Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-09-25

upon election day that they are not for
getful of the lessons of the past, and ar,
intelligent enough to comprehend tn,
lessons of today and the dangers which
confront them.
VOTERS WERE WARNED IN 1892.
In the 1892 we were living under Z
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 Il
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 on
that day that you dare not tamper with
that question; and when l say eve" 7
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 shett anchor of their prosperity.
But you looked at us in the face and
smiled why" they said, "the Amerr-
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 we're 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 a 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 a reason for deny
ing the correctness of our prophecy
when we told them that in the year
1919 OOilQiliOliS WClC Glll. dllI That
a democratic congress and a democratic
president would have the power to carry
0ut 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 adj
,anced in that administration, | am
stricken with amazement and wonder
hat any people should go so far astray
n 1892 we had just been made a state
republican congress had created the
tate of Idaho, then the territory of
IDAHO. They had placed us among the
overeign states of the union, and we
a pride becoming our posi-
ion. We strutted for a few months
pom the stage in the light of the prom
sc of our greatness. We boosted of
he great position we assumed to occupy
mong the states; girded ourselves with
Intelligence and patriotism; and then
rent to the polls in 1892 and cast the
ote of Idaho for whom7
IDAHO FAILS IN IT'S INFANCY.
Did you ever hear of a man by the
anne of Weaver? | do not believe many !
{ you know who he was; and he is
lie man to whom Idaho's vote went
he first time they came to the polls
lev cast their vote for Weaver of
IVA. | am justified in almost stammer-
& over the state from which he came,
cause he has not been heard of since, I
I'd | do not suppose ever will be again q
Int LID e r01.t.-,1 I u
was done under the unholy combina- 7
On between the Populist and Democrat L
parties with the hope of defeating the "
publican party, and brought down y
ION the heads Of the people of :,
aho, and the heads of the people of Il
is nation, from one end of it to the l
her, disaster and ruin, to which the 1t
ms of the temple pulled down by Samp. Sc
n was slight AS soon as it was IL
own that the people had shown symp- ei
ms of being no longer capable of self "
vernment, as soon as the election re- IN
ms advised the people of the United "
ates that the Democratic party was pr
ICED in absolute power In both house,
congress, and in the Whitehouse, a er
NOR of paralysis passed through the is
me of this nation which laid in ruins PIT
your feet your hopes, your fortunes, pr
II prosperity and your dreams of hap yc
ess. Many before me who remember r,
wildly, and to those of you who do he
!, and some of you were small child tn
in that day-and it was only six an
II years ago-I can refer you to the II
er members of the community and to wi
written records of every community pa
the land. gu
PROSPERITY PROCEEDED THE PANIC Sea
'oth parties, all parties, in their plat ity
ms in 1892, boosted of the prosperity 70
the country The Republican party
Justification of the wisdom of its con- TO
/; the Democratic party, for the pur- EN-
e of demonstrating that the ice was dr
! and unfit to skate on; the populist ar
ty for the purpose of laying found