The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-13

rexestsfsoa 70 tose for brains eod iat<Esi-
ses,ss people would explain bic rsviap by
saying thss the s1osS man had sakea 100
faxssa whlsky." sas tie f.cs ths. be 10 .
Fs1a.sss makes his insanity perfectly r.
cos.siissss with s0csie.Y-
N.hes mans heels are stepped On on
BYsasauay. ses York essy. ne 10 generally
saes-y saaess as recognizes the offender ~
. . .;tire Of yew Jersey Thea - walks
srsIy s.ySng. -Poor fellow. hs couldn't
Ae Is: be wss born 80. Jersey man can
aissys piesc his na.irisy ~ simple excuse
for shat Otherwise wozid seem inexc5ss-
De ooo-isAness or stupidity"
So with GOV. Waite. Of coiossdo; he IL
fJpSiist, aad "A aged and sape-san7ssed
foRu.ss. ~ that: be il . s<n;ie crank
raiser than v;rise cranx Ike Mrs- Lease.
Of Eansaa- Tass Cos. Waite raves about
SIR. sboas the destruction Of oar AS
ssetiai liberties" ssost .'s<nding a. army
20 aslissx;" s5ous the conspiracy Of the
EasE and E1.ope TO ruin the West and the
vnsie country" And whas vAs the occa-
sscS Of al these betlani.s beisowingsr
soshing bot plain, very serious, bat
ves1f practical question in finance and
nuas.nsss which concerns the whole Ameri-
car. people very deeply and which must b
settled With due consideration for the
rieits, interests snd obligations Of the
vhssie American people: and not simply
in sccosdsnos with the pleasure or crazy
Wins Of any fraction Of the people Of the
United States Who happen 70 inhab;s Col
orslo.
zae questions before AZ for settlement
sre:nos questions Of sentiment; they are
q1sstsons Of sound business and finance;
questions Of fat and experience that are
stating us in the face: they must be
sessisd. and they are sure to be ultimately
by reason. and not BY appeals to passion
a31gnoranos.
sfesidens Cleveland has called congress
toHeshsr for August 10 consider how best
BY ;sgisiation the business Of the country
ca-s Be relieved from . condition Of COM
pasativs industrial paralysis and financial
dis'rust which Affects the whole people.
not simply the people Of Colorado. Who
sessn TO imagine that because Colorado
misses abou, two-ffshs Of the silver pro-
dneed in this country, or abou. a
sessnfh Of the worlds silver, that the
Useted States government not only
has no RICH: 70 stop buying pig SILVER
thst il does not want, bu. that Colorado
via never have her full rights until free
siiser coinage Is enacted. which means
thyt Colorado would lay down her silver
in .he United States treasury and recelve
fos: every 5355 cents Of bullion 1t the
market rates dollar" that is legal tender
for 100 cents. In other words. Colorado
th;aks the whole people Of the United
ssites ought TO be taxed 70 purchase all
he' silver bullion. - IT present. whether
we;rsed IL or not: bat she goss further and
ssfs Colorado - robbed Of her full rights
beiause today vs have not free coinage Of
Sit yer.
~ We had free coinage Of silver today,
vsSh silver selling at 70 cents IN ounce,
Colorado could market all her silver ut Q
price enormously above the market By
presenting IL for coinage to the United
Ststes mint She would receive under the
present iaw . dollar" legal tender for 100
ceats In return for every So to IS cents
ws,rth Of bullion. II this situation ever
estnes 70 pass there will b . gigantic
''g2bbery" Of the people Of the United
& .atss. who have no moro business to take
ihs silver Of Colorado At 50 cents above the
rssrkst than they have to take the
lesnber or wheat Of Washington, the
rise or cotton Of South Carolina at
~ cents above the market, or take
it, at all except as commodity
which the government has use for ~
IL might have for leather purchased for
tie army. And il 10 this delus,on Of free
silver coinage that Gov. Waite, Of Colo
rsdo. describes mus; take place in order to
g,ss Colorado her rights" and IL Colo
rn,io cant have this gross financial blum
der enacted. Colorado is ready for any
desperate resort. ranging through tho
wssoie ramus Of the devils music, ranging
a&wn through rum to rough ana ready
REBELLION
.Nhen congress meets i. is to Be hoped
wisely and rise 10 the level of the occasion,
~sieh demands the instant stoppase of
f@sther silver purchases by the treasury
si;d payment for them in new legal ten
dsrs redeernsble on demand in gold.
4, is TO be hoped that congress will be
v.ss enough to do this. but if congress
hss no more brains than Colorado il will
NIT repeal the silver purchase act, or i.
may do worse. /; may pass a free silver
Coinage bill; it may repeal the tax on state
bSnk issues; 4, may do nothing 10 cure
r,e present situation. and may do much
& prccipitass industrial paralysis into an
active commercial panic.