The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-10

rng CRIME or ia.

The seattle News. commenting Spos as
esBtorsss In tire .spesf~Entsilixenesr." talks
shoat the logic Of facts. ard semoans tie
time PRIOR 20 1879 shen everything wss 20
Iovssx .hrosxneat ise land.
IN. psooss VITO Isvse IN those aaYs rnay
Be supposed 70 have knovn sorssthans
sgous what they wanted. We viii assume
thai the platforms Of TIE twe raain Parties
we're made u2. "a frss ard iS1spsresat
newspapers IKE the Seattle Sews szy
they are. In tae interest Of the money
classes IN order. theysfors. % arrive ~
an expression Of fhe trre sentiment - the
xeopss Ne viii look 70 TIE platforms q
parties which. ia those taTs. answered tie
same purpose as the P0gulists and tae free
sssserssss Of today. namely. a sasans q al
s~ek upon the existing order Of tnings-
The passage Of the law which forms what
IL called "the crime OF a. took place IA
the year 1s7s. 70 xe VII select platforms
adopted prser 70 that tine
In 1S7z the Republicans expressed graft
Hcatfon that q uniform national currency
had been provstsd and the national credit
sustAansd under the most extraordinary
bardens.~ and denounced population Of
sh~ pubic debt I'm xny form or disguise.
a. . national crime The Democrats eI6
not adopt any separate platform. bat To-
dorsed that Of shs liberal Republicans.
The hb<rsi Republicans presented the fol-
lowing plank: 'sThs public credit mast
reputation In every farm snt gulse-~
But n IL 20 cur friends The Prohibition
lists se refer for the most nSsarisecsl ex-
pressson % opinion On the monsy question.
In their platform. adopted ., Columbus.
February z. ts72. one year bssors The geld
dollar was made the uait Of value. they
made the following demand upon the gov
eminent ~ Essential TO the welfare Of the
country;
THAT We are IN favor Of sound nation
n currency. adequate 20 the demands az
bussnsss ana convertible into gold ard sill
YER AZ she VIII Of TIE holder. ard the adop-
ton Of every measure compatisis with
Justice ara public safety 10 appreciate our
present currency with the gold standard"
Here. then, we have from Independent
voters a hold declaration In favor % the
goa s.ardarf iorr prtor 70 The time when
congress secese1 to the demand ~ PARTY
which N the sams eocuFner. said. we 80
hereby renew orr pledge. ~ solemn fealty
20 Tire srnpersshahie principles % clvn AMI
religious liberty embodied IA the Declars-
s'on OF Independence and our Federal cen
stttutson"
Fcnr years before that TIE Democratic
party. whics no doubt expressed The sses
~ TIE people that monetary ccndt.ion
which permitted disparity in either Of
the FERNS 81 currency was undesirable
rnate the following sivslsesnt declaration.
'sone currency for the government ard
the people. the iahorsr and the oflce-
holder. ire penssonsr ans he sciHer.
'he producer ard THE sond-holaer"
There was 10 talk thea abau, TIE
money ~ ire common people silver 49,
snx she friend ef TIE poor; 10; IN earnest
ees,ss 70 - freed from that condition
which had made one FORM 81 money ~
ready shown most clearly that ~ no time
rrsor 20 ssca, isry had there been an Az
so'uss ant trvarfshis rarity. nor before
that tire has silver BEEN 81 rrofnzeiv
snsrosucet into the naonev system Sc n
was from that t'ne - ne present
The entire srrument % the Seattle
News e nraSreaiiy IN favor ~ she re-
sir~nent ~ ~. xTcenhsck There r. rnuch
10 ~ sa'i on both sss-. q. shat question.
ara the t'ne win eorn- wher 70 mrs, re.
ce've more sstsation on ,hs part G. the
reenls
IN tssl whsn " rrs~At ~. supposed ma,
TIRE country weeIs Re suffering from fhs
effects Of shs iaw Of is-z ne Republican
r'stfcrrr presented the feYloefnr ss IRE
result Of The previous fou- years admin
istrat'on nv the Republican party,
II sas ralses the value - eur par>r
currency fronn - Ter o~rt % sse rsr n,
rcls. n has restored nron nafts nayss
payment n eoir fsr ~ ths national eeu-
rat'ons. has s'ves us currency shso-
futely Eeos sns ~sasi In every pars 81
our EXTENDED eenntry u Aas uefsa IN.
credit cf the natioa srcsa resnt wsAs-s
Per cent scnss so's ~ =. a ,sss vxAer~
PER cent beads are eaweriy sought AZ a
premium
'Tnser its administration railway.
have Increased fsega s'se raHes n $50.
90 more than s. az rsgsss n fs~a
''aur sersisu trade has Increased s~o-
sTce 40 80 60 q SO ee ~ - she saw,.
time. and GUY EXPORT shich were 50 ese .
ca less Than ear ssprorts r. tsss were
see1nse'e saore Tran car Imports m fS-s.
without resertsuE ~ taaus 81 PISS. sisea
the war closed. defrsye8 she er.3lrary sx.
ponses Of government. hestsss tne s-,rs.
ting interest O. the raoWe eaat era d.
hursed annually over 81 AZ 8e Pig s.l.
e,ers' pensions II hss rsit sss ss sss ~
the pubilc debt sna hy ref,sussre tss bsi-
auce AZ lower rates. has Fef,sr-9 gAe s--
ma, interest chavee grega nearig rs "a .
ea 20 less thar 81 AZ a1A
IAN the snauSsflss ~ tbe c,.s-.i-y ssvu
revived. labor + - dsna~E aacss have
Increased. and sasousaaat gAc eafl4o
country there u sy.4sEes * sozasax