The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-12

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eo<raes vssue 81 ~ sAs taiA and asver
usDed u the EHstes states daring shs sane
period. sss cen~1es.5iy mare than txscs
sse arr0zns o. noney cctnea IN he n.axs
Il ne Ensse5 States during that tine. II
sh> Cns.ed States sAoEid nanrsnr1u-s al
tie sugar required for consumpeon II
home, X w0nsc retain n circulation here
After mere mon<y every ysar than eou.d -
coined eat Of one-half Il she entire anuuai
rroeusx - ~ the silver mines IN the word.
Ge-naay a11 Francs. With 10 a@sser cgs-
nassc eoo1sfioas saan prsvasl In .Ais coun-
Try. moi sniy raise Al &c sugar necessary
70 ssSpsy The neess - their own psc,ae.
bat szve . as4vy surplus Tor export. and
shss cosns-y u today . hAavy importer
from sssn TIE sndnsery vas susif ~ AMI
fsssersd ~ tsdscsous borr.sesl
Leaving a. eshsr conssaerassona . sos
sses. ana locking II u purely frum sss
effecs % tire volume u The circulating
nsElsn. IL ID apparent snas the production
Of eur own sugar in tnzs counsry would
have . vastly greater inauenes apen IN
ersA&ng tie osr capita csrcaiafioa than
could The free cssnass Of silver. Y the
moss exAsxe.azed predictions ~ the most
enshanasrte usAo;den At that theory
shozl1 Sxovs 70 ~ justified
rnasr he stimulus q the bounty pro-
vsded BY shs Mckinley Ian. there v.s .
sair starr made towards the prodsctson Of
beet sugar In this country. bat the Demo
cratic success which followed ard the sub
sceasnt repeal u me bounty provisioos
prcmD..y bI-gh,ed IL
During his orsef congressional caresr
Mr. Bryan was one Of the most psrssstens
opponents to tas proposition to retain any
portion Of the bounty On sugar. nosszsa-
starGsns the faer that In his own state Of
Nebraska psanss has already been put In
operation In his speech 90 ras suo5ecs.
made On Wednesday. March Is iA9 NJ.
Bryan sad:
''JRsf oae- word. Nr. Chairman. On the
ssb5ecs called sp by my friend from Iowa
fEr. Perkins,. l stated that wAs not In
favor of The saxar bounty. I was opposed
10 its being given Ia my Own state; was
IN Favor OF Its o&snR re rSa1St IN ESy oxn
state ana when the representative o. these
ln6uAsries was here. the osasr day. told
hm' that he could only rely u2on me 10
yess for the rep1zs OF the bounty on sugar
a. every stage ia committee or house"
Mr. Bryan 10 perfectly willing for the
government to hazard iz credit and ex-
haust ils revenues in the risky experiment
Of attempting to bolster up the price Of the
product Of the silver mine owners OF the
world. this coantry's product OF which IL
worth Annually at present bullion prices
only 81. -. 90. bat he was unwilling 10
extend the helping hand Of the govern
mens TO place on its feet An industry which
would not only open . market for new
anl profitable crop to the farmers Of the
whole country. bat which would, In it,
ultimate effects. cause the rxtenticn an
nuaEy In this country OF more money than
al the nints could coin turing the same
period: which would forever insure that
the international balance OF trade would
always be in our favor, and which would
make this country raence On an importer.
not an exporter. Of the precious metals
fo~ coinage.
Which policy TIA. Of Mr.. Mckinley or
that Of Nr. Bryan. was morc IN accor3
with the true business interests Of this
country?