The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-18

can tz6orer. All lzSso- j. rrJriT paid. II
the agricultural and mining districts the
average wages paid are from - to 5 csnfs
per day, IN silver. or frein 5 10 Is cents Ia
American money II Mexico IL AZ tfe pres
ent tine m example % the BENEFITS Of free
coinage trust fhA American iaborer may
not be made 30 suffer the infection Of SIM
lar hene5ss. And uSfh al this there IS
one point that Is frequently overlooked BY
those who 50 often polrt 10 Nexico a. an
exanTis Of prosperity The people Of Mex
leo have circulation or silver OF about s.
ditton 20 iss other currency. has circu-
Iation os silver &c over s. per capita"
As TO the Boster~.
do The boilers in your section in3orse
the Democrats p1a;formgs'
Yes. as they expressed II IN their pub
lic meeting. every lire and every syllable
They seemed 70 swallow the anarchistic
pfanks OF Aitgeld and Tllinan with as
much relish as they sid that relating 70
free silver They approved OF every line
snd every syllable of the plank denoYncing
river and harbor improvements. and sup
pose your boilers Il Seattle. Tacoma.
Olympia. Everett and those along the
Skagst and Sgfnomish slough viii 10 the
same. for IL they only get Popailstse free
silver K viii make no difference 10 fhen
whether their rivers and harbors are i'm
proved. and they will heartily approve OF
the good old Democratic policy. as ex-
pressly declared in their platform. OF
millions for the Mississippi, but not cent
for any other place.
'sI take II also that the old soldiers who
have soIsed must necessarily approve that
portion OF the Democratic platform that
expressly pledges the party against fur
Their dropping from the rolls OF pensioners.
Those who have been dropped during the
last three years, and that means every
pensioner who could be dropped, viii be es-
pecsally pleased at this eleventh hour re-
pentance-"
ITO return to the silver question. do you
think that In the event of the success OF
the Democratic party and the enactment
OF free coinage law the disturbance could
amount to a panic"
II do not for a moment concede that the
Democratic party viii be successful ar the
polls. i do not believe the people will be
fooled again We viii. In my Judgment.
carry all OF New England, New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Delaware. West
Virginia. Maryland, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Ne
braska. Kansas Kentucky. California,
Oregon. Washington and North Dakota
But. replying TO your question. can only
give you the reply made by Mr.. Bland.
Mr.. Bland. when questioned by corre-
snondent OF the New York World. said:
There viii be no great panic. Secretary
Carlisle. in his Memphis speech. said that
IL the country went to a free silver basis
there would be an immediate contraction
of the currency: $50 900 60 In gold would
vanish ani terrific fall In prices would
follow the withdrawal of this gold from
circulation. But he admitted that this
would be followed eventually by rise OF
prices 10 higher level than the present
when money became abundant Mr. Bland
then admits that there will be panic, but
says people viii discount 1t because they
know Il is coming, ard after ii is gone
prices Will be higher than ever. and so IL
won't be so very bad In the long run. The
person who starts fire In a crowded the
alter can say with truth there Will be a
panic. but he cannot. like Bland. tell
whether II Will be little one or an awful
one
An International Conference.
Taking 1t for granted that Mckinley IL
elected and has a Republican congress at
his back. what will be his first duty?''
ITO appoint commissioners 10 an inter-
national conference. We attempted this
IN the Fifty-second congress. appointing
three from the senate and three from the
house and appropriating 100000 for their
expenses. The president refused TO con-
cur. either hy appointing the remaining
three or by commissioning those appointed
by congress
Protection.
Protection must De restored. Not pro-
lection in spots but protection that Is fair
and Just 10 the farmer and wage Garner
alike. Sufficient revenue must be provided
10 meet the added burdens which incompe-
tent Democracy has placed upon the coun-
try's shoulders. Our promising trade with
Latin America. which the Democratic
party cut Off. should be restored by re-
ciproclty. American shipping must be en-
couraged and American seaportS must be
adequately defended The navy that car
rles the stars and stripes must be strong
enough to protect American interests
anywhere on the globe. The Nicaragua
canal must he built While refraining ali
saluteiy from European AFFAIRS. the United
States must maintain a line or policy that
will insure the western hemisphere from
European encroaehment and dictatlon.
I'm conclusion ! desire 10 say. In the
words OF Thomas r. Reed. We have today
the same argument that fifteen years ago
sounded the praises OF deprecated cur
rency and proclaimed the glories of fiat
money. But the party of Abraham Lin
cclR then marched steadily toward specie
payments and prosperity. What We were
In our days OF victory, the same we're we
IN our DAYS OF defeat. champions OF true
aud honest finance. And when the time
comes. as IL surely will come for us 10
lead this land back 20 those paths OF pros
perity aai fame which were trodden under
Republican rule for so many years. we
shall take hack with Us our ancient glorq
shall take hack with as our ancient glory
unsuliEed BY defeat"