The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-11

q f'7e~e evils. u reads:
ee AVla ihas tae most efsieient way
= protecting American labor Is 70 prevent
the importation - foreign nauper lsna-
esc :
There 4 a sample ~ ssateSrnanshsn FOR
yea. rhcv p.scs shelr tents whrrS fhs
hnightS - Labor exangalsaea thel-
c@mptireS swe3vc years axe. IN these aays
~ demanded ,hsf the sa4lsoYtasion OF for
0iSn la9er under eontrscs-uos pauger Ia
a1r. mark yoa-Shegld ea abolished Tbo~,
Laws we're passed n lSS, and tosay. s,h,h
thing as me Importation OF labor "a
hardly known. Had these patriots Who
AEect 20 tax n tAe name OF labor hfen
st1ceFe, they would have aaa inserted i'm.
migration where they flaURT the word
import alton"
Taking ~ the money question. Mr..
po@aeTly said: They tell Is that va
lack money. ths, fher- Is NOT enough in
e+rcdaisoa. sna ;hat The nlngs should ba
started 10 coin silver in unlimited caaatt-
lies yoT tae good 81 lsaor. But yust how
iae man VINO has 10 silver 10 he coined -
80 ee benefited has not been made clear
- us Vet, and believe L will do tae
country more good TO open oar mines.
mills and factories 20 The nnemSioyed than
70 open Cur minis 10 the unrestricled coin
age et silver AZ The ratio az Is 10 !.
That there = no. enough money in cir
cuia}ioA MAY be So. bat il ~ because labor
j noi employed, K q because We havs
been importing rather than exporting.
When 8, is asserted that our per capita
3s not ssiflsc.sl1s i must nos be fergossea
tElas 2.Aor ttse1f = IN no small snare re-
Sponsabe fer this state OF affairs. If s-
deed Z he true. o. important II tglge. From
f5ae city ok scranton aaone h4hogtnA men
last wear sent about Ssa.eea iu gold or It's
equivalent. 70 foreign lands. ard scarcely
a dollar of it went 10 England They
sent this money 20 sAeiv friends In Tho
homes e the poor af Europe. Every
dollar sent reduces the per capita circuaa-
t5ou - our curFenCN. Has ehas Of its 80
m0ca rcr capita i meaningless terFn
TOR - gives no sasn a s4otlNr and a.ftis
notainS 10 thc wealth of ulan or conaman-
weaita. Fer capita circulation - a crc4l-'
latoa which does not circulate. and NJ
man can laS' fingers on "a dollar OF thai
per capita except IN one of two Ways.
honestly Or aiShoncstls.~oy labor OF some
hsnu of oN theft ot some kind
lha per capita ciEculA 2lon Is greater
thsn i ever MAS "a the United states bug
50 long AS it lies Idle through Jack ef
confidence, 80 long a. II il reduced each
lime a steamer lands ils cargo az lmnl-
grants OH shese shores, She Idle Uefkmen
can have Da share IN Il. The msneS In
circulation is What labor looks 10. ard nos
the idle dollars which do not circulate
PASSING 10 the Chicago strike he said shs
laNless element or the city and not ths
strikers rioted. and added Il dc not ap-
prove of government By any other power
than the viii of the American people. hut
II Ne viii have government by trucking.
uac-serv.ng officials who fear 10 DO their
sworn duty. then we initiate government
hy Injunction. II Was 3 gratuions act on
the part Ct The Chicago convention 10 In
dovse the inactivity OF the mayor OF Chi
s4.. s.F kax
done 50. lts members should be reminded
that homes, laber In no ways feels eoni-
plmentea by such doubtful recognition.
Government by injunction weuid never he
known in the United States had governs
ment bs incompetenCy not preceded H."
Mr Fow1orly then entered into a
lengthy analysis OF free coinage Of silver.
declaring It would drive goli from ,hs
country and cnha nee the value of silver
1t the expense or the people '@r.an prop
oslifon that the silver dollar is the poor
mans dollar i~ pure gush. oie said This
workingmsn - entitled 10 the best In the
market: the gold dollar Is ~ much his dol
lar as the dollar or the millionaire. and
instead or tolpinE IN the shout for cheap
dollar for free and unlimited coinage he
should Inscrihe on his banner. The best
is none too good for me .
Mr.. rowderly said that his attention had
been called 10 article in the Journal OF
the knights of Labor. beadsd: Then
and Now" I'm which Il was attempted tn
show that he 0'owderly) had said: Damn
the Republican party" .n isSs. while he
noa uphoIds the R~pifblicsu party for
doing the very things he condemned u
for then. A letter was published In con-
nectan with the article. which II was
claimed Powderly had written In isss de-
nouncins the Republican party. Mr.. Pow
derby said that any one who would publish
such personal letter WAS not worth All
sweFiuE. Tie had no recollection or writ
ing such "A letter. and he had not even
read e. iin would denaunce any party,
however. that was opposed 70 sound money
and made a 4Aatform directly opposed 10
the interests OF the wage. eArners.
Iton. Warner Miller wss next introduced
and waA greeted with Grrss applause that
lasted several minutes. In his speech Nr.
Miller asserted that the depression in busi-
ness ard Industrial circles was natural
result of the Wilson tsrir act and tho
free silver agitation In an extended
gumeni ne snteav0rtd 70 show that ths
free coinage oF silver woaid result disss-
irously 10 the laberiaz classes
Before adjournment ,ne following reso-
lutions were adopted '.rhe wage workers
o. View York in mass mrHtIng assembled.
giuaer the auspices OF the Me kinley League
utterly frnusigato fhe tea chinRa ~ the plat
form adopted hy the Demo rapuilsttc ma
flauaf convention at Chicago We hold its
doctrines 70 b~ dishonest unpa rSnfie ami
Injurious "a The best interests or she na~
ton and the WarklnEmeu 0f he Tinted
Sfatax The national honor aad the ma
s{ar.s nro3gaeritv are involved and depend
anon the election ~ he Republican ean-
fisia.e~ and W therefore call upoa rsNs
workers everywhere 10 supper, Mckinley
ard Hobart"