The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-19
THE PEOPLES PARTY DIsINTE.
GRATING.

II is clear that the Peoples party IL on
the eve of . sharp and general decline.
The tail Of the storm OF political madness
struck Washington and Oregon last and
the Populists may be expected here to stay
with their coiors a while longer, but At the
East and Middle West the Peoples party
Is fast crumbling away. There is no
longer any serious apprehension that the
election will be thrown into the house Of
representatives. The members OF the
Farmers Alliance movement both South
and West are resuming their former roliti-
cal allegiance.
This movement, which began in 1890, is
dwindling away as election day ap-
proaches, Just n IL was with the Changers
in 1874, the Greenbackers In 1873, the Anti
Monopolis,s in 1892 end the Labor party
In 1886. The Peoples party really hasn't
any reasonable excuse for existence, and
never had. 1t demanded that the govern
ment should lend money at nominal in
terest upon the security OF farms or crops;
demanded the extinction of the national
banks. without proposing any safe sub
stitute; insisted on free coinage OF silver
without seeing that such policy will de-
monetize gold.
The Peoples party demanded the re-
enactment of all the economic blunders Of
the Middle Ages. Intelligent farmers
know that the so-called finance and politi-
cal economy Of the Farmers Alliance is
nothing but the threshing Of musty old
straw; they know that viewed in the light
Of repeated historical experiments great
part Of the Peoples party platform is born
ot ignorance and imbecility, when not in
siiuct with the acute mania Of a dangerous
iunatic. Every farmer who is passably
we'll informed. fairly reflective and hones,
knows that from free silver down TO the
sub-treasury scheme and government loan
association, the Re op.e's party platform
has not n leg 10 stand on III any discussion
that rises above bold assertion. lame logic
and blind appeal 10 prejudice.
The platform OF the Peoples party is
false 10 both honesty and common sense.
Senator Carlisle and John Sherman have
in turn shown the utter sbsurdity. dis
honesty and impracNcab.lity Of the pro-
posed reform OF the Peoples party. /,
has no, been able 20 endure discussion and
it is crumt.lug away ~ fast that It canno;
possibly pol many votes election day al
the East or in the Middle West
On this coast even. the Peoples psrty is
not likely 10 gather any strength between
now and election. The cheap money
plank of tho Peoples party rests for its
support upon the foEbans OF the ueuSion
that the government can create money and
can get IL iu,o The pockets Of the people
without tho people giving ANYTHING in re-
turn for ~ A writer in the Century pune.
lures this ie,usion when he SAYS:
II tie scvcrrment can cresse money, Ard -
Sc oHuS tltt maintain 81 "a circulation - good
Suv other Glolry. ssAs sao.s.i re sCve-r:sae-a
.rry tGxesf lhis question AAs h-eu asAeI before
hut se bsVe never seeU r head ~ snsser q It
i the government San tsso ; cents worth o
SILVER, sni by aeclAT.I S = So - 10. 81 make Il
worth TO- cents. wis saou.a &t Uot So tas san,
VIA 80 cents worlh. o. ld g. - worth or Wiz
piece Of pAYecf And ASN -. don, t-i.. havsu.
~ rs HAS maze pee OF perey - .y,a a So az
why, No a. scsiH, should Il aoi a.s,,sh tsxa
ia sni support itse't W!tA tie -,snev o. *
own crvatiea' /. I; se7s a. do ta>t Is ~. ,
give u per capita e.sc4.auan :. s4,sr gaaa =
;he . cr!d sSs ye. sssn.
John sherman. IN b great speech Q
October ~ says o. fee silver:
Tao question Is; l.. RI e TIA, eve-v D.. te
a. tae Srila grains e PURE s.vss, o 49, .r4ta
~ staudsri silver, should g ~ lie nit ia. e.
the trvasary and DEPOSIT that sa4 ds.aaz4
80. "a coinsi do..ss. CO, :. va az ~ 1sst
t. give h!u cuiusi toitsE, 81 giya ..-s ss4
uoto "a the Yec.-e ct the United s;s;cs L. 9
when tat much st.vee g worth ncogl g. crui
,o,iasf My slAa.f sc }@y more Tor silver tas
its DSykei p-.c.: I. yeu a2yc she ires CO. = AZ
a. silver, tt"n sly nan nav tsAe say rau s.r.
a. tast sasa sat so oyc- Nad demand a d.. a.
j. other sagGs. ns o0sE 20 buy silver Of 3
eoi.4. and we oLsz ~ yay tls9a 9O..Ag =