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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1902
Page
8
Editorial column denounces false political platforms and calls for honest campaigns. It critiques mining taxation in Custer county, favors equal property taxation, rebukes corporate influence, and endorses Justice Angel for District Judge amid party strife.
A plea from President Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad calls for working men to remember his statement that Christian men who control the country’s property will protect workers’ rights. The sentiment is notable as a message from corporate wealth’s gilded parlors and holds social significance.
A joint resolution from the last legislature proposes submitting a constitutional amendment to Idaho voters. The measure asks if Section 2 of Article 18 should be amended to empower the legislature to pass laws protecting the health and safety of employees in factories, smelters, mines, and ore reduction works at the next general election.
A florid ode extols spotless character and a pure heart as the apex of beauty. It declares virtuous motherhood and the sanctity of love, warning that surrender of a woman’s virtue is irrecoverable, and asserts love as the key to a noble home.
The piece argues labor must stand on its own, urging voters to back only those known to support the eight hour law for underground workers. It warns that electing enemies of labor weakens workers and stresses county residents can shape politics by choosing true labor allies over pretenders.
A Mount Pleasant matron recalls a European tour with her husband who lamented the language barrier in England and the Netherlands. He shouted at gendarmes in Amsterdam and caused a scene over finding a bite to eat as locals spoke only Dutch, while she endured the ensuing chaos and humor.
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