The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-15

the convention of Chicago. 1t is the IN
ternatlonal OF Europe, now taking body
in America or this one can not but be
convinced when the movement Is closely
observed. the shibboleths OF its adherents
listened to, the discourses of its orators
carefully examined. The war of class
against class is upon us. the war of the
proletariat against the property holder
No other meaning than this can be given
to tho appeals to the common people.
to the laborer.' and to the denunciatons
against plutocrats and corporations
and money grabbers' and bankers
Many adherents of the movement do not
perceive It's full meaning; but let them
beware They are lighting torches which,
borne in the hands of reckless men, may
light up In the country the lursd fires of
commune
America, heretofore. has been frcc
from soclalistic hatred and warfare; It
has been country OF opportunities for
all men. and 1t has given to the laborer
a livelihood higher and better than it At
fordcd him In any other country in .he
world. Is this all to be changed? Is So
c.al chaos. gloating over ruins. to be the
| method of social elevation of the masses?
| There may be room In some things for
| formed public opinion and orderly legisla-
don, but olass hatred and angry passion
never lead to aught but general misery
and suffering.
1.-THE people OF America must today
look warily around. guard against catch
words and misleading war cries, avoid
| giving any countenance to socialistic or
anarchistic tendencies. and know that .he
| first condition of prosperity to any and
| all classes of people is n peaceful com
monwealth and surety of social order.
| 1.-THE monetary question Is indeed sec
| ordary issue In this campaign l have,
| however. my convictions In this matter.
| The free and unlimited coinage of silver
dollars at a ratio of 16 to l by the United
| States. Independently of the other great
| commercial nations Into dollars watch
shall 'be made legal tender, will disturb
| the whole business OF the country. and
| bring upon it a financial depression far
| beyond anything which we are now expe-
riencing.
'The question before the people Of
| America today is the coinage of silver by
this country independently of the great
| commercial nations of the world at tho
ratio of 16 to 1. This ratio Is double the
present commercial value of silver. The
consequences of unlimited coinage in
these experiences are easily expressed.
The one hope Of the silver party Is that
under free coinage we will raise the 'alue
of silver to s129 an ounce. measured in
god. On what authority is this said? On
the mere word of men who make the as
sertion. The experience of our own coun-
try contradicts the assertion. The pur-
| chasing of $50, 900 900 worth of silver bull
| | ,1ar f1,n
not able to prevent the fall in the value
7 of silver from over dollar an ounce tc
its present low value. Common sense Is
against the assertion. Silver is now pro
duced In such quantities at such smal
expense OF production that its value cer
! not be kept UP to Its former standard
\ And IS the whole business OF America ts
I be imperlled by leap into an experiment
0 | which those very men who advocate !
y confess to be only experiment. an,
e which experience and common sense con
n demn?
d 1--WE have had hard times under th
gold standard. That Is true, and what 1
d also true is that under the silver stand
: ard we shall have much harder times. /
: Is the great fallacy OF the day to be at
e tributing our hard times the go.
. standard. The craze for free silver as
cure for hard times Is explicable on tn
same theory that a man who has been
e long time sick, despite the attentive car
u of physicians. Will call for any quacl VIII
% advertises to cure all the Ills of human
- ity. Hard times have come through n
!. severe and resistless working OF econon
- ic laws, which go their way in spite :
local enactments OF parliaments or cor
- crosses.
- zone of the chief causes of hard itmC
:, today Is the agitation for a change in Il
a. a. currency of the country. If the America
80 people put down by an overwhelming m,
, jority this idea, bury 1t out of sight. IL
: chief cause of hard times will be out
= the way. There are a hundred aspects
"A this question which do not touch upoi
al merely throw out some few though
ty which show reasons for my own presel
w political faith. and which may be of son
ne benefit to others In forming their ON
judgment"