Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-06-02
Promised Prosperity.

Two things true--ono that the Republican
party promised prosperity upon the election OF Mr.
Mckinley, the other, that the promised prosperity
has not come. On the contrary, bankruptcies in.
and poverty and want continue to enlarge the
number of their victims Hence IL rs that tho Repub
lcan party either knew they had policy in store
for the country which would bring the prosperity |
they promised or that the Republican party did not
know the policy it proposed would not produce pros
perity. In the one case they told what the vulgar
would call liesn the other they are too ignor
ant 10 govern the country, and they obtained office
under false pretenses, We Of that uneharitable
number who believe that the present administration
knew that there was not a word Of truth in their
promises and that they made the promises purely
and simply to catch votes. In other words, they
mitted the Same character Of oYense which the
hdence man commits when he obtains money under
false pretenses.
Two-thrds Of the American vote was at least in
favor of Bryan and against Mckinley. McKinlcy's
| maiorities we're drawn from the coored vote which
still supposes that it is voting for the party OF liberty
when IL votes for the slave mastors Of the gold ring
from the foreign vote, which since the public lands
were exhausted has Gongregated in the cities and
learned nothing Of free Institutions in this country,
| and from those who weak and dependent upon
| manufacturers and corporations for employment.
These elements enabled the Republican party TO seize
power Instead OF granting the country prosperity
as was promised every move thus far Of the Repub-
ican party has been 10 further odnce the masses to
helpless dependence, to the end that concentrated
capital may rule the country aud manhood suffrage
be suppressed abolished.
There Is nothing more manifest than that the con
tinuous contraction OF the money volume is the
cause q the suforngs Of the people. Where the pur
chasing power OF money increases and the price d
wages and property decline, concentrated capital viii
grow more powerful and individual manhood OF les
consequence
Mr.. Mckinley has 90 far indicated his policy BY
placing at the head Of the State Department thu
leader of the conspiracy which has deprived the wor
OF the use OF silver money and doubled the pur
chasing power Of gold. lie has also placed at tn
head of the Treasury Department noted
contractionst, who was known TO he in favor Of tn
retirement of'ar kinds of money excepting gold
What he would do after that is not fully explained
but 1t is Understood that he would allow the peopl
TO have no money but gold except such Ms tho gov
eminent would issue and give to the banks wthou
any consideration whatever and in that easel woul
authorize the banks to loan the and charge an
rate of interest they might desire He would ais
/, |
rency would best suit the operations Of the
, lators with whom they connected. On IN
top Of all this, tariff bill ia proposed which will ia
the people to buy up greenbacks and treasury note
and take them out Of circulation with the view
further contracting the currency down to the bas
I proposed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
} This is the way the Republican party is rcdeemin
: its pledges. We can not compete with the volume
Of falsehoods which the gold press circulating
/ to the evidence Of coming prosperity, but we ca
! upon each individual whether he be merchant, loct
, banker, trader, manufacturer, farmer or mechani
TO say whether the wave OF prosperity has reache
him. II be found who has experience
the sensation of general prosperity in the countr!
why should hirelng press pretend that such stat
OF things exist
We are thankful that the people are watching IL
party in power, and are beginning to that it oil
tanned Office through false pretcnses and that it hi
no sympethy with the OF the people, but thu
its only purpose ia to cooperate with aud increase IL
power of concentrated capital, to the end that d
mocracy shall give place TO putoeracy. The Siyt
, Knight Waterman.