The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-02-24
DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS.



coined; that standard silver dollars shall
be redeemed in gold; that the silver bull
lion on hand at present shall be sold an6
suggest that silver dollars NAV also be
melted down and sold MS bullion We
are assured that the notes Of the banks
cannot fail to be safe, because being based
upon all the resources of all the banks
Issuing them. they are based upon the
whole business Of the country.
Certainly no bank will become liable
for the notes issued by another bank over
which 1t has no control or supervisors
hence. this scheme must contemplate the
establishment of some central bank au-
thorty, having the absolute control of
The issue OF all paper money! great
bank trust, pool or syndicate. with pow
ers as no man hns ever before had the
andacity to suggest.
They subsidize pupis they buy the
press, they seat their wellpaid attorneys
in the United States Senate, and ut length
they sire CHI their hands over the colleges
which II Is easy to capture by examples
OF generosity. Thus their design is to
prevent any effective action which shall
In any way weaken their authority or
undermine their opinion Their object
alrea dy enjoy wealth beyond the dreams
of avarice. Apparently their intention is
first TO convert the United States into
powerful oliearchy and then to extend the
sway OF that oligarchy over other lands
1T Is reserved for the free West to dis
miss from academic services tried and
competent teachers at the bid OF million
aires who will not hear enc single critl-
iii m or ntoottnptx,ox ~ bo H.
essity OF their doing so, for the character
and tendency of the trusts they have
built up nt the expense of the people
The divine right of Kings is to be sue
ce edcd by the divine right of mllonaires
who are to run oyer everything, including
the American Senate and the conscience
and Intellect OF university professors. 1t
is none OF our duty TO say how the Amer
lean people shall deal with the portentous
growth OF that money power which over
shadows the Institutions Of the Republic;
but we think that the rich men of Amer
lca are revealing such deadly plot
against all genuine public freedom that.
unless we are mistaken. the opening years
OF The new century will witness nm out
burst III the West which will amaze the
civilized worl !.
In view of the great principles involved,
and OF the danger SO close nj hand. we
urge the people every where to arouse
themselves mud at once to take steps to
save themselves and their children from
The letters now being openly forged to
bind them.
In recent years there have been n
number OF instances OF Congressional dis
trlcts where the advocates of gold nm
monopoly were largely outnumbered by
Their opponents, and, nevertheless. by a
failure to unite and act together, friends
OF the gold standard have been successful
thus as II result OF Il personal or partisan
wrangle the cause of truth and Justice
has been overshadowed, the interest Of
humanity ignored aud the greatest good
to The Government subordinated to an IL
noble strife We appeal to you, let this
not be the case again. Our only danger
is division Ii we are IN earnest, we
must have harmony among ourselves. ri
there should be those who would divide
us. let them be summary and emphati-
cally rebuked by the people, who have
none but high and patriotic motives
After the bold declaration of the Adj
in favor Of the gold standard.
no sincere bimetlist can ever again by
MS vote or influence give aid to the Rep
uolican party. The issue is Joined; we
cannot avoid it II we would Either the
friends OF bimetalism or the advocates of
the gold standard trusts and monopolies
must succeed, Who is not for us is
against us We are asking no man to
abandon his party or change his politics;
we ask no one to yield any principles; but
In this great contest we do ask all men to
stand solidly together for liberty and hui
mainly, and strike down forever this CON
spiracy OF gold and monopoly.
JAMES K JONES.
Chairman Democratic Party"