The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-13
More Trouble For Mckinley In Chi
Play Cutspnw For Great Britainf
Imperinlisms Unpleasant Fruits.
Real "Prosperity" Statistics.
Especial Washington Letter

promptly and close the incidents There
is no doubt but the foreign powers in
tend to make this trouble an excuse
for trying to get the Chinese govern
ment under their control. This will be
a preliminary step to the partitioning |
of the country.
Great Britain is foremost in this !
scheme, and it will mark unusual dis
erection on the part of the administra-
ton if it refuses to pull ehestnuts out
of the fire for the British.
Still the fact that the campaign is on
makes the administration very eau
tious 1t took far more account of I
public sentiment in this trouble with
China than it did in the Philippine
matter In the latter case there was
no popular verdict to be faced at once.
Everything points to the election of
Bryan and one step in the direction of
any ENHANCEMENT with the foreign
powers over the Chinese matter will
lose Mckinley countless votes.
The Endorsement of Bryan by the
anti-imperialist congress was a remark
able thing. The movement has been
nonpartsan, and it's leaders have been
men prominently identified with the
Mckinley campaign of 1896.
Think of Carl Schurz and Bourke
Cochran, who were the most effective
orators the Republicans had in 1896,
now openly for Bryan! Neither of these
men has changed his views on the
money question, but they realize that
it is at this time a minor issue and they
find themselves compelled to agree
with Bryan and the Democratic plat
form on the paramount issue of i'm
perialism.
When Dun and Bradstreet reluctant
ly admit from week to week that there
is widespread and deep industrial
depression it is about time for the Re-
publicans to call in their prosperity
statistics.
Factories are overstocked and have
shut down. This causes a lack of de-
mand for raw materials. Workingmen
and farmers find themselves unable to
pay trust prices for the necessaries of
life. The shabby suit is made to last
another season. The old shoes are re-
soled instead of new pair being
bought; hence the lack of demand for
clothing and boots and shoes.
There is especial dizziness in lumber
and steel and iron. The great building
trades lockout in Chicago accounts for
a portion of that. Then, too, the farm
ers, with the prospect Of short crop,
are not building barns nor using wire
| o. at, fr1rc
for such things, and, besides. they have
understood for some time that trust
prosperity meant their mpoverish-
ment. =.
For a comparatively new policy I'M
perialism is already bearing unpleas
ant fruits. The people of Porto Rice
are not prosperous under the extra con
stitutional carpetbag government. In
deed they are begging for work tina
they may not starve. Cuba's indus
tries have not been restored and ou
military regime has looted everything
in sight No wonder Mckinley is will
ing to haul down the flag and leave tn
Cubans to their own devices.
1t won't do to say that the Demo
Gratis are encouraging the Filipinos t
revolt. The administration has ha'
two clear years and unlimited re
sources. 1t has pursued mistaken
policy. AS Bryan remarked recently
'.Where is there a people fighting TO
freedom who look to the Republican
party for sympathyT
The window glass trust at It's recen
conference at Niagara Falls raised tn
price of window glass 10 per cent
Just, previous to that 1t shut down sew
eral factories and left its workmen Z
face an indefinite period Of idleness
Strange and marvellous are the way
of the trust. Presumably this advanc
in price was to make up for the cam
! paign contribution which Mark liam
demanded and got. If this industr
had not been one of the pets unde
Republican protection there woul
have been no trust and no opportunit
to raise prices until the western farme
has to board up the windows OF III
house when he can afford to build on
because he simply cannot pay trus
prices for the privilege or enJoyh
, daylight and sunshine.
The wage workers are not deluded
: the least by trust prosperity me
know that IL is always at their e.
: pense. both in wages and cost OF livinl
: The census figures on wages = al
. proving rather disappointing 10 III
publicans. When the reductions froi
:, 1893 to 1896 are taken into the averag
/. there Is no advance on which TO pas
/, shout for prosperity. Many or III
a advances of the last two years al
d shown by the official reports OF IL
: American Federation Of Labor TO |
E simply reservations to the rate ths
c prevailed In 1892. Workmen paid fev
! er trust prices then for the necessiti'
: of life The wage workers know thu
o any degree Of prosperity they ever
Z tain comes In spite Of and not becAu'
, Of Republican sympathy.
l.. A. WHITE