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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
2
The writer rails at Perkins and the silver standard debate. He cites figures on federal revenue from interest rents and trade, questions press coverage, and defends silver while denouncing lies about monetary policy. He references Alfred Kort Wi and Van Horn, and notes confusion over interviews.
Fragmentary text shows a convention debate about not delegating national authority to private banking. It mentions a bill to remove the government from banking and to issue all paper money under federal control, warning of dangers if private interests control currency. References to Powler’s bill and general opposition to private finance are present.
The excerpt argues that contraction of currency benefits lenders while harming depositors and the public. It explores how fewer deposits shrink loans, raise real estate distress, and can crush demand, with questions about how a gold standard would reshape debt payments and prosperity for all classes.
Fragmentary platform draft from St John’s Wa shows push to form party named American Independents. It calls reopening mint to coinage of gold and silver, issuance of gold and silver certificates, and bonds supporting deposits while preserving coin reserves. Reforms target currency stability and federal financial instruments.
The article argues against freer foreign wool imports and supports protective tariffs to protect domestic labor and industry. It calls for Initiative and Referendum in policy and contemplates a coming reform movement that could unite factions into a new party while warning about executive influence and demagogic pressures.
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