The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19

situation We are the great DEBTOR % tss
NoF3a Great Britain - re c-s1ito-- We
pay her ese~y year raiiliOas snc hundreds
q millions q dollars IS inc1r1s OF Gsr
4 tnvestrts-flfa fr this cozrfTys OF ner
/ Iozrx The gold standard. 8 KY 5rcg-
4 rs.nt lowers prices and aecrs2ses Va les.
ard sne tasys 8. - niiftors ara r-Sl1fo1s
more tsan ste sells sac buys upon tne
Eola standard 50 lower and oepFect-t-
ing stzE1zre. How long 20 yoa thznk y
wsuid he before ste NozId agree 20 assist
Ia raising values a tkiz country, i Is .
/ saicu1a deeizraglon that the Republican
+ party isserss 70 maintain lover prices
and sfzxnasea business fo- a. the 70
come. fCheerS from the silver stztSs-D
There - & neneacsnf provision n tbs
platform aocat the tariff I subscribe %
that. 1 believe n > protective Ezra@- ZAP
4 pssgss1 ] E&vs advocated u Tor forty
pears 6uf - Is ny solemn conviction that
4 a protective tariff cannot Be maintained
apon tbs god STANDARD fApSlsusE and
/ cheers fran tire silver Deop5e.b The fzri~
protection pr4ncspse & for raising the prices
ef human tall II = for giving 70 the pro
dacer ample compensation for MS lz1ors.
The goi4 standard. on tire contrary. every
where that Il Is enforced. is for the pgr-
Fose Of reducing values Sow. gentlemen
81 TIE convention. ] am led 20 make this
simple objection as 20 the protective gys-
=
your attention 70 one ether fact and then
leave % yogr judgment whether THIS pat
/ form shall BE- adopted or rejected. InSe-
existing conditions are undoubtedly have
the gold standard. I CO nor deny that
what have sought fer Is 20 change IL for
nl-rnetaissrn. I have c@t4eve6 and Go be-
lie.s. that when me Almighty created
these two metals He meant tha: the world
xhc1sa use them for the uses for which
they were created. 1AppiaGze) Ard when
Tie blesSe1 tbs la11 ~ ours Elfh more gold
ard mare silver than any other country ID
shs word lie meant that ne shoul1 use
fhern for tire purposes for which they we're
Intended. 70 w4t. 20 Use By the people as
standard nlorey. ard today you would re-
verse the traditions o. our country and de-
clare that we viii gss only one II the
American people are IN doub. have moth
ing 70 say. ! must submit 20 the majority
voice IN this country Of esrz. / do not be-
levs this party Of ours. u 4 could be poll
ef. II "a favor Of the gold standard. ! be-
iieve % per cent. Of the popular vote IS IN
favor of bi-metaiiism Of the oi6-fsshioa
thai existed Ia this country up % 1915
-sNr. President and gentlemen ~ this
convention, ] promised you that I would
take but few moments. But ! want 70
say fsw things that may seem 20 you TO
- personal ard ought not 70 be intro
duced IN an audience ike this. ] must beg
yuar Indulgence II seem TO transcend the
pro9rieties q this occasion II I shall say
something personal TO myself ! have
formed my convictions on this question az
ter . years II study, over p years OF
careful thought and careful reading. I be-
heye the adoption Of the god standard in
The United States would work great
hardship: tha. Il would Increase the dis
tresE. ard that no legislation touching up
on the tariff can remove the difficulties
that now prevail In this land. believe the
whole welfare 81 my race Is wrapped Up
In the righfful solution % this question:
that the morality. the civilization. nay,
even the religion az my country ls at stake
I know and you know that men IN dis
frexs are neither patriotic nor brave. You
ard know that hunger and distress win
destroy patriotism and love Of country
To have iove o. country. patriotic feeling
and Independence yen must have your eff
gems comfortably fed ard comfortably
clad Tha, Is What has made me a Repub-
ltcsn AL these years because believed the
Republicans party vas made for great
measures that It's legislation was intend
ea 20 lfff up ant elevate ard hold up and
sustain the fortunes OF oar people and
give al equality before the laws ZAP
alsuse1 done believe 9. can be said with
geld You may doubt nsy judgment. but
shzIi aouh. r.. rgnst act upon my sufr-
frens. and rot upon yours. 7 must answer
20 my co-sesenee. ara no; 20 nv neigh
bo-sss must CO my duty as II 4. present.
- 70 me ard not q. 20 you.
II say % you now. that ~srA IRE conv'c-
ten upon IRE fhat this gold plank means
nlsrssts distress and disaster - my tsl-
isws. ! caBnst subscribe - T. ard II
adopted I mnss. az an honest nan. sever
nv connection with The particular organ
tsstfon whfch makes y c1- % shs main
Articles - SIS fsi-h- prolonged applause)
rrspeat here What sasd yesterday. I was
net acting upon my own judgment zIone.
hut carefully. a. lave attempted % pre-
pare a. ] dsre take this step alone. Ny
friends. I am sustained in che view OF the
dangers eon1lnw 20 "a. and coming "a re
world. BY she a80pthon 81 the gold stsna-
ard. BY the intelligence % the world They
may say tne silver question = craze
I.es me tell yeu that the best part % THl-
rape. the best part 90 the world e with
the advocates Of hl-metaliiE-n- All the
great political leaders az Europe with TIE
exception % I've ~ SIX. are rFSn osIncef
asvocases Of hs-vneEalllsrn un-~st-4etea
ard Inrestrsins6 hf~Fne talilsrn- All q ths
great teachers q poNticsl ecnucrny n III
| Korean colleges. without exception. are n
| fsy0r % bi-ssses silisEn- Ny own Judgment
/ bssed ss ] have zaia 20 vou on careful
| preparstfsn ara careful study far twenty
/ years. bears me 90; sni puts re n SC
cord wits them And I would - rpcrsant
I 70 the trust E4v~a &c me ~ nay eon~sfsn-
| enfs Y : sAeaid net protest here. anA
sheuia fan when fhe Republican rsrtv
makes iris ere ~ fae tensts CO tts falth
| % sever ny connection win .hat party
/ tAppiAass. and cries % ''So.'J
'tMr. President. I ask your permission
/ "a say ssu things. and when l have said
/ thsm. having tela ysg Shst my conscience
I demands that 7 SHAH &C. w. leave ssls
{ question fer year consideration Do you
/ suppose myself ana associates that act
VIA me ana take The sane view ~ ths$
question as ! 10. ao yau suppose tAas We
1 tzke thls step slthaut t5streEs7 lie yuu
suppose tsat He can sAke Sc far any person
] Al advantage or uuy hanor that can be con-
I fsrEea uren usT We say e e a question q
4 aasy. Yea r1ay nominate n tAts CONVENTION
/ zoF nan yoB eacozs. = yea plt pat hfrs
! 60 tie glsbf kina e platform I wfli soil
] sar hirn Yea may make any nuFa nation
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/ yoar assignment aud suppsTt hlm. 4 tAs
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/ tAsouEs th3s before besere the palitLc Al
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/ have ntaa6 for fres Hsen. FREE sperca. I
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hesp~a apen uas wtthoat stsat Whsa yhs
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4 shars Is has sever had nssE2na1 eau.lt-
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. has my Apnnsx4A VIA IS GEs3tE. u sAes
( leaders ara Statesmen f0r forty ye&rx 7
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