The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-11-25

suS t0kS SASStlOu COt0SS TUG "a PtS
nations of"How It happened, :" by
members Of the democratic press
and one result-one inevitable re-
sult--of democratic defeat, is q
split between democrats and the
silver republicans, SO called. as to
WHO killed Cock Robin" The
stalwart democratic press Of the
state Is charging defeat to Dubois
and the silver republicans, which
charge meets = warm denial from
the silver republican wing Of Idaho
democracy. AS long rs fusion
brought victories to the allied arms
there was nothing bat harmony.
Now, however, II is different. and
the contest is growing very inter-
esting, o the following editorial
utterance from the Couer d'Alene
Press will show. Under an edi-
torial headed, "Will they do i,?'
the Press says:
After devoting column ofspace
to abusing Chairman Donnelly
and charging him with doing all in
his power to keep Frank Martin
and the Steunenberg men out Of
the campaign, the Montpelier Ex-
aminer closes It's harpings with
the following impolitic attempt to
read former silver republicans ont
Of the democratic party:
As : result two things will
sheuceforth Be apparent. One Is
the passing Of Fred Dubois Is .
leader In democratic councils and
another Is the impossibility in the
tutuSe Of former silver republicaus
monopolixing al the nominations
for state officers. In other words
the old time democrats will take
charge Of the democratic party and
conduct its affairs In the future.
The lesson has been painful one,
but Il has been we'll learned
Il is ! false abatement that Don
nelly did not invite both Frank
Steuneuberg and Martin to assist
In the campaign. They both
agreed 70 assist. and Martin Il
least was given appointments
which he did not fill. making
groundless excuses for his failure.
And - FIR Is the silver republicans
are concerned. without their sup.
port the democratic party would
poll several thousand less votes
la Idaho than It did at the late
election. Why this continual
harping at former silver republi-
cansl They entered the demo.
cratic party Is democrats, and as
such are entitled to participate in
the party councils. Because some
Of them got on the ticket, . few Of
the lifelong democrats, who are
such because their dad and grand
dad were. are eternally kicking
and bowling like wild hyenas for,
no other reason than the fact that
the silver republicans and populists
have dared to come into their party
and participate In its deliberations.
Let these mossbAck kickers, OF
holier-than-thou democrats, keep
up their howl for another two
years and there will not be enough
voters left in their party to put up
. ticket.
I'VE entered the ranks of demo.
crazy In good faith because we
believed In the principles Of the
party; but we are getting mighty
tired Of eternal hammering from
that element in the rarty who can
see no good democrats but those
born as such and sucked on a dem.
ocratic bosom. Their minds are
mot broad enough to take new
blood and new life into their party
and that is one of the chief reasons
Why the party Is not more success.
fnl. # the party Is to succeed in
this state these harpies must shut
mp. and every man in the demo.
craft: ranks. no matter what his |
former politics may have hA>u