The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-03

tsssx 1evn he prizes a shs produets of
The fsymee. labcgoT, moehanic I'D tra4GD.
esa. and pinses ss5Il farther Ill cs@-
merc~s b0stnsss and Industry into such
depsss a ufstchsdeess - - sndanesr The
psace and preservation u frss instisntioas
eud use very ms5ntenanco Of civilization:
Ne. therefore, IN the name Of the republic
80 IS humn1isy. pr0eese agninse the -
pesi u said ct ~ July u. ISoO. except by
- sSstoffne bi-metsliie coinaSo - Il ex-
isesd s,s5os 70 lB77 We Sueeoos the main
tenAmce 81 btms4ailinm by tho Un5tod
States as the ratio Of Ia 70 / which viii
tncsssse oar comnssco uish oil silver rs
Ing countries 81 the world, embracing too
thirgs Of tbe world, without dssssedng
oar commerce With nsejoas which buy
our saw material, aod will sooner compel
the sGsopeton ~ b6-meeailfSm b the M
tons Of E1rope than any other means.
"s . assert that the unparalleled casam-
po0pSs aso not dno - the eo-collod 'Sher-
mar set Of Is00.' and in proof thereof call
after sion 70 the faes thae the same evil
conditions now prevail over all she gold
Stanaard world. We aro convinced shas
Bad as 10 the state Of affairs in this coun-
try Is woaId hsvs bssn still wore bot for
she sherman act. By which the nation has
oblas aed TO some extsnt m expanding cir
culs;son 20 meet the demand Of the con-
ssss~s In process of eoionizssiou and
busssesg sxigeucise Of the most snerRstic
and industrious race that ever dWeit on
eartt:, aod - insist upoa the execution Of
the iaw without evasion % long - u -
upssa the statute books. and upon the pur-
chase Of the full amount Of silver each
momth that II provided for. TO the end
thas the monthly addition 70 the circulate
Ing faedium. which the Law secures. shaii
b ii, sinsained.
I've would call the attention Of the
peegsts 70 the fact that in the midst Of eli
the troubles Of the times the vaius OF
nssssnal bond and national legal tender
mcfssy, whether made Of gold. silver or
paper, has not fallen . particle. The dis
trnss b not Of the government or its
mossy. bus Of the banks which have. a.
Ne relieve, perpetFased the present panic
on The country in iil-sdvised effort 80 con-
tso: the action Of congress on the silver
question and issue bonds. We invite
banssss TO attend TO their legitimate busi-
nes* and permit the rest Of the people 10
have their full share in control Of the gov
erns,ent- In this way they will much
sooner restore that confidence which Is 30
nssEseary 20 the prosperity Of the people.
lt ~ ust not b forgotten that while boards
u srsds, chamber Of commsrcs, bankers
or Ssonsy dealers are worthy and valuable
satisfy repose upon the great mass Of its toll
sfs ana producers. and that this business
mans ass.' Is rapidly extsrminating the
brssness men Of this country. The time
has come when tho politics of the nation
shcaid revert ~ far m possible to tho
strss'ae and pure condition ont Of which
ths Fepublic arose. We suggest for the
consideration II our fellow citizens that
the sseusai Of the opponents OF bi-metailism
20 propose any substitute for tho present
iau or elaborate any plan for the future.
insSseates either ignorance Of our financial
needs or an unwillfngness TO take the pub
lie tsto their confidence, and We denounce
shs atxemp. TO Internationally repeal the
sherman law ~ an attempt TO secure gold
maiso-snetattism in fragrant violation Of
thu last national platform Of oil political
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