The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20

sou why. In anticipation 81 ssss enact
msnt there was a speculative movement,
and ~ went up "A scon a. speculation
ceased Il went down IN price, zn9 II has
steadily gore down ustsi the price i now
assou, 8 cents ar ounce. TIE silver dollar
today has only e cents worth Of silver
In II.
Reason for Parity.
~ 81 asked. why does the silver dollar
circulate at ps~7 10 is because II you 50
70 the treasury 70 pay your taxes Or %
the customs house 70 pay import duties
the government win accept silver dollar
a. no cents. and when you 80 70 tire gov
ornment with bill yoss can ask for gold.
and the government vii give q. The
government will faks in silver ard pay
out gold. That Is the rezsor- Ara ne
Republican party says IN iss platform ~
Ct Louis that thla condition Of party
must and shall be maintained Do you
suppose this parity car be maintained ua-
der the free and unlimited coinage OF sfi-
ver7 Where will they get the goidE BY
tho working Of the same law. proved over
ard over again 81 tire niss1rv OF coinage.
within thirty days from the passage OF
such an act there will not be a gosd COL
lar IN circulation SIX hundred and fwsra-
~ millions Of gold wfll Be taken out Of
circulation In thirty DAYS.
II ask you. Tn ali confidence. what pene-
ut. what asvanfnxe. can flow 70 AIRY ons
sx~eot the gsivcr rnfne producers or me
employer OF labor II ne ean take gold
dollar tuto the market ard buy two silver
Ge.sars for r. 20 pay hts men. and thus
get two DAYS work for one Gays pay ard
nov AK you. as Republicans, u the
Sa.f7l that "a In Us IS not a good faith and
AZ We are not 10 stand bY Il 70 TIE enaE
fGhsers.l
II will call your attention 20 but %
eaore fact When IN tss5. this no-callea
crime was committed. there vas on;
"a. go $500 OF coined silver IN the world
n 1895 there was 81. G1p, .gS. an increase
OF &. 90. o. 90, nearly twice a. Fntrh IS
che INCREASE OF ga.d during TIE sane time.
II spite Of this, silver has gone down ard
dowfn until Il Is s. cents per ca1ce. And
YET the American people are tod FRAT free
coinage OF silver wiH rsise The price from
q cents To III ceu9s | tell you. my
friends from the bottom Of wsy heAri. thai
ese-haR the peopie wiso advocate free
coinage OF silver believed that by act of
cof~ress the price Of silver would rise 10
IL cents thes would Quit the advocacy
OF 10.
II thank you sincerely for the evidence
OF confidence and esteem
Temporary Organization Completed.
Nominations we're then called for for
temporary secretary. Several delegates
were suggested. buf they declined. and
fnaty Fred I.ysons Was nominated by
cise and elected BY reclamation.
EdsAn moved that three committees be
appointed one on credentials. one on rules
and order Of business. and one on plat
form In response to several suggestions
the molten was modified 90 provide on
each committee one from each city ward
ard four from each country representative
district. the Thirty-elghth and Forty-tnlrd
10 be selected BY fhe delegations. The
committees were made up as follows:
credeniia,s~flrst ward. Thomas Bevan;
secona T. s. wiDehelI. Third. George
Hooker Fourth. ". J. Grsnabe. Fifth. +.
III. nurd Sixth. G. II. Knapp; Seventh. F.
W. Har.bui. Eighth. r. s. Sylvester;
Ninth. Taco MesiAg. Thlrty-eighth dis
trict c. W. Corssas. II. A. Case. G. w.
Tennee n. y. Madison. Forty-third dis
trici c. c. Anderson. w. G. Weeks. T. g
Gil. w. II. Lord.
Platform and reaelutions-Ffrst ward.
George Mcconnell: Second. w. III. White:
Third. 4, r.. RAthDun. Fourth. w X. Gay:
Fifth. w. r. Armstrong. Sixth, Ellis do
Bru.er. Seventh. n. n. Spencer Eighsh.
