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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
5
The passage accuses Republicans and editors of misleading the public with stereotypes about Bryan and his election threaten to upend the republic. It argues for continuing the current 16 to 1 policy, praising the present administration and denouncing calls for change as an attempt to seize control for four more years.
W J Bryan writes Idaho Democratic chairman K L Perky urging loyal support for ex Senator Fred T Dubois as the party’s standard bearer. He stresses unity, loyalty to Democratic principles, and the need to elect Dubois to the United States Senate.
The text urges strong support for establishing a department of Inbor with a cabinet head, arguing its importance to the economy and society. It warns voters of higher taxes under empire politics and criticizes massed capital and wealth inequality, portraying democracy fighting harsh economic conditions.
Stephen McDonald, a Throop miner, testified to a vast audience that after nineteen years in Pancoast Coal Company breaks he had never received any earnings in money. He described strict thrift and poverty while claiming he and his family ran up due bills, highlighting the alleged economic injustice of the company store system during the McKinley era.
Special Washington Letter argues McKinley risks selling out to imperialism as China tensions rise. It cites costs of the Chinese expedition and warns of domestic unrest as miners strike in Pennsylvania over living wages while coal barons push price increases.
Letter from L. A. Wurre argues thousands of miners may starve rather than work as coal operators refuse to raise wages. He cites Pennsylvania conditions, operator monopoly, and political interference by Hanna and McKinley. The piece links labor strife, imperialism questions, and the 1900 election context.
A fragment accuses Pennsylvania coal miners of being unreasonable and lacking courtesy for not endorsing Major McKinley’s prosperity gospel, reflecting hostile political sentiment of the era.
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