Patrie Favored by Honest Conscience in Idaho Politics
The Caldwell Record and other papers underestimated Patrie but his letter voiced truths shared by Silver Republicans. The piece contrasts Patrie with Governor Steunenberg, praising Patrie’s principled stance and suggesting Patrie’s influence grows beyond personality, while Democrats accuse him of seeking office.
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Caldwell Record
Boise Capital
Fremont County News
Patrie
Mr. Patrie
Matt Patrie
Steunenberg
Fremont
Steinehberg
Bryan
T. Patrie
Ces
The Railroads and Public Sentiment in a Populist Wake
The piece rails at railroad magnates for using learned lectures on soil and nutrition to aid farmers. It alleges they identify crops, advise hens, supply seed at wholesale cost, and arrange markets, claiming profits rise from $5 to $36 per acre. The narrator pleads for Populist action against corporate greed.
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Bryan
Corporation Cormorants
Red Dragon Slayers Question Future After Masses
The speaker questions the fate of the Red Dragon slayers once they reach the crowd. The line hints at consequences for action and the uncertain outcome of mass engagement.
Riding the Mule: Silver Republicans Return to Republicans
A column praises Silver Republicans for abandoning Populism and Democrat compromises after three years of observation. It asserts their experience exposes the flaws of Democracy, claiming ex-Silver Republicans will remain staunch Republicans and warn others about the Democratic emblem.
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Grand Old Party
Evans for Governor and the Enigmatic Speaker
Rumors circulate that Dubois allies target D L Evans to run for governor. Evans is anti Steunenberg and anti Dubois yet unpredictable. A banker and sheepman, head of Oneida county’s wealthiest mercantile firm, he blends Democrat, Bryan wing, radical, gold bug, expansionist, protectionist stances while backing McKinley and questioning Bryan.
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Dubois
D. L. Evans
House of Representatives
Evans
Bryan
Oneida County
McKinley
A Little Comparison About McKinley and Debts
The Idaho paper notes McKinley’s three years in office increased national debt and predicts it will not be paid off soon. It contrasts Republican prosperity with Democratic misrule, touts naval and military gains, and argues a McKinley re election would dissolve debt, while a Democrat win would bring fasting days. The Tribune backs Republican return and praises leaders like Patrie Parsons and Sweet.
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McKinsey
Idaho
Coxey
McKinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Washington
No Distinctions Among Republicans Yet in Party
The piece argues that Silver Republicans who return are equal to any Republican, rejecting the idea of probation or loyalty tests. It says the party exists to promote principles, not to serve office seekers. Some may return for patronage, but they are few and do not alter the rule of no distinctions among Republicans.
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Patrie
the Tribune
Democratic
The Trusts and a Political Bus iness Proposal
The piece debates how to smash trusts, noting publicity may curb but not single out legitimate combinations. It questions legal remedies, hints at a serum to destroy trusts, and ends with a satirical pitch to join Mark Times in political work at $200 a month rather than moralizing Demokratic times.
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Mark
Honor Bright
Hanna
Mark Hanna pays agents well in Idaho Falls Times notice
The Idaho Falls Times laments Mark Hanna’s high agent salaries and notes John T Morrison earns $200 a month, asserting Hanna does not pay such sums to anyone unworthy, in a tone of weary warning and sarcasm.
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Idaho Falls
Democratic Conscience Shifts Over Gold and Silver Debate
The piece notes Democrats feigning horror at Silver Republicans reuniting with straight Republicans over bimetalism while praising gold bug Grover Cleveland in earlier years. It cites Bryan urging gold Democrats to unite and Belmont’s support for Bryan, highlighting perceived hypocrisy and an acute Democratic conscience.
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Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Belmont
Senate
Montpelier Examiner backs John Hailey for governor
The Montpelier Examiner praises John Hailey as a fit governor material and predicts a sweeping statewide win if Democrats nominate him. The piece suggests the miner Herbert Hailey could ride a glacier to victory rather than an avalanche, noting no claim of recent action by John Hailey.
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Montpelier
John Hailey
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Blatchley
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Blaine
Parsons
Sweet
Republican Party
Trisune
Roosevelt
Leavening Powe
LY Pure
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