The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-01


alton of var tomorrow. and the signal
for hossiiities will b given by the com-
bined convention Of Popuiists, free silver
men and greenbackefs. The foe 10 be
outlawed will be the money power"
and this generaiixation Is % broad that
IL is designed to include the capitalists OF
Europe - we'll ~ the money barons Of
Wall street. The scenes following tho
imposition Of stamp and other taxes, 20
hotly contested and indignantly denounced
by the colonial fathers Of l7.6, would have
been fitting parallel to that furnished in
the hotel Ioobies today By popular ar
raignment Of the attempt. which. it is
asserted. 10 now being made by Great
Britain and the monoemetailic monarchs
Of Europe to coercs the American conti-
nent into financial dependency upon tho
fats Of the old world. The laws Of supply
and demand and the results Of over pro.
duction found no placs in their arguments,
for every suggestion lof this kind was re-
pulsed by . startling array Of statistics
and figures tending to show that the clos
ing Of the mints Of India, q death blow
TO frce coinage in Europe. and the demand
OF Wall street for the repeat Of the
Sherman bill. were hut parts Of
great conspiracy against the silver rspub-
Lies Of the Western hemisphere. II is the
opinion, too. Of the delegates now assem-
bling that the conspiracy should be firmly
met and the enemy promptly routed. and
some OF them grow hot enough at times to
intimate that legislation was inefficient
and recourse to arms might present rem.
edy. Populists, Greenbackers and free sil-
yer men seem to be united on one pro-
gramme, that the repeal Of the Sherman
purchasing act must be resisted to the last,
unless there be coupled with il an act for
the free coinage Of silver or greater vol
ume of currency. Greenbackers and Pop
ulists who believe that the fiat Of the gov
eminent 10 ~ potent to make dollar out
strip Of green paper . to make dollar
of 70 cents worth Of silv1f, are. Of course,
not particular whether ths legislation suo-
stitUted for the Sherman oct shall be FREQ
coinage or government aresnbacks. bat for
the sake Of showing eoIid front against
the common enemy, the rAono-metallists,
they will unite with the free coinage men
In concerted resistanee to Cleveland's
policy, unless . greatst volume OF cur
rency 10 insured to meet the stringency of
the financial situation. In this pro-
gramme arc found un1sed<s Republican
ex-Conkressman Bartine Of Nevada: DEM
ocrat Silver Dollar Warner, Of Ohio; Pop
ulist kolb. of Alabama, and all their re-
spective followers. and their name is
legion. It is apparent even now that the
work Of the convention is not to end with
sine die adjournment on Wednesday.
Aggressive committees are to be sp-
pointed to carry tho fight to Washington
City and state committees to work up
public sentiment in the various states.
Then = campaign committee 10 to be
named and To this committee is iikelv TO
be entrusted what is really the most un-
important work of tho free silver crusade.
Mass meetings nightly, for all the weeks
to come during the financial crisis, are to
be held by the unemployed and poverty.
stricken in every city Of the land and res
Oiutions are to be presented and adopted
calling upon congress to pass free COIN
age bill. Proselyting Of the labor leaders
OF labor organizations 10 to follow next. II
Is to be great moral crusade. an awaken.
ing Of the masses. until the popular demand
becomes SO strong that the voice of the
people will be stronger than the voice of
gold, a. the Popuists will put ii to fight.
The men who are assembled here are ter
ribly In earnest and their numbers and
marked personality and intelligence Of
most Of their leaders give great signifi-
canoe to the gathering.
Late tonight il Is announced that con-
terence of leaders had decided upon Allen
W. Thurman, Of Ohio, for chairman.