The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-14

States are about as badly off.
Our people do not ask for fiat
money, but they do object to pro-
ducing silver for profit to the Govern
ment, and then to be loaned back to
us at usurious rates; or to be handed
over to Great Britain's grain
spectators at low price with which
to enter foreign markets, and there
using it as measure Of value in
buying produce in competition with
our own producers. Fortunately for
us, England's producers have
discovered that they are also injured
by the same transaction and in the
same manner. Her majesty's farmers
are about to unite with ours in this
struggle for existence.
There is feeling in the West to the
effect that it would be beneficial to that
section if the men who own the mines
could receive actual money for their
bullion at it's coin value. 1t is
acquired which would not be subjected
to the influences that 30 frequently
corner the actual money of the world
by assaults upon gold contracts.
Actual money is needed in the West
(for development purposes) that is
not subject to marching orders at any
moment.
Last winter every dollar in the
West was ordered East with which to
meet the demand for immediate
settlement of gold contracts held and
, owned in England. 1t was impossible
to obtain a dollar of money, even
upon the Eastern gold mans favorite
security" confidence" 1t is said
} we have money, but lack confidence.
, 1 beg to suggest that there never has
been sufficient amount of confidence
coined to supply the West and South
| with the money necessary to meet
; business demands at such rates of
/ interest as could be paid without, in
, the end, surrendering the security
, given. Not only is
: silver ''honest' money under the
: history and laws of our country, but
: it is deprived of its just place in our
5 monetary life by absolute dishonesty.
The farmers have been told, First,
t that silver is money now; and, second,
3 in direct opposition thereto, that a
n silver dollar is worth but 80 cents,
, and that it passes for dollar only
o because the Government will ex-
. change gold dollar for it. But
: the lenders have not explained why
d it is necessary to use silver at all, il
s] it is valuable only on the basis tha
n Heach dollar will bring a gold dollar
e A paper dollar will do as well unde
!, that theory
y The fact is, these men dare no
e tell the people that silver is no
o money; that as a matter of fact w
!" have only about five or six hundred
'e millions of dollars of actual none.
h in the country, as basis for abou
N two billions two hundred and fit,
millions of money issued in one form
Is or another; that gold is liable to b
], sent to premium at the first crisi
IN in our financial affairs, owing to tn
ly tremendous issue beyond the reason
ct able basis of redemption. If thes
th "great financiers," as these none
so manipulators are pleased to teri
to each other, were to tell the people tn
IS truth, they would be annihilate
De without benefit Of clergy.
We The miner is charged with avarics
be and is being roundly abused by I'll
IS, ney-lenders and some of the
advocates. They forget that
20 furnishes them with gold as well ;
m silver. But the miner does not ca
is for it. 1t is his boldness in makir
er investments and his fearlessness
ne sustaining his judgment with Il
q money necessary for developme
of that las made the nation rich
n. mineral wealth and resources. /
he needs no eulogy, and asks non
lat Gold and silver are his money. Ri
lot or poor, he makes his money like
lat man and spends it like king.
ids is as necessary to the Government
of the Government is necessary to hin
He is stranger to the man W
ess lives upon the fruits of usury, a
of by the very laws of nature they W
of never become acquainted with ca
90 other.
by Every gold and silver dollar in t
at world to-day is a monument TO