The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25


ard prejudice fer rs power"-Page =
The masses OF the people are far zone
upon thu road which leads to slavery and
national decay."-Page IS
The average banker . has ruined
more homes ard blasted more lives,
hol-"-Page g.
Hard times are made. Made by men;
God and the seasons have nothing to DO
with the matter. And the ignorance OF
the average citizen allows the Infamous
work % imposition to rroceed."-Page S.
The writer has monopoly OF wisdom and
harps considerably upon the ignorance OF
the rest Of mankind. as the foregoing and
the following extracts show:
Indeed. the ignorance OF the people
upon these questions Is astounding. and
as ceplorabie as It is amazing"
The dead are not safe from his malice,
as witness this:
Henry Ward Beecher was a champion
Of the far-oh slave. but when the cues-
ton Of the iaborer came up he used his
voice and his great influence for white
slavery."-Page S.
The claim is: Have I not q right to
my money. and IL the power of my money
and my laws are sufficient to deprive his
soul Of ali possible advancement, so tina.
he be compelled to live and breed in rags
come thieves and harlots. shall not my
money prevail against his immortal soul
and his God-gtven rights?' so-called
Christianity approves. and scarcely a voice
is raised to protest against the debase-
ment OF man made in the image Of God"
Page s..
II Is said that the vampire lulls his
victim to sleep by gently tanning him with
It's wings. while engaged in sucking the
life blood from his veins. This Is the part
assigned to the Satanic press."-Page Is.
THE ignorance prevalent regarding the
question OF money. even among otherwise
intelligent people. is simply astounding"
Page 60.
OF the great mass Of his fellow citizens
he has these kind opinions, repeated
Poor. crednlous dupes." their bewil-
dered heads."-Page IL.
For the fool farmers. mechanics and la
borers and business men depending upon
them. who will follow the bankers po-
Ntical lead and thus dig the graves into
which not only themselves, but their fam
lilies as Well. will sooner or later be
thrown, there is no excuse but shameful
ignorance. for which they will In the end
pay most dearly. For a man who would
dig his own grave I have a supreme con-
tempt."-Page -.
so now. the press. the pulpit and the
bar raise their false and melancholy
voices in concert In defense Of the vested
right OF the bankers to control the volume
OF money. and thus to subjugate the once
free people of America."-Page 70.
"Ninety-fve per cent have practically
no voice In the government-the fools
think they have. but that is why they
are fools. Page 80.
This is choice gem from a man who
is appealing for votes. Ninety-ive per
cent OF the people are fools. The returns
In November viii convince him to his
sorrow that he has considerably over
estimated the number.
Political parties are always true to
principles upon which they are founded
until they become successful. Afterwards
corruption comes in."-Page 10i.
THE truth is, people are enslaved by
an idea-the specie basis idea."-Page u.s.
They uhe peopie) are a good deal more
silly and easier imposed upon than the
poor avages."-Page 10.
These Will suffice as samples Some
things are omitted which will hardly bear
quotation. Ihe substance of the whole
thing is. however. that the great mass of
the American people are stupid. ignorant
and silly. Nearly all who do not come
into that category are thieves. There is
"A select remnant. consisting, apparently,
OF Mr. Rogers and handful OF follow
ers. who have monopoly OF virtue and
wisdom, and who can cure all OF these
evils by the simple proposition of turn
ing loose the printing presses and making
"'' t'0 'tSbtg pSDIis may UScu.
Chapter Y.
III the monopolists 'gohbled,' more
money could be coined."-Page s.
This money is 10 be loaned out to the
people at low interest," they are to pay all
their debts with IL. and a universal era OF
prosperity is to set In.
When this delectsble pamphlet first saw
the light, some four years since. It failed
to attract even the smallest ruodicum of
attention Those who glanced over Il
looked upon it purely az an eraanation
from q crank who had failed to receive
acceptance OF his vagaries. and who
sought relief TO his feelings by getting
into print and abusing the people who had
failed TO recognize that a great financial
genius had arisen among them. Now.
however. that the author has been NOM
mated for governor OF this great state. tbs
pamphlet becomes worthy OF serious at
tentioa. that theTefrom IL can be learned
what manner % a man he Is, and what
Qualifications he has for the great Office
10 which re aSpires.