The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
ATKINSON on SILVER


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wat re Posoc-zf party proposes 20 DO
T.sy hare paf DR.. Bryan. % Ssorssxs,
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Of Name, az zhs tail Of a. Av. BRIAN azs
made what reputation be has ~ a6voc4t-
trx free trade Ir. <@wai = Al s1Toea-s
Of protection Mr- Bryan has talre1 M.
SERIAL he has shrew- al his free tra1e
2rsnetrsss overheard and has become he
wor.t ksr1 Of a p-osecr8oris-. Whom eo@s
Ne protest. TIE silver miners % 1he West
a-s TIE bankers o. ths East. or both
some e tire richest Jew bankers of ne
word are rspuss6 20 hz~s Dozgaf ne Ana
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copper nS<AE r. SAID 20 be very rich f. cop
ger, and according 20 TIE statements mad.
Or wnaeh the sale was worked. the copper
pays profit By Itself bat there - said 20
5e great deal OF silver ia The copper, ar1
/. al accounts are true. that secondary
product u silver costs nothing. because y
hurts the copper unless IL Is taken out
Tnsy might throw * away and YET make
<,ront On .ne copper. But Nr. Bryan. CIV
lag rp his free trade principles proposes
% pass force BIZ teprfFirg everybody OF
their right 70 free trade or free contract
ia money. and his gefaintrs propose 70 give
shas com bsnz ton OF Miners ard Jew bsrs-
tys the control OF the United States riBrs
free Of charge. 50 that they nsy put al
the silver snzt they can get out which
nov costs less than s. cents On . dollar
tn gold IN the regular silver mines ard
costs them nothing or less than nothing
IN the copper mines. coin that ba1l80n Into
money and under a force bill or f8ii legal
tender act give the power 20 these txo
privileged classes 20 force that bad money
on every man mat makes cotton. or corn.
or pork. or butter. or cheese or who work.
for wages or for a salary. Mr.. Bryan says
70 all these people. We want 20 protect
you We want TO raise the prices Of every
thing that you eat and drink and wear.
We want 20 give you plenty % money. AMI
in order 70 DO this we shall enact q force
bill or legal tender act by means Of which
this combination OF miners and Jew bank
ers may force you 20 take half q dollars
worth Of silver when nobody but a half
~ftted man would take sucn ozf money In
place OF dollars worth OF gold.
II that project does rot prove that the
Popocrat party II the party OF the half
vf,ted. then submit that myself am a
fool. No fuli-vitted man wosid adopt such
plan or protect two privileged classes IN
. such q NAY. because. being full-wlttsd. are
should have 70 call him knave. He can
save hts repute oa.y by admitting his hall
wffted condition. Mr.. Bryan has earned
what little repute he has by very ably ani
sloqnently defending the right % Western
farmers 20 sell their product in the dearest
market and 10 buy their goods IN the
cheapest Now he proposes 70 Hrni; their
right 20 trade BY forcing them 10 take the
poorest kind OF money. not even
contract for good money. He -
permitting himself 20 be used by the
miners Of the West AMI the bankers OF the
East 20 pull me chestnuts out of the fire.
ana ne being only haif-wittef. VIII take
the shell while they get the meat OF the
rus.
Bat somebody says: 'T don't quite IN
6erstand this yet How does Mr.. Bryan
give up his free trade principiesZ Tie
answer Is very plain one. When man
sells goods he buys money, Doesn't her
when ne buys goods ne sells money,
doesn't he7 That Is trade. when he swaps
corn for meat, that IL called barter bss
when he SWAPS corn for money, thai n
called trade. When each man has the
right 20 choose what kind OF money he VIII
trade for he enjoys free trade. doesn't he7
when the law deprives him OF his right 20
choose what kind OF money he win trade
for, what becomes Of free trader The Pop
ocrafs, under the lead % Mr.. Bryan. pro-
pose 10 deprive every man In this country
OF bis right 20 free trade IN trading for
money Their half-wfttef purpose is 70
force everybody 20 take half dollars
worth OF silver IN place OF fun dollars
worth Of gold,
II fortunately happens mat the people
OF this country are not as a rule half
wfstsf, and since this hals-witted policy
OF protection 20 the silver miners hiss beer
put before them they have learned good
deal more than the Popocrats suppose.
In about three months iris haif-wittef
faction will become the obtec. ~ pity 20
far as they have been deiufed snd OF con-
tempt 50 far as they have been retained
hv the silver rairers II point % fsc, vhe
greater number OF those who have been In
cline6 70 support this movement have only
got half way in the question. They VIII
presently find out how they have been fe-
luses. t4en whafe The Popocrass proprr
OF the eld-TilInan-Wilisarn order, are
BIT. faction. They will be stamped OUT.
while The honest rnisteaderS who have been
their victims will De told 20 go ana IN no
more.
Now II any man wants to Jaw back he
NAV call me a foot n he dares 70. but he
yflI have 20 prove Ms case. have proved
mine. let any one OF the leaders IN this
half-wlttsd movement be called upon 20
answer one question. n we agree 20 open
the nsfnss OF The country 70 the free coin
age OF silver dollars at sixteen Cf1 70 ore
Cl and 20 enact free trade provision in
that coinage act that every man IN the
community nav be 81 liberty either 20 take
or 20 refuse such silver dollars when ten
tsref 20 him, viii vou accept cur proposal
and give up your force bill or act of legal
tender by which you propose 70 6@prive
this community o. free trade in money!
EDWARD ATKINSON.
This PITTS Ont Bryan
T1rnkfyy Earle