Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-01-03
The Senatorial Situation.

The democracy of Idaho, in the
state convention which assembled
at Pocatello on the 18th OF July
last, entered into a solemn cove
nant with the silver republicans OF
the state, that in consideration OF
q fusion with the democracy and
that the silver republicans put no
ticket in the field, the democracy
would concede to the silver republic
cans the United States scnatorship.
The silver republicans then nomi-
mated Hon. Fred T. Dubois as the
candidate for United States sena-
tor and the democratic convention
afterward ratified the nomination
Of Mr.. Dubois as the party's candi-
date and went before the people of
this state in the campaign last fall
with the name Of Hon. Fred T.
Dubois upon our ticket.
The people understood when
they voted the democratic ticket
that they were voting for Mr..
Dubois for United States senator,
just as they understood that they
were voting for VIM. J. Bryan for
president by voting for the electors
named by the same convention
which named Mr.. Dubois for sena-
tor, and we believe the people
would resent any attempt to frus-
trate their will by any democratic
or fusion member of the legislature
refusing to vote for Mr.. Dubois or
voting for any other man for the
place, just as they would, were
one OF our electors to vote for any
other than VIM. J. Bryan for
president Of the United States.
Such an act could not be justified
by repeating the old falsehood that
anything is fair in politics. y
Beware Of the man who says there
are two codes OF morals, one for
poll tics and another for business.
An honest man is honest always
and everywhere. The people
would wreak terrible but Just
vengeance upon any party guilty Of
treachery or q violation of its
pledges.
It is to he hoped no democratic
or fusion member Of the Legislature
will be caught in the snare being
laid for them by the republicans
Of this state, at the present time
(aided we fear by the treachery oil
a few 30 called democrats) viz
To induce q few OF our members
to join with the republicans and
elect Governor Steunenberg to the
United States senate and thereby
cause the democracy of the state tc
violate it's plighted faith with the
people who voted our ticket and
supported our party and prin-
ciples.
Is it possible the democracy OF
Idaho will stultify itself by such
an act Of perfdy? Is it possible
that any democratic member of thu
legislature will lend his name tc
such treachery?
We do not believe it! And we
do not want to be understood az
expressing fears. We have con-
fidence in the integrity of the
members of the legislature, but
there is such persistent rumor,
almost amounting to boast on
the part Of the republicans of the
state, aud q fear on the part ol
some timid democrats that Hon.
Fred T. Dubois will not be elected
to the United States senate, but
that trick is to he played upon
the people Of this state that We
deem it time for democrats tc
speak out. What would the silver
republicans think, who have come
to the democratic party to stay
and have helped to make the demo.
cratic party success in this state,
ii we were guilty of such an act Of
perfdy? Such an act would make
the name Of democracy, which
stands today as the embodiment o.
all that is best and most patriotic
in American politics, stigma ant
repr0ach, ard cause every deem
democrat to hang his head il