C. 8 ts.eason. Ninth. s, +. Street; Thir-
sy-eighth district +. O. NhekeTNoa. Fred
allnlz r. X. Basel. Charles s. Tiston;
Forty-third district. George A. Brooke.
J.. v. Davis. William Rayncf. VILLAIN
Reese.
Permanent organization and order OF
hussness-.first ward. A. r. Mitten; sec-
ond. ID. X. Sickies. Third Edmund BOW
den. Fourth. 8. l.. Crawford. Fifth. II. X
strne. Sixth. T.. r. kdssn. Seventh. r. G.
Neufelder: Eighth. r. l.. Blaine: Ninth.
4 w. Clark. 1hirty-eiEhth district. f. F.
Teachnor. T.. II. Mcmahon. j. j. Smith.
u. c. Betting. Forty -shsrd district. V. A
Iusey c. W. Bunneil. A. +. Pretty.
Homer Turner.
The chair appointed III. A Lung as az
sistant secretary.
After the appointment OF committees
recess vas taken until @.ao O'Clock.
The Afternoon session.
The afternoon session began shortly
after 2;aa o'clock With the reading Of the
report OF the committee on credentials.
II showed bur one contest. and thar was
on the name of Max Lewis In tho Fourth
precinct OF the First ward. lie WAS
seated.
John II. Hartman was recommended to
act as proxy for r. c. Hughes. and H. l..
Mashsson was added as delegate OF the
new precinct of Dunlap. The report was
adopted without amendment.
EAsen reported for the committee on
permanent organization. and the recon-
.ncnaa thine were accepted after some
minor amendments The first clause ma Re
the temporary organization permanent and
suggested that w r. Ford De appointed
reading clerk. The following order 81 nom-
nations WAS adopted. Three superior
Judges. sheriff. auditor. treasurer. prose-
cnslne attorney. clerk. Assessor. school
superintendent. county surveyor. coroner.
wFcckmaxter. ore eouafy commissioner
from the FiFat district one county cow-
missioner from ths Third district. four rep
sesentatives from each legislative district
and two from the other districts. one
municipal Judge. two Justices % the peace
To- Seattle. Two egasfahies. that in voting
for Judges, eaea delegate should vote FOR
three candidates. the three receiving the
highrat number ~ votes. providing the
Votes should BE- a majority vote. 90 hc de-
ciaFea the Nominees 1'sc report further
Recommended ira, he eeunty central COM
Fniitcs consist 81 oae nemaer from each
gesengasiss district. that in selecting seize
gates 10 tue state convention each sena-
torias district select sea delegates 20 the
state convention ana tea delegates ~ large
sroni the county each Henafor.ai district
also 30 selesg Ten aiternates sn3 enc alter
aafe AZ larEe &c tho state conVtntfoo. tnat
nominating speeches shoul1 SO; exceed
zen mlautee. stcosdEns speeches res re ex-
eeee enc minute. that votes &c taken ey
pfcc.rets
Convention Gets Down - gsuSlneS@.
While waiting the report ~ fhe cYeasn-
Tails committee. tae chairman snrreste ss
taH1 nominations - peaeees.,l wifs far
superior totNt. s. tiWrtittt nAte~tes stv~
tnx hR Wished to know the nfasfe~4g sn
wascn Dr. staa3 hefcfe aeleetfse ftnf4-
dates. A graiY ffOe5 Chairman Rartrlsh
:aat he 3stit fcss ssff fu fbe kaaafesf- e
shal = wou'd &c q ReaaANcan PLATFORM
vas Fcceifti wtth ana tt*c. The gaes-
tscH aN Sc tar ADVISE p .t.tv ~ ftrtss,s.fEn =
wthaag eeia2 NaA cafsiet f,rehetsv :
nstuuEc eisNatt before ans enc rosa 20
fesnlnsts "01 when onre started ss,a 81
ea3ts ere Ha8cast r2nsdfv ana seeae y
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