The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

have just as good a chance TO corner sill
Yer as they ever had to corner gold. The
silver viii be caster cornered because It "a
only worth a fraction AZ much. But, say
these gentlemen-you know they love the
poor. "a voice: Free coinage Will bring
~ osperity.'l
Free coinage viii bring prosperity? I
don't know. ] am not prophet nor the
son OF a prophet, and perhaps not a very
profitable son Oaughterl, but ! can see
into the future as far as any Populist.
U.aughter) Now. let Us see what kind Of
prosperity free coinage VIII bring. because
] want you ali 10 know that | want pros
per.ty. tApplause) That is my failing.
Effect of Free silver.
Free coinage OF silver. that is, for the
silver Of the world. would, first OF all,
bring us to a silver basis. our money
would he silver. We have $780, 900 in
the country in gold. This would Instant
" so out Of circulation. There is only
about 1880 ee9,eoo OF specie currency IN
the United States. There would be about
100000 LETT. part Of that greenbacks.
II we come to a silver basis. then the
greenhacks are all 20 ~ redeemed in ST.
Yer. and they would only be worth 80 cents
ON the dollar. All YOUR national bank
bills. secured by government bonds, would
so to 81 cents on the dollar. because free
silver means the payment OF ali bonds in
silver.
And what elso7 All your glorious sill
yer dollars would be cut square in two. be
worth - cents apiece. And how would
thar leave US? il would leave Us win
only So. $4,000 Of currency. specie, and
paper. and that would be s. head for al
the people OF the United States, and this
would be done in the name OF prosperity.
" hat else would h@ppenr Every man liv-
Ing on an income would have 10 live on
Just hAlf; every soldiers pension would
be cut dead In two; every one. And what
else? Every man that had n debt would
try 70 collect IL in gold before the Jaw
caught him Every enc. Business would
stop No money. Panic would come, and
then bankruptcy almost universal; and
that IS what these gentlemen call the pros
perliy or free coinage There are millions
% people in the United states who are
creditors and debtors They want 10 be
paid, ana they want 10 pay The men they
owe.
Nobody can be helped by free coinage
except tho few people VINO could pay their
debts ~ they We're willing. Some say that
u would help the mine-owners. IL would
not Coming THO huilioa into dollars
would uot Increase these value because
You ccUld coin the bullion OF the whole
weird and the supply would ~ greater
than the demand. Have free coinage to-
morrow and there ia not A silver mine
owner that would make dollar, not one
~ changing it into American coin II
wonA on.y be- worth wat the bullion is
worth in the open market.
NOW. what want TO say % you tonight
=. IN tltS country re want good money.
good. honest money and there never VAS
suy real prosperity fov A nation or an In
vtdual without honesty. without integ-
10y, and Il IS Cur dgtv 20 preserve the
reputation ~ the great republic. Gap
p'ausr1 let "a NaVe sense enough 20 vote
feT ot}r oHu Interests. We td not have il
In lSe daughter hope. we have
learned some nfpr in the last four years.
- remember t68t money IS something
th1t cannot ~ made. rAat IL has 10 be
found. Eeroli@ct fhst money cannot be
erected ay lass. Ee'o.ieet Itst yo8 cAnno.
fseaS@ some hing eut - nothing Just
keep taAt TIA yo1r mln IS.
Labor for Hortc Hands
va, have rter f-.e~ -,---le-s-~
the neNf qpes son IS one of tariff one -
protection. Tine question ts- shah re
keep t1e Arre rIcan r3s <et fa~ ourselves
% give s. away 30 other fa.kze- fAu-
ptaHSe4 y cEy. lft ruo tet Eszl s.. met & ~
\ UAtlon th4t set&s raw material VIII
grow ignorant Hn& POOR 4 nation THAI
manufacture WA Erow tusaElEcnt ana
rtEa- ~ osces tE che audience That q
T.Shl'A /, takes TDG@-.e 70 dix ore It
taxes ri-ol 10 manufacture = locomo-
tive
and n t1ts country sc want - slve
~oFS - brains as sci as 20 hands We
v-nt SO raise great men ard great w.
men. tnat - tEe a@sl Csou thar we can
r@+ss- daughter and rp.assel We want
10 develop t1e brains ~ America Ne
want % SlFe scope - tae lng~naity and
ffop!e stand IN ,n~ garre relation % inven-
t3eu tbat 5ae &ncle8. Greeks did 20 sctslp-
tire We ara tse greatest nation ~ in
Nes-tors uQos4 Ire eArta / WanI the shtrzs
tnAt Ne use made here IN our own la7t
tAyEeAuse.( ! want 10 see ras furnaces
hcg wlfa fame
"An3 I tea ysg tonight that ;he srnas-s
SIX from tna $40 A--thzt smoke FORM.
fH% 191 c.oSs1 on MICA aas ever been
seen fat BOW % AweEseAn promise SAn-
piAUsa-a Keep Ere aee4s turning Keep ire
s--ss.eS =. ms, gave . ,. "a - .sa2g count