Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-17
a BLOW AT TnE WEST.

The New York Recorder Publishes |
the following from the pen Of Senator
Dubois:
The fight against the passage OF
the bill for unconditional repeal has
been carried on in plsin view OF the
country. Nothing has been con-
cealed. There is no "inside story
connected with it, even indirectly. It
was begun because we knew that the
passage Of the bill unaccompanied by
remedial legislation would carry
gloom and destitut,on to the people
Of certain portions OF the United
States, and because we believe it
would be frought with peril to the
rest OF the country. Believing this
we felt that we were justified in using
every parliamentary device at the
command Of minority in the Senate
to delay action and to prevent action
altogether if we could.
The struggle is now over. The
results will show speedily whether it
was we'll considered or not. The act
strikes a sudden aud cruel blow at
the Far West and leaves but little
hope for the near future. There can
be no justification for it unless it
brings great prosperity to the wage
earners of the East. If those who
have urged its passage have done
nothing except to add to the wealth
of the rich they will be called to a
fearful reckoning.
| BY the passage of this bill the
country has entered upon policy OF
contraction of the currency. 1t does
not seem to me that prosperity can
follow such policy. The next step,
it is said, will be to borrow money
by issuing gold bonds. That, at best,
can only be a temporary palliative.
We cannot continue to borrow money
and continue to prosper. Every dol
lar borrowed must be paid back some
time. The people will not be. de-
ceived by such device.
/ do not take gloomy view of the
future. The people have voted stead
lily for silver and an enlargement o
the currency. They have been dis
appointed, but they will yet prevail
They understand the issue now ane
: they will make their power felt. i
this is to be fight of the money
against the laboring classes and th,
producers, the producers will us'
their sure and only weapon of de
> fense-the ballot. If the fight shall
be distinctively for free coinage, al
, overwhelming majority will be re
4 tuTHeu W oOtH otduCucS VI SouSf fc>
that will not dare disobey the man
dates of the people. The fight j
only just beginning. In the end
am confident there can be only on
;, result. The people will not submit
to a contraction in the currency
which has been plainly inaugurate'
now, and misery will certainly follow
There is not enough gold to serv
as safe basis for money, and eithe
silver must be added or else IRE
deemable paper money. The wage
;. earners and producers will insist ths
. there be sufficient enlargement c
the currency to keep pace with OF
constantly increasing business an
. population. Those who have adve
Gated a constant increase of both gol
and silver money in this countr,
where both gold and silver are pre-
, duced, are defeated temporarily, br
have no doubt of future trump
The appeal will now be made d
rectly to the people, who, for tt
first time, understand the attempt
being made to contract a currency,
thing that can have only one effec
that of making the rich richer an
\ the poor poorer"
" FRED T. DUBOIS.