The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07


II would be doing Mr.. Sovereign too
much honor 20 feel the least resentment
at his fsppant misstatements and silly
in.inua;iona So far as the post-Inteih-
gsnesr Is concerned II does not worry about
Mr.. Sovereign. but he has a specious way
OF talking which may misIead those who
are not acquainted with the facts. He as
sails country weekly newspapers as being
purchased by some syndicate In thu East.
The fact probably Is that those who ara
opposed to free silver have sent out lite
nature all over the country. just as the
free silverites are scattering Mr.. Sovereign
over the country. with the differences that
the sound money people appeal to the In
telligence OF the people while Mr.. sover-
oign only tiekles their ears. Many men
laughed heartily at soyereign's iliustra-
tons and stories. who need something
more to conquer their Judgment.
without knowing anything about the
matter so far az the business OF other
papers Is concerned. we VIII hazard the
guess that not one newspaper IN the state
Of Washington has received dollar Dur
In the entire campaign from any syndi-
cate, either IN favor OF free silver or OF
sound money. There are associations
which make II a business 10 send out sdi-
soriai and other matter likely 20 be want
ed ~ newspapers. but they ars entirely
impartial. employ writer's on both sides.
and all the newspaper needs is 20 express
Us preferences and pay the prica The
Free Trade Bureau. the womsn's Suffrage
Association. the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty 10 Animals. and nearly every
rnoxeusn. IN which a body Of people take
an interest. sends 10 newspapers offers es
editorial or ether matter prepared In their
interest. II the newspaper wants TO pub
Hsh II. u Goes n ret Il does not have 70.
Surely no better mans could be de-
vised for placing a controversy squarsly
before intelligent people than BY supplying
them with pertinent arguments. 1t IS a
Peer cause which win not survive discus
sion In the columns OF a Newspaper. Il IL
much easier 20 consider or 20 contFovert
statements made in print than those made
from the platform
For instance. there hss been recently
very sneu-srgensly circulated In labor cir
elss. some misleading statements which
ualEhs have done mischief had they only
bean Uttered on tire stump. We welcome
IRE fact tia; some syndl>ats IN ths In
,srs-s 81 free SILVER has caused 20 be pub
r.Asa the fact that In American tadus-
tries on ths svsrar~, the workman gets
rs per cent ans The employer So per
cent o. the vaius Of ths rrcsact'' HAD
I, act esea published So virus might
spre&s unchecked II seams that tetals
Naw. Ae-n ssSxa ard TIA, thess figures
wsr. obtained ~ The PROCESS - taking
sYst. the aggregate wages reported IN the
census ard Sivisiux thea ~ ths aggregate
Of eu.pley.s. and thea taking re swrve-
gate value % rroancts ans 3ivid'sx that
49, ~ th> nuzrsee 90 employees. VIA the
sfvec, % showing a lsvxr discrepancy ee-
tween ths eaetieuis
Tes manifest recSiessresx cf this per
version oe ths facts viii net TO- q rsosssst
bar shs nxAt 81 pua1Eelsy. si,souwh 81
rntsht rsss n tne asat &c public etseas-
-soa. y fA@ workman receive. :rs per
cent ans ere s-npiover gets G.. psr eeas-.
where does me material coras fro=s-
A silver 6oll2r takes less tAAn BAR az
hem- 20 saaRs. ses - say afthenss saas 10
an sxarxersslsn: sat suppose isScr re-
se.ve4 sSsa a. nacA a. Is per eeut. 81
shxs cellar. tAs> wea1t - - fair 20 say
that tAe esae1eyer reserved ths cSseF &C.
PEE eense what q tae nasner $40 snx
she silver eseza tSs Earth. What ~ tec
Logger vie SUPPLIED tAe necessary tsaa-
her. whas e sne ceSl salEsr wae tax tAe
coal "a ssss TIE snxsnes vntss AelFse2 ne
ere, what Of re lzsSr wA4ea sssg~G 10