The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-25
THE CRACKER poLrTIc.AS.

II was only IN May last az the famous
dinner given BY the sound money commit
tee OF the Reform Club that Hoke Smith
opposed 10 free silver. He does not say
he Ii In favor OF II now. but he has de-
ciared that ne will support the Bryan
ticket, He defends his course on the
ground that he Is ''lmplaeably opposed TO
the Republican policy which aggrandizes
favored interests and classes"
II that II a good reason for supporting
Bryan. what do the workingnen think
about ttf
There are two million merchants and la
horers. railroad men. stevedores. long
shoremen. mill men. Transfers and hack
men who would like once more TO be gag
Frandixed'' as they were during the years
iSss 10 is3s
MFR. Hoke Smith would say, '1egislate
for the farmer. and everybody win be ben
Fitted" Tie wants to double the price Of
wheat Is that no, lsgislatlng for tho
"aggransizsment" Of cIass7 Is II wiser
20 legislate for IN. benefit OF the farmer
than the manufacturer Let rs see.
suppose free silver should do what Us
advocates claim. Il would raise the price
az wheat-douole the cost OF every Loaf
OF bread. Does anybody see how that is
going TO put more money into the pocket
OF the Idle iaoorsr-excep, a farm hand-
VIII II rejoice the beasts OF the people
10 know tns. a president IA elected after
Hoks Smiths heart. who Is opposed 10
any measure 10y which the employment OF
American labor will be increased. but Is
in favor OF measure which Will increase
thu cos, Of living-
Heks Smith knows that free silver will
90 this. In the speech referred 10. which
attracted great attention at the time. he
quoted with approval the statement Of an
other public man that free silver coinage
wouit mean that we had left Europe In
order 70 Join Mexico. Central America. ia
pan and China" and he added that while
high proteciionistS might desire such =
result. for the wan which the change
would erect between Europe end Amer
lea would "a more impossible than any
that a Mckinley tari1 could create" ne
ga not want anything ~ The SORT him
SELF
II "a true ne ece. rot say re Is IN favor
OF free silver; bat re does say ne Is op-
pessa to protection and Re advocates the
election 90 man who Gees favor free
silver
II free ..lv.s prevails II VII raise the
price cf wheat. psrhsps-certaiuiy Z, viii
rails. rs nominal price. II VIII then 81
sslasle fer dollar which has melted the
silver rnine owner, say q cents. IN; what
hsuent wtil &; &c 70 raise IRE price % bread
n rs~a Raw. 10 mere money thar now
ard who certssniy VII have cheaper tol-
lar than nev-with which 20 buy ~
wsnls Y rot secgu wiser TO keep az the
purchasing rover o. me dollar. 20 restore
csnrseac. N car financial stability. %
tempt canitsi snto setivity. raise the tarig
sns put our sa'e hans. - work.
woaA u net seem Better % Put into ne
hands 81 every man tie power - buy
mere So rat ths price wouit advance 20
reasonable rate through yhe increase.
demand ana ret because people we're less
abe - buye
Then both ;As wersirgrnan ans n.
farmer would eeasa; ans wf;h Them every
man sagsKe3 n every persult which &C.
Ftw-- eeases ny the prosperity % labor
Fat two stores Else ~ ale wltA
popoersf e ere aas Republican In an
ether. TIE PepScyss would follow ne POI
t,y ma; - re pss high price on an aTti-
Gle ss wcusa rake big prcFs ever Z re
.ol4 sew Eoods. TIE Republican Waai5
s3ops sts usual policy ard qua re price