Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
|T[MENI BY FRANK 0. HILL
the Voters and Citizens OF
K00tenai County.
bES OF THIS CAMPAIGN
the Standpoint Of . Former Silver
kei ubIican.

Rathdrum, Idaho, Oct. II, 1900
name appears on the republican
as candidate for the office o.
treasurer, and l desire to com
ate with the greatest number O.
hs and voters that 1t is possibl;
e to reach. can not afford tt
all over the county, in fact will
e to visit but few of the man,
cts. | am not relying on ict
and taffy for votes, and in my
ent neither the fact that my op
is cripple, who is in fairly
financial circumstances. and
family are all self-Supporting
e fact that l am poor man, far
model Of health and strength
large family of small children
>pOrt, has anything to do with
4mpaign. II l am not mistaken
ues in the county and state and
are strictly a matter of bust
hat and nothing else. l served
bple Of this county for several
S treasurer; l have never heard
y work was not satisfactory.
Economically but did not accumu
Pney enough to retire on, and on
the Office, was compelled to
hployment and found it in a
II. did not leave the county
not expect to do so.
not seek or ask for the>nomina.
Is year for any Office. The re-
party of this county. after due
ration placed me on the ticket
himous vote of the convention
by nomination | have received
and have had personal inter.
which the matters hereafter
Jed have been the principal fea.
II apprehend there are many
ghO have the same matters un.
federation. and in the event OF
pg able to communicate with
d all personally. | adopt this
Fry instance letters received
rersations had, in which these
have been asked and an.
has been with those who four
20 were ardent supporters OF
I'd Bryan. There are but two
to which l shall at this time
attention. namely:
did you leave the silver repub-
ty"
did not Frank o. Hill make
IS to the prosecuting attorney
knew Geo. N. Pease was not
Dver to him the full amount
censes he was collecting?"-
Rde.
rering these I shall cover the
)und.
Is to the year 1896 had al.
ed the republican ticket. In
paign the money question was
pount issue. | had for years
that silver should be treated
ality with gold at the-mints,
the old party refused to
the silver cause" I, with
ers. dropped out Of the ranks.
lte many Of the ablest men in
|lican party and more than
I the entire vote was lost to
Time alone will determine
not We were right as to the
involved, but the issue has
lifted to the people and they
ID on it adversely to our con-
he issue Is settled for years.
work that could be wrung
emocratic convention at Kan
vas declaration that the
Pstion Is not the paramount
IS campaign. and as is known
have read the proceedings
lvention, the free coinage Of
placed in the platform by a
one. and that vote was cast
ka delegate from the Sand.
IS. For thirty-six hours the
on platform wrestled with
n. Many Of the oldest and
Aders OF silver were opposed
G declaration OF ratio. Ev.
known to professional poll
employed to devise some
fhich the party could throw
'erboard and yet maintain
ITS shadow for a pretense.
ION yielded on these terms:
low you to put in your sill
but II must be specifically
II is not the Leading issue
paign."
aign has now advanced far
emonstrate what that plank
orm amounts to. and We all
had as well been left out.
In localities where the sill.
eceived its strongest sup
may strive for personal
make 1t a rallying cry. and
elyes missionaries" and
pile doing it. But II all the
influence assembled at Kan
10 not do it. what hope is
ver from such source?
himself no longer pre-
lver question as one OF
anee. and evidently men,
SO far as he considers nee
Aintain an appearance OF