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

1he Spokesman-Revscw, OF Spokane. IA
Duhisshs6 On the edge OF the grea; wheat
hoas At Eastern Washington. and conse-
Gnen,iy the bz.k Of It's arguments in Ca
vor of free silver arc such a. are intended
% catch the farmer vote. II has laid great
stress on the fact thai under free coinage,
The price Of ali farm psodace-ia fact.
evsrythlnx-wsil double. and has neglected
- pay any attention 10 the natural query.
''H pssces u al kinds double. how will
this affect the wase-earnsr. when wages
senain stationary. The attention Of the
opokesm4n-Eavssw was called TO this side
- the case b. q wage-earner. and the
Daper makes . reply from which Ne gath
- . few pointers. which will be Of great
interest to sfs iabosiag men Of this sec
tjon. This Is what the Populate Spokane
oApes, the leading organ Of the free sill
vw men. has TO say - to The effect Of
1res silver on tho wage-eaxnsr.
Under free coinage It would cost you
. little more for your food and clothing.
but the difference would be trsfiing. The
osnsats you would recesve from free CON-
- WV0s0 ~ 4R4 tS1 t&8t<8 WV All taS
dishs difference in tho cost Of living"
And sssin;
'7Bsster prices for wheat. clothing. lum-
oes and meats would cost you only q few
oeilArs per annum- II wheat went from
- to % cents ger buahsl. your bread would
cost you about e more per annum. or I
cents week. II 10 cents per pound were
oddsd 10 the price Of wool. suit OF
clothes would cost you 20 or 50 cents more
than It present II meats advanced
cents per pound. that would Increase your
living sxpsnses an additional 10 or IL
cents per week. Make a liberal calcusa-
lion. and you win see that II free coin
ags AouAied the prices Of al cur prod
cts. the increased cost or your living
would not exceed % or q cents per week.
Or. II you have family say 20 cents TO
q more weekly than IL now costs 10 rnaln-
tAin THAI family"
JudStaS from the last paragraph. this
DarticuiAy Poruiistic paper has an .3ea
chat the standard Of living IN .res silver
countries ID 20 b isnrs lstiAsay accepted by
eAs Amwsean woskinsmar. II doshl.rs ;hs
or.css OF ali mar rats. drinks aud wears
wi,i only Increase his running expenses
= cenfs week. he certainly - already
iowa to the chlaess o. Mexicsn level
A. to the contention OF the sound money
nsn that wages would Dot advance 10
keep pace with The Increased prices watch
would be sroawas about sv sailing ~
srnsa dollar. this ss1sns q labor saga:
Admitting that too for IN. sake o.
argument. wosid no. the outlook VI an
odvance IN wages q ssw months hsace be
. pleasing prospect fer the ~ageearne a.
II n not much more attractive sAan the
pressas prospect % r~1acsd wages ana lezS
ss enpsoymaas~'
He~ 30 the workinSsasn Ike these Pop.
visstsc arguments. Let Us rscapltulste
them ans spe aew tAey sound Ths work
srgmen are invited ~ sAis eminent Pop
Cilsste Authority 20 vote fer free oliver.
orst. s-ecAuse h Hslii double tie prize OF ey-
erythfag which hey eat. drink o. w~aF
eecons. seeaass. ay bringing 3own their
standard Of nvln< 20 sAs esasis level. tasy
can s~aacs tAeas loss IN sAis direction 20
csasy = % - cents = wsNk: salr'. e~eae -
By SEEING 80 they Ensy thus tu4sixe in tss
pleasing prospect % docking tos az al
vases In xsErz seesr sirne n the distant
future. wAseh wlil return &c them . small
PARTON oE what sAey aave soss ~ fEss
coinage.
This ADVICE 20 wnusksnxrea. yresn sAls
eminent ropaslsiis Authority. oaEhs se ee
In The hssas - every wsKe-e@rncr In tas
ssase 10 TAI lie raAy kfs2x ~hat he !,
vcgsnx seg IN ta.s essxtsoa.