The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-03-16
ApprEss q arLrra aErustIcAHs.
MEMBERS Of ths Party Jsln Forces With tn
Democrats.

ator: Thomas Ranahan, Washington.
dooF.keeper, house; J. c. Callahan,
KOOtenai, committeeman; Theodore
Hage, Blaine, representative and com
mitteeman: r. H Davis, 0wybee, rep.
resentative; Chas. T. Sturges, Ada, chair.
man county central committee; j. 5.
White. Elmore; committeeman: ii. l..
Fisher, Boise, committeeman; J. c.
White, Kootenai. representative; w. p.
Carter. Boise, committeeman; Frank
smith, Washington, chairman county
central committee; II. H. Bangs, Latah.
representative and committeeman; w.
ID. Metcslf, Bingham, representative;
Chas. j. Bassett, Bingham, secretary Of
state; c. T. Pierce, Ada, committee
man; Isaac Erickson, Bingham, repre-
sentative; J. I. Scott, KOotenai. repre-
sentative; II. l.. Carlton. KOotenai,
committeeman q. ii. c. Taylor, door
keeper, senate.
The above gentlemen. members of the
Silver Republican party met at O'Clock
| Wednesday of last week in the rooms of
the Democratic state central commit
tee at Boise and adopted the following
resolutions, presented by committee
composed Of ]. T. Scott, Isaac Erickson
and Fred II. Davis:
To the Silver Republicans Of Idaho:
Ia 1896 the Republican party OF Idaho,
T., 49, apaanatal..d s.larfesH
delegation to represent it in the ma
tional convention at st. Louis. BY a
decisive vote of about four TO one, these
delegates were plainly instructed to quit
the convention and the party. If the
party in national platform declared for
the single standard of gold. The dele
CATION. both principals and aIternates.
obeyed this mandate of the party in
Idaho ana severed their connection and
that of their constituents with the Re-
publican party.
Tue determination of the Republican
party TO destroy silver, as money metal
has destroyed one of the chief industries
of our state and has materially injured
all our people-in addition to working
great hardships on the producers and
wage earners who constitute the great
mass Of the American people. The
adoption of the gold standard by the
Republican party marked the open sub
serviency of the party to corporate
wealth. The formation OF gigantic
trusts, the Inauguration Of foreign war:
for conquest. the tendency towards q
colonial form of government, the larg'
increase in our standing army, the i'm
position of unusual and burdensomt
taxation and the enormous increase b!
: congress of the appropriations 10 carr
: on our government. aggregating nov
upward of a billion dollars a year, fol
lowed as a natural consequence.
The Silver Republicans who left tn
party in 1886 could anticipate most o
these results. The national Democrats
: party in 1896 aud 1900 declared unequiy
. oeally for the free coinage of siiye
as well as of gold al the rate of l6 TO
. SO declared, it stands by logic and b.
: express declaration against the pow
er of concentrated wealth, large stand
; ing army. burdensome taxation, a colon
ial system, and all the attendant evil
: of the Republican policy.
The Silver Republicans Of Idaho, as
seperate organization, aided the demoC
. racy to the fullest extent of their abilii
in their splendid and heroic struggle il
two national campaigns. The differ
ence between the platform Of the na
tioual silver Republicans and the ldah
Democrats and the Idaho Silver Reput
= lcans in 1900 is scarcely preceptibl'
Both parties are contending for tn
same principles,
1t has seemed proper and wise there
fore for our state committee to annouuc
TO you that in their judgment more et
{ fectiye work can be done for the bes
interests for our state and nation, If "
abandon our organization and ally GU
selves with the Democratic party. III
q most harmonious relations exist be
e tween the Democrats and the Silver Re
publicans of Idaho.
= As a most conspicuous evidence
this, the Democratic party of the stat
:, with great unauimity and enthusiasm
selected our honorable leader, Fred 7
. Dubois for the exalted position of Tn
= ted States senator, thus making him,
= say the least, recognized as among Il
leaders of tue new democracy of Il
:, state.
=. Your committee recognizes the IA
:. that they have no power to disband Il
Silver Republican party of the state.
They are simply the agents of Il
=. party and can do nothing further tina
:. to make suggestions aud TO carry o.
- policies which seem to them the best f
~ the people and for the party. This gre
!. battle against trusts, combines and &C
porate wealth must be carried on to
successful issue, and, believing the thu
:. has now come when the powerful n
"A tioual democratic organization offers {
g. greatest hope for success, your comm
~, tee recommends that our party join Il
NO organization aud pledge ourselves to
"a battle with them against the comm
he enemy until the needed reforms
~ which We left the Republican party 4
AZ secured.
The national Democratic party is