The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-29
An Enthusiastic Business Mems
Meeting in Philadelphia.
WITHOUT REGARD TO PARTY.
Democrats and Republicans Speak
From the Same Platform.
The Vermont Statesman saws the Mint
stamp WIN Add Nothing to tho
Value of silver-rhis l. n Time. He
Says. When Patriotisra should Ba
Put Above Politics.

Philadelphia. May 2S-The opening gun
OF the sound money campaign in the East
was fired tonight at an enthusiastic public
meeting in the Academy OF Music. Tho
affair was under the management of .
group OF the better known financial and
business men OF the country.
George Roberts. president of the penns
sylvania Railroad Company, was chair
man. The principal speakers OF the even-
ing were ex-United States Senator George
f. Edmunas. ex-Comptroller OF the Cur
rency William L. Trenholm. Congressman
Michael ID, Harter. of Ohio: ex-Afnister
TO Russia Charles Emory Smith, and
James warton
In the beginning Mr.. Edmunds said this
sound money question must be decided by
patriotic action. not party action. but that
kind of action the Romans used to speak
of when no man was for party. but all for
the state. Quoting Thomas Jefferson's
words. The whole art of government con-
sists in the art of being honest" he saids
That phrase is worthy TO he written
in letters Of gold and placed in front OF
every public edifice in every hamlet on
the continent. In "a careful report pre-
pared for the benefit OF the First con-
g~ess jefferson said that the question oc
the difference between the value OF gold
and silver as money was purely COM
mercial question. IL did not depend on
legislation or the fancy and tastes OF men
but of commerce. which regulates tho
price OF commodities"
The speaker then discussed the varia~
tion in value Of the two metals. III any
faith can ne put I'm human experience"
he said. 1T ought to teach us that Wa
cannot make a given amount Of silver
worth any more when IL is printed at the
mint with the stamp of the United States
than il was before. When the act OF 1874
was passed 10 stop silver coinage all the
principal countries of Europe were COM
ing 10 have single standard--goid.
IF the last congress had passed on
March g. the last day Of it's session, what
is now voclferously demanded by the free
coinage people. every owner and producer
OF silver bullion would take mis- ounce oe
silver TO the mint worth GA cents and
get i2929 cents. and having got more than
two silver dollars for his ounce of silver.
he would come 10 the workingmen whom
he owes for labor and say: If | bought
II In metal, II would have taken ten
pounds. but / have taken the benefit OF
the United States offer and had t
stamped, and you must take FIVE pounds
or It"
xJComptroilcr Trenholm during his re-
marks declared II would be found that the
issue now confronting us mas become Sc
rious only ssecause the two political par
ties have at one time or another. and on
one plea or another courted the support
of those who entertained. or affected to
entertain the idea that the coinage of
silver dollars Is SO essential 10 the well
fare and happiness OF the people OF tho
United States that all ther political ques-
tons should be sitboFdinafed to IL.