The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-20
TALK ON FREE SILVER
Resolutions in Favor Of = Silver
Senator Adopted.
John wlLEyAn EnLARcEDLEMs
osessrs u All PARTIES Desfsse Ter the
Ola .ssts sod Dsseribsse Conn
pltmsnss AID La.

cssasysssan was popussss. and gte speak
crs . brace each OF RepuAlseaTas ard
Deusoerasz The zudierae Numbered per-
6apz Sc. baseF'A s5oxess a ladies' b%ssssg
present. and generously alypl2gsssi each
sp<saks= al fee telling points OF lis adj
dress Zach Of ssso osd parties came Ia
Tor severe criticism, the Democrats. par
fscuiaxly aurins cievesaaadfs pres ad-
1nsslxlsation. tesng reundiy eufTed. and
sIss fsepablsrans, on xfz5su was ss<ssise4
shs Sherman act. far5Bg little better.
Tire populssts escaped iasEscasEsxi.
Before tbs mssting haxis been called to
order copies OF circular. which. u Is
nntersse<Dd. MAS drafted By J. D. Davis.
81 The peapss's Cali. we're distributed
about the hail They contained the fol-
s5wsng preasEblc and resolution:
Whereas, The Peossse's party is imam
tuouxly In faycr sf the frse and n1issntt-
ia c<A1ugs OF both SILVER and gssI. ~
lfss ratio of Is 10 j. the same 10 be a full
iegAs tender, and,
.sWhereax. TEs eIectos of the state %
Washington. b. . iargp majority. are a
unit ia favor OF this most important
snaaaure. ard.
Whereas Tie present legislature will
have y majority on joint ballot Of at least
one-ffsh pledged 70 the support OF this
measure: therefore. be II
Resolved. THAI the Referendum club
OF Sesttie recommends and urges that
the frso silver members of the kg9sla-
suse. Irrespective OF past or present potit-
scai differences or affiliations unite with
each other is the election Of q MICA 10
snid-hng. bur wiaase record In uFauaEi-
fsediy in favor Of the free ana unlimited
coinagn Of both SILVER and gold. al the
rattle OF 10 10 |. and when SO coised TO
be q full legal tender. aaxi snaaferaiiy
opposed TO the Issue Of bonds in time CT
peace. and sfe destruction or contraction
BY any method OF our national legal tend-
81 paper currency
W. 4. Hays. clssirsnan. csslfe.s The meet
ing TO order. stating the difficulty in 4he
way OK arous.ag popular enthusiasm 10
Toe importance or any MEASURE CUT Of the
ordinary run a. . time when politics lad
sEnxm&zed down. He referred TO the ccn-
seSf being waged at Olympia. and said
that orc Of fHa objocis of the gathering.
~ the armovy WAS to secure y popular
expression In cgdsr ~ nut a rnaB into sile
ofilcs Of senator who wouia fairly and
honestly represent the people. tte intro
ducssi Orange Jacobs az the first speaker.
A. tho aged lawyer steppca furwasd aie
Mas greeted with demonstration of APP
pnuse. He WIS not fully in accord with
tho resolution. he said. bus would APP
preach a. near 10 II as be could. lie was
rot ready 10 declare himself In favor as
the coinage OF all silver. yet he did favor
tsss coinage OF al the silver produced by
American snires. and ma believed that 10
be tho principle OF the Republican plat
form. Nevertheissw if congress should
asthorize che coinage of all silver. ne
doubted honestly IL stch action would re-
suit in the dTefsll and disastrous eossse-
aneuces that had been predicted. He had
drawn three conclusions from his study
Of the snh5eet. as follo~ss:
FIrat-.T,hc amount OF the circulating
medium per capita In the United States ~
tpp small.
Second There oszght % be free coinage
OF an the SILVER product Of American
mines.
TsiirI-Tlac mrn TO whom tho country
has ueen iasklng rs oraeies On the finau-
olal question have proven themselves an-
safe ronaxeglora.
Judge Jasehs produced figures to show
flssat Il was absolutely necessary To in
ereaSe the circulating medium. The a, ht
er ths country Ia fs,s vas s.. sss1sG sss sss %,
while The circulating medium a, tsse same
! time WAS slise.alR.tss; OF there had not
hsrTs enough money Ia so around. ami
when Tbs hard tEsaas came on the eain-
try laeksi nearly a hsisssa ,lsalafa of hav~
Ing enough money 10 pay It's debt. enc
eassisA ssef Say the same Of France. nnr.
land. sssrsnany. gr even Of Austria. ia
each 81 which countries Tho circulating
moalusa was larger than she debt .'The
country Whose circulating medium Ia
1908 sufficient 10 ls.-s It's debt Is on an un-
sound basis" said speaker. s'Coa-
xress should see 10 Il that II the country
II ever called upon 20 rneei its national.
state. municipal. and sehpal Obligation.
there shah he money enough available q.
sleet requirements. We possess the
means Ia Increase the circulating me
sssss,n- There Is sssaea. o., of unrosusa bull
fsea Ia the treasury ~ the Tnstea States
AMI the msnes lass year produced So.
e9 fnssrs u these SUMS could be coined
MA should sescn experience a Beneficial e.
feet
Continuing JssdSe Jacobs referred 10
fhe folly OF calling In tsa gYwenhaeks and
assa further contracting the circulating
zsssssAlnr, anal aai8 THAI II sssrh a v.,lssv
were feasS'fNf Il woaid prsiuea a condition
tae Disastrous eenseqaeaces OF Witch
eosili not be feeasplt. bat which u,sght
re-eaaacs the scenes ~ the Preach rryo-
iatsatA He rySssnssca figures 10 aesron-
ntr&te thai there was - danger az xes
tina o. a Ssivs basis. compared exports
OF silver With Imports and said that the
ieSie Of evenfs lad IssSaren that TIE soug{-
tss ~oed net be flooded wstls silver. an
order io havc a free esrcu,asAon't he said.
sSsss issss have - place fer silver. Re-
tfFS the - EseefAAeks Hnf the smaller
x2is nsasas. - n9t contract the currency
has charge the smaller cesns fnto IRE
hTger.'
n resesssSse tn aiS third proposition
sSsssse J&oesss seSd that shs Ieapse ,hes,,-
ssivSs ought ~ seek resses arst ucs de-
peaa oFaSn bankers, waaae Interests were
81 rs&ls's osspoSgSA 81 these rg the usaSsez
ies TIE outlines * anancsal sexs.siass,.
10 closing J8dge Jacxhs szaka tha. s~
hal Iss; male ass first free silver sr~srh
THIS declaration Was a eixnas gn~ a..
fsss@e NJ. HAYS isstrslacess w. Il. Az
drews, wiso ssfs:
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saSsssss az Ess sessAasnees. Is 20 10 solved
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esss3eS II e1sssslaan sense. ear ss,as,rg~x-
ssFn assaszse thar the Tsgohseea is "a aA-
sSfsse Sastt 3 Is asses,a slss .-asspseas,a.
$50 = ssse a1aover. Ras The fsassrr eS,s..
sSsns the eaGssoa YsSspas. sssss Il us.,s, -.