The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13

IL ressccn, Of Ssnaio2. Mexico. recently
made affidavi, before q notary public Of
Polk county, la. In which ne makes the
following declaration:
II hear Il asserted that the na tional
eebt IL payable In gold brand this as
utterly false Every dollar % the debt
siss.,a.ss, Is and always has been pay
able In the la efnl money Of that country
and we are no~ paying our debt In Mex
can silver dollars. the money OF The con-
tract
Mr. Kennedy says IN his AFFIDAVIT. 81
speak the Spanish language as well CT
better than now do the English" Tha,
may De. but II his knowledge OF Mexican
affairs is no better IN the Spanish Ian
glage than II Is In the English language
L Is not worth very much. 1t IL raihsr
well known 20 people familiar with the
affairs OF Mexico that the nationh debt
Is being paid in gold. but the best author
l,y Is President Dtaz, VINO has been al the
head OF the Mexican republic for nearly
twenty years.
In letter addressed TO the San Fran
cisco Examiner. which was repoblishec IN
a Seattle newspaper on September 2 Pres
i9snt Diaz Gays:
Realizing that the United States Is IN
Ere midst OF an electoral campaign on
which Il is hardly proper for the Executive
officers OF other countries 10 express an
opinion. | Will refrain from giving my per
sonal views on the currency question as
regards the condition OF the United
States.
Speaking. however. for my own coun-
try, must say that there are two aspe It's
from which we view the matter Of the de-
probation or our money abroad.
I'm the Arst place. our foreign deb; Is
payable In gold. and our revenues come
principally from our import duties. which
are payable in silver, You Will realize
that the deprecia ton OF the latter causes
much loss 10 our government treasury.
must say therefore, az an executive Off
Ger 81 the nation. that this is TO the coua-
iry's 6striment."
Either Presidsnt Dtaz or Mr.. Kennedy
must be mistaken without other cor
roboratve testimony the matter can only
se left In this shape.
1t may he worth noticing Incidentally
that the presiden, OF the Mexican repub-
Die puts forward In his letter some al
yentages or free silver 70 his country. re
comments on the fact that capitalists are
making large profits there and that man
usactDrers employing labor are prosper
Gus. but he has not one word 20 say about
the prosperity Of the working man or The
rate or wages paid 10 Mexican employees.
We repeat that the prosperity or Mex
lco Ia the prosperity which must come In
this country IL freq coinage Is adopted
The price ar everything viii undoubtedly
alinos, double. ou; wages wiz remain
scarcely changed. end practically. there
fore. the rate Of wages viii be reduced
nearly one half
The same Mr.. Kennedy in ,hs same AZ,
aasytt pubAshed N ohs same Seattle
newspaper OF September . last also
swssrs - follows,
"one false statement most heard n
iowa Is that yeu ean take one American
silver collar tnto MeNIco and Sc; tive NIX
...sn silver dollars for g.. ~ that you - p
set a meal ard taTos down 40 Aulertce p
dollar aua tney Hi; give yoa back IN
change Mexican duiar J brand abs as
stttery false la every respect. 4 lie man
efastus 4 out % whoie clio p.
In the same seat,9s ne y snaper. OF tire
following Gay namely. September 70. az
saterview - paol.sae1 With a sen..ensu
4es,rtbec =. : & Wagner. Of Seattle
Who has been lifelong Rspl 81 oarl. "
Aas who is sai3 20 have arrived home
that Gay from four rn0nths tour Of
McKee, and Guatemala u was sad e
havs oeea hls th.ra u'p &c Mexico. 50
-aas he probably kaows something saouf
- ooantry sna as ne newspaper z
7.ssstson claimed hsn - - a mos, en-
shu~.Astic believer In free silver. his ,ss.
ncny Is p-ooaay free from any SIS
sea - bias N favor % god. lie SAYS
"A nlus:rNtioa made 1y Msxlcan rep
~e.~a.stfve A. Washes on tN,y oncs al
snow Mexico raises among othe- thing,
lots % beans much % which cone - ms
~eant~v Tnev Used - &C. g. qu.nsal
Th~v took the s. back - Mcxt>c an
NoaTht g worth O. comm c-titiss - GVs
es4,r To-Day tney take ne s. N sod
ar. esv alnsas; 81 North % stiver."
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