The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-08

ties. II came to power amidst the panic
which followed upon their enactment. with
strikes and lockouts, riots and civic COM
motions. while a peaceful Industry IN
Pennsylvania had become a military camp.
Beside its manifold oppressive features.
the Mckinley Law had thrown away 80
OK, oo0 Of revenue derived from sugar. I'M
der the plea OF free breakfast table. and
substituted bounties 70 sugar planters. de-
creasing the revenue and Increasing the
expenditures. thus burning the candle at
both ends and making the people pay at
least double for the alleged free breakfast
From the joint operation of the Mckinney
law and the Sherman law an adverse bal
arlce Ia the treasury was forced against Us
In 1888 The surplus OF 500. 10000 In tho
treasury was converted into q ds1cit or no.
cfe. 600 In 1854. and the engraved bonds pre-
pared by the Republican secretary 10 Dor
row money on to support the government
were III omens of the recognized ruin that
awaited the coming Of the Democracy and
the depleted treasury. More signincant
stsil the very authors or the ilI-sfarred
Sherman law makeshitt were already at
the confessional upon the stool. OF peni-
tence. ana were begging the Democrats TO
help them put out the connagration OF dis
as.er that they had themselves Minded
So far as revenue 10 support the govern
ment was concerned. the Democratic
marty with but a slender majority IN the
senate, provided IT, and Ind not the SUI
nren,e court of the United States revsrsed
It's settled doctrine OF 100 years, the income
tax Incorporated IL the tarin Din Woaio
long since have abundanfly supplied II.
ssRespecting finance. the Rspooiicsns,
r,onallsts and Democrats. while differing
mon all other subjects almost, had united
tn fsse for restoring orr system OF ei-fne,-
aNisrn. BY Republican and Democratic
efforts the Sherman bill was swept from
~
country Of that Republican Incubus oeing
81 great that no prudent effort wss made
"a uroxise a substitute. In the very act OF
TIA sherman law repeal Dr. was declared 10
ba the policy OF the United states OF
America 10 continue the use OF geld ana
silver as standard money ana coin them
into dollars equal In intrinsic and inter-
chanweahie value The Republican party
hs. row renowned the creed OF its plat
form ana presented TO the country the Is
sua Of higher taxes. more bonds and less
,nan@v. u has proclaimed AZ !sst- brow
ing sway lts DISCUSSES. for thu britssh
gold standard.
'~rha money question is the paramount
issue begore the American people. and TX
involves trEe kEnericanissn more than any
s-ono-nfo sssus that ever was pre-
-~rfea At an election. We ere
NOT en- gold standard, bit We
hav. dgsd-ssvei and rsisr~fSn-
.n,,s currency OF nine varieties. three OF
natal and six az pa PER. the 1rocsact Tor the
most par; Of Republican legislation. rem
eerea worse by a treasury practise begun
pv the Republicans and unfortunately
ro,fass s,v their Democrats successor
1AontAu2a1 Consider The facts, GENTS
men. The Federal. state ard municipal
tsxse in This country are assessed and
naia IN the standard cf the whole mass %
.,onsv in ciresiafi3n. No authority hss
eyer hesr conferred BY congress Tor ne
,ssas q any bends PAYABLE tn gold. sut u
has bee-a distinctly refused tfls pFoy.
-,esa ~ the nla-S-Afssson acf ~ axs
a4saa - cur circulation t7se eca.oaH OF
utsrza~a silver sscney or paper hase1
,.-,v, :. ava -. that rnass - silver money
gz trs. A. a rarity with gold BY nothing
rt,a.svsr an earth hat silver ard Us legal
fane1son impaired - T. ~ iaw. tar
rtaasaA We have 20 outstanding oosfsA-
ssrn ~ re- rTnitss States except The sum
~ 81 ga naa 81 certificates. which are spe-
.-taeagaw pay@ble ~ gold and tssy. of
,.,-,r4. SNas,ss BE 40 said Al cur saeci@
,,,'f~@ssr.ss are navahis "a cotu. vhtSn
y-asns silver o. gold 40 the governments
o-.fa- or In silver specifically ana only
That TIA ~rla 5eIlar = rot fhe WIT o.
valas II demonstrated BY shs Tart ssaf no
ra'a dollar pieces ean under cur avs De
FY~trtea
..yy So .sss,,s =, r-so-. she god standard
VI, rsss~s change fne existing ns-Fnes&ilso
standard % fszv-ssens cf al n0oiic ard pri-
v-a4e aeht saz@~ AMI aap~rort3 lions. saw
sww alone tsae~ Specifically psyzh3e n
rsats AS we ray-v twenty sI1,crs cf pBe1l3r
sra urfvst~ i1bs = woTsft take more ran
three tfsaes az ire geld ~ Ills cos1utry
70 pav even q years interest gnoE Il We
eAaglsf Ne compelled - ccutrsct ths CIR
ruscv ~ raytuw eT 500 90. sn % green
hacks arf Sherman notes - gold which
wosss emrfv ~xasss~t 80 American SOCK
N ard Ger ~ sne frsasssrv. ags Ire ssrre
rsossew uezzss re1asrp shKE s2&s 30 ~ - ST.
ser certificates sssais ~ pad n soAc a.
a. as faeexnAsew~6 ~ the present 6raft
r~as fh.s ensrntrFs sick % ro3A MS
raaN~z frsrrexssN ~ she psznsss &eSs ~ ga
aaa sss wssA pryzxpec4 % t5tk-9cEssa mora
Ths 6Ssassrcus consequences 81 s1ea
rxssscw are appalling - eos. s-Gasaf = sss3
-. arsy Alternative xssxxest%d - f1e free
eos-ar@ o. silver a. tss Fasso - 5 - tzFs-
pause. and ~ carsnksts resscratsoz %
or hereditary ao4 csnss1tzts0r4s sSstsrn
CO American Eoaeg.
I'VE pray yes 10 rsors Enazesaifts al
ssraaszle& Nsx ESz TIE c5aasry stsh
year nrngss~ses Of tssE<s 20 cur1e fxcza
tsa.<rsgtxh EeSg sZsc1a propaganda tAr-
psaas~-1 TIE fast that EzsraSr~x1 rs@zsoas
are gssrg % tie gcs2 ss2z-esxS ss1.s<s Il