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


is nearing its culmination. Every ad
vance it has made during the last twenty
five years has been by adroit and stealthy
processes These would have been i'm
possible If 1t had not had Its agents and
confederates holding positions of public
trust IN the legislative and judicial
branches OF the Government. Neither
the benefcisries nor the tools of this con-
soiracy have any particular policies. In
the name their administration WAS Dem
ocratic. The present Administration is
called Republican, butt has ingloriously |
practiced and defended the perfldious
policies of It's predecessor.
'At length the selfish and brutal inter-
ests behind this conspiracy deem them
selves strong enough to dispense with the
caution and duplicity hitherto necessary
to their success. The Administration
boldly avows It's Endorsement Of their
scheme against the liberty and prosperity
OF the people. Within 4 few weeks 1t has
formulated and sent 10 Congress a bill,
the leading purpose of which is in the
words OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 commit the country more thoroughly
TO the gold standard"
''This country has during the past
twenty-four years, suffered enough Of the
blighting effect Of the gold standard, so
far rs sfraudulentleg egislation and executive
usurpation have been able to establish it,
1t is now boldly proposed TO legalize what
has been done in defiance of law and TO
use the power secured by false pretenses
from long suffering and too trustful
people TO put upon this infamous design
the stamp OF alleged popular auIhoriza-
tion.
I'm the pursuit OF this purpose OF COM
mitting the country more thoroughly to
the gold standard the plan OF this Ad
ministrstion is to retire the greenbacks
and other non-interest bearing paper mon
ey OF The Government. then issue interest
burden gold bonds, and to increase the
powers, privileges and profits Of national
banks This achievement would turn
over the duty Of supplying the peoples
money the very lifeblood OF business TO a
selfish. heartless and irresponsible gold
syndicate and its American agents and
allies.
at must be remembered also that this
foreign gold syndicate and its allies have,
: with the connivance II not the assistance
of our Government, captured aud today
control every instrument Of commerce in
the Nation. In framing the Constitution,
, our patriotic forefathers. with Jealous care
and with prophetic wisdom. provided that
commerce should be regulated by Con
gress but this tremendous power has
been abdicated by Congress in favor oi
the gold trust and the banking ring.
Money is the first great instrument ol
with controlling our financial system, hal
: captured the other instruments OF com
merce to enable il to keep The gold trust
yoke upon our necks and to more thor
- oughly" subjugate our people and domi
nate our Government.
The inevitable result must be TO conver
our Government into an oligarchy OF sor
> did wealth
y, I'm the accomplishment OF this ent
these evil influences must shackle opinion
-. and muzzle discussion. They not onl.
:, subsidize the press and attempt to sea
their well-paid allies in our legislativ
halls. on our benches of justice and i
all other departments Of the Government
a. but, wherever college faculties are sus
ceptible to pretended generosity or in
II verted philanthropy they carefully man
euver for other service or silence.
Having succeeded in this the conspll
ators will not only completely dominal
the legislative executive and judici,
is branches Of our Government, but will /
s. soldly entrenched against retrenchmer
ne aud retrbution.
ed Briefly stated, this is part OF I'll
any political party Oh partisan ground
ID we arraign u sy stem and denounce col
a spiracy. We condemn individuals all
n, organizations that support this syste
T. and aid the conspiracy.
d. 1.-The party That is the mouthpiece an
IL agency OF this conspiracy is just as da
gerous under one name AS under anothe
at ''There are but two sides 10 this NIGH
VS. and portentous conflict. All OF tho
on OF whatever party who favor the conspi
,se acy OF gold and monopoly. who favor Il
be dividual slavery, widespread poverty nj
national distraction, should be on o.