The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
FOR HONEST FINANCE
A Comprehensive Address on
Sound Money.
FREE SILVER rRESAGES RUIN.
The aifed states Has Always Favor
ed Beth N~tnIs-<p~eeh sof
Henry l.. W ifson.


70 Scn, % Spokane. whose speech vas vel
reeeayAd. Mr.. - asoa spoke as fellows
Fellow sStsxSrs- TSere n4< been Z Sfsifl-
led attempt n. this campaign on the part
0, TIE Leni1cracy - psaCe re Republican
parry EE me attitude Of representing ne
classes. as opposed % the masses q the
p@og.e- Tie party zAaca e4sgatea In
e9sA the ra2s-s5hisfsr. Grant me tanner
@ns. Garf5ei1 tae EAn4sl boy ID tbs pFes-Es34-
"a chair cannot saccs sssaills' - sa@k
20 D. TIE advocate u any csass as d-sst1-
g@sAasI from TIE masses The REPRINT
al party represents that por~0n O the
masses OF the people walc1 Is eterns4lF
rsR1E. Tee I~fn0crAsc party represents
fa92t portion af tA% B1azSss o. t1- peofe
Wish IS eteEnallY wrong. IN free AUereA
there Is 70 suca thing as class orfa
makes the nan. want OF IL. the fPll9w-
ali the rest IS uHt leA aeE ana grEnelEo.
JUS as n 81, 1aen Lincoln lived tais =
government % TIE people. ~ tae people
and Cor the people. Free discussion 81
tire lie Of free ms. lt.zTsQrs. dec ia tlasl
and aen1nciaS.9a aFs 19talng. A11 la3e
a. me air. Fact and history are every
thing. ana endure Tor al time. The great
questions OF Ice hour are settled. not IN
Chicago -. Lossls. Tacoma or EslensburS.
IN the saitry heats Of June july and All
gust. out by tie aslet nCe@ide n NoNeIzl-
Der. where every man eommuEes Win MS
sonseienee AID his God. ana dos tAat
when seems rig 70 aim before God
p our years ago l. IN company Htla otReF
Republicans ala over tse Land went upon
the stump. and said 70 the people: ''If
targn system. you wiif wreck banks. Gloss
factories inilIre credits and destroy mar
keis The Democratic sraEors w9nE be-
tore t1s people and said. ~ te Tor
Grover. and you vii have four years OF
clover" The people listened - the
Democratic orators. AMI Ne nave BAD
four years CT Grover. bnt the Glove r has
newer hiosSon4e6 Four years OF breaking
banks. four years % unstable nerc5aTf-
disc and possible bankruptcy for he ner-
chant, four years OF silent factories. with
a
years Of constantly diminishing marsers
ana prices, four years IN which more
money sas los; than II cost 10 put down
the war CT the rebellion The wreck ana
the ruin or IL. the bad faith and missoS-
eminent OF * We're 40 apparent mat the
people were preparing 10 bury this DsInoc-
racy beyond The cal % the resurrection
horn, when /; assembled In Chicago. s.o.e
me Popullst platform and later the P0p1-
list party. and decking !i$esf IN cross
Of gold and crown Of thornS, came gallE
forth as - "A wedding feast. Innocent Of
past AArnl and MIN no written or spoken
history. X has not discerned lts old free
trade garments. 5ut K has thrown over
them g.tGteFing sheen OF slivery white
called the Silver QGestion-anf it asks
you 70 take this as a panaeea for AL the
lis that nssh = heir 10. democracy sad
70 you: II have brought you over rough
and unpleasant road. your feet have been
bruised. and your hands have been torn,
ard some OF you save fallen by The way
side. but over yoRder les the land OF milk
and honey. where the nightingale sings IL
night Iong-fhe land OF IS TO !. There :
ar old Russian pF0vssn watch SAYS, IL
mine enemy decesves me once. IL : his
fault. II ~ decelves me- tw.ce. II Is MY
fault. You would not consider bin a
good physician who would constantly feed
YOU from me same bottle the same med.-
cine for all diseases. with only a different
prescription upon ths exterior.
