The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-20
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Postmaster Yost Comparcs standrod TO
"A Third Clwss Justice OF the Peace.

Third Glass Justice Of the Peace.
In commenting On the speech vi
John 6. Callahan at Bonner's Ferry,
last week, the Aerah Says: 'sThe ia
,lmat;,ohn made by palianan that any
silver republican, Who has feturneh
to the grand old party has been
bought u piece 81 blackgGardIsth
resorted to only by men Of the calibre
of this speaker
Let US see. In July 1893, John
i. Rost was still holding on to the
Silver Blade, though the district court
had directed him TO sell the plant to
the present owner, which he refused
to do, III spite 9f his written agree
iment to that effect, until TIE supreme
court, ia November, 1898, afiirmed
the district court 10 that decision.
9ost was the editor, and the Silver
Blade was a goldbug paper, having
abandoned the cause of silver Ii
1896. Taylor had not yet changed
his mind, and was taking Yost to
task for having done SO for consid-
Grafton. In the issue OF july 9, 1898,
the Herald says:
.'Bimetallism, the only true road
to prosperity" This was the motto
the Silver Blade kept standing at the
head OF it's editorial columns few
months ago, before il gave up primer
pies for pie. The motto was true
then and IL is true today. But the
most shameful declaration uttered
by the Silver Blade is its claim that
1t has been guided by principle and
conscience. It claims that the Editor
Yost Of the Blade has been SO great
aud wise that he could not be swaved
by popular clamor, and characterizes
the silver movement as craze. Now
for certain facts:
"The editor of the anti-Idaho or
gan was at one time so swayed by the
popular craze" that he christened a
newspaper the Silver Blade. He SO
feared that he could not make his
editorial strong enough for unlimited
coinag at 10 to ! That. he added
"silver'' to the name of his paper.
He proposed TO chop of the heads OF
goldbugs with silver blade. He
preached this popular craze" week
10 and week ont, until there came the
parting of the ways" among Idaho
republicans. Then there lined up on
one side men VINO bad been sincere
in their advocacy Of silver, and on
the other side those who would ativo-
cate any old thing for office. and this
blatant hypocfite that published the
Silver Blade lined up with the latter.
Whether he was bbughtsoutright it Is
needless to say, but the fact is undis-
puted that he has been paid of with
a postoffice and other official patron
age, and how in the enjoyment 0f his
il-got gains he has the audacity to
aehonnte The men He deserted left
lighting for principle. The silver
hoy5meht he now denouhces as a
"pdphlar craze'' and the ihen Who
advocate 1t as dehiagogGes. He even
appladds the uttetances of William
j. McCouhsi In ahn6uncing himself
an out and out goldbug. We repeat
that the editor bf the Silver Blade
presunles upon the ignorance OF its
readers when he hopes by high sound
ing platitudes and extravagant claims
of superior virtue to cover up his per-
ddious conduct"
Speaking of republican inconsis-
tencies it might be of interest to give
another local instance.
''This same Yost (and we apologize
to our readers for mentioning his
nancy conceived an idea, or, perhaps,
took the same kind Of legal advice on
the matter that he did on the con-
tract above referred to, to the effect
that 1t is necessary for a voter to reg
lister in order to vote at an annual
village election, and proceeded t.
enlighten his readers on that momen.
tous point"
Some other paper called his atten'
tion to the fact that Attorney-G Genera
Mcfarland had rendered an opinion
That such registration Is not neces
sary, and that d. w. Standrod, ther
Judge Of the Fifth District court hai
rendered judicial decision to- tn.
same effect.
Yost, In his issue Of April 8, 1898
says: ~
1.-THE ney-general's opinion
especially that of the present incum
bent OF. that important Office, do. no'
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