time and place, 90
into joint convention, ask candidates
OF all degrees to step forward for in
spection, select Il ticket and then dis
solve the convention, each complex
ION OF delegates gathering to itself
to name its own new central commit
tee and transact its own party BUSH
ness, then there would be a complete
and harmonious union on the most
honest plan conceivable and each dis
tlnct party organization would be re-
tained-we would say that a single
organization should be sufficient for
all three, but this is evidently not
possible under present sentiments.
That kiEd of move would carry
other counties in its train, and if adj
vance intimations of what would be
done were given state committees.
they would have to conform as
nearly as possible. The popuists.
silver republicans and democrats in
this county were all placed in false
position two years ago because of
letting "headquarters" have too much
influence, If our arrangements had
been perfected before "headquarters"
had opportunity to NEEDLE there
would have been naught but harmony
let it be so this year. There may
be q few-there are-we have heard
the isolated whisper since last weeks
SIGNAL was issued-that there might
not be fair distribution, there might
oe combines, there might be schemes
We have faith enough in the intee
rity of the citizens of Washington
matter of what politics.
Ito believe that such a convention
would be composed of decent and
honest elements, that at the worst
there could be but poweress few of
anprincipled rogues, that enough
honest people of this county could /
be got together to distribute their
selection of candidates in reasona-
oily fair proportion among the three
component parties. The man who
thinks that impossible must be mar.
row soul. The party that is too dis.
honest to he trusted in this would |
be too dishonest to trust in any 9TH
er ideal. Even if we are 80 prone
to treachery that the three parties
could not supply 30 honest delegates
each, at least half of them would he
honest, and the adoption of a two
birds or three ifths rule would ef.
ectually prevent two parties com-
'ining to hog all and shut the third
'ut-some few of The two would he
90 just to permit it, We repeat, no
nan who honestly desires harmony
will look with disfavor upon this, and
Is only the wire pullcr, who is los