The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-19

would 20 farther, and they went before
tbo farmer and told the farmer that ag-
riculture was depressed and simply pc
cause prices were down and the gold
standard and confidence, especially con-
adence applause and laughter) would re-
store prosperity and restore the prices to
the farmer. My friends, 1t will be inter-
estlng to see the republican party make
the prices low in order that wages may
60 farther and at the same time make
prices high, so that the farmers may get
good prices for their produce.
Test OF tbe Policy.
MY friends. the test of the policy is
its operation. We have tried to point out
what the gold standard has done, what
the gold standard was doing, but the
fault was laid on to the tariff law. Why
if we talk about what legislation could
do for silver, these men tell us the Jaw
could not do anything. Legislation was
incompetent, and as soon as they con-
vince the public that legislation was pow
erless to accomplish anything, they then
convince the people that little law re-
specting the tariff would accomplish eV-
cry thing. Legislation is impotent ON the
money question and omnipotent on tile
campaign That you could not raise the
value of silver by law but yet, when ,hey
came to discuss the tariff question they
have asserted you could raise the prices
Of wages by law, that you could raise
the price of farmers products by protec-
tive law
MY friends we will have a chance to
sec them as they carry these theories into
/ Ntf.n :. a
the support of the great corporations of
this country would not be in position
after the election to enforce the laws
against corporations and make them re-
spect the rights of the people. We shall
see, now that success has been secured.
We have said that the American people
were injured by the existence of trusts.
Now l want to suggest to those who
are going to continue the organization of
these clubs that they meet at stated
times, say once month, or at such
times as members of the club may de-
eide and at these meetings they discuss
public questions. l believe that the pub
lie servant ought to live continually I'M
der the eye of the master whom he
serves. l believe the people. when thsy
elect man to office, should watch his
| speech, in order that they may know
whether he is a man to be employed in
that business or not. And, therefore, 1
say to you these clubs can find ample
employment of their time if they will dis
cUss from meeting to meeting various
| questions which arise and interest the
American people. You tell me that is
agitation. l say to you that when you
20 into nation where there is no agita-
ton of public questions among the peo-
pie you will find a nation where the few
can prey undisturbed upon all the lest
of the people. 1 understand from the pa
pers that the chairman of the republican
national committee has suggested that
they will also keep up their organization
am glad of it. 1 have never advised
those who believe with me to do a single
thing that / would not advise my oppon-
ents to do. and when l advised the peo-
pie to keep organized and to keep discus
sing, l advise our opponents to do the
same thing, because If they would dis
cuss more they would really help us"