The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-01

campaigns In American history win close
tomorrow. The issues have been clearly
presented By the party platforms and by
party leaders. and every voter should re-
view them tmpartiaIly before he casts his
vote.
The Republican party stands today. ~
It has always stood In the past. for prac-
teal bG-rnetallism. for . SUFFICIENT volume
OF money. and against any contraction OF
the currency. II stands for the existing
bi-mefalhc system Of the United States.
which keeps In circulation - much alvsr
money a. gold. and makes thar purchas-
ing power equal II 10 against any theo-
retscal bi-metaIlism that means mono
metalIism In fact. 1t Is against any sys-
TEN or currency which would reduce the
circulating medium of the United States
b. driving one-third Of the money out Of
circulation.
The organization which Mr.. Bryan rep
resents stands for . theoretical bi-metal-
Ism which would be silver mono-metal-
lism In fact 1t stands for contraction OF
the currency by the withdrawal OF $780,
co. 900 in gold from circulation and the re-
duction Of the remaining silver and paper
money TO the actual bullion value Of an
equal number OF silver dollars. There Ia
not gold coin In circulation in any coun-
try in the world whose minis are open TO
the free COMA &c Of silver. and there would
not be a gold coin In circulation in the
United States day after the passage OF
a free coinage bill by congress. Not only
would this contraction OF the currency be
the logical and necessary result of free
coinage. as proven by all history and ex-
persence. but it is the object and intent
OF the free silver movement TO drive gold
out of circulation in order to create an
artificial demand for silver to take its
place. The silver producers who stand
behind the movement are willing TO bring
about this contraction with its attending
disasters in order TO increase the market
for their product.
The Republican party IL further IN favor
OF the payment OF debts in the same kind
Of money borrowed Its position Is that
private and public obligations. contracted
on gold basis and given under a cur
rency system based upon a solemn govern
mental pledge to make and keep every
dollar In circulation as good as gold dol
lay. should be paid In gold or Its equiva-
lent
Mr.. Bryaus party is in favor OF repu-
dating the governments pledge to main
tain parity between Its different kinds
of money. and Of paying debts contracted
on gold basis in free coinage silver.
whatever 1t may be worth: but no apostle
Of free silver has yet appeared to show
why payment in free coinage silver, OF a
dset contracted on q gold basis. would be
less dishonest than to pay the debt In gold
and then steal the difference between the
value Of the gold and silver.
On other questions of public policy than
finance the differences between the two
parties ara equally radical and important.
The Republican party has always been in
favor OF the preservation Of the Union.
and the enforcement OF Federal laws
throughout the United States. In pursu-
ance OF these principles 1t crushed gu, Sc
cession and rebellion In the civil war.
and the batter classes OF men in the South
have accepted the settlement of this ques.
ton as final
Mr.. Bryan and his followers, his advis-
e-s and political associates. represent
object TO Federal interference in state az
fairs. however necessary the intervention
o; Federal authority may be 10 carry on
the functions % government, TO protect
government: properly. and to enforce
United States laws. The people of one Of
cession In case their demands In regard
to free silver are not granted. and Jeffer-
son Davis aid no more towards FOSTERING
the spirit of sectiona,ism and class antag-
oaism which eliminated In the Rebellion
o. ISL than Bryan and his associates have
done 10 create similar sentiment, In this
campaign.
Mr.. Bryan and his party represent the
DRY and experiment There Is no prece-
dent. IN history or experience. fer any
claim they make as to the results OF wha,
they propose TO do. The leadership OF the
party is made up OF the disconnected, the
inexperienced. the inefficient. the hyster1-
cal. the impractical from every walk OF
LIE Out OF this heterogeneous mass OF
Incompetent humanity Mr.. Bryan pro-
poses TO build Up = new party whose wis
don shall sstonish thu earth. and inau-
gurase a kind OF millennium IA American
polstles
The Republican party. on the contrary.
represents history and experience. Every
pr.rcsple OF thu party Is an applied princl-
ple Is record IS one % prosperity to the
country at large ana TO 81 Classes OF men
Iss policy has stood the ties, OF year.
and is successive administrations have
been marked BY development OF re-
sources and Industries in the United
States unparalleled elsewhere in the his
tory o. ths world.
1t IS between these parties that voters
must choose on November :; shs one con-
sentative. tried by ye&rs 81 successful
government. rnace ~ OF executive and
successful men. the other revolutionary
- To evsrytains. made up % the olscon-
tented and unsuccessful. representing the
cries unsupported by reason. proposing
experiments fer wAieh there il no nrece-
dent ara pFesaqpes!nS results 10 accom-
rissa which a.! history and experience
would have 20 BE reversed