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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18
THE GOVERNMENT.

We often hear our government
spoken Of by many as some distant,
unsocial and aristocratic entity en-
shrined at the state or national cap
ital, something separate and distinct
from the people who live under and
respect it There may be considerable
provOcation for the growth Of this
Idea among the people, but if the
foundation principles of this republic
are in force in their original simplicity.
1T is not necessary to 20 to the state
or national capital, to the council
chamber or legislative hall, to the
judicial or executive departments, to
find what we understand to he the
government That which we assume
is the government should be at your
doors, at your tiresides, in the novels
of the poor, in the gilded palaces of
the rich, in your work shops, in your
counting rooms, on your farms, or
wherever within the bounds Of this
great country there is living soul
who has the right of suffrage and
does not fail to exercise it-a human
Will to express it for the veal or woe
of the nation under whose FLAG that
being llves-there is the government.
Each and every individual is a part
OF the government under which he is
guaranteed suffrage, life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, hence, there
is a great individual responsibility
resting upon every such person, no
matter what spere of life he may occupy
and we, as citizens living under the
broadcast and most liberal constitu-
tional government in the world, should
be ever mindful of the supreme i'm.
portance of full and comprehensive
knowledge of all things pertaining to
the government to which we owe al
legiance.
Our duty as members of the great
Anglo American family, of this our
beloved republic, stands out in bold
relief, and if we are lukewarm in the
performance of our civic functions in
the matter of determining, to the ex-
tent OF our constitutional rights, our
governmental policy, to that extent
will we be called upon to bear the
reproach and shame incident to such
neglect of duty. The policy of
those who are at the head of the gov
eminent, at state or national capital
are only reflex of the expressed
judgment of a majority of the peo-
pie, those who voted this or that adj
mlnlstratlon in power to manipulate
the machinery of government. If
the government is not what it should
be, then it becomes the duty of and
behooves those who have it within
their power to change the condition.
to do so, and if they do not do it.
then they should bear the blame for
the consequent woe and misery, for
the fragrant abuse of power by the
self-styled representatives of the peo-
pie who have thrown the country
into chaos, and not go around con-
demning unseen forces or some central
human agencies which have wrought
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18
A PUERILE PLEA.

Fully in keeping with the spirit OF
trusts, financial centralzation. and
treasury assistance to stock gambler
is the puslanimous howl of the
plutocratic press, against the free
men OF America who have stood up
for the principles of right and justice,
that are the foundation rocks of this
republic, in discussing the Philli
pine question. When the adminstra-
ton through prostituted press at
tempts to cover errors of the gross.
est character both of policy and prin
ciple by stigmatizing such men as
Senators Hoar, Edmunds and others
AS traitors, simply because of their
advocacy of true American principles
as laid down in the law and made
sacred by tradition. Seward. Sum-
ner, Greeley, Lincoln, Whittier and
all this class that composed the
brilliant galaxy of opponents to
American slavery were denounced as
traitors. The plea comes from a
class that, having robbed the country
OF every other right, would now like to
add to their list Of special privileges
the right to suppress ideas and free
speech, for policy's sake.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

1t is said there is move on foot
in New York to establish a school to
teach the farmers how to make money.
Can it be that the aristocracy of that
neck o the woods has stopped to in
augurate such plan? Can it be
that Shy lock has become very much
concerned in the prosperity of the
farmers and proposes to aid them in
learning the art of money max inc
Very kind, indeed
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18
A common interest suggests u COZ

mon effort. A divided effort results
in strife and disaster. Common
wealth would make all men brothers,
but individualized wealth makes them
Anniversaries and dishonest competitors.
Never will there come universal
brotherhood so long as the concen-
tration Of wealth continues and one
portion of the human family is en-
shaved by those who have cornered
the money OF the land
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18
The government had te>oo 10 III

The government had ta/po to the
rescue of New York bankers in the
sup>of a million dollars, and this,
under the gold/ standard system of
finance. N-Te present measure of
values cannot stand the pressure,
and this fact is fast dawning upon
those who have heretofore been deaf
TO the voice of suffering people
protesting against this infamous
policy that has made serfs of the
toilers Of the commonwealth.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

