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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1893
Page
2
The Idaho western political scene shows a seething pay political undercurrent with no party appeal. Editors warn that silver and greenback factions complicate loyalties, urging Populists to fuse with rivals on shared finance issues and end party fragmentation.
The text discusses August silver purchases totaling 3 988 022 ounces for 2 880 582 dollars and argues the government could profit greatly through a ballooning coinage. It cites Carlisle and Dan Voorhees as political foils and mocks advocates of the silver standard while commenting on Congress and the English home rule bill.
A Denver headline sketches a new party advocating free coinage and denouncing government railroads while warning of Idaho water schemes that could entrust canals to perpetual contracts and tenant-like land control. It discusses silver versus gold, Democratic and Republican pressures, and quotes local figures commenting on party loyalties and editorial stances.
Retrospection notes the roll call: 100 Democrats and 14 Republicans and 10 Populists in favor of 16 to 1, totaling 124 yeas, with 115 Democrats and 111 Republicans opposing, totaling 226 nays. It concludes Republicans would have defeated both silver and anti silver factions if they had abstained, shaping party policy.
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