The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-15
CHAMPION OF SILVER.
The Nebraska Orator Declares
the White Metal King.
MAY DIVIDE BOTH PARTIES.
Bryan Declares That the Silver senti-
rnent Ia Growing and Addresses
Great Audience.

advocates.
~ any ceremony. he was met AZ ne &C
not only b. Jonn wiley and e. .. Heifner.
as representative Of the local Bi-netaIile
League and wtth hts wife and son, WHO
accompanied him. he was taken 70 fh@ "
eIdsntsl hotel But vnen he appeared On
ine stage Of the Seattle theater ne found
fhe building packed from floor 20 dome
with those attracted by The fame % his
.Ioouence whether they shared bis opiu-
sons or not An effort vas made 20 induce
him TO speak again a. the Armory fomor-
rev night but other engagements pre-
vented and he leaves on the noon tram
To-Day FOR san Francisco.
You may quote me as saying, said
Mr. Bryan. that the free silver Demo
Gratis VIII control the next n2tlonaI
Democratic convention. and they viii put
q Is 10 plank IN their platform and nom
mate a free silver Democrat for prest-
dent look upon this az certain.
You think, then. that the silver senti-
rnent is increasing, rather than decreas-
ing"
81 most certainly do r. IS increasing In
the West. and particularly In the South.
Our organization In Washington City is
doing good work. and the outlook for free
silver T. better than Il ever has been
There will also be a strong attempt made
by the free silver Republicans 10 control
their national convention and to nominate
free silver Republican for president
Judge Caldwell. Of Arkansas, has been
very prominently mentioned lately in this
connection. Free silver Is gaining because
circumstances are all Ia its favor Just
take into consideration these bond issues.
the flow of gold TO Europe that al
makes free silver converts"
n Great Audience Hears Him.
When SIR. Bryan came on 70 the stage
or the theater last night he faced as large
an audience as has crowded that auditor
ium for many days. While there was no
charge for adm.ttance the tickets had ali
been given out during the day, and until
$50 no one was admitted without ticket
Quite a crowd gathered around the en-
trance and could rot understand why they
were not admitted 20 a free entertain
ment and some OF them went away dis
contentod. AT go. however. the doors were
thrown c2on and any one who chose could
enter
Mr. Bryan was introduced in a very few
words by John Wiley. on the stage were
seated w. +. Hays, G. G.. He!fner, j. NJ
Epler, John y. Hart. G IT. LCgrin and sew
eral other men prominent In the free sill
yer ranks. When Mr. Bryan stepped for
ward 70 speak he was greeted with a
burst OF applause that did not cease I'M
III he had raised his hand for silence lie
il a good speaker and for over two hourc
the zig audience listened 10 his exposition
OF the benefits % be derived from free
silver Coinage. silysr'a wrongs and rights.
and the evils OK recommendation. Dir. Bry-
ali said:
y appreciate the honor of discussing a
subject 50 dear TO my oRn heart and so
important TO your interests before such
an audience IN this famous city. / have
heard of Seattle before. the fame or your
beautiful city has reached even beyond
my Nebraska home. and when found that
was to visit the Pacific coast thought
my trip would not be complete without
seeing Seattle. and / am glad to be here.
In "a discussion OF the subject OF bl-metaI-
Ism do not know how long you are In
the habit OF allowing people to talk here"
A voice from the audience: "All night"
The Free silver Cause.
That Is as liberal proposition as 7
ever had made 10 me. Five years ago |
became interested in the subject of hi
metallism. and the more I studied II the
deeper became my conviction. until have
reached the conclusion that this subject is
more nearly connected with our prosperity
than any question now before the AmerI-
can people People generally viii vote
upon a question according 10 their sum
posed interests. As the story goes II is
Eood thing for Brown The reason BIZ
metaIlism viii succeed is that the great
mass or the people Is interested IN Il.
Ana the work We have 70 DO il TO show
The people on which side their interests
lie. There are two sides 10 this question.
and people are on one SIDE or the other
as their interests are affected | believe
that out in this country eyerybody's in
fereSt ia on the side Of bi-metallisnl IAN
plauSe). There Is 40 reason why the
Western bankers should be opposed n bl-
metallism. out West here, the bankers
prosperity is measured by the prospprtty
or the community. Everybody does not
know what hi-netallism means one
mans definition WAS that The government
should buy all the metal IL nes1is We
cannot have bi-met allsm on a gold basis
Fl-metailsm means two metals We want
both gold and silver rs a STANDARD OF
money, and not one. These two metals
linked together Ought 10 fix tho ratio.
There IS no other bl-metalusm than This.
There never has been party that ever
went into an election campaign ON gold
standard. not Ont. II a Democrat talks
bi-metallsm, they want 20 read him out
or the party and call him q popullst II
Republican talks bl-metallism they read
him out. but I don't know where ne does
50 %. If one talks about free silver thev
say YOU are disturbing the harmony OF
the party. some people do not know
what II 20 I means II means that sill
YER dollar weighs IS times as much as a
gold dollar. In Geht-payl0g power ounce
or gold Ia equal - rs ounces ef ~,lvor. II
You wanted 20 make thr ratio - 20 J. all
you would have In saw would ~ that one
ounce or So VIII he worth thirty-two
ounces ~ silver When we talk about
~ 20 / We mean the ratio We have row.
The Eject Of legislation.
1T is "a common argument with the gold
hug press that laws cannot change the
habits of a people, and that commerce IS
greater than law Before 1884 silver was tha
money commonly used among tho 0corfe
After that gold was the coyamon money
What changed the habits ~ tho people ~
this country II was an act Of legislation
ana thar is A vary effective thing Pfs-
rnarck once said that ne farmers ana "a.
torers must stand toxvther and rrotoct
themselves from those " ao produced Moth
ing but Law. The man Who can operate 4
legislative p}ow can raise bigger cro-
than TIRE man Who runs tie other KIND al
rlow
Not only CO We desire a ratio % r. =, 7
hat We desire the free coinage 81 silver
Ny platform Is. I believe IN the fail ans
unlimited coinage OF both gold and st',r-
at the present ratio Or IS 20 I with,l,,
waiting for the consent - any other ~a-
ton On earth tGreat applauSeA som.
people 60 not know Mat free cstusre
s1cans. l>y free coinage Ne mean c-att,t
teus colnaec. We have row the xrst,if.of,,
coinage az sold we desire that the Same
shall - done 20 silver = WAS done in tee
beginning Gold ard silver were or a-
equal footuE. i was rot uatu silver v.as