The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-23
NOW EXPLAIN SOME MORE.

political matters, but being now
against the interests of the state, and
not our champion, as formerly, it has
no weight, and because the Signal
referred to this it would smother this
journal with mass of bald sophis-
try This trait of the Tribune can only
further weaken the faith of its Idaho
readers and draw upon itself further
stigma as an imposter in argument in
its present mfortable position.
1t insists upon evading direct issues
by theatrical affectation over demo
cratic action at Pocatello knowing
full well that, while Governor Steun-
enberg undoubtedly had a few per-
sonal enemies at Pocatelo, the true
battle made by the governor was up
on the Idaho senatorship. Steunen-
berg desired the matter left open in
the interests of his own candidacy
before the Legislature. The demo
Gratis believed in rightng the wrong
done Dubois four years ago and they
nominated him for senator. and that
alone constitutes the turning down"
which shocks the sensitive Tribune.
| mn
The fact of the matter is the Salt
Lake subsidization has fallen into
the way of going all the vile length
of fraud and deceit in order to ad
vance republican prospects in this
state. 1t is the true republican
weapon-the weapon by which they
often win. No voice was louder than
the Tribunes in crying out against the
injustice done Fred Dubois when Ida
no failed to return him to his place
in the senate 1t has cited the po-
lltlcal reverses of every silver repub-
lican leader, and paraded the rela-
tons of Utah silver republicans and
democrats as justification for sliding
INTO the gold standard column. Ida
no democracy is first to lead in re-
deemiDg itself and rewarding the
leaders of the great cause, and should
not the Tribune rejoice instead of
raising false issues to cloak it's own
lnfamy?
The Tribune says the Signal would
be laughed to scorn were we to publish
one of our editorials of four years
ago. Where does the Tribune hide
to escape the haunting light of its
own words at that fine:
India paid for the crime of closing her
minis in millions of lives, of men and
women and little children, starved to
death through famine, not of bread,
but of money, and she today is so poor
that her farmers, in despair, are permit
ting their fields to go back to jungle
Has the Tribune lost its sympathy
for suffering humanity? Are the con-
ditions IN India better today? Are
they improved because war, the ex-
penditure of millions TO support our
armies, the shipment of products to
foreign armies and the accidental
finding of new supply of gold has
worked temporary check to the de-
preston in this country? Is India
starving because there is no food, or
because she has no money to buy it?
Is the shortage of her crops due en-
tirely to the wrath of God in govern
ing the elements, or because under
the worlds gold standard she could
not pay the English tribute and the
disheartened toller hung his arms at
his side and contemplated perishing
crops which conditions rendered him
unable to harvest, or ax-burdened
land which he could not cultivate?
Is England, which dictates the pol
icy of your presidential candidate,
responsible? English missionaries in
India say so Was the Tribune
worldwide in its sympathy four
years ago, or did its vision narrow to
this land alone until unnatural events
gave passing relief within its own
doors?
The Tribune thinks if Mr.. BRYAN
we're elected and had democratic
house and senate, he could not en-
act silver proposition into law.
What sorry assumption that the
present financial bill giving the con-
troll of our money into the hands of
national banks could not be repealed.