The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-25
FUSION - sfaoHa m IDAHO.
Her Silver Forces Have Hot Been
Weakened.
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Auditor sinelair AIso Of the SANE Eind.--
Answer % statsment o. Mart RatTis.
i Governor etennenberg and State An-
disor Bartlett Sinclair, Of Idaho. stopped
In Spokane on their way TO Wardner,
where they win look into conditions Ut
the rioters prison quarters and inyesti-
gate matters In Canyon Greek. says the
Spokesman. Review. Governor Gteun.
enberg Gays there are 300 regulars In
Canyon Greek who win winter there.
These, with the state militia company
on guard ct Wardner, where only %
prisoners are confined, are deemed suf-
6cient to successfully COW the lawless
element at large.
Both gentlemen were asked what eff
feet the stand taken by Secretary Of
State Mart Patrie, In calling upon silver
republicans TO leave fusion ranks In
Idaho would have on the supporters Of
the platform OF 1895. Governor Stenn.
enberg said:
ITO the people Of south Idaho. where
Mr.. PatFie lives and is known, his action
has no Importance whatever, and is
received with complete indiiference. By
bis colleagues In the administration he
has always been accorded every proper
courtesy and recognition. which policy
has only served TO initiate him with q
mistaken idea OF his own self impOr
lance. The thousands Of democrats Ia
the state whose votes placed him 10
Office have right 10 feel offended At
his betrayal Of their confidence. aud this
is the only serious feature Of the Incl
dent. The silver forces will CO operate
10 1900 and carry the state by larger
majority than ever"
Auditor Sinclair was even more en-
phatic 10 his utterances. He said:
1T Is q source Of some surprise that
Mr.. Patrie should have announced his
return into gOldbugism by denonncing
the parties that elected him. Mr.. Patrie,
like myself, was q silver republican
elected TO Office BY the votes Of that
party and the votes Of democrats, who
formed fusion for the sole purpose OF
advancing the cause Of free silver and
reducing the expenses Of the state gov
eminent. True, Mr.. Patrie has not had
much opportunity to engage in either
enterprise actively, but he still enjoys
the honoTs and emoluments Of the place
the silver people gave him. MIR. PatTie
Is q very elegant old gentleman person
ally, but he Is not known outside Of his
own locality and his return 10 the gold
party has no Significance. Mr.. Patrie
was once q democrat, then silver re-
| publican and now he is Dennis. His
associates, the silver republicans, feel
chRgrined that the Erst instance Of dis
loyalty should have occurred in our
camp. The democrats nave carried out
faithfully all the promises made 1T the
time Of our fusion and are still loyal TO
the cause OF free silver. Asa matter Of
fact. tie silver republican party in our
state is very strong, stronger. ! think,
than IL has ever been. We still adhere
10 the doctrine OF protection and free
silver and claim them as the cardinal
principles Of wise and equitable govern
ment. Mr.. Patrie Is quite right when
he says the combination has built up
the democratic party, but he could have
gone further and said with great truth
that fusion had also built up the silver
yer republican party. The two silver
parties are equally entitled to all the re
forms lnaugurated in the state. All the
appOintive officers were divided fairly
between these two parties. Governor
Steunenberg has carried out the fusion
program with an eye single to the ad.
vancement Of the states interest and
the cause Of bimetalliSm. II is unfair
Of Mr.. Patrie to charge his change OF
heart 70 the democrats. lie should
bear In mind that he will have to act
with them throughout the admin.stra-
ton or else resign.
"The silver republicans Of our state
left the gold party because Of its deser.
ton OF the cause OF silver. That party
is still more closely identified with the
gold standard. The same reason exists
for the continuance OF the silver repub
lican party now as existed for its organ.
iEa:ion. The temporary issues growing
out Of the war are not as important a.
the unsettled question OF the country's
finance. On this latter question the
democrats and silver republicans ars
Que. That Il is the greatest issue be
fore our people the reports from the
east Of the threatened panic fully attest
To save us from this calamity the gov,
, eminent has been compelled to send
gold TO the money centers by means oi
the redemption of bonds and resort Il
other strained and artificial means Of
finance.
"Mr. Patrie's politics are OF the very
, very practical sort. and calculations
concerning these theories are not al
ways disassociated from personal gait
or the acquisition of federal Office. Thu
great principles of state are not likely
: to affect our secretary OF state nearly 81
much as some others. His futile ex
PLANTATION Of his departure into new
party will not have any effect The sill
yer parties Of Idaho are In control anC
, the people, irrespective of partisan poll
= tics, are satisfied with the way the state
. government 10 being managed. Thes'
parties will again unite aud carry Oh,
.,.to Idaho IL for fnas slivar and nnfl