The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-15
TIT INDEPENDENI VOTER!
II Bryan Is Elected il will be
due 10 lndedendent Voter.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept 29.-Tbe re-
suit Of this presidential election de- {
ponds upon the independent voter.
am what may he termed IAN indie
pendent republican. j voted FOR
Mckinley and for Roosevelt.
1t is hard to determine who Is
really running for president on the |
republican ticket. Roosevelt Is try |
ing to impress US with the idea that
he is in the race. Both he and Mr..
Taft, by their charges, have insisted
upon injecting into this campaign
5 issues OF former years. Each has re-
/ peatedy stated that Mr.. Bryan is
: unfit for a president on account OF
. bis advocacy of free coinage OF silver
e i'm 1896: that he advocated the pay
II menl Lf debts at so cents on the dol
q lar: that bis defeat in 1896 saved the
d country flom dishonor. What did
il Mr.. Bryan do and say in 1896? lie
ID said that we did not have money
h enough in circulation that all gold
was being coined as fast as brought
or TO the mint, but the quantity was
If not sufficient to keep pace with In
az crease in population and business
vo that to increase the volume OF none.
,,o lin circulation, the best way thel
all available, was to coin silver at
9 fixed ratio with gold. He said tina
if the supply of money was not In
creased, prices would continue to fal
Mr.. Taft now says that becauS
prices have not fallen Mr.. Bryan va
dreamer and most usafe, althoug
universally admitted to be cleal
Intelligent, aggressive and God.fea
ing man.
submit to you the questi(
whether he should be condemn
even If we admit Mr.. Taft's conte
III ton? Has not Mr.. Bryan advocat
~. enough other things which Ia
49,. come true, and are coming true,
, au entitle him TO consideration?
'"'' Let US, however, examine u
money question.
I'M, The production OF gold IN 1870
about SIG, 900, 900 OF which aim
$40, 900, 600 was used in the trad
y" leaving about $50, 900, 900 for mon
The per capita Of circulation AT
way time was about $50. The product
increasede but very Slightly VI
eau about 1900, when the money from
'aiI- new discovered Alaskan field bel
men, 10 reach circulation. Did prices
ales- crease prior to 1900, as claimed
luhl- Mr.. BRYAN? Bear In mind that II
at 1897 TO 1900 Mr.. Mckinley was pr
rats dent. aud his tariff law in TO
no" That from 1893 TO 1897, inclus
were Mr.. Cleveland was president, ana
mamie of which we read SO much
1--WE In fun swing Note the follow
from the statistical abstract OF
have United States:
er OF Annual value OF farm animals
point Average per ,
I the 1893 &c 1896 inclusive 81, $50, l23, a
lvari- 1897 TO 1900 inclusive l,942,3 q
Il GoI ----.---
hear Difference per year
/ our tayerapel ......... los, 1872
II WIS Difference for period
option fonr wears ... 49,, 1870, "a
about lS93-ls96. 1897
Ter at Corn per busheI, averave.''.4'' =
'uen'! Cotton, per ID, average q
Butter per ID, average ..'''''l'
ne Sly Horses per head, average 500
We are MuIes. uer head, average 10 90
prop Up 10 1900 is there further
men, needed that Mr.. Bryan knew
' hul he was talking aboutt Lest Ih'
luilles LINGERING doubt history says
40 get he was not only right regarding
gaming. or prices but he was right reRa
as they what would increase prices.
are all The uuprecedeuted products
which ,old from Alaska In the latter
esiueh' of the '90s began 70 appear as
means ahout 1900. The production Inc
lber Of ,anidly until In 1907 more than
re now coo Goa. 90 of gold was produces