Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-25

upon election day that they are not for
getful of the lessons of the past, and are
intelligent enough to comprehend the
lessons Of today and the dangers which
confront them.
VOTERS WERE WARNED IN 1892
In the 1892 we were living under
prosperity resulting from the application
OF the Mckinley tariff bill. 1t was per-
haps the best planned tariff measure
that ever was enacted by any party. II
had not only been enacted and was just
being applied, and the prosperity Incl
dent to it was being enjoyed by the
people when the American people voted
the Republican party out Of power.
When they placed the stamp of their
condemnation upon this splendid legis-
lation known as the Mckinley Bill, they
voted away the prosperity and happi-
ness Of their homes We warned you OH
that day that you dare not tamper with
that question; and when l say I'VE" I
mean those who spoke for the Republi-
can party-warned them that the tariff
bill, the protective tariff policy of the
Republican party, was the foundation
and shctt anchor of their prosperity.
But you looked at us in the face and
smiled. Why" they said, "the Amcri-
can people are SO established that
nothing can disturb their PROSPERITY
for it rests upon general principles out
side of legislation; they would be pros
porous in the absence OF the Mckinley
tariff bill or of the protective tariff
policy of the Republican party"
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED
| We warned them that they were mis-
taken but there had grown up genera
ton OF young voters in the country
since the time when the Democratic
party had been last in power who were
carried away by the promises Of Democ,
racy that if they were returned to power
the prosperity of the country would not
be disturbed They had seen partial
Democratic administration in 1884 when
Mr.. Cleveland was first elected; there
was Republican congress that prevent
ed the application of the doctrines of the
Democracy to the affairs Of this country !;
and they reminded us there was no panic
when Mr.. Cleveland was elected in 1884,
and they cited that as reason for deny
ing the correctness of our prophecy
when we told them that in the year
1892 conditions were different and that
a democratic congress and democratic
president would have the power to carry
out the pledges that were written in the
democratic platform, and that if they did
carry them out that it would mean the
destruction Of the prosperity Of our
country.
Idaho in that hour went crazy. When
| recall the theories and doctrines ad-
vanced in that administration, ] am
stricken with amazement and wonder
that any people should go so far astray.
In 1892 we had just been made state.
A republican congress had created the
state of Idaho then the territory Of
Idaho They had placed us among the
sovereign states Of the union, and we
professed pride becoming our posi-
ton. We strutted for a few months
upon the stage in the light of the prom
Use OF our greatness. We boosted of
the great position we assumed TO occupy
among the states; girded ourselves with
intelligence and patriotism, and then
went to the polls in 1892 and cast the
vote of Idaho for whom?
IDAHO FALLS IN ITS INFANCY,
Did you ever hear Of man by the
name of Weaver? | do not believe many
of you know who he was, and he is
the man to whom Idaho's vote went
The first time they came TO the polls
| they cast their vote for Weaver of
Iowa. ! am justified in almost stammer-
ing over the state from which he came,
because he has not been heard of since,
and | do not suppose ever will be again
| What kind OF political sanity was that
1t was done under the unholy combina-
ton between the Populist and Democrat
ic parties with the hope of defeating the
republican party, and brought down
upon the heads Of the people Of
Idaho. and the heads of the people of
this nation, from one end of it to the
other, disaster and ruin, to which the
ruins of the temple pulled down by Samp.
son was slight. As soon as it was
known that the people had shown symp-
toms Of being no longer capable of self
government as soon as the election re-
turns advised the people Of the United
States that the Democratic party was
placed in absolute power In both house,
Of congress, and in the Whitehouse, a
tremor OF paralysis passed through the
frame Of this nation which laid in ruins
at your feet your hopes, your fortunes,
your prosperity and your dreams of hap
piness Many before me who remember
it wildly, and to those of you who do
not, and some of you were small child
rem in that day-and it was only six
teen years ago-I can refer you 10 the
older members of the community and to
the written records of every community
in the land.
PROSPERITY PROCEEDED The PANIC
Both parties, all parties, in their plat
forms in 1892, boosted of the prosperity
of the country. The Republican party
in justification Of the wisdom of its con
troll; the Democratic party, for the pur-
pose OF demonstrating that the ice wa
thin and unfit to skate on the populis,
party for the purpose of laying found