The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-05

Th1 fbss oliver party msy - hansst II
thsls ecnvictions, bus there b No exesss
~ he ssitssstion q the ststsmsns b ~
Jsa1ss that The Get u 1873 We cunningly
ltmueGIsd through eoagrsss without pub
&c discusG1on anA without IT, purpess b.
sne unds1tood. The Is4s John Jay
Keox, whe. - comptroller Of The tssas-
MY, framed this bill ssd tnduesd eoaeTsss
~ sdops Il. IN psmphies on pebble isttsr
sAes answered THE shsurd charge end
proved b. cissstoss from the Congressional
ksesvd that The comaisston IT which ~
sas ths Assd proposs6 mis- bill anA asksd
esegrsss 70 anact Il AsOriy - 1883: Il Vas
sseoss congrsss - cary - least - ISL; -
sss printed no lsss than eAass1s~ times
4ad repeatedly discussed over snd over
AGAIN for two ysess: ~ purpot - eisasiy
sadssstood. for no msn could possibly fail
a. undsrstand u. for here are the sections
d this lss Il 1873 which dsmonstissd
sssvsr:
s.eec. Is That The silver eoins Ct The
Eaised States shall b tFads dollar. .
isAlf dollar o. 5O-csnt .piscs. quarter dol
80 ~ S0eS~0b VtDpUe - 0h1W0 ~ 4xtCVW1 RtOO0
q and aid colin shall b . 1eeal
tkndeS q their nominal value for any
assount not sxessding Is In any one pay
sssc. II. Thss - coins either of eosd.
silver, OF minor coinage SHALL heeoaftoe b
fs#ued from th6 mint other than shees Of
dsnominetioas. standards aaA weights
Larsin 81 iorth."
IN fhce q this simple, plain laagnaos q
tsh Law, fos which ssnatoF Stewart, q
Esvada, voted aftsr Il had bssa two years
htAsrs eonersss and ~ purpest sxplainsd
III Comptrollss Knox In his report 70
ssagssss. and Ia his testimony bsfors the
ssfsamtstsss of beth housss e u asseeted BIZ
thess silver statesmen that Senator
sfsWart, james q. blaine, James
A.: Garfield and ssnatoe Thurman
Aad not know what they were voting Tor;
an not know hat IL purpose vs. 70
asaiiiy dsmonstiss in 1873 the SILVER dollar
shst he'd besn obsolsts. out Of cisculaaion !:
haa besn practically demonstissd since
sssA bscauss Il vas worth more 70 melt q
hsas;ioa than 20 eifcuiass q currency.
William D. Kelley. Of Psnnsylvania, Who
afterwards voted for the Allison bill OF
Isss. In debate urged the adoption Of thia
ar of 1873 and explained 70 full house
sseas Il was only legally dsmonstisine the
sssssr dollar which had had no existence
In cur circulation sincAIs3a because il con-
sslsed more than 100 cents worth OF
bssIsion.
SENATOR Stewart and ito ffiends, when
shsss IVES 10: cents worth a silver bulliou
In the dollar. did not care to cell that
sssasunt for dollar that was legal tende.
ftss only 100 cents. but when silver sunk DC
hes that there was a3 cents worth OF
sisfsr In tho dollar they Immediately saw
. chance 10 slump their silver on the Rov.
sfa1nsnt and take . s'doiiar" that vas.
ieaal tender for 100 cents in exchange fol-,
" srnts' worth Of bullion In ISIS. At tbs
recent Chantauqua Association meesin. :.
at :chausaaaua, n. Y. Democratic Con.
gresham Hartcr. of Ohio. said:
Senator Stewart and his men inslst thsx
tNa demonstration OF silver Was the resuI.
81 conspiracy. but upon looking over IA !
tsoSrds ind that he voted for II, 90 he IS
snnsrirator according to his friends ows.
esksnent. IL IL conspicuous fact that d
sBe great nations have gradually sieparts.i
t,ns. THE SILVER and have adopted a rois
sssssaaard ~ better medium than Tobacco
sfgafs. brass or SILVER. Al tho Outset he 3
Understood that this governments has u:s
sssse right 10 assist the silver miners ~
Isssne them N.1a for 81 worth OF silyxs
taaa u has to pay tho farmer in the sans
satsa for his wheat
4s'o.hse point raised by Mr.. Har.er wss
tsaas OF twenty eight notes which senae,r
sse~art holds against - many deb,tsrs,
sFfsy enc IL made payable in gold. "It,is
saess." said he. the practice in eont...
diasien Of preaching OF the silver sdxo-