Municipal ownership is agitating
the minds Of the best thinkers of the
age. That such ownership of public
utilities in any city or town would be
for the best interests of all but those
who would profit directly by private
ownership is certain, and the conten-
ton OF those who advocate such a
scheme needs no special defense.
The idea is a practical one, and it
mas been conclusively demonstrate
mat In municipal ownership the pub
lies interests are best conserved.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

The joint statement of,the Auditor
and Treasurer printed in this issue,
makes an excellent showing of county
affairs and the steady Improvement
IN our hanances is very gratifying
The tax collector has at present
some Sl5, 900 in his hands which
does not appear in the report, and.
while the net debt of the county is
shown to he nearly SO, 600 less than
it is bonded for $40, OO0), against
over $40, 900 excess debt shown at
one time since the bonds,were issued,
ii this cash is taken into considera-
ton, allowing for warrants issued at
this session, our net debt.is at least
SO, 900 less than our bonded debt. or
in other words, We have cleared of the
excess debt and could pay $40, 900
OF the bonds if they we're due.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

Dom Paul Kruger has notified our
government that the latest consign-
ment of Hay from this country is not
what it should be and declines to re-
ceive it, giving as his reason that it
was put up too green, and has very
pronounced English flavor. Dom
Paul knows thing or two.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

The trust fiends have followed us
poor creatures into the bath room and
formed bath tub trust, with cap
ital of IS, 600, 900, These enemies
of the common people will no doubt
soon try to corner the air we breathe
and endeavor to secure an option on
eternity.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

The organs that were short time
ago singing the praises of the British
empire and predicting Boer defeats
and practical anihilation of the
Dutch government in South Africa,
are now chanting different ballad.
In short, there has been Il marked
change in attitude.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

John JAY Chapman, Il distinguish
ed journalist and critic, is prone to
look upon modern journalism as not
exercising beneficial influence over
our lives, morals and literature He
comedies that it is the great bazaar of
modern art and letters, but also on its
counter he says, are found the medic.
ere, the hypocritical, the cheap, and the
vulgar. MIR. Chapman is no doubt
laborlng under a serious misappre.
henslon and with only limited wis.,
ion. he evidently has not read a
copy OF the "Daily Weiser Record i"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18

The papers have just announced
that forty-four glass factories are
about to start up at various points
Fast. We had almost been led to
believe, during the past year, that there
was not an idle industry in the land
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-01-18
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
PuBLsnxD EVERY THURSDAY BY
r.. E. LOCKWOOD.
THURSDAY. JANUARY IS. 1900.

The sugar trust has directed that
its surplus be held in reserve and
designated working capital" 1t is
no doubt getting ready to do little
charity work among the members Of
congress.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24

great impediment to the carrying out OF
that idea. The people interested in it
would probably wish to keep It closed ca
Sunday That would make the whole
scheme futile and. worthless. Two-thirds
of the people who need this sort of recTe-
alton have no leisure time except on sun
days Sunday afternoon is. for the girl
of the shops and factories, the only Holt
day time Of the week The more respecta-
BILE and self-respeeting this girl is, tho
more this truth holds. II she has a
careful mother or thorough regard for
her own reputation she will not often ga
out on weekday evenings For one thing
it will unfit her for work next day. and
for another, she does not wish to be out
late. and, unless she stays out until a
somewhat unseemly hour, she can scarcely
get the good of her evening. Most such
girls quit work at six or a little after. If
they are servants it Is much later when
they are at leisure After they have
reached hOme-which may be at a dis
lance which necessitates from half an
hour to an hours travel by ear or on
foot-they have to eat their suppers, per-
and then dress for whatever festiYity they
may wish TO attend. By the time all this
is done there are not many hours left
before twelve O'Clock; and no girl cen
dance till after midnight and get up
at FIVE or six in the morning and
work ali the next day, very many
times in the week, without injuring
her health. Such a girl should have all
the amusement she can on Sunday after
noon. which is her recognized leisure
time and tnterferes win no work which
she ought to do.
As things are, there are too few places
Of recreation for girls and boys. mothers
and fathers and children who wish to take
their pleasure decently and have a merry
time without being mixed up with any
rowdyism. There is no earthly use in
trying TO establish place where they
can have this recreation unless it is to be
open on Sunday. If religious and philan-
thropic people VIII recognize this hart
stern fact and adapt themselves to it, they
can DO considerable good.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
SUNDAY Recrentions.

