The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-02-23

less. blmetaillSm, as 1t existed prior |
to 1873, would have added to the
material wealth Of the farmer during
the past twenty years Of depression
and falling prices"
"Why have not the farmers been
unanimous for bimetallism, since it
would so rebound to their benefit?" l
asked.
He replied, "They have listened
to the sophistries of politicians who
talk about'sound money, the Nation
al credit, 'best money etc. The
farmers should remember that all Of
fee holders and others, who have
fixed incomes, are benefited by the
increased purchasing power of the
dollar They get an amount stated
and fixed by law, and the more corn,
wheat aud cotton, and other products
of labor that this fixed amount of
money will buy, the greater the ad
vantage to the purchaser and disad
vantage of the seller The annual
salary of William Mckinley, of $780,
600 will buy double tue amount of
the products of labor under the gold
standard than the salary of William
Jennings Bryan, of the same amount
would have bought under bmctal-
lism, had he been elected president
in 1896 Farm products enter large
ly into defraying the vast expenses
of this government The farmer in
reality gives the President, Vice Pres
ident, Senators and Congressman so
many bushels of wheat and corn, re-
duced to dollars, for their services.
The farmers have allowed the guam
tity of dollars to be reduced by
burning paper money and closing the
mints against silver aud the effect
has been to increase the purchasing
power of the remaining dollars, for
which they sell their wheat aud corn.
They now part with much wheat and
corn and get little money, for the
quantity of money available in the
pockets Of the purchasers is scanty
Money dealers and lenders Of money
want, and work and contribute for
t legislation that keeps the smalles
. supply Of money in existence 50 thai
4 what they themselves have will bu,
| more of the necessary products o
e labor.
/ If the wheat ralsers of the United
States could persuade the whpa
$ raisers of India and Russia to sto
' producing wheat it would have tn
a same effect upon the purchasing pow
: er of wheat in money as closing tn
minLs against the manufacture O
a silver money has upon the purchas
y ing power of money in wheat
g Sound money is a phrase manu
e factured by the money power wit
e which to fool and cheat the unsus
d pecting. The bait has concealed tn
$ hook pretty well so far The sound
Y er the money the more unsound til
+ price the farmer will get for his pre-
r ducts Free silver added to free col
/ will insure dollar wheat and fifty cer
It corn the year round-but the insurer
IS coupon clipper and their syncophan
d tic satellites tell us the money thu
r. received by the farmer would b
sr rotten money. The only troub
lie is that the farmer and other prodl
l. GERS of wealth would get too muc
W of it for the Shylocks AS long +
l. the farmers look to the money powt
+. for their currency legislation the
at may expect Il money $50 sound al
* go good that the great information
T. pawnbrokers like the Rothschlds III
De j Plerpont Morgan will soon have
ce all. Let them listen to the song tn
,? is even now being sung by the sir'
he voice of a subsidized gold press, IS
It's yer Is dead and our foreign policy
is the burning issue. and the hand th
he went down into their pockets in lSi
at will in a few more years be fastenf
Ike upon their throats SO firmly that
OF power can save them from perpetu
RI slavery.
n "What has made this country Il
at greatest on earth? The developme
es of its natural resources Who h;
N developed it? The strong arm al
81 iron muscles of the man who div
ay by the sweat of his brow, the nj
an who goes down into the earth q
is. hews out the great blocks of copl
.u- or iron ore, coal or silver, the m
for who plows and reaps, the man W
is fells the giant trees of the forest p
OF. meval, the man who brings to she
,he his daily catch of fish. How mu
~ of the great wealth they have pl
to duced is in their possession? \
of very much. 1t is in the vaults
ce. the man who sits daily in his W
in heated Office, loans his own money
The the money the government virtua
pa gives him the free use of, and pI
zen lduces absolutely nothing of the n
,il- terial which alone makes this natiC
ley a world power How much lon
of the farmer and other wealth pro-
BILE GERS will continue to yield up h
i'd the fruits of their industry, with
uld any recompense, the election Of /.
de- will tell. GRETTS
in
ION Save your pennies whenever