The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-04-18
A WEEKS OBSERVATION.


abroad.
In our own country the allabsorb-
ing thought is the money question,
and the advocates of free coinage are
organizing and doing all that is pos
sible for the advancement of the
cause of justice and humanity All
the indications point to the fact fact
popular sentiment in the Eastern and
Middle States is favoring the free
coinage of silver and seeking deiv-
erance from the bondage Of single
gold standard monopolists In fact,
so apparent is the change in public
sentiment that the gold fends are
seriously alarmed and are resuming
every method that wealth and inge-
nuity can control or suggest to over
come the popular tide Of Indignation.
To this end even the administration
has been called upon to take an active
part. Cleveland has been called TO
meet them in Chicago, and ut ban
quet that will cost thousands of dol
lars, to express his renewed hatred to
the rights of the common herd of
humanity and his sympathy with the
crowd that has grown enormously
rich from the opportunities that he
has given IN specializing on the neces-
stics of the land. If he cannot be
present in person he will send let
ter All the members OF his cuckoo
cabinet are enlisted, and each has q
separate field to operate in. The
ways are many, the end is one. They
assume to call it campaign Of edu-
cation. Morton, the man supposed
to look after the interests Of the farm
ing classes, is the most active of all,
but the most peurile and inoffensive.
In fact, the next campaign has com
menced and the issue is simply classes
against the masses, and whether the
earncrs of wealth shall prosper or the
proceeds of their labor be turned, as
it has been, over to the accumulators.
The cattle trade has also developed
some astounding facts, although not
by any means new The price Of
beef on the block has advanced fully
20 per cent and, all reports to the
contrary, the price Of live stock has
not advanced Now the clear reason
for this state of affairs is simply that
the business is in the hands of a
gigantic trust. This monopoly has
driven the small dealers to the wall
BY combination with the railroads
the rings product is carried for half
what it costs outsiders. They own
their own cars and load them with
full 40, 900 pounds and bill them at
20, 600, and their weights are never
questioned The ring argument is
that the advance is owing to the lin
tied supply of stock, and yet the
current market reports prove no such
condition 1t is only another illus
tration Of the ability of these organi
cations to rob the people at will
The coal oil market affords another
instance of the same kind of man
agement and manipulation, the price
having already advanced nearly a
dollar barrel in one week. For this
no special reason is given, but the
solitary coal oil lamp in the humble
home pays the tax and the electric
lighted palace absorbs it,
The income tax decision by the
supreme court is very noteworthy
evidence of the guessing qualifications
of our great tribunal and resulted in
an equal division. -Four of the
judges declared against it as whole
and four favored few of the meas
ures, thinning out others AS fact,
the law is dead letter and the effort
to make the rich pay a just proper
ton of the taxes is failure But
this is in full harmony with the
present condition of our country and
shows what influence at present
directs our affairs
By the way, the Monroe doctrine
finds but little favor with the present
administration; but as England, in
the present instance, is the aggressor,
it is not to be wondered at. But
just let Spain or some other bloated
monarchy attempt to infringe on our
traditional rights and then there will
be some voluminous diplomatic CORE
spondence nothing more Secretary
! Morton, in advance of the secretary
Of state, suggests way to beat Eng
land out OF her claim against Mica
ragua. The idea is a good one and
is on the plan that the way to beat a