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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
4
A distilled opinion piece argues Heyburn is not Idaho's father but Washington's child. It critiques Senator Bailey's support of the Aldrich bill as unsurprising and neutral, then discusses labor and capital dynamics, suggesting both sides use coercive tactics and urging balanced public scrutiny.
The Wall Street Journal notes New York bankers favored the Aldrich bill while Chicago financiers opposed it, arguing government deposits would be unprofitable and banks must hold cash reserves. The piece questions how businesses could endure high bank rates if 14 percent returns are unattainable.
The article argues the Welser to Warren route as the only practical winter path into Thunder Mountain country. Travelers can do it in about two days mostly on foot after 60 miles by rail, with stopping places at convenient intervals despite winter hardships.
In a pointed letter the Salubria News criticizes state official salaries as too low for attracting top talent. The piece argues a $3000 governor’s salary plus expenses keeps credibility low and labels John Tracy Morrison as inferior, urging the Democrats to nominate capable men at higher pay.
The article profiles Bartlett Sinclair a controversial Idalia figure described as impulsive. It notes his 1898 Democrats appointment as auditor and governorship links, with a later switch to the GO party and roles as treasurer, plus a dubious record related to a defaulter and alleged failure to commit an aide. It also cites a parallel with a Irish girl’s voyage scam.
The piece critiques Wall Street Journal bias and argues against reliance on wealth-fueled sources. It contrasts Rockefeller and Carnegie philanthropy with untrustworthy press channels, noting Mr Heart’s methods avoid wariff-protected trusts and financial manipulators.
The Statesman notes Weiser bridge funding faced opposition from the Weiser Signal over $124,000 in two year appropriations for general government. It credits Democrats with saving the bill from being tabled in the senate to avoid Governor Morrison’s embarrassment.
The New York financial press questions William Randolph Hearst retirement from journalism to politics. It accuses him of self serving motives while praising charitable acts and critiques his call to expose what they term a legalized system of robbery and class struggle.
The report notes alleged expert smellers traced a 69 cent mischarge to the wrong account and warned of a supposed vast Democratic surplus. The piece mocks the method and implies a future distribution under Republican procedures, citing dubious olfactory judgments.
The World says the talk of salary raises is a faint whisper and a Republican grafting scheme. The Signal notes salaries were raised by Republican action and predicts a victory for sound democracy at the next election, urging realignment beyond mere speculation.
The Statesman notes the public backed a constitutional eight hour labor day measure by 21 at the polls, but the Republican legislature rejected it. It cites pledged promises violated and accuses the party press of bias while detailing Democrats reducing debt and funding shortages before leaving cash and deficits.
An Idaho debate sharpens over timber sales and state finances. The piece compares past timber leases to current prices, criticizes alleged underpricing, and questions salary increases and waste in state spending amid reactions from the Statesman and the Signal.
A national appropriation of 7 million dollars will fund irrigation developments in Wyoming Montana Colorado Nevada and Arizona Idaho is urged to benefit and showcase the potential here. The piece argues private enterprise may drive the needed results with orchards fields and home use enhanced as experts are employed.
A long critique accuses the Seventh Legislature of corruption and policy failures, arguing officials’ salaries rose while the public suffered. It cites Panama Canal lobbying, Cromwell’s fees, railroad interests, and political tactics as evidence of entrenched theft and prevarication in state affairs.
The Panama canal controversy is ridiculed as wasteful. It covers the 1880 French company, $500 million capitalization, $266 million spent, bankruptcy after little work, and calls for U.S. Senate action to ratify a Colombia treaty while critics argue vast losses to the public purse and questionable equity to French stockholders.
Charles F. Macey of Iron Springs Mining Company returned Thursday from a business trip to Youngstown Washington and New Ellites to arrange the start of active development work on company property. Joseph D. Kane of McDull Virginia reports a cough remedy cured his grip and notes several other preparations. Old papers 0 cents.
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