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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
4
A critical note mocks McKinley and his speeches while warning of Republican claims about workers. The piece predicts public doubt over McKinley’s reliability and accuses the party of preying on laborers with hollow promises.
The letter argues that war driven exports force double prices for American manufactured goods and force taxpayers to subsidize foreign buyers. It highlights beef and bacon orders for Russia and China, accuses reformers of hypocritical stance, and condemns Shoup for backing a bill that shifts currency control to national banks. The piece ties these issues to party politics and calls for anti Shoup sentiment in elections.
Salt Lake Tribune laments growing racial mixing and alien immigration in the United States. It warns that assimilation policies and cheap-labor exploitation threaten American manhood, warning of a future ruin if such trends continue. The piece likens events in Akron Ohio and New Orleans to a broader national crisis.
A critic describes The Weiser Signal as bitter about purchasing the Philippines and questions why Bryan would resign from the army to urge ratification. The piece argues the $320 million paid to Spain could fund western reclamation and internal improvements, contrasting Democratic realignment with Republican expansion and defending a shift toward home development over overseas conflict.
Palouse farmers in Washington circulate a petition to the Northern Pacific urging an emergency rate on wheat not exceeding 25 cents per bushel to Chicago or 20 cents to Duluth Minneapolis and St Paul. They warn that high costs and low grain prices threaten a market crash similar to 1808 and ask swift action for mutual benefit.
The text argues that margins favor few and that cattle, horses, bicycles, and land face limited price gains. It cites low cattle prices, rising feed costs, and a supply shortfall as factors, while warning that without monetary reform such as silver restoration, farming cannot exceed its historical financial constraints.
A squirming tirade from The Helooa of Montana denounces the Salt Lake Tribune for alleged misrepresentation. The writer charges the Tribune with gold standard advocacy and undermining tariffs while defending McKinley and criticizing political opponents, urging readers to compare past and present Tribune stances.
The Tribune argues that only a silver standard can lift factory margins and farm costs, asserting money supply must grow and that no other source can sustain relief. It links 1890s panics, wars, and shortages to temporary boosts and warns results will worsen when causes end, urging restoration of silver and higher money velocity.
Bryan referenced the money issue while accepting populist nomination in Topeka. Republican views claim the flag is dishonored in China. On August 15 American forces attacked Pekin but a conference later led to troop withdrawal.
The income tax advocated by Bryan would extract substantial yearly sums from leading magnates and estates, including John D Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, W W Astor, and Cornelius Vanderbilt, totaling hundreds of thousands to over seven hundred thousand dollars.
Article notes September 15 set as election date for Cuba to select delegates to a constitutional convention. U.S. authorities would must approve any new government form, ensuring stability and no interference with international relations. The piece cites Bradstreet and likens autonomy to a tavern keeper's sly instruction to a hostler, with caution about practical autonomy under U.S. oversight.
A letter rails at the Salt Lake Tribune for ridiculing Mr. Bryan and questions shifts in editoral stance since four years earlier. It cites McKinley’s Chicago function with police guards and contrasts with Jefferson and Jackson’s populist tone, challenging imperialism claims and urging honest conduct.
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