The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-04-21
Reasons for Immediate and
Thorough Organization.
Let us Prepare for the
Inevitable Conflict

Following is the eloquent call to
Colorado voters to organize silver
clubs. Let it call to the voters of
Idaho as well:
For years we have been meeting in.
silver conventions and gathering in
silver clubs and "adopting re-
solutions" in favor of free coinage
For years we have been laughed at
and robbed.
For years we have been assembling
in political conventions-both Re-
publican and Democratic--and
adopting resolutions" in favor of
free coinage-and then each party
has abused the other because we didn't
get it.
For years-as Republicans or as
Democrats-we have been enthusi-
astically assisting few politicians
to nominate each other for office, and
to send each other to national con
ventions of one party or the other.
For years these delegates (and we
called them ''our" delegates) have
gone to these national conventions
both Democratic and Republican
and permitted (at leasD the gold-bugs
of Wall Street to nominate national
ticket-and that nomination "our"
delegates have always assisted in
making unanimous.
For years-as Republicans and as
Democrats-we have worn the party
collar, obeyed the party lash, and
supported these nominations at the
polls.
For years-as Democrats and
Republicans-we have been quarreling
with each other over the frailties and
deceits of politicians, while the foot
pads of the cultured East have gone
through our pockets.
For years we have divided oul
forces and knitted each other, instead
of combining our strength against
the INFAMOUS conspirators who, wise
than we, have banded their forces
laughed in their sleeves-and raket
in the pot.
For years we have "played tn
fool and erred exceedingly"
Now another presidential campaigl
is upon us, another opportunity to re
enact the time honored farce Viii
, we do it? Shall we again bend ou
necks to the party yoke, no matte
, how calling, and cringe at the crac
of the party whip, regardless of ou
, own interests and the dictates c
, common sense? Politicians declar
that we will. 1t is for us to decide
| More than twenty THOUSAND
Colorado voters declare that the
have reformed" More than twent
thousand of them have pledged then
G selves in writing to vote for no maj
t for any important office, who is ne
e unqualifealy in favor of the IT
l monetization Of silver, and that n
gardless of the action of foreig
\ nations.
= These men have organized
e throughout the State, upwards (
/ fifty silver clubs. They have fc
Z their object something more than Il
sadoption of resolutions. The
propose to attend the primaries an
county conventions of their respecti'
> parties, and see TO it that they a
? conducted in the interests of Il
, people instead of the politicians.
They propose to see to it that t
very best men that their respecti
- parties hold shall be sent to t
y Minneapolis and Chicago convention
And they propose to give due mott
that no gold-bug nomination whi
. either of these conventions may maxi
" will stand any show at the polls
Colorado this fall.
is This is move in the right dir'
he ton. 1t is practical.
If the Republicans of the Fl
want to nominate Mr. Harrison,
elk if the Democrats of the East want
rs nominate Mr.. Cleveland, or anyo
he else of their stamp, why let them
ee tend to the election of their favorit
IS The Republicans and Democrats
colorado and the West, yes, and