Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-02

the hn;-,,cd Of silver republlcanism In
kootenai county, and this was the
banner precinct Of that party In 1895:
| Pursuant TO announcement meeting WAS
held Thursday evening at the Law ofiice of :.
| T. Henry and y republican club organized
I! " l. kiass-aF was -.as-aH president aud John
! $50 isaver ssrrrtary. Tine nFcnisirnt au-
tiorisr-f 10 appoint exssutlvs committee
| IT TIRES. the appoint ments To In made after
! the meeting OF TIA. county cent raj commitfec,
| TIL. republicans III TIL. pf..cinct have n list
~ IN signatures Of male voters Who thereby
/ signify their intention of affiiating with the
| republican party. ladies' list Is t.ing pre-
pared riii.;, vii; largely Increase tbs nan..sr.
Ia 1. nos evident that our former estimate OF
ia not high enough The names nf many
former silver republicans hrc the Hist,
musi necessarily le thu case. rs there VERT
isss than i,sre In isss far the republ!
can candidate for congress and only 50 for
governor.
Is IL any wonder that the Press is be-
coming desperate III its efforts To mis-
lead its few readers In regard To the
disintegration taking place among sill
yer republicans.
Chairman Morrison of the republi-
can state committee. liz pvtting forth
his best efforts To reunite the party In
this state, and ii Is most iaudabie
work which can not fail To meet with
hearty approval from the best citizens
in the state. Only these Who wish 10
profit through another unprincipled
deal" with the democrats are finding
fan!s,wlsh the work, and In the light
Of facts the Occur Il 'Aiene Press must
be chased rs such. As the Herald
ap'iy says, with the silver issue elm
mated there remains nothing In re-
publican principles To which the most
conscientious silver republican might
object.
In this county no steps have yet
been taken looking toward a reorgan-
ization upon the lines adopted I'm FIRE.
mont. The reason for this il well
Known to the leaders In both parties.
The silver republican organization OF
this county Is practically In the hands
III n few oilice- holders " no clearly dem
onstrated in the last campo .9n that
principle is Il secondary consideration
with them. and that they would Will
ingly sacrifice not only principle but
betray friends for the sake of oflicc, and
Il few political hacks and sorc-heatis
who had always been il bone OF conten-
tion In the old organization and whose
III
desired. With these exceptions the
sentiment In favor OF Il reunited party
Is as strong In kootcnai county as else
where.
Those who were betrayed have re-
nounced their allegiance To silver re.
pubicanism and have long since been
recognized AZ members OF the old or
ganization. while the traitors who
succeeded In getting into office know
that they will never be- trusted again
and, therefore, their only salvation is
the democratic party.
However, the organization il about
all that these erstwhile successful pol
iticians will succeed In CARRYING into
the democratic camp. The rank and
tle Of the silver republican party In
this county Is we'll disposed toward the
republicans, and this feeling is recip-
rocated by the latter. This feeling
Will result In practically uniting the
.wSo parties long before the campaign
opens Silver republicans will be given
cordial welcome by the us,ier men,
bcrs Of the republican party, who will
extend the right hand Of fellow shin
and Will offer no objections 10 an adj
mission upon an equal footing regard
less ~ previous affiliations. Former
silver republicans who subscribe 10 re.
publican principles will he asked no
questions.
This Is not nm lrridescent dream,
but the result of careful observations
tuad current events Will vouch for their
correctness.