The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-23
In FAVOR OF SILVER.
Meeting of Advocates to Me-
morialize Congress.
VERY DIVERSIFIED SPEECHES.
ResoI utions Adopted In Favor OF . Ratio
of Is to i-some Extreme Measures
Promptly Voted Down

silver coinage met last nfgsst az the
Armory for the purpose Of passing resola-
tons inlpressing upon congress the main
tenance Of silver on ratio of Is TO /. John
Wiley occupied the chair. and there were
also on the platform Lyman Wood, III. III.
Savage. Harry White. r III. White,
Frank Hartley Jones, w. T. Scott, f. H.
Lindsay, C.. K Jenner, p. Gainean and
Others.
Mr.. Wiley opened the proceedings by
reading from the platforms of the three
parties the planks in favor of bi-inetai-
ism, and elected cheers by his allusion TO
the Peoples party demand for . ratio of
is TO /. which left little doubt of the COM
plexion of the meeting. He strongly adj
vocated the retention of gold and silver
on q parity, and declared that the
American people were progressive and
want q currency which can be depended
upon at all times. He declared il to be a
non-partisan meeting for the purpose Of
uniting men of all parties in action on q
subject as TO which they sll agreed. He
then introduced the speakers in turn.
John f. HUMPHREYS read carefully pre-
pared history of the national legislation
on the monetary question. The country.
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the past. and he adjured the people to
stand by the provisions of the constitution
which declared in favor of bi-metaliism.
Bi-metallism, he said, must go hand in
hand with protection to American indus
tries; and common cause must be made
against the mono-metallists and free
traders. His argument was on these
lines and he was accorded a
quiet attention. Speakers had been limited
by resolution to ten minutes. and when
Mr.. Humphries had somewhat exceeded
that limit he was reminded by the chair.
There were cries TO Ego on" but P.
Guinean. jumping up. said they had not
come there TO listen to Republican stump
speech.
Attorney Hayes moved that Judge
HUMPHREYS have more time and this was
agreed to after some title confusion.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS continued, stating that
the only safe plan was a silver dollar of
4i2 grains. The adoption of this policy
would result in an era of unprecedented
prosperity. He was heartily cheered at
the close
r. III. Lindsay followed in speech which
aroused the Peoples party contingent
and he made some laughable points. He
contrasted the price of silver and wheat in
1873 with the present prices and remarked
that then they fed the world while now
with silver at 70 and wheat at 81 they fed
Wall street and the hogs. They might be
told to feed wheat to hogs and make pork,
but the men who hold the gold to buy 1t
with don't eat pork. He declared himself
in favor of the repeal of the Sherman law,
and in favor of free and unlimited coinage
He denied that the present stringency
was due to the Sherman law {; the same
stringency is felt in Australia and most of
the countries of Europe where they had
no Sherman law to attribute it to. He
said there was only So, 0o7, O0O, 900 of gold in
the world. of which the Rothschilds and
Bank of England hold S.. 600, 000, 600 He
pictured the condition of the silver miners
of Denver and Virginia City, New, and
warned his hearers that their turn won d
come. The money question is one of the
most important that presents itself to the
American people, but will be settled by in
teiligent argument and not by force.
There is no need of trouble, except that
which comes from patient suffering. In
conclusion, he advised his audience not to
accept Posr-lSTELLIsEScER editorials as
gospel.
John Wiley, arising to introduce the
next speaker, said he admired the Posi-
INTELLIGENCE as great newspaper, the
best on the Coast. and the pride of the
state of Washington. He was interrupted
by misses from one part of the hall. When
they had subsidized, he repeated his re-
marks but added that he believed that
newspaper did not represent the people on
the silver question.
r. III. White made brief address. in
which he argued that the present string
ency was due TO the efforts of monarchical
governments 10 reduce the United States
to adoption of single gold basis. He
asked why. If there was plenty of money.
New York banks We're compelled to issue
clearing house certificates.
W. +. Hayes. speaking as a Democrat.
argued that the Democrats had always
been in favor of silver; and now for the
hrst time in thirty years they had the
chance. by being in majority in the
three branches of national government, to
redeem their pledges. Free coinage is.
in his opinion. the only means of relief.
He severely condemned Presiden. Cieye.
land as traitor to his party.
II. II. Savage said they had not met 10
listen 10 ancient history. They were con-
fronted with living issues and must act.
He was opposed 10 the sherman act be-
iiev,ng that the government had no more
right 10 buy silver than TO buy pork or
wheat. lie advocated the free coinage of
silver in the ratio of i6 to l. Congressman
must do their duty to the people or they
wall be called TO strict account He called
Cleveland an autocrat, although he was
no better than the humblest American.
and Sherman. he said. was a scoundrel
tie advised the people TO draw the line.
The horses bride must be held by the
horny hand Of the husbandman and not
by the mailed list of the cayairyman.
c. n Jenner expressed himself as will.
ing To leave the old parties and ioin the
Peoples party II the Republicans and
Democrats only used their platforms 70
catch votes. lie was in favor of silver
coinage in n ratio Of rs 10 /. on paritv
with gold, because God had ALWAYS kent
the tSo metals together. "A voice-GSd
has nothing 20 do with 1T Cheerse lie
was in favor of hi~metallism because IVAN
street vas opposed 10 il. lie denounced
the national banking system. saving tha,
when they had used up sl5a0sl Of cani,,l
they had $4,000 Of government bonds 70
use They made "a per cent. per annpm.
He advised the people 20 settle the cues.
ton with their votes. but if European in
hgenee became paramount, then ali nah
to the mailed arm Of the cavalryman if
necessary,
Harry White offered the following re.o-
buttons;
Rssalred. That ne are In favor Of N.