The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29

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truth then that truth has Tot casrxs1
ssrcs rnen. nor can Il - charged Trough
ever one ags4o sposzs Tor = sssoss4 turn
his back apcn 4. ffsT-as a2f4sa@es 9Tlxsa
slves Il IL the ore Es1ing tn&1 wsA Eox
die. 7 4ssuse tn@se WORDS 20 yO1 - szcw
yoa that ~ the snewess& of tss ralsanss
OF money we srsas = stop rs eossSssrat
appreciation Of rasnsy and foe ce1sz<'sL
depreciation u 5royeTfy.
There = dIseFenos between TIE e@a-
or CT money ans lite owner ana gro1seer
OF property. Let ass illustrate. sz4pppss
q man IN shls community. a y1aa& faAE,
Gaas some young woman wso - Suing
TO trust her future 20 his strong rsgai
arm, and they siars 20 build a home = y
having enough rn9asy they t2ke Tn&t
they have saved together and taey
buy . farm. payfax s1.ss down ana
xfvinx q raortgags for tbs ot1eE easss-
sand; and what ls the result SAppsso
money rises tn value. Suppose you A@A1
q notion you want good dollar, nlsA
priced dollar, a dollar that Keeps sslliAs
higher every day. Suppose ina ya9 nass
a dollar that gegs 10 Be twice az good AZ
II was WREN the man gave the mortgage.
It means that each dollar VII by A~'c-
as much. THAT Il Essl take t~tee - hss@4
OF the products OF the fsrgn 70 pay Ina
dollar and pay his debts a. pia $50 = =
What ts the RESULT Why TIE fesatt -
thai II requires twice a. mich % pay tas
sares ana twice as much 10 pay ths debt;
the man fndz or fhzz be - not a1se -
s1@y fnat cent az Re agreed TO- WaAt
them You say extend the fa5f&AAss'
why, they tell bin that the iaFl ass Aeass
dovn IN value n8w. and that fhe farm -
not worth enough - 80 good security Tor
the SIasia Then SHAFT There = one
thtax re can tarn the farm over - tne
man that holds The mortgage 4ha5 e
can always DO. What il me Fsenlks he
ard his wife have lost the slfay tney "a
vested ia The farm. They have est t9Flr
Money In trying 10 pay the n9Ftsages ana
ffey lose the farm ard START oat ie IKE
again. Hos about the other man w1o
s0ld him the farm and got the $500
down. n he loaned that 1880 he zot SCI
curiiy for si.o9o and he has the sss8
within his reach. and then he Sess naek
his farm"
II am asked II there n any differences
between ire holder OF capital and tho
owner Of property In the appreciation OF
the dollar Tshs man gith money b fwlss
a. well or az he was before and the man
who tried 70 own property loses All ne
has and has 10 begin agatn You ftaa tae
men who hold the notes meeting IL con-
veution and declaring that the gold stant-
ard Is the beat ssTtesa 81 money that Was
ever invented. Bat siil those people wno
have lonl their homes inforse this system
of destroying theme My friends, this is
practical question that eoufrouis tbs
farmers Of the United States. and not you
alone. bat the farmers OF Ireland, the
farmers OF England aud the farmera Of
Germany and the farmers Of every nation
In the world that has the gold STANDARD
today. / assert THAI the gold standard
could not i've sor one day In any nation
under the sun without the ali Of the
Tnoney~ownerz and tie money -changers 90
keep IL In existence. | assert that the
gold standard has never received the N
doFsemsns OF any class OF people except
those who prosper ~ society ~ destroyed
b. q rising dollar.
IF tho gold standard f. good. why
should we try 10 get rid OF t.? lAppiause)
IL tho gold standard Is good. why di1 not
the Republican, party pledge Itself 10
help keep gold standaSd7 But no. 10
pledged itself % get rid OF the gold stand
ard just a. soon as other nations VIII
help. That Is not ms language. my
friends. that Is the language OF the Re
publican platform. and that Is the con-
straetlon placed upon il by The candidate
who runs upon It in hls letter OF accept
ance. lie says Ia that letter that the
American people cannot enter upon BIZ
metslisn without the concurrent action
OF other nations. Why Does he cay We
should maintain the gold standard for one
Year, No. For four yearz9 No. But
the conciusion IL that we must maintain
It forever IL other nations say we must.
tApplaass)
III Is not q question OF politics my
friends. All parties are divided on
this issue. II rises above the question Of
politics. They have declared against thu
right OF the people Of the United states
"a govern themselves. They have de-
ciared that while We want To get rid OF
the gold standard. We must keep the
thing that We do not want Until aliens
shah bring Us the relief which we should
achieve for ourselves I know not what
view you may take Of II. my friends. but
In nay humble Judgment the American
people are the only people who have any
right Ia say what the Americans shah
have FOR legislation. They have driven
down the price OF your products They
aRxe increase. .4se burden OF your debts
They have fareclosetf your murtwarez
They arc degrading and towerlnS he
standard OF civilization hv driving people
who want 90 work upon the streets. fals-
ness breeds crime, and crime menaces
the safety % every citizen OF the mnd
lApplausel
A voice~-Hew about free trader
Mr.. Tryan-My friends. e Is not more
taxes the people want bat more money 20
pay faxes wita. sssFeat applause1 BUT
care rot how nneh men may differ upon
the subject 81 ,axatiea. The snhfect OF
taxation - ever present With us. Wa
can charge oar tarlm system any time.
hnf Ne have reached crisis in our uane-
terry aftai~s ant We have rot to FrclIs
Whether the American paopie WIFI run our
finances OF surn our Gavcruncut over 20
syndfeaies 20 take care ~ TIA f'aon The
action % the United States may aep,fas
the action OF other nagions n THE lrnu-
snees which ere az work here succeed
here they VIII hs turned AGAINST other pa-
tona TIA; now use silver ana N thew enc
eeed in the United States thev VIII stleeead
III other nations. The nation that goes
70 the Eoia standard increases the De-
maua FOR sold. raises tha purchasing pow
eF - an ounSc or sold anE lowers the ntir-
chasing power 81 wheat ana corn ana
other products q The farm. II foreign
natleus can force a motley upon The ks,er-
team aaHple fhey viii waus 20 cnfur.e fhsfr
system of govcrnweni whioh IL the ofttv
system they can maintain. n uaorare hsral
system whlch maintains ITSELF hy sfaasifax
armies
'Isssn now when we speak oat against
unjust legislation they say We arr sfs-
tflrhers ~ the public peace. ana sreraea
20 Law and oratT. TO san mtta ~ say
tNst the farmers gathered here aad ne
tahofera wha ara auaEeFs afrl ia etr 81 Ess
are enemies cf our cegat~YF No teew
have earned ,hc epfsAe.z ~ olr o--..ss, 80
not because thsy menace law ana order
hut because gher say "Thou shalt ~st
Hteaf shall amply ta the crest feres-a
tens 80 weil a. to burglars ans htehNa,-
nasa. IL ~ eecaase tssv say tsat ths-
government VAS ret ius-i,age5 lr o. ser
thai 9s iaatrumeutstities ssouff -. tr,.4n-
oua$ .@FG ~ those 30 use tNe neve~s,-
usent for thelr own snas. ana par b IN
distress THO pFoua-gstton 81 re wstA
standard e ar attack- ueo7 yaar se-ses
sral f3residss ana ven have as murA ffest
20 resist e as 20 resist W. army uiaeeh. e,r