There have been some complaints in
New York to the effect that Coney Island,
the only summer resort TO which the
poorer people Of New York have access.
has become so infested with Objectionable
characters that no decent people care to
go there. This is a sad condition of af-
fairs. and if there were any way to stop
it it should be stopped. But is there?
That is the situation which confTonts the
people of Manhattan just now.
In any large city it is likely To happen
that the places where the working classes
can go for an outing are demorallzed in
just this way. a few Objectionable people
can lower the tone of a place so that there
viii be no comfort in 1t for those of an
other type. Respectable men do not care
to take their young daughters wives or
sweethearts to places where their ears
will be assailed by rude language and
they Will be brought into contact with
people of low manners and insolent behav-
Tor. But what is to be done about it?
One way in which the thing might per-
haps be remedied is by the churches and
philanthropic clubs owning grounds out,
side the city, to which no one may be
admitted without ticket showing mem-
bership in some such organization. That
would weed out the worst OF the riff
raft. If such place could be conducted
In q sensible way it would be one of the
greatest blessings to working people which
could be devised, There is, however, one
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
Builders
RETIREMENT OF sCHLEY.
The admiral VIII Probably serv.
ONT His Term of Sen Service.

The probable time Of Adm al SchIey's
detachment from command OF the South
Atlantic Station preparatory to his retire
ment from active service under the age
limit mas not been thought CT by the Navy
Depar .nent and unless Unforeseen circum-
stances arise there is not the slightest
disposition TO give him other duty than
that he IS now performing
Admiral Schley, while never desiring the
detail, and expecting TO be sent to The Eu-
ropean station. as was promised him by
the officials should that station be re-
yived, IS understood 20 be now content
where he is and has no desire TO be
transferred we're such detail practicable.
He was ordered to the station last au-
tumn and ordinarily would retain Il two
years, the usual time a flag officer remains
in command OF d station. By operation Of
law. however, he retires in October. 1901
and probably next summer he will be re
Iieyed and ordered home preparatory TO
going on the retired list. The Navy De-
paTtment has received no request from
the admiral 70 De relieved and expects
none and would probably refuse 10 grant
il if made. There is no other duty open
to the admiral and in all probability he
Will serve out his term Of sea service in
his present command.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
GUN-CARRIAGE TESTS.
Hgzy Weather Prevents Much Fir
ing at Sandy Hook