From the position which the Demo-
cratic party has taken in this campaign.
n. leading qusst.on--in this section at
aeasi~ls ihs money question. The Demo
crate Platform SAYS. We demand the
free aaa unlimited coinage OF gold and
silver az the present legal ratio ~ Is 70 /.
without waiting for the aid or consent 81
form SAYS: I'VE are unal.ere5.v oppose1
70 the free and unlimited coinage Of 81
Yer At The ratlo Of II 10 !. except by IN
ourselves 10 promote" Here the issue
Is toned. the Republican party standing
fer our present monetary system. III 4er
= hbca Ne have had az our growth ani
prosperity rs nation; thu Democrats
party standing for Il new and ungr-I
monetary system. ari which all 81 she
Republicans ard A large parr % the Demo
Gratis believe would I%ld TO a financial
revolution.
The viclss5 tudes Of silver ere rot 81 re-
cent date. The decline IN as va,ue has
the efforts OF ;he different governments -
ma main me parity De, WeeU q and god
have bceu constant auI nave beeE a con-
tnHas menace 10 sound aid 1es.cly bUst~
Tess Transactions al over he word.
1frGer Queen Elizabeth oF Fngsana the
fa1o OF god 10 saver vas u 10 : II ne
r.. sm or James J. silver Eel ia Na.ue and
the ratio VAS changed 80 y 20 Z again r.
ihe later p3rt Ut the Te4gn % James 81
Yer again f@.. IN value ana the raeo VAS
c1angei % i 20 ]. Tbs ratio prey s.le!
tl-ril tAe p gE OF Ck8r.es II. 81 hen silver
agsia began 20 ia aat tAe ratio vas
changed 10 14}s - Z. Jndec the irss
George Ct Ensaai silver aga4r fell ana
teo rat'o H'as changed 20 i 50 T. Even
tRese chsnge~ 6i3 nof sutHcs 10 -natr-t.a
&l.~. rae MINIS of I-a<-arai ~ere c-oset %
silver. Il Fyan.r, IN a period - Jess tnan
Iss ye5,A sae rate Il s0.d 20 SILVER Mas
changed twensy-slx times. - saver col.-
stantIS' failing iu vs.ue.
TIE nrsr ai-sue5aaist IN the jn5.si
States ~as Aexaaaer Hamilton. Wash
Aa 'eslrei 20 sstst}.-s.s re monetary syS-
TEN e th@ United States. De- tons1..te.3
Nth ThUm3s Jefe.sCe tac foaU6er of
I1c.uoers-y. ara after investigation
ta~cuxhout she markets % the w5-.i il
VS. asSerrairsd tnat me nfaper rato he-
feeea gud and siEer VAS a. that ne
.ng gel ara ss,Ter a. rne raro - - to J.
Tass ratio ~7*s tIsatD.e f~9 urtl ~ when
!. VA GaGud rAat silver hat tS~er over
ya.uf4 ara ga Gfs.erssf '4et ana ts8g az
ttor. &s-sln. th~n anter Andrew Jackson.
frs' st2Na~c vst l1Srnc~ Tsf- 20 wnoTa fhe
nc reterr tfG. f2o sA1s s3s changed - IS
fa TEsa ratie Nas aazs0 tfiH-sl Hntil 5N-r
Ia t.le meantime fhe eor.-3e-f3{ lsas-es-
cries o. Gs-t ie CAHfor~ rs hasi t9v-arst lts
an X N8S f@pH3 tfa- a8 ~ nGr ~lst~
t# rea~ q IS ~ t7T-Ua soa ana = A. af-f-
$50 .ef 1s'fe ~, -.Ns az +S So -
CONN. sHss3f ~ 1s}1r Eol-'ts Boa ~ ~ -
ex5s.las. .he aet Of ls.4 xes PASSED y, "a.
saero nsver wA$ v.s.sr~ cr Ctrs@ oqe~e
t~a-ss action han tl1ts s9~H&..e3 '-rrtcsa ~
- 'r 'f'fsCza-s - thss audience p go s-a- tE
sssfvpues~i wears vI3 renseFr}esr -aAs tre
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