The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-28
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The ST. Louis GIo5s- Democrat, very
sound and able Republican newspaper,
protests against the im5ecility of the
resolutions Of Pennsylvania. Ohio and
California Republicans on the subject Of
free silver and tae currency. The Omaha
Bee Is equally vigorous in its protest The
action of the Pennsylvania Republicans
can be accounted for because United
States Senator Don Cameron voted stead
lily with the Democrats and Populists
against the repeal Of the silver purchase
clause Of the so-caIled Sherman act In the
extra session OF 1853. There is only one
sound position on the subject Of free sill
yer, viz: that which we now occupy, no
free silver coinage except upon the basis
Of international bi-metallism.
The financial resolutions of the state
Republican convention of Pennsylvania
are as absurd as those Of the Kansas Popu-
lists. Pennsylvania pronounces in favor
OF an increase OF the money circulation TO
$40 per capita Of our population What
possible good would that dot 1t Is esti-
mated that our present circulating me-
dunn Is s34 per capita, which is the esti-
mate OF the New York Evening Post while
the Springfield Republican estimates 1t
At s24 per capita But what differ
ence does Ii make whether it is
$24 per capita or s3f per capita of
our populationf Another big issue OF
greenbacks along with . lot of fat silver
would not help as particle. Our banks
are full of money Of present; our capitsl-
lists have plenty of money, but nobody gets
any money unless they have something to
put mp for money: some form OF collat-
eraI. It would be useless therefore to issue
any moro money. for the only persons
who would get any of il would be those
who have some coIIateral--some quid pro
quo. Nobody but a lunatic supposes that
another large issue OF greenbacks and Eat
money would go into the pockets of any
body who had not something to give for
money. The banks and the capitalists
have more money today than they can
employ; what Is wanted Is a return Of
public confidence. revival of business. so
that man who has any money is willing
to pass 1t from one hand TO the other with
out feeling in danger Of losing bis dollar
in transit. The per capita idea Is arrant
nonsense. and the Republican Pennsylva-
MIA resolutions prompted by Don Cameron
are as absurd az the Omaha Populist plat
form which demanded $50 per capita to be
got by free silver coinage and greenbsck
Issue.
The strange thing Is that when the Re-
publicans Of Nebraska have with return
ing reason seen the hopelessness and folly
of free silver coinage except upon the basis
of an international agreement, that Penn
sylvania under the lead Of Don Cameron
and Quay should pass such resolutions
concerning the currency. The Buffalo
Commercial. Rep, hits the nail on the
head when 1t says that Il has "little SYM
patty or respect for the butter-hngered
way in which the Republican politicians
are handling the silver question this
spring, with view to conciiating the sill
yer men and getting votes in Western
and Southern districts. Ii discredits the
Republican party among business men
o
free silver coinage at any cost one bit"
The Buffalo Commercial, the Omaha Bee,
the Milwaukee Sentinel and the st. Louis
Globe Democrat are right, eternally right
In this view, and their views ought to be
read by the Republicans of California,
who I'm state convention recently included
the following stupid silver" plank;
1--WE favor the free aud unlimited coin
age Of silver a, the ratio of 10 TO 1. and the
making of silver. as well as gold, q legal
tender in payment of all debts, both pub
lie and private, and We pledge our con-
gressional nominees TO the support OF
principles contained in this resolution"
This is the stupid silver plank that
Bland tried to make the Democrats of Mis-
souri, adopt and which they refused to
take. Free coinage at 10 to means the
single silver standard and 50-cent dollar
for all purposes. When California sends
delegation TO the Republican convention
&c generally carries more champagne In its
head than brains; II goes forth in search
OF wool, and generally comes home shorn;
Il has been expecting "a vice president
from the Pacific coast" for twenty years.
because IT'S demsgogues do not seem to
comprehend that candidates for president
and vice president are taken generally
from the center. not from the rim Of the
circle.
All promissory notes and all bonds and
mortgages in California. Oregon, Washing
ton and Nevada ars payable specifically In
gold. and yet these blatherskite Repab-
heans OF California resolve practically in
favor Of single silver standard aud So
cent dollar. Stewart, of Nevada, admitted
that all his mortgages were gold-bearing;
that California refused greenbaoks during
the war and would refuse silver now If ii
was actually rendered 10 her. "Free sill
yer" in California. Washington and Ore
gon is nothing but political aapdoodle;
the stuff that cheap demagcgues feed poIlt-
teal knaves aud fools on. We we're right
when we passed the act Of 1878: we were
wrong when We passed the silver coinage
legislation Of February. ISIS. and July,
1890; We are Eight now; there il only one
safe rosd to free silver, aud tha, is on the
basis Of International hi-metalllsn. The
Republican party cannot afford TO fool
with the currency question: II vas only
tae other day that ths Milwaukee Hsscon.
ssa, Rep, said;
''If Gov. Mckiulsy's friends ever sxneet
10 see him president OF the United States.
there must be no eQulvocAtion on thu cs,--