The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-15
SILVER MEN SPEAK.
White Metal Advocates Want .
Free Coinage Senator.
ORATORS or THREE PARTIES.


The free silver melting 1t the Armory
last evening called ont about so people
and. although the body of tina hall Was
occupied for the greater part by Popu-
lists. the political complexion of the
speakers was pretty well divided among
the Populists. Democrats and Repnb-
leans. While q Popusist spirit predcmi-
mated. ali the speakers agreed on che
propositson-thsy demanded the free and
unlimited coinage of silver ar the ratio
Of Is TO l. Those who addressed the
meeting were r. H Lindsay. John Wiley,
r. p. Carroll. Capt William D. O'Tooie.
" F. Hays and Richard Winsor. n. NJ.
Holmes presided
Hays opened the meeting with hais-
hour speech. In which he stated tf.at
7,ese 600 tramps were harbored In this
country because there was no safe cir
cuisting medium He said the free coin
age Of silver would mean an increase in
the volume of thu currency of at least
50 per cent. and every man would be
able to earn mis- livelihood
Mr.. Lindsay was introduced with much
fervor. and the speaker opened up by
abusing the Post-Intelligsncer for print
Ing the notice that the meeting was to
take place and declared that between
the lines he was able TO discern a siur.
He said that the selection OF a senator
by the present legislature was of para
mount Importance to the people OF she
whole country. A free silver senator
should be elected. He vented the his
tory OF the gold standard since II was
first enacted In England In 1918, and de-
ciared the demonetization OF silver In
this country in 1873 had practically turned
everything over to the Britishers. He
called attention to the fact that Eng
land had Notifications and coaiirg sta
tons along the whole Atlantic and Pa
cific seaboard and was In a position to
force the payment OF national oblsga-
tons on a gold basis. He declared that
the silver coined in other countries was
not sufficient to endanger a food of the
white metal into this country should the
United States enforce the free coinage
act. Then the speaker gave evidence OF
not liking Grover Cleveland. who. he de-
clared, was q bay window fun OF brass
This made Capt. o'Toole. who happens.
by Grover Cleveland's grace, to be reg
lister of the land office. to feel a little
I'll at ease and he finally left the plat
form and took his seat In the body OF
the house.
When Mr.. Lindsay finished. the chair
man called on Capt. O'Toole and that
gentleman came forward slowly and de-
clared he was not there to criticise his
superior and that he did not appear as
an office holder. but as an intelligent
American citizen He then quoted the
statement that half the wealth Of the
country Is owned by 1900 men, and de-
ciared that instead OF there being over
production OF wheat, causing a decline
to ID cents q bushel, there was an over
production OF rascally legislation. He
declared in favor OF free silver and said
the Democrats were all right and would
come around after while. In the course
or his remarks he read an extract from
a speech Of John G. Carlisle, secretary
OF the treasury. favoring free silver.
When he had finished a dozen men asked
al once where Mr.. Carlisle stands now
on the question. but the captain quickly
replied.
Il haven't been on any exploring ex-
petition for some timer
This retort brought down the house.
John Wiley was next introduced as the
king bee Republican OF King county"
lie said he felt IL an honor to be present
ana make a speech He said that one
third OF the gold and three-seyenths OF
TIE silver In the world was in the United
States. and then proceeded to give a
minute history Of the metal since the time
OF Herod. He declared that 1t was very
probahle that some Of the silver accunsu-
lated by Caesar and his Roman soldiers
was at that moment In the pockets OF
those In the audience. that perhaps the
silver received by Judas Iscarfot for be-
traying his Master was also In the pcrk-
cts of some OF his hearers. He then
called attention 10 the fact that at the
Republican convention at Spokane he had
said Gods ratio of silver was Is to / be-
cause he had put 1t in the ground at that
ratio. lie said a senator should be chosen
who is In Sfayor OF free silver. but no
names were mentioned. He said, however,
he had friend who was candidate for
the position and was a good man be-
cause he was for free silver.
p. p. Carroll and Judge wfnsor made
only short speeches. owing TO the lateness
o. the hour, and the meeting adjourned
At 1910 o'clock.
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