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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1904
Page
8
The piece attacks high tariffs and warns voters cannot be fooled by arguments while noting Taft's Philippine exhibit facing revolt among students at a St Louis event. It mentions Parker’s nomination talks, and references political figures including Taft and Parker.
General Fred Funston will succeed General Ulysses S. Grant in command of the Department of the Lakes with headquarters in Chicago, consolidating leadership of Union forces in the Midwest during the postwar reorganization.
The text argues tariffs serve revenue and incidental protection for industry. It questions why the tariff schedule cannot be adjusted to ensure farmers gain some benefit from protection and revenue goals.
The speaker Bryan faces strong demand for speaking engagements in major towns. He is praised as brilliant and eloquent, now fully aligned with party aims and expected to edify, instruct, and entertain audiences wherever he travels.
The piece notes about 925 districts are safely partisan in November leaving a residue of doubtful seats. It highlights Wisconsin where only one Democrat may survive, five of ten Republicans defending seats, West Virginia with four districts in play for Republicans, Indiana where Democrats aim to win three, Ohio and Pennsylvania battles with several districts in play and expected shifts.
For the first time in fifty years no man in the Cabinet is a noted orator. Roosevelt keeps a poet but bars rivals from the throne while David B. Hill announces retirement on January 1 and will take no post if Judge Parley wins. Hill has long led from the front, serving as city attorney and mayor of Elwin.
The democratic congressional committee lags due to insufficient support from the national committee in New York. Priority given to Parker and Davis over securing a Democratic majority, with about fifty tight districts to be vigorously contested within a month where Democrats expect a strong chance to win the next House.
The piece notes a large quarrel within West Virginia Republicans that may shift the political balance in at least three of five congressional districts. It cites steamboat negligence cases like the Slocum disaster and reports a senator pressured Assistant Secretary Armstrong to remit a fine, prompting questions about the senator's name.
The inquiry asks how higher tariffs in Germany and France coexist with lower wages there compared to England. It seeks an explanation of the relationship between tariff levels, wage levels, and overall economic harmony among these countries' workers and markets.
Congress allocated a vast appropriation to empower the President against the so called bad trusts. Critics note that only a tenth of the fund has been spent and that the measures have barely touched the trusts. Why the delay or limited impact remains a point of debate among lawmakers and observers.
The Deseret News repeats that no Mormon church rule or coercion influenced Idaho politics. It argues church leaders voiced opinions and supported candidates as private citizens, while noting accusations of electoral coercion are false. The piece challenges claims from the Idaho convention denouncing polygamy and political meddling.
Goodwin's Weekly reports on opposition to church interference in Utah politics and calls for naturalization law revisions. It argues the Mormon Kingdom acts as a self governing state, while questioning high priests’ use of offices to influence elections amid broader fears of religious control. A second item notes Steen's homecoming and mining ventures in Lemhi and Custer counties, detailing the Yellow Jacket mine and related land deals, with plans for development and new companies in the region.
The Idaho penitentiary has surfaced with an anti election controversy as employees face misconduct charges and an expert reviews the accounts. Two years ago Borah made the institution a campaign issue over a borrowed tool, while this year he campaigns on a high plane amid Idaho politics.
Gooding, dubbed a sheep king, is the Republican nominee for governor. Montie B. Gwinn, secretary of the Wool Growers' Association, serves as vice chairman of the state central committee. The headquarters are housed in the Merino building owned by Robert Noble in Boise, Silver City Avalanche.
A list of New York newspapers including the New York Evening Post World Herald and Brooklyn Daily Eagle endorses Parker and Davis for the upcoming race, contrasting with 2B 1900’s support for McKinley and Roosevelt and noting regional posturing by Syracuse Herald Troy Press Schenectady Gazette.
Challis announces a two day meet on September 15 and 16 with purses totaling 65 for First Day One Fourth Mile Dash and 70 for 600 Yard Dash. Novelty and half mile contests include prizes up to 15.50. Second day adds half mile dash with 60 purse and consolation races. Entries close noon race day with 10 percent entrance fee to J P Spalding. Tickets two nights 2.50. singles 1.50. dancing Sept 15 and 16.
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