The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-06
EE LABOR LEADER.
IL W. J. K. Sovereign's
Speech At the Armory.
) evLoes OF FREE SILVER
Aexuss for Indepeodent Rlnaaoaai
Asston. and Hoests the Cold
Bugs.

= esjog.xe isooTs fecfsea ssse c&psf&i. AL
.seatea FIRE silver. FidlcssIsa gold stand
VI. srrueus for independent financial &C.
~ 81 sne para Of America. made sport
I tn,eYustional agreement. held bosh sh~
r po{sfsc2s parties ap 10 ssora. accused
- money Newspaper editors OF iaiory
~ corruptson. and predicted speedy
- evesw bssmsng triumph or the cause
= fres silver.
n large hall was fairly well filled. and
nsag ths audience we're a good many
- Herr and there were 10 BE- noticed
= Who ha5 gone 10 hear the address.
- through sympathy with the speakers
-1nlscsi and economic views, bat merely
neanse Of his prominence. II was after
1csck when the lights were turned on 10
- AL, and about SO when Mr.. sover-
N sscensed the rosfrun. Among those
nrst~d win him were: r. wsnsor. the
ls6ismsn OF the evening: ". X. Andrews.
y p1ke. Grsfsfh Davies. John Thomas.
~. Curtis. W. J. Caldwell. Jane. l..
rsstfy, william Middleton. James 81. Me-
Eroy. John Hart and Robert Bridges.
n. sovereign was plainly but neatly
lsrsssd. wearing 4 black Prfnee Aioer,
- pair Of gray trousers Ne vas IN
|clD1vced by Dir. W!nspr. who pleasantly
|uferred 10 the "stfIi small voace'' that had
|Rrkatiy spoken In Oregon. and TO Mr..
osssreisn's part tn lnsplrsns that voice.
/ m Sovereign began by apoioxizsnx for
- condition OF his voice, which ne aserfh-
= 10 the strain Of the canvass through
G1;ch he had just passed. ''tfy mouth
= aid. ''is full OF cotton. my saiiyary
hnds arc closed with four-tumbser lock
y wbsch have not the combination. and
Nv stomach IL chasing my liver for more
~ and cant get IT."
~ length and vehenence of the ad-
bsm made some wonder what the speaker
nfeht 10 u he were In good physical trim.
~ nrst periods were tribute 10 labor,
D>n calculated to draw upon the SYM
STILES Of the iaboring men present. He
Gsw . contrast between labor and eaps-
~. asserting that labor had never snfict-
= upOa capital the wrongs which capital
~ messd OCT 10 labor. lie paid a pass
- ccmoIiment TO Eugene v. pebs. whom
y called the "knishi-errznt of industrial.
1Aivslry." Mentioning some other aues.
asas on which he entertained strong
plews. he laid them aside TO devote his
e51ress exclusively TO a discussion of the
non<y question. which he said was the
naip Issue now before the people. "oar
Dpouents themselves have made this the
nsss." he said. we gladly accept their
fAxlIsnge"
lie maintained that an advocate OF free
0ver must also advocate a government
hue OF all money and must oppose a
earlher issue of bonds and the national
Inning system: that likewise the sound
noney man must advocate necessarily a
npldly increasing psshiie debt. the de-
aruetion Of all government money and
NJ establishment Of q banking aatocracy.
h read a, length from the report OF The
Depe committee on banking and currency.
N fr4<xv m4u h.
american Banker last January. and held
~ al advocates OF gold standard were
svverably committed 10 the policy there
recommended OF making II to the In
isFest OF the banks to redeem government
Dsdges
Then he paid his respects TO sound
orney newspapers In general and 10 the
Fsst-inteiiigeneer IN particular. saying
Nat fifteen months ago the sound money
subs Of the East met In secret or ex-
ssntisr session and devised scheme for
rossitntinE the brains OF the country;
shzt they offered TO send cat editorials
already written and set up In type, be-
Nies collateral matter TO go along with
- editorials Then In a tone which clear.
