Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-12-15

The sareat crater Throws ~ the ola
asa Takes - the NeW-Qls
Reasons fsF the Change.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, and
Judge VIM. H. Clagstt have been
friends for over thirty years. The
gallant champion Of silver has recent
" written Judge Clagett, asking him
to join the Peoples party.
Mr.. Clagetts reply is appended.
OsBURN, Idaho, Nov. rs, 1893.-
Hon. VIM. M. Stewart, United States
Senate, Washington, D. C.-Friend
Stewart:-Owing to my absence for
the last ten days your favor Of the 5th
inst. is just received.
Your appeal to me ~ an old friend
to espouse the cause OF the people in
Idaho was unnecessary, As l had left
tho Republican party before your
letter was written. It was not easy
for me to do 80. 1t was most painful
to dislocate old and cherished politi-
cal friendships and abandon the par.
ty, which others may have served
with mora success, but which no one
has served with more unselfish devo-
tion. l have not taken this step
without due consideration. The
causes which have led to it are nu-
merous, and some Of them are stated
in your letter. These causes COM
bined deprive me of oil hope, even,
that the Republican party as at pres
ent organized will or can meet the
just expectations of the people. Yet
it is largely to the magnificent rank
and file of that party the country
must look for redemption. This re-
demption, however, can not come
through either the Republican or
Democratic parties. The reason for
this is apparent on the surface. They
were not organized to deal with the
vital questions Of the present. The
great monopolies which both parties
have cherished in the past have
grown too powerful to have their
influence impaired by either Of those
parties. Whichever one of them
should openly espouse the cause of
the people would be hurled out of
power by the monopolists transfer.
ring their influence to the other. The
party managers know this. The re-
suit of this knowledge is seen in
the platforms of both parties in the
great stress laid upon matters about
which there is no dispute; in their to-
tai silence upon questions of the ut
most concern to the people; in the
purposely ambiguous language in
which they palter in a double sense
with great questions which they can
not ignore; and in the faithless
breach of party promises after the
spoils of Office have been treacher-
ously obtained and the power of mo-
nopolies preserved and strengthened
These great monopolles have, by
law, control of the money, transpor-
tation, and largely the land of the
people. Through their control oi
the circulating medium they con-
tracted the currency until they have
practically destroyed the value of all
fixed property and the products oI
labor, and left the producing classe.
at the mercy of those who ara en-.
gagged merely in those kinds OF busi
ness which concern the distribution o
wealth.
The producers of wealth with the
single exception of the manufacturers
have been driven to the wall, and the
country is bankrupt through private
Indebtedness aggregating $4,000,
900, O,OOO--a sum equal to, if it does
not exceed, the combined nationa
debts of all Europe.
There are many questions that de
} mand solution. The controlling
question for the present, however, il
the financial one. Relief can onl!
come BY the speedy increase of tn
circulating medium to such an amoun
as will restore the prices of propert.
and the products of labor to basi
of adequate profit. This increased
circulation should be supplied di