The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-19

! which he apd n most gracsfu1 and s6so-
/ tive manner Approaching q dtscuseico
/ os the real issue 81 tie present campaign,
he conceived Il 10 be act one O. Easn OF Ok
I rartsea bat o. principles Stating ire IS
sues a. made up ~ the party conventions.
t Re coatrzste6 the declaration OF TIE Ct
Louis Platform for an honest coAsr,
! whether white or yellow, ens ,n4- VII
pass current ir the rarrs OF the voTsc
/ ard will not cerreciats IN .hs hanc~ OF
labor" wt-h TIE declaration IA sssor o.
/ The free AID unlimited coinage OF silver
/ as announced ~ Eas sc-calIe1 Democrats
4 az CaIca@o ard ~ tns Popa!ist and ne
/ free silver coEventiors irrespective OK the
| action OF other nations. Saying that ~
| was glad 70 believe n tAe greatness o. sAe
| Union the speaker dia rot yet believe tnfs
4. vas grea: eGcugn 10 contravene tns
laws q the Almighty. even through tne
! al o. a P0pulsst congress and a chief sx-
scE.fsye. even though lis name snoaid %
Bryan" he beiEevsd that tn4 importance
/ Of he issue now before IRE people C.
maa6e1 a. The hght that could Dc nAo.
and wsa giaG n believe OK the Popaisa
ard free silver men IN the audience tna-
az honest men .ssy would hold themselves
( Open 20 conviction. He would no. under
taks. re said. 20 discuss thoroughly THIS
great issue. inasnuch a. the ground bad
been 80 completely covered IA Judge
EUrkes splendid argument bur promised
merely 10 take up TWO or three salient
po.rts.
The Question OF Wages
NJ. Hughes singled out ss his first poin.
the promise hat rres coinageof silver would
improve wages and better the condition
OF ste workingAasa. II that promise
could be made good" said he. then VS.
would all be for Free oliver. There IS Tot
an honest main IN the world gho does rot
trsfr Z "a
th.ze w1fh him. and know how 20 sympa-
thze with him. FOR was born or farm,
and I know from personal experience
whsS his struggle Is. 7 speak In n!s IN
ierest tonight" tAppiause)
Concerning this polat Mr.. Hughes con
tended that whatever tended 70 reduce the
circulating medium was necessarily bad
Cor the work!ngTnar. Taking = 90 proved
ana conceded that IN the face Of the free
coinage o. silver. the supply q gold would
leave the country, he showed that X
would require ter or fifteen years. with
TIA minis n he United States going full
blast. 70 make Up she 6eGcency thus Gre
ated IN the circulating medium. The ar
gument was telling one Il was clearly
made. and took well with the crowd. who
appau4ei heartily as they saw how neat
~ thu speaker had spiked The free silver
guns.
Surprising that congress were 70 enact
ssiuts 10 the silver OF the world. and the
isgle OF certificates based on the bullion
on deposit a: the MIN. Mr. Hughes show
ed that the owners OF the bullion would be
the ones 20 receive the benefit % the ar
Tangement. while the certificates ot de-
post would approach the nature OF fat
money. and that the effect - FAR as the
laboring man was concerned. would be 70
cause him 10 have 10 supply MS home at
appreciated prices. and % Pay his debts
in a deprecated currency.
The Flag Of Anarchy.
Turning then from the free coinage oues-
ton, the speaker addressed himself TO an
other feature OF the Chicago platform.
VIZ; It's attack upon the FEDERAL power.
'"Ths people OF this country" he said
will never forget 70 honor a chief execu-
tive who had courage. patriotism and
strength OF character enough, IL The face
OF the red flag OF anarchy and IN the face
OF the flag OF this nation traiied IN the
dust. 10 uphold the lass OF the country
tApplause) Yet the Chicago platform con-
dennis tisis action on the part OF the prcsi-
dent. heard not long since gentleman
now seated in this audience tell Of tbs
scenes which he witnessed IN Chicago. I
heard him tel OF this trouble there. and
how the police wsrs p0~erless 70 enforce
the law. and how Gov. AltEeld was an
willing TO enforce =. and how in the face
OF such = situation the red flag OF anarchy
was borne along the street. faUnEngly
borne on the breezeS o; the Windy cry
while the fag Of the United States was
carried in the same procession. turned up
side down. In deris.on ana contempt. and
As / heard him tell 81 tais ! said the peo-
pie OF this country Viii never fail to hon
or the man who invoked national force 70
sustain law. tApplauss.1 And l say now
that ne people y this country will never
elect 10 The presidency a man who put
himself on record a the Chicago eonven-
ton opposed 10 the Intervention OF Fed
era power under such circumstances zap
piause) Never. never. lie may 30 about
as he Is now doing, from place 10 place 20
the people: bar when next November
comes The people vii do as they are now
o0.ng~they VIII flock 10 the SIDE OF his
great adversary al Canton. Ohio." CAP
piauss)
An Unhoiy Alliance.
Nsxt turning his attention to STATE pogs-
tios Sln Hughes 5red a passing shot al
the "unho.y alliance" al Ellens0urg and
then FOR q uetle Ea.ie gave the aAd.encs =
forensic treat IN reading "a few passages
from The IrrepTessi0.e Conflict" "a pam
p8let written oy Joha x. Rogers. the Ia
sion candidate for governor. and publish
ed some to1R years age by Rogers q Co
a. Puya.iup, "A AZ. tuEhes read a few
cho.ee extracts from thjs volume his IN
cisiys comment bro4gat rOsrs OF laughter
from the audience and doubtless gave
them new INSIGHT tufo the character ot
Mr. Rogers. The passages read and COM
msated on by Ar Hughes are as follows:
From Mr. NnxerS' Book
Meanwhile is (wealthl sleek and pros
porous agents etand high Ia every com
munlfy. occupying. as ~ yore The high
est seats in our synsEoEuas. That gague
YET potent fore, COCO society. is con-
,roliea by e. legislation has listened pafa-
fu5y for rs lightest whisper the ba- he
bench ana rhc paIpit have become. villa
come notable and SON rejoicing sxcep-
tions. mere min3ous, registering King
Mamwons DEGREES Pages 2 and
Modern Christian civilization ra'sors
the Ewes and souls ~ countless thousands
- girls every year; mostly made gaee nla
~ to control given bs money fo those
who fTSf f2sten poverty ana distress up-
81 them Men every~v rere stfel
their Aehrts against re cry ~ outraged
humanity fr~ tnsti-e - - be tne Injustice
&c profitable Ana ln th~.r injustice lhey