The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-26

nature, character or quality, shows this
with startling effect
With which side would we have Ore
goa stand? With the white or with the
black? Who shall say that she has not
taken the right side? Which is the side
OF intelligence and culture, OF order and
law. of hope and promise, of business
and industry, of progress and civilization?
Who can doubt? In The white and black
map, in all the varied things which this
division represents and suggests, stands
the significance OF the contest through
which the country has passed.
The Oregonian's own illustration
OF the comparative area OF the gold
territory and silver territory shows
it's own vileness in standing for alb
solute rule by one-fourth of the
country over three fourths of the
country. 1t shows forcibly how the
gold standard is concentrating the
money power Of the country into a
very small central compass. Its
words make plain the sentiment that
is behind the whole single standard
movement-by contracting basic
money AID making its purchasing
power out OF all proportion to
the products OF the country, to
hold the commercial and po-
litical sway entirely in the centers
where wealth congregates in ease and
luxury. Silver men have no preju-
dices against the East as part Of
the country, but only against the
sentiments and policies which are
fostered there.
That the government of this coun-
try can be run for the benefit OF one
fourth OF the area Of the country
against the interests OF three fourths
OF the area shows the dangers upon
which we are drifting, especially
when the despised three fourths has
furnished all the ingredients that
make up the vast wealth OF the one
fourth. The western people blazed
the way for all the civilization Of the
land. By what rule does this vile
organ OF government by arstocracy
presume to say all the intelligence is
vested in those states which went for
Mckinley? A comparison shows the
western states to have but SO per
cent OF illiteracy against 6 3 per cent
of illiteracy in the New England
states. The Oregonian means the
south-the ignorance of the south is
in its black population, and the black
vote in the main went to Mckinley
The Oregonlan is dirty traitor to
it's western home to apportion all the
intelligence Of the country to the gold
cenlers, but that is the proudest idea
OF the money power. The Portland
prostitute is unsparing in its slurs
from issue to issue and among other
things says:
The Mckinley vote is scarcely worth
counting in Idaho. Fortunately that
state does not weigh heavier in the gen
erai result that IN the attributes of civili-
zntlon Except that under the consti-
tuition IL has two votes in the United
States senate. the political situation there
is matter OF no moment outside Of its
limits. Even So il will make but little
difference under the conditions that will
prevail in the next senate.
That is an insult to this state which
should cause the last Idaho reader To
spit on the paper in the place of
spending money with it. We sup
pose the Oregonian believes the
whole of Oregon's intelligence is cen.
tered in Multnomah county and tina,
the balance of the state does no,
weigh heavier in the general results
than IN the attributes OF civilization.
seeing rs the greater portion was foi
bimetallism. That is what the pane,
practically applies to them as well.
and Oregonians should make war or
the vile Oregonisn-the organ of all
that threatens our free institutions
Disgrace on the name of journalism
IA thing without one patriotic ides
or single American sentiment, which
draws its vile breath only through the
yellow lungs Of the gold power. The
business interests Of Idaho should
combine and withdraw all trade con
nectlons whatever with Portland
Oregon. Portland is just like the
Orcyonian.