The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
SEATTLE. THURSDAY. FEB. o.
An fNCURABLE.

A great statesman is this Senator Jones.
OF Nevada. Brain and education and cui-
ture he has far above the average. and yet
all his force Is paralyzed and his abilities
wasted through what now has reached tho
last stages OF a hopeless monomania.
Sleeping or waking. free silver constantly
hovers about him He sees nothing else.
he reads nothing else. he talks nothing
else. His system has become SO impreg-
mated with the cheap money idea that
what was once a really great intellect has
now become stripped of everything save
the Authorization that the universe began
and viii end In the free coinage of silver
ut the ratio OF Is TO l.
Congress has been IN session two months.
II net when grave apprehensions were felt
rs to tho future. The government was
sorely pressed for money. The receipts
were every month falling below the ex-
penditures. Relief was necessary and 20
be eGectnai must be given at once. In
view Of this unsatisfactory. IL not alarm
ing. condition OF affairs. the house OF rep
resentatives speedily passed two measures
framed with the idea of overcoming exist
Ing difficulties. one was q bin To increase
the customs duties so as to furnish stooco.-
900 additional TO our revenue, the other a
bill authorizing tho issue OF bonds 20 main
tain the gold reserve and guarantee our
financial integrity. The senate has had
these measures over month. our expen-
ditures are stlil larger than our receipts.
Our gold reserve has fallen below So Co.,
900. The necessity for action Is more i'm
perative than ever. and yet help Is not
Forthcoming.
After a month of dliiy-dailying the bond
bin was rendered imperative by the sub
stitution for IL of a bin providing for the
free coinage Of silver. This result was
achieved through the votes OF nearly all
the Democrats. the ropulista and the Re-
puhiicans OF the mining states. among
whom. II Is painful TO record. were SEN
asors Squire ard Wilson. OF Washington.
They both knew better. but backbone Is n
scarce article IN these restless times. But
the bond bill having been disposed or there
Is az least an opportunity for some senxi-
bic, husiness-iike legislation in the con-
alteration Of the tariff bin. And certainly
there should be no delay. Although party
ties may have been badly wrenehed. and
torn and sundered through differences OF
opinion on the silver question, there Is a
common ground in protective tariff upon
which all can stand. That Il an article Of
faith which has not been forsaken. and OF
course there should he no hesitancy IN
rallying around the standard which rep
resentS IL.
But no. tire senate committee on finance
substitutes for this tariff hal the silver
substitute already discussed for weeks and
Incorporated IN the bond snl The coinage
proposition Is about as german 70 a tarfr
measure SIS the determination 90 the Rus
Stan thistle Is 90 TIRE Armenian resolution.
but there Is no accounting Tor actions
when men have gone stark mad. ana even
greater manifestations os taiocy are hour
" expected. Among those voting for tAls
free silver substitute Ter the tsrsr Ssli was
Senator Jones. % Nevada. Fortunately ne
has allied himself with :hs ropulist party
ana re eannos. tAerefcr~ property Re
called 20 account ~ the organization TO-
ward watch ne has PLAYED the renegade.
uts plslable. however. 20 see a esnsaastng
craze lead him - he false 20 al tae teach
.ngs. inspirations ard experience % nse-
tire. and n = sad TO realise tfast among
all TIRE residents os his state. which. By the
way. contains about half a. many people
as the city og Seattle. tAsrv Should - neas
20 lead him from the gieora Ia whlea
fanatcssra has engulsea htsa
All hope for fsvcrar,e committee ~
pert on sae tarlE bill Was esntsreG Ga
ysuos es Nevada That tie psmseran