The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-01-05

make merry, and did act as though
they were crazed with joy. And | won
4 dered much what manner Of people
had cast my lot among, and spake 10
the same person that | had spoken to
on a former occasion, saying, Friend,
wilt thou tell me why it is, that two
years ago the people rejoiced because
/ there was a Democratic victory, and
now, behold, the same people are re-
Ijoicing because there is Republican
victory. Tell me, if thou canst, what
meaneth these things?p
And he answered and said, 'These
! people know not what they are doing.
They know that there is something
wrong with the laws the chief priests
are making but do not know what rem
edy to apply. They first jump out of
the frying pan into the fire and then at
the next election they jump back into
the frying pan, when they could just as
well jump clear of both if they would
only open their eyes. But they are
blinded and led astray by false teach
ers. Verify, is it not written The
blind and the leaders of the blind shall
both fall into sae ditch, We have
been having grevious times in this Ma
ton. Values have shruuken to such an
extent that the person who was worth
ten thousand dollars in property ten
years ago, with the same amount of
property now, is scarcely worth Ave
thousand dollars and during that time
WIS have been under beth Republican
ank Democratic administration. The
party in power is always blamed for
hard timesand justly SO, but there can
be no remedy in eleeting another party
to power, under whose administration
times were equally hard. There is no.
thing gained by swapping the devil for
one of his imps. But the people have
been promised relief from the party
out of power and, Notwithstanding their
previous record, believe them. The
result is a Republican victory and SO
they rejoice"
"But,n said, "if the Republicans
are restored to power, wont tariff"
Tariff be blowedp' interrupted my
friend, 81 haye heard nothing but tar
iff, tariff, for the last twelve years.
Whenever the true issue is brought to
the notice of the people, both the Dem
ocrats, and Republicans nearly split
their throats yelling tariff in their
efforts toNattract the peoples attention
from the true issue, and SO far, | am
sorry to say they have succeeded"
aBut there rs another party, the Pop
/ said. N"Are they no better
than the others?N
Gas to the Popnlists," he replied,
ithey have never had an opportunity
to accomplish anything, for this reason;
They say that the only, or at least the
most important question before the
American people is the resignation of
silver to its proper place as money, that
is; at the ratio of 16 to /. And YET they
build platform as long as the moTal
law, including free trade, the owneS1
ship of railroads, telegraph and tele- J
phone lines by the Governments the
abolition of National banks, etc, ETC.,
IN place of declaring in favor of the
rec coinage of silver; making thatalone
,he issue and leaving the other ques-
ions to be decided at some future
ime."
"But don't you think it would be a
rood thing for the Government to own
Ind control the railroads, telegraph
md telephone lines?n
mo do not,D he said. off you will
little into the history of the
asst administration you will find that
he patronage that Cleveland was able
o bestow, was one of the strongest fac
ors in defeating all bills looking to-
yard the reconciliation of silver, and
f railroads, telegraph and telephone
ines were owned by the Government ,
: would increase the PRESIDENTS pc Wer
n this respect to such an extent that s
e would, in great measure, control t
congress. Then, besides, the lives of
he people are too precious to be put to '
lch risk. At present, when an en- a
ineer or other mechanic applies for t
osition on the railroad, he is examined i
J to his qualifications to fill the posit- l
IN applied for before he is employed. d
ut under Government ownership his g
nployment would depend more on the n
,mplection of his politics than on bis s.
1ility as mechanic and we are all c
ell convinced, from past experience, Il
lat it is not always the best or most b
mpetent men who are appointed to @,