The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-03
SPOKANE on A eoLD. BASIS.

sPOKAEE ON A GOLD. BASIS.
1As fasth which fAs frss sssv~tsss havs
4. th>ar 1s>srsss 10 Sue to oozfusson -
tween casss ans eject This cosld no- have
better illustrates. fhan . 10 - fourA
10 IN editorial srfscss which recently aS-
pared e the cssgEzs 81 The spoksszas-
Review. wlth very natural prs1s the spo-
kane paper points TO the records Of shs
e<sr1.g hosss fer the pas. three years.
s-slnx Jszs l. z1s TIE figures sscx scr
ssss-4 fltEs-sls. for iss<-z. ssx.Ss4sss. for
fsasx q. <z.os Thas spssneza showing &C.
titles Spokane 10 the congratulations Of
the Whole state. Bu, i;x coEnsa;s upca
- very logical II says;
In Spokane TIE silver seufsnenf =
knovr 70 b. strong ana eonsrelEzS Ii
Seattle there seems 70 b . is2nlng toward
TIE siaxie gold Standard II VIII be Of ID
fsrsss 70 follow the baxlaa~s progress Of
snsss cstsss aDe learn which has the
greater dependepcs. which the greater &C.
grss of confdenee-
~ matter of fAes. vhi1s SPOKANE y
talking silver IT. prosperity b aas entirsly
70 ssit- Of eosrss thsrs = - eonnscssoz
bssussn snsss facts and the sco.on.c eues-
s5oE. bat 81 10 very IKE . free silver naa
70 cszAac hat ethsr people sAau be pasa
Ia silver while insssssng that ~ shan Be
pa. tn gold.
II the coEntry b Suffering frcH . eola
ssas1.rt sae the DEMONSTRATES. OF silver.
10 r.eF@s
ss1opsns solf mines ~ . rApsc rate, u
provtng thar more silver would BE better
for ether people. II spokane cas- make
sueh rroxrsss IN spite of TIE fac, that ,hs
country Is on the rol1 basis. 4; vouIt
rather fszd 10 prove tia, prosperity Is sof
espsncsnf Upon the free aad rsH-.tec
coinage % silver .; the rate Of is,ol
We agree Win the Spokane paper thar
the increasin< clearing house transactions
- The sort o. evidence that restores chat
tered confidence. ., IL Infinitely better
tnsn the puttins Of empty declarations
fer the soie standard into poiiricsi plat
forus-" We stH 70 eren further snd
make al admission with which most prse-
tiosl NEE viii agree. II 10 infinitely bet
ter 70 taks yiek or a spade or an AZ
ard set 70 work Developing the resources
% the state than sitting around talking
.oost money trousaes ana putting any
KIND o. empty teclaratenss into political
platforms Unfortunately ws 60 not all
have geld niaes al our Doors. bat xe an.
eoaten; 10 let ;ho<s who have eafoy their
Advantages. ans All ne ask Is tina. eur
commerce shah rot t.e retarded By sxi-
tation Which Is kespaax money looked rp
and hsid out Of The channels OF trass
tnroasA want CT confidence
Spokane 10 Just the Kind OF object lessen
the people need tnst no~. II 10 enjoying
| ths ees; ktnt % prosperity. rarneiy. that
which ecnss fren Industry ana enter
prise and ne, from fictitious IMITATION.
The spokesmsn-Tssvis~ says that Der
yer. Helena ard Salt Lake are also re
oorcsnx healthy increase IN bank clear
| inxs. Tes thea. are the e~n,.rs Of sres,
| ssiyer-rroc ocfux states, And II they are
| pTospertrg &c much In srtfs OF the rol.
| standard. does r not seem as /. other
states. which are oct dependent upon q
higher psic< for silver NJ TIE mouth OF the
rzInes. Should se suffering from sons
ciher ozuss thAn a. &c; ot congress pass
/ 81 t~enty-thvce years sxo7 TIE most
prosperous times this state ever saw were
| from isss un,ii 1881. yet silver had been
asnonetired as Il Is called. from nfteea
/ 70 twenty years before th2i tfrs. There
Is more Money IN the cnites States ~
nesr,Y -. eca. 20 than there vas a. TIE De-
gintinx q THAR period Of prosperity. snd
TIE country vas "a q geld basis tally Is
/ SnocA IS 2, - row. Ecu then ccul1 the
"ersrns 81 ~ es responsible frr tas pres
ens eoasition-