The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

gold and silver. And the ratio was fixed
by Thomas jefferson and Alexander Ham
ilton. and they both said that they fixed
that ratio on the commercial price OF the
metals. That ratio WAS Is 20 !. md We
started with a double standard-gold and
silver.
Tut the double standard has always
been hard 90 maintain. France has
changed the ratio more than 100 times.
and. as Dogoerry says, where two men
ride q horse. one man rides behind
daughter and appiause.l SO in 1Se6 they
found there was too much silver IN the sill
YER dollar and Jefferson stopped the coin
ags, and no more was coined until 1891.
and then IL was that our people in con-
E'ess declared that they adopted the gold
standard.
THEY Iessened in 1853 the silver In the
silver coins ana again they declared that
their object was 10 create a gold stand
ard, and in all ~ the time from lsl9 to 1873
there were coined IN the United States
only S.ooa.@0 silver dollars and they had
all gone out OF circulation. There was too
much silver and people got them and
melted thorn up Eight mlllI0n-fhat -
what the friends thu fathers did for sill
vFr They found that II they nut too
much silver in a dollar Il would be ex-
ported or would go 70 the melting pot, and
they put in a little less silver. 80 that
u would not be taken for other purposes.
Now. then, according to Mr.. Bryan our
fathers were the friends OF silver And
vet our dear old fathers IN all their lives
only miuted X0o0oo Of these sacred dol
lars tisauEntcrl
Alleged Enemies of silver.
Vow see what the enemies OF silver
have dcne Since 1873 the enemies Of sill
YER have coined 4sa1o 90 Of these dollars
farpiause). and vet silver has kept going
down. We are coming now over $500 40
That Is the difference and we are now
floating these ssD 0sl 80 Of dollars on the
promise OF The government - keep them
on a parity with gold. tApplause)
arts 20 ~ .aHtI -,
s0eech OF SeS8tor Sherman delivered II
Columbus = little while ago. In witch he
gives tho history OF American coinage
and every man who VIII read ~ Will hrl
that silver was not demonetirea in 1873
You viii f}rd that 81 was deynonetized I'm
iSls ard II ne wsll read back he wiH find
favor NJ the gold standard in 1873. Gap
senator Jones. ~ Nevada. IN 1919. voted
fo~ shr law 81 1873. tie said. from hfs
place IN tire senate, hat Cod aad made
Eeli he standard. Il, SAID that gold was
the mother 81 civilization. Whether Re
has heard from God since or not do not
know daughter and appi8use) Hut row
he IS on The other side. senator Stewart
Of Nevada was there a. the time; -
voted for the act or 1873 and said that
changed his mind
so they have said - ne. ,hat rsel %
talk another way and they have Published
Nttte povftoTs o. speeches without pub
liSAlag All thss was ssi&. I want fo tell
N0u eoniEht that ! have never changed
on he money question. daughter pas
opposed - the osnOnatt - tlop ~ SILVER
because sal3 II pu1 s.n additional burden
on thu dcefoTS
'f{ut here Is fhts trouble. a vol>e. :
"fFAw Rnsaat NICK 5u7aye'1 You Ea5t untN
you eet some sense about money. All
tNe debts thar were dze ia lS1G, or made ia
lS-S % individuals have a5l Ae~n pa.d or
tGey ara az o2'tg ed Ncu ca0no- te
fAe debtors that were injured then- vol
Cannot help tEe debtors ~ -s13 tfr swim
SUNK tha creditors - 80 Th1t has haru
done r5EAt afoug; * has been done lt tas
been a.v4utesset sn ny :ns Commercial
were. aua this nation cannot correct a
mistake - mankind.
Review. Personal History.
let ~ saiI yea how have stood on
IBIS question Twenty years aso. ~
Cooper I.fCn. 81 ere city ~ NeW York 50
sS-s I rsste "A speech unaa this subject
Afneasz others and want 70 tgif you fust
~ hat ssit q. NAT SINE. and you VII see
nsyN n54rN Z have changed.
'-Sz2pasl-r that silver wss tenanet.zs.
oES I wanted silver reTs1os1e5iEe3 nut 7
wanted geo& dollars. anl here Is waas
sad
I ari n favor % he1est money. : an
IN favor AZ rogd ana <1'v.r am 5r favor
- k,ap~r ala EolA ard sssve~ behind H.
Kfrat American cro5acts and I an n
favor % ans tliu% tAsE wiU a31 "a the
value - a. Afnrrtcer pros slrf. ttst Hagt
s SILVER do ar y srta Eot1 aC5iAr. even 2
yaa have Co. make Is saET fee1 "a Gtam-
szeTf tkslHRhIsr sna ansl 1ssss
y aa s0u5a SAY Ess losa4 azS seyei tnFa.
a Nss-e- q. - sfEel BOW" I.sgEhtevl
1ss. s.r. $50 - t4sfl-naes3e VaAc afFar,4 20 te A
seaa0<ssr - coins \ great reguh.ic On rrfo.
a--as- - Stamp - o. saver % 5o.4 9.