The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-18

NOW. IsN'T II.

Tho Popuhst candidate for governor of
this state, In his address accepting the
nomination. said that on the one side are
arrayed the people, and on the other the
corporations. the monopolies and the oil
garehy OF wealth. A silly. untruthful, mis-
leading, demagogic, preposterous assertion.
We do not want to say unkind things
about the man whom John Wiley. w. C.
Squire, c. F. Ffshback and ]. II, Lewis
are pledged TO vote for as governor Of this
splendid state. in return for the honors
conferred upon them at Ellensburg, but
when a public man standing on a plat
form. utters an audacious and manifestly
the hair rise on Truths head. it IS time
TO get up and call the cat.
Attention IS invited 10 few illustra-
lions OF the fact that the gentleman in
question was saying that which In any
other than a gubernatorlal nominee would
be horse-blanket nonsense. and that when
no talked he held his hat before his mouth.
The miIllonaires are not In favor OF the
present condition Of things. Few OF them
have their wealth In cash: X IS invested
in lands, and mines, and steam vessels.
elevators, foundries and factories. These
men do not benefit by a restricted currency
and hard times Even in Seattle It Is
notorious that the heaviest sufferers by
the strinGency are men who. few years
ago, we're considered rich.
The banks don't want hard times. There
is scarcely one Of them making dollar
above expenses. II they are doing that.
Their business Is 90 lend money. but they
VIII nor risk their money in the promotion
OF enterprises 50 long as they are uncer-
tain whether. II they lend ont gold. they
may not be repaid in deprecated silver.
one OF the largest banks in this country
is the Bowery Savings Bank. OF New York
It's deposits amour, 70 s.. go. and no
one deposiior can have more than 5000
These are not millionsires. yet they are
bankers. STAGE it is their money which IS
lent out 20 people in the West who wsat
20 hund houses and improve farms.
These bankers" In the United States
number nearly S.ooo.ebo people one in
every twelve men. women and children
Is banker. Their deposits amount 20
nearly two thousand million dollars. Ev-
cry dollar IL now as good as gold. with
free silver they would draw out one-half
in purchasing power that they put in.
Monopolies may not care. perhaps. any
thing about cogn. bat they certainly do not
thrive unless times are good. Monopogss
no aouh, ought 70 Re better regulated b.
iaw. bat free silver won't co Il.
"OHgarehy'' OF wealth suggests the
Rockeseners. and they certainly cannot
IKE tia present condition 50 much as TO
want 10 pe-petuate Il Il the crime OF -
IA Responsible The Rockefegers have
. aoo. 80 invested In Everett alone. Il GER
taialy cannot be 20 ihesr advantage 10
have Il lying there i5ls. and they As Ger
,alnly cannot get anything out Of It until
tines improve.
Railroads cannot want 90 40 anything
that VII continue TIE present low earning
eapa-lty - The roads. Taey PROSE BY aef-
/ i've srafse and hign pFIess in wheat-Enors
than shsy ought q. n some instances
perhaps. BAT certainly H,ore tran when
/ prlces are low an6 trade Is stagnAte6
View. ali thsss people. the railroad stock
/ holders. the rnonopolists. the bankers and
tas oaggarehs wac proat mast ~ activity
/ IN BUSINESS an3 vho are usually regarded
"a being pretty cold -blooaea. sh-cwa Sus.-
rsss nseu. are az ss4s ay shs popaiszss 70
/ - ia savos e re-ssiaol,sAInE eonesence
I By ira slsesloa - Mckinney ard re masz-
tsasnce e sound money
I Are thsy al srong-thsse zsn Who have
htsn saacezsfaIs
Is s nog ssssi slzss ssat Hs, tie plain,