The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-15
BACK TO THE OLD CONDITIONS.
Fishback Addresses the Referendum
Club on the silver Question.

The Referendum club CONNIE morat ted
the formal opening of it's new club rooms
on Third street. between Games and Cher
~. last evening with = speech on the sill
Yer question by Charles r. Fishback. The
club room is located In he double store
occupied by the Theosophical Society and,
as announced by the chairman. A c.
Hummer. In his opening remarks. viii he
maintained for a free reading room and
the free distribution of reading matter
appertaining 10 all Iues.ioasn of reform.
MIR. Hummer announced tla. the club
was non-partisan and organized 10 edu-
cate on lines Of economic reform.
The room was we'll filed with represen-
tative reform men. and Mt TIshhack's
remarks were punctuated with intelli-
gent applause.
"The American Cloud and It's silver
Lining was the text OF Mr.. Fish backs
talk. who took the position that gold ard
silver were under .ne law ana the const'-
tuition the money OF the country and
ought TO he preserved ana interchangei
at a ratio of Is 10 l. The present condition
OF things was cue - the fact that the
redemption money OF nc country had
been cut down one-half by the demoneti
Zation of silver. ant hat he fall In pr.ces
and the consequent bankruptcy Of the
country was due to fna appreciation CT
gold This was a question that was no
longer confined 10 a f9N. mt was berg
reasoned over by men representing all
shades OF belief and advanced the ight.
The currency OF the country WAS - iife's
blood and the home life of the country
its heart, Both had been diseased. ah3 the
country was Ia that unsettled condition
when tt was easy for r1en 10 he bought.
because the few rich had secured fun con
troll of the labor and the currency OF tie
country.
The question Of the hour was 70 bring
about a reaction that would bring back
the country 10 where K was IN 1873. This
country was founded on purity in politics.
and the only aristocraCy that should ever
be able 10 secure a footing should he the
aristocarcy Of brain. Ted and nurturet AZ
the grand fountain OF the American pun
lie s. hool system. America was notori-
ously a debtor nation. England equally a
creditor nation That state OF affairs
should cease. instead Of England being
Tire great clearing house % the world.
that honor should he divided with Amer
lea with New York city for It's center.
America would never be free until she
threw off The financial yoke pat on her
hv England as she did in former years
tho political woke. TIE curse ~ the coun-
t~Y was that the few made rich had Gre
atasi a financial trust similar 10 the
crest sugar. oil. ear. beef and other trusts.
and it became 8 question Of breaking that
trust and the people could % 50 only a
TIE ballot box ~ voting for the rcmou-
st.nstEon ~ silver.
Richard " suSor Sai1 he was plea SD -
see 50 prominent "A Republican as
"Rroe1er+' Fish9,ack waking up - the ST.
uatloa. lie td nor however. favor 60
iug hack - the couditions existing bee
fore -, FOR che principles were. theu "a
noW. an wrong. and needed up-ro0tinr
AMI new ones needed planting There
Ought to he TO tirh and no poor. ard o.
realize taat Pew AMI rafieslly changed
eorei5tions would have % he lnaagu-
rated.
ou motion - 80 F. Hess wore a.
,1a IS Vss passed Tor SIR Flshhack
The craGr announced that AZ next Tues
lay evening Deet3ne the speaker would
20 , r Rogers. an-i hls tcpir wouId fse
'-rne SILVER Ques,ion ara the General To
I.tI-al situation.
A. arr executive meeting held after the
meeting the following telegram was scuf
20 IRE Chairman % the silver convention
o. session a salt lake.
God speei you g. your work Ter Amer
IAN protcCf ton. fS3Eued1
REF FsRENDr-N CTVR
seattle. Wash"