The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-03-14
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talk a little, his latest lecture be
ing on "The Devil" Lots O
folks think Bob will be better
posted on this subject after
death.
Admiral Dewey has been ad
vanced to the highest position
in the American Navy, to that
of Admiral; Sampson and Schley
have both been advanced to the
position of Rear Admiral, with
Schley two points ahead.
A bill has been introduced in
the Idaho legislature amending
the election laws. It is all right,
but too expensive. 1t provides
for two set of judges and clerks
l-one set to receive and the 9TH
er to count the ballots as soon
as fifty are polled. By this
method the result of the precinct
can be had when the polls close.
We are in receipt of com
mnnication from, we suppose,
Custer. by the post-mark, which
is intended for poetry, but shows
its author to be a fit subject for
an insane asylum, or is by nature
a fool. The party sending this
brilliant (?) poem, which origin
ated in an afflicted brain, is too
much of a coward to sign his
own name, but hides behind a
mask by using for a non de plume
Cluster Poet" We simply con-
signed it to the waste basket.
which is the proper place for
such refuse matter. The author
of this would-be poetry endeay-
ors to be funny, at the expense
of prominent people of Custer
county, but has not enough com
mon sense to spell half of the
words correctly. We venture to
say that the party who poses as
Cluster Poet" is ''scab' in the
community and a dead beat upon
the public, and a newcomer.
We would publish this ''tin-
horns" poem were it fit to ap-
pear in public print, but as tn e
author is nothing more no less
than a black mailer-one who
does his work behind the glare
of dark-lantern-we refuse to
publish the heterogeneous stuff.
Governor Steunenberg did a
wise thing when he appointed
Hon. George B. Payne and Hon.
James r. Sovereign to constitute
the State Board of Arbitration.
The Senate confirmed the ap-
pointment of Payne, but that of
Sovereign was refused. The
Republicans and two Populists
in the senate turned the latter
down. 1t was expected the Re-
publicans would do this, but how
about the Populists =? Mr.. Sow
ereign is leading Populist, and
is one of the best men that could
be found for the position, being
one of the strongest and most
able labor leaders in America
today. But then it is a common
thing in politics, among some, to
stab the men in the back who
help elect them, and this seems
to be the facts in Mr.. SOyereion's
case. Who is this man James
r. Sovereign ? Let US see.
James R. Sovereign has been
until a year ago the leader of
organized labor in America
true and great leader-the work
ingman's best friend and advo-
cate. He fought the money
power and the trusts, and advo-
Gated the free coinage of silver
and the candidacy of William ].
Bryan, and the Populist princi-
pies upon the stump and through
the press and is doing it today
in the capacity of editor of the
Idaho State Tribune. the official
organ of the w. F. of NJ, pub
lished at Wallace, Idaho. He
was turned down in the Idaho
senate by two Populist senators
uniting with the gold Republi-
cans. This is enough to bring
the blush of shame to cheek of
any loyal Populist. and for this
act they will be held to answer.
If there is the least show for the
Populist party to make a fool of
itself it generally improves the
opportunity. We do not believe
that Senators Carey and Easton
voiced the sentiments of their
party in this matter. We hope
they did not. The name of Hon.
James r. Sovereign will stand
bright on the pages of history
for his noble work for the cause
of down -trodden labor, when the
names of Senators Easton and
Carey are forgotten. Had Mr.
Sovereign been an agitator be