The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
IdahO's Secretary of State Creates
a Sensation.
LEANS TOWARD GOLDBUGS
ADVISES THE SURRENDER OF
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Writes Letter Advising Them to
Join Hands With the Hannaites-
His Proposition Treated With R d.
icule and Contempt By the Advc-
Gates of the White Metal.

Boise. Ida, Nov 17-The Boise Cap
itol will print tomorrow a sensational
letter from NJ Patrie, secretary of
state, in which he invites cooperation
of other silver Republicans of Idaho to
his proposition to go over bodily into
the goldbug party.
He states in substance that the sill
yer Republican party should connect
itself with one or the other of the ma
tional parties, and says as for himself,
he cannot become Democrat. and that
in his opinion silver Republicans should
go over to the McKinleyites.
Patrie and the letter, which was
written by a prominent goldbug here,
are the laughing stock of the town.
Silver Republicans treat il with ridi-
cule and contempt and say that Pat
rie. who is accused of having made
some kind of deal with ShouD, and
who last fall was suspected of infidel-
ity to the silver party, which made. it
difficult for him to get Democratic sup
port, may go over to the goldbugs, but
they will stand by their principles and
effect fusion with the Democrats.
Patrie is absolutely without follow
ing anywhere and stands wrapped in
the solitude of his own political dis
grace. His letter is repudiated by c. j..
licans. and by C. L. Arney, secretary.
who openly den0unce Patrie's betrayal
of their party.
Patrie Is Denounced.
Wires come in from prominent silver
Republicans in different counties to
whom Patrie sent the letter. denounc-
ing him in strong terms. State Au-
ditor Sinclair, a silver Republican, says
il will fall fat all over the state.
Referring to Patrie's letter. the Cap
itol tomorrow will say editorially,
among other things:
The Capitol wants to hear from the
silver Republican press of this state
before paying the letter any attention.
save the cold respect of a passing
glance. This paper sincerely sympa-
thizes with the loyal bimetallists in the
silver Republican party of Idaho in the
unmerited shame and confusion
brought upon them by this letter from
a man selected by them for official pa
sition. The bare suggestion that they
go over in a body to a party now more
fully committed than ever to the afro
cities of the single gold standard. hos
tility to which caused the silver Repub-
lican party's existence. is sufficient to
excite tho wrath of every earnest BIZ
metalliSt in that party.
''As for the Democrats of the state,
they plead guilty to their part in elect
ing Mr.. Patrie to office. When Mr..
Patrie became a candidate he was ac-
quainted with the Democratic plat
form, which seemed very acceptable TO
him at the time he needed Democratic
votes. If he is now Mortified at its
provisions and is ashamed of his po-
litical associates. it may not be amiss
TO remind him that possibly the feeling
is mutual. and. further, that should he
see fit to resign. some silver Republi- |
can might be induced to accept his Of
fee who will not use it as a recruiting
station for the goldbug party in Idaho"