The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23
THIS IS THE BEST YET.


4 = G Of the Question for Working.
men and Everybody Else.
New York Lumber Trade Journal.
Let US not get mixed up with complex
matters in connection with the free silver
idea.
Let Us not befog our brain with argu-
ments about the crime Of 70, or bother
with the many theories which the advo-
Gates Of free silver are giving u.s.
But let US take q common sense view OF
the situation.
Now, TO start with.
Suppose Bryan was elected and the free
coinage act had been passed, and that free
coinage was an actual fact.
Suppose that silver could be taken to the
mint and coined into silver dollars. at the
ratio OF lS 10 i.
How would that affect US?
We haven't got any silver coin.
A. whole lot of people who own silver
mines have it. and so they could have IL
coined into l6-to-1 dollars; but, not having
any ourselves, we could not have a soil
tary, single dollar coined under the free
silver act
Now, suppose. however, that all the sill
yer mine owners and others who had sill
yer took it all to Washington City or
Philadelphia, or to some other United
States mint. and had IT coined into l6-to-1
dollars. and
Suppose so much had been coined that
all the silver in the world was made into
l6-to-1 dollars. and
Suppose that every one OF these dollars
were piled In one heap right on the next
block, and
Suppose every single one of them was
worth 100 cents here and everywhere.
What good would they do US. unless We
had something we could trade by which
we could get one?
Well. we have something to trade; every
body has.
Some have labor. so much for q dollar.
Some have lumber, 50 much for dollar.
Some have sugar or potatoes or hams or
coal or something else, all so much for a
dollar.
We have advertising and subscriptions.
90 much for a dollar.
When We want one OF those silver dol
lars, we cannot go and take 1t: they don't
beiong to u.s. they belong 10 the men who
took the silver to the mint to be coined.
five took one. 1t would be stealing.
IL We asked for one for nothing. it would
be begging.
If the owners gave US one for nothing it
would be a gift.
II we borrowed one. it would cost US in
terest, and so
Most of US. to get one. must trade labor.
lumber. sugar. coal. advertising or some
This is absolutely and honestly so. isn't
It?
Well. being so, why do We take any
chances on the dollar?
We can get gold now.
IL is worth 100 cents on a dollar every
where.
SO we have supposed the silver to be. but
Suppose IT .snt.
What then?
What is the use of taking q chance I'M
less we can do betters A silver dollar
won't be worth more than 100 cents, Will
It?
We are getting that now.
Let well enough alone.
Some say duty compels a Democrat TO
back up and vote for Democrat. You
have Bryan's word that ne is no Demo-
crat. Let him dare deny that he said it.
Some say IL is pretty bad now. We
might as well take a chance. II can't be
worse.
What kind OF tomfoolery IS this?
When our baby lay at deaths door. did
we do any experimenting We tried ev-
experiment.
Are things bad in a business waye
Let US tell you someth ing TO try
Vote down this crowd OF regulators
Tell the world n trumpet tones in No
vember that We want the best money that
we Will take no other, and business Will
revive
Let the capital out that Bryan and his
followers have scared under cover and
prosperity VII come.