Indicated tina; he was making tho very
Aargc he deprecated. he said. Now. I
epnt Wish TO say that the rosi-Inseii-
rncer has sold out TO the sound money
Hahs: no. 7 siou't wish to say that. bgt
am fair 70 say that tle post-Int eiiigercer
, Publishing the same Kind OF matter tAat
~ papers are publishing which have
, ~ out"
H. mede an unfair auo,sfion from the
Philadelphia Times. making q appear as
Nat paper advocated FeecrtinE 20 gai-
enr guns 20 prevent the seating Of IRE.
liver president lie wished the Past-in-
.ss.. .HaHf.
y take down His assertion that tas FoiI
sandard mea arc anarchists. AMI BE proof
hereof. which was q lonEthy qgotation
ham Henry ciows' circoiar Of May =.
Awhsch. after feclting tbe gTssent danger
Rom popular prejudice ard i<naraNca IN
eHna~ctan with the steer axiis;icn.~
Gsws saws shat Well srcet. while mot
sensible 10 the crisis. 10 "calra and self-
tsseEed." knowing that n possesses re-
ecrccs 20 defeat free silver even II con
rssa should favor the latter by tive
hfes majority. "ft made ssseh asaer-
rehy with ic1erc1cr 60 the order which
frpr,rnt," said Mr.. Sovereign. II would
, called an anarehss, ana a traitor
Ne accused the sound money men %
baking continual threats 10 withdraw all
sed from the country. 70 DESTROY credit.
. Iefccless mortgages. and the The. but
nstanCinE JsckSon's ssasirse wlth reference
z ise banks. sad: Ne rsiFeafs DSN Viii
essss as FROM straight flght Tor silver.
We cont propose 10 be eoereed''
Some classes OF people he despslssi ..
sssns eVnysrted. Il have learned since
same Into this state" ne said. 'thst
here are scme Republicans here who don't
wen Want L. so 70 heaven. After they ale
NJ Nll be- amply satisfied i they can
Wy go 70 the t<,st-fnteiisEcHce office.
ne don't expect 90 convert thsFs- Then
isere are 9thet classes THAI are simply
eesn 80, Ncgnel rats or Republicans be-
sAasc their ancestors were such | heard
eai'eidAte IN my native state. Arkansas.
~ taat PC would vote the Democrats
.AAe' q WaA street had written tssa plat
VIVA ana the devil headed the ticket. and
nave heard 81 a Republican equally sesi-
~. abe declared thss ne Mould sets the
tsaalNicar tckst n the platform we're a
ss ycafs 3lmaTac. and the head - the
sAAst yellow dog. ThcSe ancestral sNeil-
NNians remind rs~ q a scene I Gree Wit
ofAsed when Z vas c0Nhoy, With the
sstsle caH ga The fNnSe We had ne Way Of
at&h,ir ,ht ,aiVCs aud enc 8aS noticed
AfaaN-e1Ckns COW up or 4 hillside p0ck-
aer Wss smaller cow. which IN turn
s@ orlnE s4cktd "a enf stA sstsa lieT, and
On down from fse cl5} cow eh the hah 20
: F2ny ht.trr ln vie valley ana {eik
IA a.iyNig tfc eia sway banked eoN ard
eAna-ns thr htifcf That Is the xay assa
Nsne i'-uisgr4,s G9a BeaUsIkoSas Trey
~ hard te v~sn l,at 81 the last few
sssrs th5 n'lS hsd been osratng sossF. AMI
sSsss " !f,-l have eeSne4 themselves, Ne
ssts re t'F tttn slt
Aas pls,see slvcs = FAIR hfea e Nj.
Ssfercisr s.tie and TIE rsiriS n1sr 81
sh aesresa Nas Illustrated ~ anecdotes
.saslN pertinent ana elegant RhiculinS
'eFN~<a intor terence se 61a ret Ike - -
sse'Sne 3i1ssl' tsit feU inclined 10 boz
w tAs Nor4s 90 another. To h--i W ,
s.eh Srtiaa asA rer Tar.cs" he cla.su.
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