The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-15

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES.
thsir fairy etortes about workingmen b.
ing cce-ced by their employers to vote
azainst free silver. when they tender al
vice 20 workinxmen TO wear Mckinley
button. and Join Mckinley clubs TO keep
IN good standing with their e<npio yers. Is IL
nos an open and frank admission that
those who have succeeded in raising them
selves above the condition OF working for
wages and are themselves employers OF
labor, are opposed 70 free silver? Acooca-
ing 10 these Popalistic admissions. re-
iierateS from day 80 day, the manusao-
turers. the men at the head O. the trans
Esortssion lines. the merchants. the coal
and iron xnlae owners. in fact al the en-
psoyes o. labor are fer Mckinley and
sound money.
Why Is this so, Are not men Of this
class interested 10 as great an extent as
any IN the community In IN immediate
and permanent return OF .he country 10
prosperity Are they rot interested IN
every ore having employment. and thus
meEsy 10 spend. in order that they them
selves may make money. Do they not
ali ardsntiy desire to see the smoke pour
Ing oat % the factory chimneys, the work.
.ngnen all az work and IN receipt OF good
wages and the farmers with tas harvssts
and high prices? Are no; men OF these
various classes as rule heavy borrowers
o. money! Is Ii not rare exception that
they have loanabie capital beyond what
they need in their own business?
To al! Of these various questions the only
honest answer Is. Yes" L these men
believed that the results would fellow the
free coinage OF silver which It's advocates
precics, ihsy would be the mos. ardent
and enthusiastic advocates OF that policy;
they would spend money literally to bring
Il about: and shey would doubtless be as
active in circulating free silver literature
among their employees as some of them
are in circulating soand money literature
iei the exception is rare when any
man OF this class can be found who does
not view with alarm the bare possibility
Of saccsss OF the free silver movement.
He <eEesees in II disaster. panic, a long
period q Industrial pros,raltan. a des,ruc-
ton OF public and private credit: and the
fsFospeet after business adjusts itself 10
The new and lower standard. OF new ana
vexatioas element 70 enter into al future
business calculations. = currency the value
Of which BFill fiuctuate from day 10 day
With the varying price in the market Of
silver
Wherein does the outlook differ 10 the
enaploye from the way II appears 20 the
employer Can there De a business re-
s'Fss-a period Of prospe riiy-which win
benefit be farmer ana the wage Garner
watch all not equally hencnt the manu-
fScsarer. the transportation company or
The merchant Slow can there be period
q Industrial depression which will affect
only the latter class ami leave the former
pnioneheds
On questions affecting The immediate
re.atsoa Of an employer 10 his employees.
ihsFe nay BE-. and indeed there quite often
- Az iasrasalate conflict OF interest. II
Is qa;s the natural thin< that IN many
Instances the employees should sndeavor 10
intaee the employer to raise their wages
cal reduce their hsers. and on The other
sans. Tor the employer 20 wish more work
for less wages from his employees. But
here = Nhers The coiasEct OF interests ends.
On broad questions Affecting the policy o..
the govegnrent, or even on questions az
testing THE partisular trade In which they
are engaged. IRE interests Of the czaFioy-
els ana the men who work for them are
iden's-aL whs; brings prosperity 70 the
employer brings more work ara batter
wages - his men. Depression in trade
rG.ns both alike.
Intelligent serkiugEsa recognize tAese
facts. AS rale they are enl9sslnw on N.
same side rs their employers "a the pres
ent e@n Tssign. whioss ts TIRE sbls or sound
money. TIE miserable inSatt pat forward
BY ths raes'lsss sNAs the waws ea~nsrs
Eao sra doing so a. snaayas A.s hv-ss-
crltes w9o &rs d!ssgItssng thesr trus par
pose VIA laten. 20 strike q hsaw in .hs
tays 81 the S,ss'ues Interests o. ,Aslr e-.-
gsoyeTs osfght % Ae re5entea by even
these waSe eRr1ers wAo are ayowesl!y so-
tf@s silver. X Is "A iEsal; 20 tAs y hole
Body q sauFk.nxmen IN thts eouatry -
csarEa thas ihey tac& Eanuness 20 awow
the1- ao,sioal pzesEsectsons. ans laok hen-
esty eaoesa to east thelr vcyss according
20 TIRE way Grey he*s srx tended - Believe.