The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-06-30

porters, as we'll as its author, anxious
for its speedy repeal. We hold to
the use of both gold and silver as the
standard money of the country and to
the coinage Of both gold and silver
without discriminating against either
metal or making & charge for mint
age; but the dollar, the unit of coin
age Of both metals must be of equal
intrinsic and interchangeable value, or
adjusted through international agree
ment or by such safeguard legislation
as shall secure the maintenance of the
parity of the two metals, and the
equal power Of every dollar at any
time in the market or in the payment
of debts; and we demand that paper
currency be kept at par with and re-
deemable in such coin. We insist
upon this policy as especially neces-
sary for the protection of farmers and
laboring classes, the first and most
defenseless victims of unstable money
and tiuctuating currency.
We recommend that the prohibitory
or restraining tax on state bank issues
be repealed.
Public office is public trust. We
reafiirm the declaration of the demo
cratic national convention of 1875,
for reform of the civil service, and
call for honest enforcement Of all
laws regulating the same.
The nomination of president, as
in the recent recent republican con-
vention, by delegates composed large
ly of bis appointees holding Office at
his pleasure, is scandaloas satire
upon free popular institutions and a
startling illustration of the methods
by which the president may crafty
his ambition. We denounce the pol
icy under which federal Office holders
usurp control of party conventions in
the states and pledge the democratic
party to reform these and all othel
abuses which threaten individual lib
erty and local self-government.
The democratic party is the only
party that has ever given the country
foreign policy consistent and vigor
Gus, compelling respect abroad ant
inspiring confidence at home. Whil'
avoiding entangling alliances, it ha
aimed to cultivate friendly relation
, with other nations, and especially wit
, our neighbors on the American cont
nent whose destiny is closely linke'
with our own; and we view with alarr
) the tendency to policy of irritatio
and buster which is liable at any tim
2 to confront us with the alternative o
: humiliation or war.
4 We favor the maintenance of
: navy strong enough for all purpose
q of national defense and to properl
= maintain the honor and dignity of tt
t country abroad.
b This country has always been Il
: refuge Of the oppressed from ever
e land, the exiles for conscience SAX,
s and in the spirit of the founders {
e our government we condemn the OF
II preston practiced by the Russia
e government upon Russian and JEWS
= subjects, and call upon the nation
IT government, in the interest of justit
and humanity, by all just and prop
i means to use its prompt and best e
Ie forts to bring about cessation of the
st cruel prosecutions of the czar and s
al cure the oppressed equal rights.
If We tender our profound and ear
,e est sympathy to those lovers of FIRE
1T dom who are struggling for home ru
,e and the great cause Of local self-go
id ernment in Ireland.
E. We heartily approve all legitima
th efforts to prevent the United Stat
of being used as a dumping ground I
w known criminals and profession
paupers Of Europe. We demand rig
O. enforcement of the laws against Cl
ic nese immigration and importation
It. foreign workmen under contract
IS degrade American labor and less
ld its wages, but we condemn and {
nd nounce any and all attempts to
ca strict immigration of the industric
en- and worthy of foreign lands.
tic This convention hereby renews
Vi expression Of appreciation of
b. patriotism of the soldiers and sail,
To- of the union in the war for its pr
ms ervation, and we favor just and libe
ic. pensions for all disabled union S
rly diers, their widows and all depeI
to ents. but we demand that the work
for the pension office shall be done ind