Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-09-24
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ed You will remember that some of the republican papers
tried to make political of these gold exports Win view
of giving blow to the Wilson administration.
The reader who keeps posted national affairs Will also
that for the past few European
taken but little American securities and commercial paper
This also blamed upon want OF confidence OF 1oreSh
vesors in the democratic administration
These different matters all summed up as an dlca
ton of coming hard times which republican papers
ntimaed would inevitably result from the democrats being
During the past year there has been perlod o.
depression made by the depicabe efforts OF the aah
N howlers but which transpres caused by unpreve
table events far the democratic administration was con
cened The republicans could not have prevented 1T with al
their mighty omficence they had been In other
words the European powers fighting preparing Tor
the conflict for the two years last past and it naturally would
have world wide financial effect The following article
clipped from the Literary Dges Finance Department Will be
of interest for the indicated above also has an IN
ere in showing that the rulers of Europe who at present dis
claim responsibility for the present were neverthe
less preparing for long before started 1t reads as follows
for two @ n c'n before G s out E Nw S s
"s sd b n s % se h y' had sd heavy an e1 E1
countries Fol
s s t h o and English sni r hs
af' aa Si a s"'Hs The s
the % 1s se That % Ran ss s 9 ea
:s: that sa
ss: sa
sss ss BY 1884, BY &
ws might s a' a % s an n. yes when again asked
Bank ss Of ..sst. JUNE 49,? %
boz d sse s sap n Re % a ne Of as sss se
worlds surplus gold to be added to their Russia France
sss 6o Fra piled
approxmatng ssooOooooo materially amount "e"
%' ssS fund Of pr
ssss s Saa
GOA SsS s tt ssoas have s11 lost
s4 % s ' s sss r % :;i %
@ Ss Of 5fs isa5ss" n ss
left about 1907 the f Applied p w p to British b n nda
tsis Germany France
The financial condition of United States was never
better than when financial interests were as
sailed by the disturbance caused banking the Euro
pean Although the money market frightened up and it
was hard to procure loan the banking and Financial interests
handled the situation capaby We will not brazeny
that President Wilson the sole saving the sua
on yet we claim that his COOL cam intelligent action avered
what might have been financial situation when the time Of
stress And if this had been avered the republicans
would have placed all of the blame his shoulders His in
slstent diligence forced the passage currency legislation
which is factor of prime Importance in affordng relief
II the republican assertion, often reiterated that hard
mes and financial panics always follow democratic admins
traons true respect would now be in the midst
OF great panic Such assertions have carried no truth and
coupled with the recent work of the calamity howers
SILENT have caused many who formerly faithful remb
to the editorial columns of rantng repnbcan
ais with disfavor and suspicion
The worth of the who guides American destinies
stands unassaled present He universally admired and
trusted at home and abroad Woodrow Wilson, construction
st patriot scholar and thinker has won place for brilliant
record in the history of the United States His has been
hard task but he has not shirked his responsibility
CONGRESSMAN CLINE CORNERS REPUBLICANS
The House of Representative consists of 300 democro+
ana ~ republicans What support did these important (tbe
tariff currency trust and other administration 20