The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

and Receives an Ovation.
whasoom. Oct. 1o.--The sreas excur-
sion OF the Business Mons sound
Money Club. os Seattle. TO. this city
this afternoon was ono of the most
striking features Of the political CAM
pasgn in this state. A special Great North
ern train OF seven coaches. bearing 600
representative n Seattle citizens wearing the
golden badge OF the club. arrived few
minutes before I o'clock this evening, AN
almost dsafening chorus ef cheers and
yeils from hundreds Of enthusiasts sound
money supporters greeting IL ~ it came
To a stop al the Bellingham RAy d British
Columbia depot. Owing to the lateneos OF
tho hour torchsisht parade was formeA
Immediately, and in this large number
of the Seattle visitors Joined, netwith-
standing the fact that they had had ne
supper and drizziing rain WAS falling.
There was some confusion at the outset.
and manifest lack of organisation, but
the parade soon formed in fair order on
Elk street. led by the First Regiment band.
and marched down Rblly and Thirteenth
streets TO the Roth block and back to the
city hall. altogether about 100 In line. OF
whom 40 carried torches. Scores Of sky
rockets were fired all along the line, and
the noise OF anvils and steam whistles was
almost deafeninE. II was one OF the most
brilliant sights ever seen in whatcom
President Goldsmith. OF the Seattle club,
says that over $50 people who had tickets
were unable tss Get on the train At Seattle.
One hundred were turned away at Everett.
fifty at Waryaviile and nifty At Mount
Vernon.
At Edmonds all Of the milimen ana cfti-
zens. numbering about 800. gathered At
ths depot to meet the special train
and hear Judge Burke's short address.
The Judge addressed the crowd In a few
well-chosen words. explaining tho Inn
portance OF the train getting to What
com for the evening address. express
ing regret at not having time to make =
speech. and promising to speak there at
a ister date in the campaign The Judge
ADDED few words on the political sttu-
alton. the train moving on amid
rcusing cheers.
There was a band and a large crowd
to mNes the train at Burlington. but ow-
Ing to the train already being late, but
a few moments were spent there. and the
same reason. lack Of time. prevented the
demonstrations at other places and dis
appointed many people.
The first thing to strike the visitors
on ARRIVAL was On Holly street. where,
from tho Lighthouse block. was suspend
ed an immense picture Of Mckinley on
canvas. with the inscription:
Sound Money and Protection at the
start the mills and Give Employment 10
American Labor"
The members OF the club arrived herA
greatly eja,ed at the enthusiastic recep-
tions rendered them all along the line and
the reception here was indeed a surprise
The city hall was packed by the greatest
audience that II ever held. estimated at
1900 people. Hundreds more were unable
TO get inside or within hearing of thu
speaker of the evening.
l.. W. Nesselle. CT Fairhaven. who was
one OF the delegates from this state 10 the
National Democratic sound money con-
vention at indianapolis. presided. and
many prominent Democrats occupied
seats on the platform. The chairman In
introducing Judge Burke spoke very brief
iy, ami hit the keynote az the evening
when he said: This Is a meeting TO up
hold the business Interests OF this coun-
try: TO uphold the business currency, ard
aid in starting UP factories and Industrial
enterprises"
Judge Burke made a splendid impression
upon the big audience by fis calm. clear ana
dispassioDate presentation OF the money
Issue. lie spoke over two hours. and was
given the closest attention throughout In
~Iatform and the traditional policy OF the
Democratic party on the currency Qaes-
ton, he said.
THE disappearance Of silver from tho
circulation ealisei great Inconvenience TO
business The secretary Of the treasury
ces. January Is. isxS: The inconvenislcs
arising from the Scarcity of silver coin
age siill continues. and 20 such an extent
as calls loudly for some legislative action
to remedy the evil,
Finally. In 1855. after two trials ex-
tending over a period OF sixty years. TO
so as 20 keep tho two coins In circulation
together. with the tfisa ppoirfing result NJ
first being stripped of one coin ard then
OF another. the struggle TO maintain the
double standard was abasdonei. and the
country accepted tn. gold sta nsiard. win
silver sss subsidiary coin. Tisit the Oh
country on the gold staatara Is too well
established to admit of any douff. Tia
purpose OF the ACT is ahtls slated by the
chairman Of the eoruusittee ~'hidI pre-
seDee1 the bill 10 the house:
1--WE propose 20 far as those coins are
concerned. TO make silver eubseryief1t 10
the gold coin Of the eoyrstry. We iEsteTst
4, 70 what the bes. writers on political
economy have a,sproyeii: what experience.
where the experiment. ksss been tried. has
6srr1crFJ rated 10 be the best. and what the
prcper--to make bsst one standard Of czTr-
rerscy and TO make ali others sssssservirnt
20 H. We mean TO make gold the stand
ard COIN
You may realize - some exteTyt hoa'
completely she Chicago convention fsas AZ
tempted 20 reverse the traditional policy
s,f &s1a Dsrrgccratic rarsy on the question
Of s-sis standard ss1eu I remind y0I
that the act Of isa3. which WAS for the
ayowea purpose or maintaining the gold
STANDARD was pssssest by a Democratic
congress and signed by Democratic
president -
Then the able speaker go. down 20 "the
crime OF '7s.' and in speaking OF ahe cur
rency act Of that year he said:
AN act charged with grayer offenses 3
than bas ever been laid TO rne charge o,
any other piece Of economic i.g ssIsfon ia
the history os the country II - charged:
among other things. with having caused
the decline In the price of silver. ana. az
a consequence Of the faii N the price o.
silver. with tae general fall IN me prices
OF other products and commodities walcn
nss since taken place
But ne proceeded 30 show that since the
passage OF that infamous act TIE money
in circulation had really doubled.
"fn order TO determine" he SAID.
whether there had been decrease or
increase In the amount of money IN eirrss-
iation since sss3. we mus; KNOW Just nov
rngcn money there vas ID c.rcuSafs0n ~
tnas year and hgw much sssere Is IN Csr-
rgsIatson row. aDx ggach there was In cir
cgsa..0s per capita tnea and how fn1ch
n0x. That we may get a clearer view os
the situation. Let us stars back OF fssJs l&s
lss begsa .sts, IsA The amount OF nlsnt
IA circulation IL tAss country IN isea va
= fs IA a Arz<ft -