ing at sandy Hook
NEW YORK. Aug 2s.-The Board OF
Ordnance and Fortifications yesterday at
Sandy Hook made test Of new types Of
rapid-fre field gun carriages. The results
were not Of great Importance. men who
knew said, and the board expected little
more. The tests were made with 3-inch
guns. but as the weather was hazy not
many shots were fred, owing 10 fear Of
hitting ships Little information about
what the test developed could be obtained
The Board of Ordnance and FoEttfca-
tons left pier No. ), East River, at 9
O'clock n the morning on the General
Meigs. The board was made up Of Lieut..
Gen. Nelson A. Niles and Brig. Gen. jim
NJ Wilson, Chief of Engineers, United
States Army, both OF whom came from
Washington early yes erday morning;
Brig Gen. A r. Burlington, Chief OF the
Bureau Of Ordnance; Col John I Rodge s.
in command at Fort Hamilton. and Gen
eFal Henderson. the civilian memteT. With
the board went Col. J. ". Barlow, Col.
L l. Gillespie, Major T. S. Heath. ard
Capt Edwin JadWin Lieutenant General
Miles son also saw the tests. The expert
ments were conducted By the ordnance
officers at Fort Hancock. under the direc-
ton OF Capt. Ira Mutt. Of that post. The
board held a meeting on the General
Metgs. Soon after o'clock 2. u. the
party returned. General Miles and his sou
were put ashore on Governors Island,
where they spent the rest Of the day with
the generals daughter.
Lieutenant General Miles ard the othe.
members OF the Board will so to Bethle-
hem. Pa. today TO Inspect the guns at the
factory there.
Mr. Powell, Clerk OF the Beard Of Ord
nance and Forufcations, yesterday deaied
| that there was any Controversy between
that board, of which Lieutenant General
Niles is president, and the Ordnance Blu
reau, Of which Brig. Gen, 4, r, Buff gton,
/ Is chief. over the adoption OF a new fad
gun. There might be a difference OF
opinion, he explained, but there Is 10
controversy"
4 despatch from Washington, VII ch the
Army officers do not deny, says that the
Board OF Ordnance and FortiEcstio1s his
been considering 3 change from the pes
ent type of field gun OF a 3.2-iEch clHbre
70 a S-inch gun. Before the Board had
come to any decision or the powder cham
Der for the proposed new gun had been
! designed, General Burlington instructed g
craftsman OF the Bureau Of Ordnance 10
make a new design for a breach bl- ok
The officers Of the bureau had already de
: signed d new 3-inCh gun with the idea Of
having il take the place o. the 2.2-inch
gun, and had ordered zee guns OF their rev
type. The Board OF Ordnance and FOrtil-
cations objected to this course and Score
tary Root decided, when the case was laid
before him. that the board should so OF
with its Investigations and make a tesl
of guns submitted by inventors outside o.
! the Ordnance Bureau before any award
( should be made The tests at Sandy HooI
! yesterday were Of this character.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
SAN JOSE SCALE IN BROOKLYN.
Fruit and Shade frees Attacked by
the Pest

Ihe pest
NEW YORK. Aug. 24-BrookIyn's fruit
and shade trees are assailed by the San
Jose scale, d pin headed waxy scaled tree
insect, against whose widespread devasta-
ton of orchards California has expended
thousands of dollars and passed numerous
laws The scale has been discovered in
thirty-fve different places in the borough
Secretary Collins. of the Tree Planting Sc
be found in great numbers in other parts
of the city not yet examined.
The East has been free thus far from the
ing to the story in California, the insect
was brought to that State from Australia
on a few olive trees which had been i'm
ported for experiment. The trees were
planted in San Jose.
Mr. Collins said he believed the insect
was comparatively new in Brooklyn. In
the inspection of some trees a few weeks
ago he thought he detected some of the
scales on small pear tree Not sure
whether it was the San Jose scale or not,
he sent a specimen Of the branch to Wash
ington with a request that it be examined
A reply was received by him on Wednes-
day evening that the insect was no other
than the San Jose scale.
The scale" said Mr. Collins. attacks
not only deciduous fruit trees. but the elm.
the weeping willow, and currant and
gooseberry bushes. There is, perhaps no
insect capable of causing greater damage
to the fruit and shade interests in the Uni
ted States, and perhaps in the world. than
the San Jose scale.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
THE CAMPAIGN IN HAWAII.
Republicans Treat the Natives TO
Red Fire and 0rafory.


NEW YORK. Aug. 24-The Hawaiian
Islands are in the midst of their first
Presidential campaign, and, according to a
letter which has been received here from
a New York politician who IS visiting at
Honolulu, the natives are getting excite
ment in generous punches Both Re
pubIicans and Democrats are working
hard for the national candidates, and there
is a lively contest for insular Offices The
letter reads in part:
"Hawaiians are getting very well mixed
up in their first national campaign, and
unless | have the situation sized up in a
very wrong manner the Republicans are
geing to win in walk. The Democrats
held their opening parade 9. few days
ahead of the Republican affair, which
came off last Saturday night, August 4.
1t was small in comparison. ard very little
spirit was shown outside OF the Demo
cratic leaders. The Republican opening
started off with one OF the best managed
torchlight professions l have ever seen.
Ted-fire wagon headed the parade, and,
as the streets are covered with a green
canopy OF tropical trees, the effect was
startling. There was plenty of red ire,
and it made the crowds which thronged
the street howl with delight. After the
fire wagon came 4 big band. ami then a
company of wheeImen, whose machines
were highly decorated and Illuminated.
Then there were a series of marching
clubs from various parts of the island.
They wore different sorts Of bright uni
forms and carried Mckinley Transparent
cles, some of which were printed in Por-
tuguese. The speakers of the evening ard
the delegates to the recent Philadelphia
Convention rode in carriages
The parade ended 4; Tue drill hall, and
a crowd of more thin 1 600 mostly voters,
surged in to hear rae speechmakng.
There were some good speakers, too, and
their campaign argument was OF the con-
vincing sort. l was most interested in the
speech Of Judge a. y. K=poikai, who had
just returned from his first visit to the
mainland. and VINO talked both in English
and Hawaiian. He first told the natives
of the wonderful things he had seen in the
States and the fine treatment which he
had received on every hand. Prince Da-
yid and other popular Hawaiians occu-
pied front seats on the platform, but did
not speak
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24

