The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-24


ssattle. Wash. Dec. .. 1871
To the Pest IEagell gerceg. Having bssn
as@el for an expression Ct r1y views urca
the fosiewsng rroDoSstion w FfrS--
What act Of congressman legislation Is
at present the n1ast important 70 tae peo-
pie OF The United States sseondw What
a.. 81 stale Eeg-s;a; lon Is most neeifai to
me state and peo9se q Washington
T1sr1-whzt IS thu duty e tAe po2alist
Members 81 the legislature IN reference
% tae election 81 United States senator.
] hasten 10 reply.
Since you nave done ne the houor %
ask an expression OF ny views upon the
foregoing i-teTroEaso~5es | shall 10 so.
bat briefly. / believe, ar that every man
endowed With conuscz sense kaows that
the universal scarcity ard almost total
absence Of money WITH which the con-
sanaer might purchase even TIE neces-
sarles Of life has been brought about BY
the constant and uis1oIy contraction Of the
nations money. covering q period or the
pasS twenty-five years thus not only in
creasiHg the power OF money from Two to
three times what IL was IN 1853. but prac-
tIczIly denuaing the masses Of money.
thereby preventing consumption, making
most people wear suca Old clothes in 1891
which in 1859 no beggar or tramp could
have been induced then TO wear. Manu-
facturers. farmers. producers and dealers
OF all kinds and classes continuing their
pursuits. judging the future by the past.
manufactured their goods to meet a sup
posed future consumption. produced their
corn, wheat. cotton and live stock u2oa
the same theory. until the supply far ex-
cee5ed the consumption and thereby en-
forced the shutting down of all such en-
terTrises in bankruptcy and financial ruin,
untIl we are confronted today with con-
diticn BY far more appalling than the SUI
feriEgs OF the people OF France 100 years
ago.
You ask what the remedy Is? I answer:
Restore 10 the people the necessary vol
ume or money with which TO transact the
business Of our rapidly ard ever-lncreas-
ing population 10 at least so per capita by
the free coinage OF both silver and gold
at the ratio of Is 10 /. making il fun
legal tender. In order 10 relieve present
distress, let congress authorize aad require
the secretary of the treasury to issue
$Oo.ooe0o fun legal tender notes. redeem
able in coin at the pleasure of the govern
nlent. How Will this money find its way
slons, the presidents salary. and all the
other running expenses of the govern
ment. as well as the payment Of principal
and interest OF all debts. public and pri-
yate, In legal tender money, no matter
whether by the terms Of the contract they
are TO be paid in "gold coin OF the. United
States of certain fneneSs,' or not. Most
all OF our Indebtedness, public and pri-
vare, was incurred during the time OF our
"greenbaek" and "aet" money days and
the changing (by the creditor class)
through congressional enactment. of the
character of Our money, and the practical
destruction CT its volume, has produced
the present distressed condition. one may
sell you a horse and take your contract
in writing to take therefor in future an
OK or an ass of particular ''fineness,' and
in law enforce specific performance OF the
contract. but the policy of the law VIII
not permit you TO loan man $1,000 that
money! and bind or compel you 10 pay
anything different, greater or finer
than the law recognizes as It's money.
SUCH contracts SHOULD be void, as against
public policy. Yea. such a contract IS
even a greater moral crime than that OF
the Insurer. who. according to holy writ,
was on that account kicked GU; OF heaven.
secona--what legislation does our state
most needg Assuming that congress viii
pass no remedial laws, and that We ere
To struggle on against similar onsirlc-
tious which have 50 impetiea our pro
-ress for the past twenty-five years !
should advise the legislature to pass a
law authorizing the issuance If at least
$40 ooe 0a scrip TO be receivable hy the
state FOR all taxes and dues &C the state.
and 10 be entitled Internal Improvement
serip." and shall be issued ir denomiaa-
tiens Of from - cents to SO, hearing
pe~ cant interest frcn date of use. Each
county of the state shall have its pro-
portion OF said scrip according 10 tie
assessed value OF its property, to be Us a
In payment Of public Improvements
therein under the order Of the county
commissioners Of the various counties.
The principal object should be the build
ing of county roads, bridges ana the
Improvement OF harbors AMI rivers, TO
facilitate navigation within the state.
Within IA few years our commerce VIII
then command the wonder and admira-
ten Of the world.
Thir,i-What IS the Popu!ists duty in
the election of a United States senator?
The first duty to the party is 10 see to
1t that no m0a0nletalist, money con-
tractior5st shall be elected. Vote Tor no
man who cannot establish a record OF
at least twenty-one years Hnal;erahly IN
favor OF the free coinage OF silver ana
gold at the ratio OF IS 10 l. Unite with
tho free coinage Democrats ana Re
pubicans and see that such man or
ability and Integrity. with the above rec
ord and convictions. is elected to repre-
sent US in the United states senate.
Very truly.
". r. HAYS.
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