The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-29

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- o. usatr,xsfunssce Of our hi<s, nation
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= simple ircxcase Of revenue will cure
mr. frs5b1es. The apprehension now
exietinG and constantly increasing 4s
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nfon calculations OF revenues The
time has PASSED when tlE eyes Of In
&aUfcrs abroad md our people at home
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government. Changed conditions have
attracted their attention 10 the gold OF
chs governFnenf There need be no fear
that NJ c1hnat pay our current expenses
with ss.ch money a. we have There u
nou rs the treasury q comfortable sur
pius. moro than ~. o00,Ooot Dut X - not
a. gold. and therefore does not meet
our dinscuey.
cannot - That differences OF
opinion cvuceTniug the extent TO which
silver ought 20 be coined or used in our
currency should Interfere with the
N0uHSelk Of hose whose duty II - TO
eect3fy the evils now apparent In our
dnanctal situatson. They have to con-
slider the question CT national credit
and the consequences that win follow
from tts COLLAPSE whatever ideas may
be insisted on az 70 zisvsr or ts-fnetal-
lisnx The proper solution OF the ques-
tisa Tow pressing upon NJ only requires
xtcoguftIon Of gold as well as silver.
and the concession OF It's Importance.
e1gbffuIly OF wfongfuHy acquired. Is
basis OF rnAferAl credit IS q necessity
- the bonoTab9e discharge OF our obi
Eaftoas payable In gold, and q badge
Of eotvency. do not understand that
ehe real friends or silver desire the con-
orion that nsiSht fellow inaction or
nexlect 70 appreciate the meaning of
NE present cx1gency II IT should result
- tne enure panisnment o. gold from
eur nnancsa ana currency arrange
M.cnu.
"Beeide the treasury notes, which GER
tasniy should be paid in gold. amounting
se nearly N0oe0.oos taere will fall due
= sos uo0.00. oe Issued diii-tr. last year,
- winch we fsAxe received gold, and in
lsH nearly 800. ooo.ooo Of per cent. bonds
easucd In lH7. Should the payment OF
thsss obligations In gold be repudatedg
II sAey are 10 be paid In such q manner
- tl1e preservation Of our national honor
and national eolveney demands. We
should not destroy or even imperil our
abihty 70 supply ourselves with gold for
15szx purpose. While / am not unfrier,<i-
" y silver, and while / tiszire 70 SO. 4
recognised 70 such al, extent an IA cf,ns,s-
tent with financial safety and th.. preuar-
vatton Of the national honor ana craas,
an not willing 10 see cola entirety han.
ished froxn our curr..pcv .rs t,,ra~,.a-