1t may be set down as totally unnec-
essary reflection upon the Presidents rep
utation for savoir faire. to say, as some of
the papers are saying today. that he has
declined to attend the Grand Army En-
campment at Chicago, because he does not
wish to meet Mr., Bryan. Mr. Mckinley
probably looks forward to a time when
it may be his duty as well as pleasure to
ride up Pennsylvania Avenue with his dis
tinguished opponent. and he would be apt
to desire some earlier acquaintance, just
by way of breaking the ice.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24
DEATH OF DAVID NJ RooP
4 Maryland Court Stenoerapher Ex-
pfres After an 0pcratiou

WESTMINSTER, Nd Aug 24-David
VI. Rcop, stenographer OF the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, died last evening. As
the last hope OF saving his life Dr. Wins
low, OF the Maryland University School of
Medicine, assisted by Dr.. Holland. of that
institution; Dr. Reinhart. of Frizalib.rg.
end DR.. Joseph T. Herring, of Westminster.
amputated his leg at the hip joint. He
was however unable to bear the shock OF
the operation and died few hours after
it was performed
Mr. Roop was thirty-four years old, and
the accident which gave him much suffer
ing throughout his life and finally resulted
il his death occurred when he was twelve
years CT age. In spite OF suffering he was
always active and energetic In business
affairs He was, in addition to his court
work. in the insurance business as mem
Der Of the firm OF Fuss & Roop, OF West>
minister He was for several years engag-
ed in clerical work az Birmingham. Ala.
and also in New York. He was unmarried.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24

The speech OF the Hon William ].
Bryan, at Topeka yesterday. accepting the
Populist nomination TO the Presidency,
may give Mr.. Mckinley another chance
TO revise his letter OF acceptance.
and TO answer a few more arguments
advanced by the Democratic candidate
If the Republican standard-bearer desires
to discuss the currency branch Of the To
peka speech. and thus find an excuse for
giving prominence 10 a suspended issue, an
eligible opportunity now offers.
While he is about il. Mr. Mckinley
might do Well to say d few words in his
letter on the trust question, which, equally
with Imperialism, ne and his associates
would be\ cheerfulIy willing to ignore No
doubt his attention has been attracted 10
this sentence in Mr.. Bryan's speech; The
fact that the trusts support the Republican
party ought to be sufficient proof that
they expect protection from it Here
We detect rare opening for the Robin
Hoods barn variety of argument for which
the President is so justly celebrated He
might treat the matter from a number of
viewpoints all at his disposal. He might
argue that the trusts do not support the
Republican party. or that while they do
support it they do so fully conscious that
it is their bitter enemy, lying in wait
to destroy them; or, again. he might de-
fend them in the happy manner Of his
Demosthenic friend and manager. Hanna
There are all sorts Of possibilities il ths
situation. Every proposition stated by Mr.,
Bryan is as clear as crystal There is new
er the least difficulty in learning exactly
where he stands on any issue or question.
If Mr. Mckinley viii make himself equally
lucid in his letter OF acceptance. which
should be the nagnum opus of brilliant
political career. perhaps about to close, he
viii deserve the thanks of millions OF his
feIIow-Citizens who for four years have
been curious 70 know what he really
thinks. and feels and believes il connection
with the burning questions OF the day.