The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-05
IDAHO VERSUS OHIO.
Life in the Gem of the Mountains a
Dream Beside the Distress in
Buckeye State.
SOME HANNA PROSPERITY


While Idaho people have much to
worry them in the way of depressed
prices and conditions under the beau
tiful gold standard, we can thank
God that out here IN our wide val
leys and beautiful wales, in our in
vigorating mountains and promising
mining camps, we have room enough
for free breathing and resources upon
which we can live in bodily comfort
in spite of mental worry. Our debt
paying power among the people is to
the minimum, but life is easy and
comfortable otherwise, and nobody
goes hungry. 1t is different in some
states that were carried for the gold
standard.
The well known authority, James
Creelman, who is investigating the
financial condition of the country,
tells of the suffering IN McKinley's
own state and gives Ohios figures of
debt and failure since January |, at
$50, 600, 900. He recently wrote to
the New York Journal as follows:
at seems to be quite certain at
this moment that Senator Hanna has
practically won his great fight for the
directorship of Ohio politics, and
that before the end of the month he
will be III supreme control of the re-
publican state organization Moth
ing but n democratic victory at the
polls can prevent him from being the
most powerful and irresistible man
in his party since the death of Mr.
Blame. His friends and lieutenants
are carrying all before them.
''It is political miracle, like the
nomination of Mr.. Mckinley. Sena-
tor Foraker has been completely out
generated The influence of the pres
ident and of the republican commit
tee has been too much for him, yet
what a situation confront the new
Warwick
"Cries of Industrial and CONNER
cial distress 90 up from every county
in Ohio. The whole commonwealth
is PROSTATE. In spite of the abso-
lutte certainty that the tariff bill will
become law within few weeks, the
times are growing worse instead OF
better Everybody sees that the new
tariff will help the sugar trust anc
kindred forms of combined and ia
pacious corporate wealth, which are
already powerful enough to write the
laws and dictate to the president, bu
nobody sees how the agriculture, in
dustry of commerce of Ohio is to be
helped.
'It is impossible to exaggerate thu
distress in this state Farms have
actually shrunk to half their value
and figures show that ever since Mr.
McKinley's election values have
shrunk not less than 10 per cent
The depression is so terrible that tn
loan institutions are holding thou
sands of overdue mortgages, whicl
they do not dare to foreclose, becaus
prices have sunk so low that farm
ing land frequently fails to bring tn
price of the mortgage at auction.
''From the figures already in m
possession, | am satisfied that til
list of assignments, foreclosures an
transfers Of property for debts sine
the beginning of this republican yea
of prosperity in Ohio averages NOR
than half a million dollars for eac
of the counties, and that the total fo
the state is more than fifty millio
dollars. | give in this dispatch th
official figures, so far as they are OF
tainable, for President Mckinley
, county.
"But shocking as they may b'
they only family shadow the re'
situation. Wages are being cut dow
in all directions, factories are run
ming only part of the time and usua
" with reduced forces. ThousanC
5 of idle workingmen join with IL
ruined farmers in the cry for IL
prosperity which was promised. III
free silver movement is increasing b
leaps and bounds. Everybody know
it. Nobody denies it.
al was at Canton today and wall
ed about the very spot where hu
dreds of thousands of workingm'
heard Mr.. Mckinley proclaim fro
the wooden stage erected in front
his house that the defeat of Bry;
would reopen the closed factorie
g raise wages, give everybody wor
restore the days of plenty and secu
itv to the farmers and give the me
chant chance to live. | talked wi
many representative citizens, al