The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-08

ca rsgssxn Is thA detection or enc sound
zsonsy De1zocrass- Yo1 remember tha-
S%orzska seEs -xo dessxatscns % are ca
cage csasezttor. Ard TIA. she Marta
Esssg- Or sos1r8 money fscstoz, was gns@as-
e1 - make room sar The 3ryzn 9s-@Ez-
u5n- TIE followers % lzr-fa hare g 80
woes y Nebraska and they VIII cast them
al fo~ Mckinley. T3e-e X no ticket %
the saasn1 r.aoaey Democrats n ths stare,
ant rsaDy Of The delegates Ea~rsi Gcxz
~ s~1scago are wxzs1E = bzs-e- fight
aEslHET s5e PopCSfsttc NOMINEE
heard great Zeal 90 tax ahoG. the
scsn Of LE1eogn and Lancaster ccurtv.
FrTsns Acrue. ard enthusiasts gep1azzr-
sns were cs-s-1sg even ETorey shz- Bryan
rro<aE not carry ezgsse- 81 them Tie TIE
has .srns1 strongly against HIN. ard there
seems 20 De 10 doubt tnas re WI be de-
ssarst. Ecs only "a his own town ana colz.-
-. b4t IN his oxa state as Eefi-~
Mr. Robertson IS interested n ninirS
properties f2 tbs state. ard Is boxing to-
war1 Washington as lis lone. WhS.s n
this city he IS TIE guest OF his Cd f-iend.
John 2 Hartman r.. who has Done etfec1-
ire campaign work for the Republican
ticket
Tre Second wsra silver club he'd a
meeting a. the A o. Z. ". hal on Jack
son street Tuesday night TIE hall WIS
crowded 10 the Etuscxs With voters Of dif-
f-reut parties anxious 20 listen 10 D dis
cz2sSior1 Of the Currency question between
Fred H. Petersen, or the Republican side,
and JOAN Wiley for the aralga-nAtIon.
Mr. Peterson had the opening .or an hour
and Mr.. WHEY answered FOR al ho1r and
q half The first speaker than had TIE
closing argument IL the beginning IL
was evident that there Was some desire
10 hinder the Republican speaker. but M.
Martin. inc chairman. Insisted there
should be no disturbance The speaker
prcceeded to tell Anecdotes wAica soca
brought the audience TO laughter. Mr..
Peterson showed from historic stand
point that TIE principles enuaclated IN the
Republican platform ON the money Qass-
ton were right and strictly in accordance
with the experie 1cI Of the most Sn.ight-
enei nations OF the earth He proved that
the ratio OF u 70 l was adopted upon Tire
basis OF commercial value Or the met
ais. and asked why * was now sought 20
coin az the ratio OF Is 10 or any other
ratio No explanation was given for this
arbitrary rata Mr.. Peterson gave sta
tsssscs covering the production and coin
age Of gold and silver since iSys IT -
claimed" he said. that wheat Is the true
standard and that wheat has gone down
in -he same proportion as silver. Expe-
rlence has shown THAI the cainc1 bug was
more the cause Of changing the price q
wheat than arr gold bug had ever been.
In the last fsw weeks wheat rose from i.
10 Is cents per bushsi. but silver did rot
Use Or show ary change IN value
NJ Wiley confined himself 10 the usual
free silver argument. cevo,ing his tine
principally 20 quotations from speeches OF
men who are dead o. else Of statesmen
who like himself had left the Republican
fold Mr. Wiley failed 10 explain how
the bullion silver in a dollar would rise in
value from 81 cents % 100 cents, but con-
tented himself with saying that there Was
nos money enough. ard IL was the bust
ness OF The government 20 coin more.
Under TIE caption washington All
Right fer Sound Money" the Philadelphia
Railroad Record and Investors Guide
says.
Washington. on account of the great d.
yeTsity OF its natural resources. is often
called the Pennsylvania OF the West and
* IS We'll named. Great beds of iron and
coal are lying buried in-hegroundawair-
sands OF acres OF tne finest timber await
the coming OF the sawniii ard the rail-
read 10 carry the lumber 10 the market
- aeSs aaings rsqn,.s large sagltai: AID
majority % people there are from the ex-
trema Eastern states. and have not de-
parted from iEeir early teachings OF aon-
esty and up-fghiness. Anything that sa-
vors OF population Is abaorrent TO them
a. first they were carried away with ex-
element and the rash promises OF the ai-
Yoc1tSs OF ssITsr. Dat as time passed, and
reason was brought TO bear on the sub
1ect. they began 20 realize the effect which
free silver would have on themselves.
Trey saw taat lis adoption meant litter
ruin. that Il would be Impossible 10 bor-
row dollar on mortgage a. any price;
thai all development work would be
seoas ana r sa ann s,saa qt fons ,e on e
com nonweal;a would sink hack 70 the
condition in which q was Il years ago,
wien the entire territory contained bat a
handful OF people. They well know that
the East would not invest dollar III the
West IS long as there was the slightest
possibility OF its being paid back in q coin
worth only 50 cents. and knowing this they
have determined 10 show TO the people Of
tho East that. whatever the outcome OF
the election in November. there will be at
least one state in the West In which the
rs0pie consider the unfolding Of the law
and the integrity OF the currency 10 be the
supreme questions Of the hour.
In Washington and Oregon sound
the small towns. and speakers are being
sent everywhere 20 expose the fallac.ss
OF the silver arguments With all these
Influences at work. the election OF Eepuh-
iscan electors from the states OF the Tar
Wes, is almost a foregoEs conclusion
Ifo1u1ana opera house was crowded Mon
day evening with an audience OF $50 peo-
John l. Wilson. Mr. Hollsnback and s r.
Stern. Voters gathered from all parts
Of Chehslis county. end many OF them,
unable 20 enter the opera house. we're
turned away The speakers were warmly
received. and number Of campaign songs.
rendered by seven young ladies were
strongly applau9ei Previous 20 The speak
Ing. and Immediately after the arrival OF
the steamers. the Republicans and other
sound money men Joined in a grand parade.
The procession was half a mile long. and
there were many transparenciss, among
them being the following:
The Veterans OF the Union Army Deserve
Fair ard Generous Treatment
Vote fer Mckinley. Good Wages and Good
Tines.
We Are Opposed to Foreign immigration
Unlimited
Open Mills Give Us Prosperity.
\ Great Strike for Higher Wages VIII
occnr on Election Day.
TIE Peoples Frlen3 Is Mckinley.
Honest Money fer Honest People.
F're@ Trade. FREE silver and Disaster.
For Sound Tariff Sound Money, Sound
Party.
free Coinage. Free Starvation. Free Dam
nation.
IS % :. Is f0~ Mckinley and FOR Bryan.
n God We TruSt. IN Bryan We Bus
Sslveri'e Platform. Give Ne Ofiee"
The Basis Of AL Business Is no. Money.
81. Trade.
Remember Kansas When You Vote eo-
Free silver
k@- k>Totectaoa % American C1ti EanxA!9.
Open Ms. not Open Msuts.
Hosaisam for Mex niey ana Souna Money
We ATs Opposed 20 ne Free Coinage OF
silver A@x@aqt by International
Agreement.
par Best Friend = 1oAa J. wilson.
Daring .he evening Senator wilson ress