The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-14
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favor og restoring silver ever since the
crime ot $50 was discovered. bus the gold
~r.-. bfns~3or has seized every avenue OF
Communication. TEa press and the Ie'e-
rrarb belong 70 L. Four thousand Ca-
+t,ra3 Aarkg are fts agents. ard 5.e0 9TH
er banks ana trust companies DO ia bid
ding Merchants and boards Of trade are
4ar.4naant upon rhe banks for accommo-
8atiou and gre clarorous in their praise
~ thA gold MONOPOLY. Politicians and OF
sseials hsyh and low. rely on the money
mower fhe press and the minions of the
hanks for political success. The pres,-
An, - the United States pla ees S0.eo
of7res a the service OF the money power
fo~ ralI.fcsT or other favors Re receives.
psfara su-h a force any other people
r-,,,i4 ha nawsfiess. but the American
raorfs for more than a hundred years
have met and conquered every foe. They
have a}wavs bngn equal - the energeg'cy.
sSilver vas ieucnetszed hy the Re-
rubliran marty. and the leaders OF tha'
rartv have labored II season and cut or
season - keen K dennouetieZd- The great
-,ss~ oF the Democratic party previous 20
- aavan- of President Cleveland was
fr favor OF the repeal OF The Infamous act
az fS73 de~none tizIrg silver. as Is shown
nv inef~ uuiO-m vote 81 bo-h houses or
,@or1rsss But when the money power
dgs,ovared cleveland they found an IN
s,-,p1ar,r 70 rhwart the viii Of the Demo-
cratfr masses. and they gained valu-
ah1a a1lv for Sherman and Harrison and
+he ofha- executive agents Of the gold
standard TIE alarm and distress caused
bv the raid of the gold combination on
the treasury IN 1895 created a furore
which amounted 20 political cyclone.
which WIS directed by the firm hand OF
.he executive against the two houses OF
congress Many Democrats fell before
the blast. hut the Republicans sailed
With the wind. and the Democrats who
were stranded by the violence OF the
storm were SWEEP back into the arms or
the Republicans Of the two houses. To-
patbar thew made a majority 70 do the
bidding OF the money power and 20 wipe
from the statute hook every law which
recognized silver as a money metal
The nenple have at last taken this mat
tor irtn their own hands. They now
know those who say they are friendly
10 silver but want restoration accom-
r,1lsbed without, doing II themselves, are
s~en,ias and canrot he trusted. No man
Is a bf-netalliSt who does not advocate
hi-n,etaIIisrn as Il existed for thousands
az wears before sherman visited England
IN 1851 and before he carried out the pur-
noses Of ar English syndicate 10 strike
down silver in 1873
Conventions and the party lash have
rbyarted the will Of the people FOR twenty
10 coo hanks have dominated the conven-
tions Of all parties since the man from
RufTalo took charge of the Democratic
party. 4 majority 10 dc the VIII or the geld
nonouoly has heen easily secured IN the
conventions Of both the old parties. ana
a multiplicity of issues bars the success
of the Populists What are party names
without party principles? What is The
Democratic party when II repud JEFF
ferson and Jackson and follows John
Sherman The Democratic masses are
IN favor Of restoring the money OF the
constitution. They are speaking out IN
every state and their voice is heard with
dread by the enemies Of the republic.
very large percentage of the Republican
masses are equally true 10 the principles
~ free government with the Democratic
masses but the Republican leaders who
Worship at the shrine Of gold monopoly
are more numerous and powerful than
the Democratic leaders who work with
them TO maintain the gold standard
There are more Harrisons than Cleve-
lands. and more Shermans than carlisies.
'.'rhe Democracy Of Illinois has broken
the ice The ra nix and file OF the Repun-
ncan party of .he South and West are
shrunken. but the mAnipulators are sun
in control. The Republican convention OF
Kentucky renewed the allegiance OF the
rartv of the state 10 the alien gold syn
dicate. but the ties OF party are not
strong enough 70 hold the Republicans IN
+ha great Northwest in line. The Souin
and West and the producing classes or all
sections have a common interest in feStor-
ing the money OF the constitution anu
gaining control of the government OF the
United States, but aa alien goid trust ~
intrenched in the sanctum OF tht press
tbs council chamber Of the banks. In the
two houses of congress and in the eNecu-
tive mansion The people are uniting IN
every section Of the country 10 strike TOT
liberty and recover their lost government.
The Americans have been betrayed
with a kiss for the last time. Tney no"
know that every man who qualihes MS
determination 70 fight for the free ana
,r]fr7ito1 coinage of silver at the ratio
of Is to ! nv the United States alone is
NOT 9 friend OF the cause. All we de-
nsn9 Is the 1s to statute OF 1884 and
1s2- There were no IFS and ands' about
.hosa statutes. There arc none IN the
creed Of true bi-metallist. The advo-
Gates Of free coinage ar Is TO ny the
United states alone comprise tnree-
Forr+bs Of the voters OF the United
c..tes The culy hope for the gold mo-
roroiv is to divide and conquer Tney
have 1laved that game for the last Tune
TIL hearts Of the people are IN a common
ca,sr produced by common calamltN-
yybatever politicians and time-servers
may do, the So"'" ~. -. -, &c
lovers Of free 1hstlle -,,-i9 ~ -,
viii come together a1i rs y "
ment from the RUE % - h'i'.s' - .r,,o,.or-
The policy OF the theI'5 - p1..a
ish the masses IS 10" vi uIi,t5l 80.
II is we'll Known tit- "i.I'I .'''ii 49,
ate {udcpendenCe, that want or oppot-
+.,7itfrs create poverty and towards. one
roo,a cold president may do the work and
destroy the louhda' "a "a
stituNons. Whch ! ~, i-'., -.