The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-03-10
what VIII Parties DO ?

and voters want to be making up
their minds how to act. Less
than a year will now elapse be-
fore the United States will cast
a vote that will fasten upon us,
In a great degree, the financial
standing of the most of our
people.
1t is a vast field-thousands of
matters are to be taken into con-
sideration; but it appears plain
to us that the financial or money
question is by far the most i'm
portant; indeed, it overshadows
all others. OF course, different
parties will raise their pet issues
and, SO far as in their power di-
vert the attention from the main
point under consideration; some
who realize the falseness of posi-
tions-for place; and others from
a misunderstanding of the i'm
portance of the vital issues. For
instance: There is a large class
of Democrats who are almost
screaming for tariff reform.
There is more than an equal
number of Republicans who are
always worrying about protec-
ton, when, in fact, the main OBJ
ject of this is simply to divert
attention and for place. and to
gain some unfair advantage over
some portion of the nation where
they do not reside; and from
which they do not obtain their
power. Henry George is going
wild on the land proposition; but
yet, can never see that the great
distress of our country, today, is
not land, but finance. He boast
ed, when we heard him in Chica-
go, of how his friends had caus-
ed the flood to turn for the pres
ent incumbent of the presiden-
tial chair. Now. ne. like Till
man, and millions of others are
repenting in dismal strains-'tis
but that they should weep. But
they do not weep to that deep
degree of the American poor. 1t
is true, Henry Georges theory
of land may be correct; but flew
people are so far acquainted with
it as to renderit a leading ques-
ton of today. and we would say
to him, with due regard for his
principles, that, if he would turn
his forces to right the financial
situation, now, he would acquire
a greater force in carrying out
his plans than he will by ignor-
ing the real issue, or by lodging
the silver sentiment.
There is no doubt but that the
plans of the enemies of silver in
tended to result in the massing
of the ownership of land in the
hands of the few, which Mr..
George so much breads. And
could he but see he would ask
his friends to act with us. There
is a large per cent of the old par.
ties who SO loudly proclaim Their
hobbies that do it simply as q
blind. Their actions, their rec.
ords, show it. Distraction is
their study. Even our Congress
man, Edgar Wilson, in his late
elaborate speech, attempts t.
lead the people from the only
party that has been unfalterins
in its support and advocacy o.
the establishment of silver, by
making what he knew to be
false charge against them; an6
thereby, by implication, placing
the party that has never failed
on a single occasion, to damn it
as a friend of silver of the mos
strictest rank. He knows ovel
well what the many proposition
of the silver men in Congress tt
have issued large amounts o
government paper money wa
for. And he knows, too, tina
the aggregate amount, as he Civ
es it is only to deceive. Grea
distress was upon our people
their needs were supreme; dealt
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