The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-11-03

We get tired of continually hear
ing republican politicians claim to
their own party all the patriotism of
the nation; particularly does it rasp
us when we reflect on who the leaders
are in that party, who dictate its
platforms, who supply unlimited
funds to secure its success, and who,
after the election of its nominees,
control and dictate the legislation en-
acted by them.
The moneyed interest of the United
States, National and private bankers,
directors of the great loan and trust
companies and others of that ilk, in
fact all that class whose worship and
alteration is given to the little yellow
god, basking in its smiles, covering
when it frowns, happy in its presence
and the victims of despair when it
deserts them-it is such interests,
such people, who are the backbone of
the republican party today, not only
the backbone but the brains, bone and
sinew.
Let us enquire briefly into facts,
historical and recent, and see how
they substantate the claim to patri-
otism advanced by such people and
interests. Professor Sumner of Yale,
in his history of American Currency
saws: "In 1882 the Bank of the
United States petitioned for renew
al of its charter. The bill passed
both houses and was vetoed by thC
president (Jackson). 1t being nov
evident that the bank must expir,
unless some influence could be brough
to bear to change the president o
win thirds of Congress, violen
warfare was begun by the bank. |
is certain, comments the professor
.'that the banks paid no more hee'
to the laws of the State than the
did to the laws of prudence or O
banking science, and that they ppi
very little heed to either. In 1889
the President, in his message to Cor
gress, strongly denounced the ban
for attempting to control the electio
and charges the bank, IN no unce
tain terms, with creating an artiiici;
stringency in order TO make itse
appear necessary to the community
In further message, speaking
the same institution he says: "Cr
ated for the convenience of the GO
ernment, that institution has bee
the scourge of the people, and aft
summing up the specific acts con
planned of, concludes, "they we
substantially confession that all II
real distress which individuals NJ
the country had endured for the pr
ceeding six or eight months have be-
heedlessly produced by it with a vie
of affecting, through the suffering
the people, the legislative action
Congress.
Again in 1862 these same interes
. succeeded, under threat to destr
the nation if their demands were +
acceeded to, in having an amendmC
put to the bill for the issuance Of |
per money by the government, to
effect that the interest on governmC
e bonds should be paid in coin, q p
vision the government could oil
meet by selling bonds for coin
these same people with the one hal
and paying them back the coin
ceived from such sale, as intere
with the other, as often as such
terest became due. The result W
that the soldiers and sailors who W
even then sacrificing their lives
save the union were paid in depr'
ated paper money, while the sac
interest due to patriotic (O mo-
changers was paid in gold Thad
us Stevens, speaking in the Ho
for the conference committees on
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