The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-12
ADMINISTRATION IS At SEA
The Party in Power Bows to Trusts and
Must Suffer.

OF IreeuoH w Ine DenlSnteu people
of Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Congress is in frightful muddle. No
Porto Rican compromise can be de-
vised that will soothe the 'insurgent"
republicans The democrats really
have not much to do except sit back
and let the republican performance
90 on The people of the country
are getting more disguised every day
with the lack of principle displayed
by the republican leaders. The ac-
ton of the Iowa legislature in de-
claring for free trade between the
United States and s'any territory ac-
quired as the result of the Spanish
American war" will give Speaker
Henderson and Senator Allison some
thing to think about, Senator Bever-
idge has had such emphatic notice
from Indiana that he is ready to de-
clare for free trade with Porto Rico
any time his republican colleagues in
the senate will let him speak.
The republicans are becoming very
much convinced that the revolt of the
people against imperialism is some
thing real, something that must be
reckoned with.
The great trouble is that they dare
not offend the trusts by accepting the
dictum of the people, Mark Hanna
and his associates understand the
dissatisfaction of the people but they
figure that political campaign is
simply matter of dollars and cents.
They prefer to stand by the trusts
and accumulate that big campaign
fund. They think that with plenty
of money they can mislead and bull
doze the voters into re-electng Nc
Kinley. The democrats only hope
that Hanna and his friends Will stick
to that asinine policy.
The democrats propose to go be-
fore the people as the party which
upholds the constitution and the flag.
The republicans are making record
as the party which puts itself above
law, which prefers militarism and IT.
responsible one-man power. Itstands
for the dictation of trusts. This
congress does not propose to do 8
single thing which will in any way
interfere with the trusts.
The democrats are entirely salts
fed to have the issues put before the
people in just that way Mckinley
and his congress cannot shift respon
sibility either for what they have
done OF what they have failed to do
The republicans, with the exception
of the few who stand boldly TO
trust interests, admit now that the
vote of the country this fall will b.
overwhelmingly in condemnation o
the administration policy.
Even the republicans who claim t.
be free from trust dictatlon are b,
no means safe.
If they vote with the trust CONTROL
ed leaders they stand condemned
If they dare to vote against the ad
ministration policy they are marke
for slaughter by their own party
Hanna and Dick propose to have n
rebels in their own camp.
Senator Allen charged openly i
the senate the other day that the re
publicans we're going to wiring $50,
900, 900 from the trusts and use it t
corrupt voters who could be corrupt
ed. There was no republican dis
sent from his charge
Prosperity? If the country is q
prosperous as the administratio
would have US believe, isn't it littl
peculiar that there are more wag
workers out on strike todayt han at an
time for the past four years. l
every case it is demand for wage
enough to enable the workers to pa
trust prices for the necessaries {
life. The advance in wages has nc
kept pace with the advance in price,
Not much prosperity farmer {