The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
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rna. Ersfness Mems Free Silver Club,
.a4 lis. az rnem bershfp O.. which was pub
jssn44 II = local PopEfist paper. has
a-ossses considerable curiosity. Here were
Tss bussness men. ''ssll men owning stores
Or doing legitimate business" and YET
strange To s4y. there WIS only sprink-
Ing o. names II tae list. OF names known
~ ALI Il tra business world. A careful sx-
animation Of tie names and close consul
futs0a Of the city directory for the current
year solved the problem The members
Of tne club had taken Mr.. Eryan's broad
gauge definition Of 'sa7asineSs men and
adopted &c themselves. There were. how
ever, bat thirtg-f1ve or forty of the men
on the roll VINO are what is recognized co..
foGuiaIIy az business men. They are COM
mission Esen. retail grocers. one or two
druggists ard three or four who are en-
gagged in small ma nufacturing business
The remainder are business men" only in
the Bryan sense. Thtrfy-seyen OF the
number are 50 prominent" in BUSH
ness circles that their names do not APP
pear IN the city directory at all: seven
are lawyers, three appear in the directory
as having no occupation, one IS teacher
az a business college, and TWO are doctors.
The occupas lions OF the others, as taken
consecutiYeiy from the city directory. are
AS follows: Clerk. bartender, railroad
baggage man. clerk In a country store,
cigar store. cigar and fruit stand, shoe
maker 81. baker 81, book agent. restaur-
ant keeper, teacher. blacksmith, real es-
tate agent. clerk in furniture store. car
Pet cleaner. dentist motorEnan. dairyman.
cigaTrnaker 81. barber. cigar stand, hotel
keeper. piasserer. saloonkeeper "a, butch
er -, rabbi. clerk. cordwood dealer, ba-
ker, barber. meat cutter. tent maker, fruit
stand. junk shop, expressman, fish mar
ket. teamster. nachinist, fruit and cigar
stand -. news dealer. barber. razor grind
er, real estate agent. clerk. engraver,
teamster. agent for uicrobe killer.
These are all unquestionabIy thoroughly
respectable occupations. Personally, no
doubt. the list contains the names of some
very esiimasle men. But when this is put
forward a list of representative busi-
ness men OF a city the size OF Seattle. 1t
becomes rather ludicrous.
There was a slight discussion OF the sill
yer question on the street yesterday be-
tween Senator Squire and j. l. Green.
which attracted quite a crowd. The SEN
.ator had been talking about the great ad-
vantases Of free silver to the workingman
when Mr.. Green commenced to ask him
q few questions. and the conversation pro-
ceeded as follows:
Senator. you say that free silver will
put the price up so that silver viii go TO
s1.2a an ounce?"
Yes, sir. Ii WILL
rs IL not true that all the silver bullion
In the world is owned by wealthy men,
capitalists in fact2''
Why. yes. / presume 1t is
How much silver bullion is there IN the
world?'
II don't really know
is there not approximately 81 dso. ooc CO.,
counting 1t AT It's coinage value?''
Possibly / don't know the exact fig
ures"
According 10 your theory, then, free
coinage will make this silver. now worth
commercially ss3o. ooo CO. worth then 81 Co.,
oos.no?"
Certainly 1t Will"
VIII not free coinage then legislate
si7o,ea.oeo more OF wealth into the posses
sion of men already rich? How much will
Ii iegislate into the pockets of man who
has not got doilar?"
Il don't care to discuss the question
with you. SIR responded the senator.
haughtiiy, and he peremptorily declined
being entrapped into any further admis-
sinns.
Mr. q. S. Biackett. of Juneau. Alaska.
who Was one Of the delegates from that
territory 10 the Republican convention at
81. Louis. has arrived in Seattle on his
Way home. Mr. Blackett has been travel
ing quite extensively since the conven-
tion adjourned. and has also been visit
ing friends and relatives In Ohio. Illinois.
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota He
says from what he has learned in these
states he has no doubt whatever that all
Of them viii cast their electoral votes for
Mckinley this fall with the exception of
Michigan. where the vote Will be divided
Mr.. Blackett, Ia speaking of the latter
state and the reason why II will be d.
SIded, recalled what a great many neopia
have 10 haT Of
now elects presidential electors by con-
greSSloDal districts, that is each congress
sional district viii elect one eiector and
two are elected at large. This viii result,
almost necessarily. In a division or the
electoral vote. no matter how large the
popular majority in the state as a whole
may be.
In Illinois," said Mr.. Blackett. there
is only one danger. and that is In the dis
position Of Altgeld to sacrifice the state
ticket for the national, notwithstanding
the fact that he himself is a candidate for
governor. Il is pretty well understood
that Al'geld Is 10 have a cabinet position
in the event OF The election of Bryan. and
ne IS perfectly wiling 20 let all chances
tor governor go to secure q position as a
cabinet officer. However. there arc few
fears or Bryans success. While free sill
yer IS discussed considerably, there is
nothing Ike the sentiment on the subject
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the tariff IS really a matter in which the
workingmen take deeper interest there
than they dc in the matter of the cur
rency. The workingInen are protection
lists and arc for Mckinley.
In the country districts throughout
the Middle West. there is no mistake
about the farmers taking Il deep inter-
est IN tire currency question There IL a
mistake IN supposing that they are all for
free silver. on tlle contrary. they are ear
nsstly looking for Information on the sub
ieet. They arc sending ont for ali the liz
eratuTe c0 both sides 81 the subject. that
they can sex. and are holding regular de-
hating societies over the subject in nearly
Lester az acceptance did great good among
them. and many that we're inclined 10 Bvv-
an'sm have been stlGensa up by H.
In Northern Wisconsin ANA N3nnesa-
"a. where ] visited. there IS crest deal
more talk about the tariff thar. there il
about the currency. The competition -
Canadian lumber. brought In free un.le-
the Wilson bin, has closed down Lumber
mills and logging camps ard mil own
ers and employees alike ere In no 3oaibs
as 20 what has caused the depression ia
tnelr business. They lay K all 10 the tar
iT ana are consequently almost all cor
~ knlsy. Az Chippewa Fails. In Wlsroy,
sin. there was one min Idle w.fh - - 40
,eeg Of lumber in the yara or che boon,
'tis UaAl employees waffle running res
men. mot 20 mention the employees IS. -se
taEE rs camps 81 the weeds ana me
aEHu-s handling fheir nsstfut In Other
places. Iae Wilson tarlr bill "a wh4t
every oae there atsr outes the se9rss-
ssen To-"
Mr. H'aekrtt saws from a.s observations