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

49, - hail wss tammea 10 the doors
<zx - paouitSfs were out In an over
=. - rsajority. Mr.. Fairchild opened
Iva <S~ 6enuoIicans, with a scholarly re-
See ~ history Of finance. and. among
~ - 1870. presented his opponent with
.ssxs Srestions. prepared BY himself
5 fErusrnas,. which he challenged him 70
SS~ aho Populist champion took the
.-ss = Rad one brief extract from a
sz.se Republican. condemning tho
~ efenAard, and then remarked. amid
.S4er. which hc mistook for applause:
- fhnn. I have answered ali their
sss.essres. He then read from q volume
u nrinfe nooeches an extract which left
~ 11rcou1on that Blaine had advocated
80 Ivof. He also referred 10 Grant. and
.zf 0rnnf Wns for silver. He a.so stated.
ss 1rnanwed denial. that the supreme
- ri lie United States had decided
&s& ~ clause in a mortgage might be
sS IS ~ kind Of money. including that
~ 91eht be coined under the Bryan
11fSaiou. even II the new dollars
- SSf won par with gold. He Will
Si ~ mniigned John Sherman. amid
Ss.s kow1e from the silver men. He
go wages had gone down and that
5s1 ToA rome down under the Repubsi-
"a snfnlnieeratlon Of Harrison. Ills clos
E Snnrn1 70 passion and prejudice, and
RI ~sss7lrfion Of BYyan's success. were
@rsi11 vim howl that well nigh raised
fneAusn for the RlGht.
49, Cmhman arose, tall, thin and
- N appearance In every way justi-
~ 1fa title OF the Abraham Lincoln of
~ 800. He was greeted with scant ap-
~1..ra- A. he raised his gaunt arms Tor
1919. evaey sound ceased. He said In
! 81 ~onu Be foolish indeed 10 I did not
1879 from these demonstrations that
. sanding before q house organixed
s1Ss1of =. Hut the American people are
fS1n q fair play, and. standing tonight
~ q face with my fellow countrymen
m kon<afh the flag OF my own nation.
r. eKooe honor stand. I know that l
- l. granted . fair bearing: ny oppo.
80 apclause. that his cause was going
= fy3uG1rh The question Of who IL 60
| r. g Win In this combat. has not at
&mel11 my attention so much as VINO Is
= e. night. Speaking for myself alone.
st1sa e irretrlevHble political disaster,
|Ef1lae f1r principles that are Immortal.
- 4 ride into the haven OF political
so under the flag Of reputation and
| = eGmpauy With a gang OF demagoguss:
~ soday and looked down over the
eeqlih IT your AGRICULTURAL products, !
~ o mytelf What industry r. II that
/ - tuils 10 this beautiful little city? Has
q beea he production 81 the pale white
|5n pecpie Of this region interested In
sdatine value into the products OF the
nm mfnts Of the world, or are they
he(entsd In raising the value OF the pro-
| t6ets e the American farm
| h 4 continually asserted TO you that
~ III a the American government can
| ~ ~ price Of the silver bullion or the
Qun from - cents to a 81 ?. an ounce.
! loay that this Is true, but II /, be true,
h No1t the fat Of that same government
- T. raise the price OF the farmers
~ end the farmers wheat. tApplause.l
VI hare pfopounded at the opening OF
! l&b debate 10 our adversary certain Ques-
to0e which 20 10 the very heart OF this
0eRoverty. Has he answered themg
efis q "No.''l Has he attempted 70
nnG9W any Of them7 repeated cries OF
- ~ he has not answered our ar
nAeasa. will now proceed to answer
- ~ don't you forget It. ! hold In my
~ the speeches 81 James q. Blaine, the
Nmsirel volume from which he read 10
~ He only read portion OF that
gseeh. thinking. perhaps, that was not
aN7iar with II. Ali my friends. Ike
teefy good Republican, the words and the
Ne1eaf Blaine are written in ms memory.
| ~ 10 rot need these poor. white. desd
k4ne1 10 bring them 10 my mind. Eut
~ what he said about silver. and !
- from the same volume. the same
WsrA and the same page.
IL fefnoaetsze IL tstlvert now. "a though
1Hnf!al conditions had not changed. IL
S6atly and biindiy TO deceive ourselves.
&lQr deBon>t izatson were the only cause
- ~ decline In the value Of silver. then
aouetix3tion would be Its proper and
Mttieai cure. But other causes. beyond
~ eassral. have been far more roten-
~ operative than the simple fact that
tsgrees prohibited It's fur her coinage"
Us that sound like Populist plat
NMg {AAp'ausei but let me continue:
u ~ coin silver dollar full legal ten-
q cevsausiy below the current value or
e Easd dollar. We are slrrpy opening our
<!s anE Inviting YOU TO take our gold.
sin cur geld flowing out from us we
Wi Be forced 10 the single silver stand
ana eur relations with leading couv
se.i countries Of the world viii not
~ he embarrassed hut crippled"
80 that sound IKE free coinage
ss2plAaseA bat let me, my friends, in
ma. read yoo the last passage. and let
mpress It's words ard its meaning
- the understanding of every human
ssx within the sound OF my voice.
~ tnc OF policy Is Joint movement
~ ssssr nations 10 rsmoneilzs. simple
asrect" tCheersD
this poias Cushman turned full on
sunn4ld. AMI With his voice run OF
yaA saook the volume full IN his face.
40 this Is the volume YOU have brought
aefx 70 read 80 these people. whose
ssy me d.snroses every word You have
*sseea afi proves conclustveiy every
thai I have said When James q.
sls- lowered BIS shining lance before
PIN afstruyer-wh the white fssumes
saN greai, gosd Sn,ght were lowered
eeAEa-fhen American labor les, the
se& champion II ever had. Great ap-
When blaine lived. ne stood ex-
wnere William Mckinley stands to-
~. sef protection and SQUAD money.
easse1 You and vaur party, sir. may
- Fkin~i him wss.ie nc lived. hat. nv
l Nso ntaGe me, you shall not ira
am when DC Is dead. ssrsas ar-
Grant and the Crime
IG sy that Grant vas IN favor O,
money. and that ne vas ignorant
- Act 0. 18Th I held "a my hand an
Esae copy 81 q isster from his living
Fred Grant. and thts Is whaS
-. :. Fsisrr.ns % the little hook enti-
= - anay say that he never intssnatea
Na'e'nsHt 80 me. In aIi his con-
vs.h me Ae seemed e. take sh~
Nsas = WAS great misfortune
6xssss. .sessasff 10 have as ia basic for the
~-sssss fieGattn any metal tssss had the
- s.eaeat az ancarta.wsx ehsat ~ ara
-. - hAfkirsSner whss they er1 3@cssd
= skkes 81 tho end ~ TIE week Should
Ss-s.@setS certain thar there could -