The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

his wife accompanied him.
A st. Patrick's ball will be
held in the Odd Fellows hall, at
Challis, on Tuesday night, March
18th, 1903. All invited.
President Roosevelt has been
recently the subject of captious
criticism on the ground of his
alleged extravaganza. But
whose business is it if the Presi-
dent wishes to spend his not
large income generously =? AS
matter of fact, the President of
the frugal French republic has
an income of S120, 600 while Mr..
Roosevelt's salary is only $50, :
900, most of which is required
for inevitable expenses which in
France are betrayed by the
Government.
The ladies of Dallas, Texas,
maintained the reputation for
Southern courtesy. Mrs. Roose-
velt has just received note
which reads: "The Dallas Free
Kindergarten Association desire
to thank you for your kind re-
memberance by which they were
enabled to realize the magnificent
sum of 1921 for their building
fund. Your gift netted more
than any other contribution, the
proceeds of the entertainment
being more than g, 500. I Iwish,-
also, to express my personal ap-
probation of your prompt re-
sponse to my request. Yours
faithfully, Isadore S. Galloway" !"
All members of labor organic
ations will recall the loud pro-
testations of republican spell
binders and organs during the
last campaign that they were the
only real friends of laboring
men, and would fall over them
selves if intrusted with legisla-
tive honors to pass laws in the
special interests of labor organ
izations. Democrats warned them
that such promises were very un-
reliable and that they had better
trust the known and tried friends
of labor rather than the known
and shameless advocates of trusts
and monopolies, but such admon-
lition fell on deaf ears. A big re-
publican majority was returned
to the legislature, and it was
proclaimed boldly by republican
organs that the Eight Hour bill
would be passed. This measure
was passed upon by the people
of the state and their verdict
rendered at the polls fayoring
such a law. In spite of this, the
republican majority turned the
bill down cold and defeated it at
the instigation of the mine own
ers and capitalists of the state.
Strenuous efforts were made by
the Federated Unions to influ-
ence the republican members to
keep their party pledges and en-
act the measure. Monster meet
ings were held. notably in Boise
at the Columbia theater where
men of known ability discussed
the measure and urged its pass
age. Ex-Supreme Judge Quarl-
! es and Hon. w. E. Borah made
earnest pleas from democratic
and republican standpoints and
their arguments were reinforced
, by other we'll known members
of the Idaho legislature, but al
to no avail. The answer of the
republican party as delivered by
Jenkins, the willing tool of the
mine owners, was an open insult
to every laboring man in the
state. The republican party ol
Idaho. after pledging loyalty tC
this bill went back on every
pledge it made and stood as il
always has stood opposed t
} every demand of the men Of
brain and Drawn who are ac-
knowledged to be the backbone
of the body polite. What ans
wer will the laboring men make
to this betrayal of trust. thi:
1 Sneaking into power under false
pretenses 2 Will they tamely
submit and continue to lick tbs
hand that smites them Or vii
| they assert their manhood anC
lay this wrong 10 heart and av
enge it at the polls The course
{ of democrats is clear: The mex
state platform should declare il
unmistakable terms the party
fealty to the Eight Hour law anC
pledge every candidate for legis
lative honors to its enactment
/ Meantime the misguided miners
r in Shoshone county and else
where who were led to vote the
republican ticket last fall have
. nearly two years in which to re