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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
4
The piece cites William J Bryan for vice president and a public meeting by J B Osburn hosted by local Republicans at Weiser Opera House. It condemns Philippine policy and wage offers tied to the election, noting casualties in the Philippines and opposition to imperial aims.
Lewiston Tribune reports J. B. Osborne, a middle-of-the-road populist, may have been paid by Shoup suil agency from Hanna trust funds to sway populists toward the fusion ticket. The piece questions his ability to deliver promised votes and accuses him of accepting a cheap bribe to persuade reformers.
The text argues against a large standing army while claiming Republicans advocate a 100000 man force. It questions why Secretaries and Congress would pursue a permanent army and how four soldiers per taxpayer would affect American citizens and policies.
Hon. V. 8 Varian of Salt Lake tears away the Tribune’s masked hypocrisy and malice, revealing its treachery to readers in the Northwest as the paper foams and splutters.
The piece accuses trusts of coercion through pay cuts, lockouts, and starvation to force votes for McKinley and Roosevelt. It cites 50,000 workers in the Midwest and 150,000 Pennsylvania miners targeted by the coal trust, with steel and other industries mentioned. It invokes Roosevelt’s 1894 remark on strikes and urges workers to choose resistance over starvation or coercion.
A fragmentary rant critiques the press and political stances, attacking the fortress of wealth and the gold standard. It rails against Bryan and silver, Democracy, and Americanism, accusing opposition papers of treachery and hysterical abuse while warning of political upheaval and mass suffering.
An anti gold standard tract denounces British fiscal policy and its Indian famine link. It cites H. M. Hyndman warning against the single gold standard, claims British taxation drains incomes, and asserts famine follows from misgovernment and monetary policy affecting India and other colonies.
Caldwell Lt. Radley writes to Mountain Home Bulletin defending Allied Filipinos as allies with American forces aboard the Olympia. He recalls joint outpost duty and mutual salutes, arguing cooperation with Filipino troops during the war and criticizing opposing editors for denying the alliance.
In a lengthy circular, Senator Shoup offers no promise to farmers or silver miners. mines closed, Tolano and silver strikes ended, towns abandoned, farmers dispossessed, prompting criticism from the Lewiston Tribune.
Senator Shoup publishes a long address in Republican organs urging Idaho voters to back McKinley. He touts funds for sheepmen cattlemen and lead miners while neglecting wheat growers and silver miners, highlighting a mercenary appeal to specific interests.
The navy plans a comprehensive fortifications and harbor improvement program to shield Guam as a major western Pacific naval base. A preliminary survey is led by one army and two naval officers as Republicans deny any intent to expand missions or colonies.
The passage questions focusing on abstractions like imperialism and finance, urging attention to tangible realities. It suggests in a chase scene that in danger you act without hesitation, implying decisive action over theoretical debate.
The Chicago American criticizes the Republican Party for expanding a standing army and war taxes while favoring business interests. It contrasts with the Democratic stance on a strong income tax and personal freedom to stay home, urging voters to reject Republicanism before McKinley’s second term.
An analysis shows consumers pay higher percentages for manufactured goods in 1900 than in 1896 while wages lag. It notes wagon costs, corn, wheat, rope, plows, hoes, wheels, cultivators, barbed wire, and other farm implements have risen sharply, outpacing labor gains.
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