The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-17
Ed FLETCHER.


l, "~ SoPies rarity Believes.
v NiR. EDIToR:-I desire to correct 9
d lew erroneous ideas that are como
II Tue rounds among a few people who
It are always willing to venture asser-
It ''ohs Without the facts to back them
e up In the first place, they say we
t FAVOR free trade, which is false
| lnere Is not one word said about free
l trade in the national or state nlat-
: forms They say we favor wildcat
| money, which is also false. Now 7
VIII tell you what we do favor We
advocate the Monroe doctrine rs orr
pia1iorm to letter-that America is
Tor Americans, and that Americans
Should own and control her manufac-
tories ana Industries, and run her
own government without the advice
OF dictation of any foreign nation
and thereby try to regain and main
TAIN the independence our fore faith
ers fought to gain and appraised so
dearly We believe, as we ever did
'nat our national banking system is
all wrong and is working great
hardship on the mass of the peonIe
We attribute the cause of the raoo,t
panic to the bank system. We have
just as much money now as we ever
mad, only it is boarded up bv less
than ~, 600 people. The Democrats
ana republicans have been telling us
lor the last two or three years that I
the cause of the hard times was tha u
silver bill and just as soon as thev
could repeal that Sherman bill every
thing would be alright and times
would be good; and two years 400
'hey told us they favored free silver "
lilhough they.were silent on the sinh a
ecu IN their platforms. Well, thew :.
epealed the bill and the vote shows
low they favored silver. and the k
ood times have not come vet They
ow tell us that it will be all RIGHT OF
lst as soon as confidence is restored B.
nat Is true, but when will conf
ence be restored? Now we clam
lat confidence will be restored when th
icy pass free coinage bill of 16 to pr
ld modify our bank system. and 49,
't until then. Both parties favor
lVer now, so they say, and recon Pc
ehd an international conference 70
III out how old England wants sill thu
I after she sees the devastation and ~
IN that decentralization is causing {
over the world. About % or 20 nal
Is all we could expect them TO +
mt. They told us silver was a 10 hal
issue. Well, well Just take but
* at Japan, Australia India and e eed
own Independent government
~ not we say what ratio and what @
ney to use? We produce more poe
'er and gold and do about as much a. =
ing as any other nation and 81
TX we ought to have as much in
endence as our forefathers when
threw the tea overheard. We Ia
Ocate an increased circulation 70 brel
east soo per capita; and the gov 90
hent ought to com all her bullion "Y
then the government NOT ho.,- and
issue gold and silver certificates - 90
accommodate trade in different To- t.
les. Then establish postal saw Gu
banks and there would be no re-
'''- 50 " "aHN lali2re all over to lie
and, causing ruin and bsra Tim, ings.
lch frauds. We believe in re-
ed immigration, and not allow Mrs
r., cause
" MIKE TINS dump Age
round Tor their serfs and pauper are ne
any longer No alien should Truth
lowed to own or control any
II the government. We demand Th
waiter
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