The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14

A CAMPAIGN or DISHONESTY.
A. TIE campaign drawn 70 . ctsse TIE
9eDs1fsss4e Advocates IN tie wsss have
Gnslsy And sszsassssy shsn1prseS al pre-
sess~ ~ pesepasas to s<sssys that TIE ef-
lsct - free sosasgs sos;S be to sppes-
esass the waive Of silver 20 slS IA osnce.
and are plating themselves sguaresy on
ths proposlslon o. s1ivey nono-n netaElsssS.
NssA . monetary standard a. just half
IT. prsseus value Judge Perkins. who In
eanvassszg shs s;Ats q Minnesota IN ths
tntsssss Of Bryan. 10 To, saiy ece %
1h0ss whS frankiy admit that me lower
standard. tie Ssaaxsns Of nDnsy. d wnAs
Ghs free silver movement leads 70. bot he
= inAisas oil h:s campaign speeches on
Ne appeal 70 all debtors TO vote for . pol
tcy waseh. ~ - shows them. VII p~rms,
them - swsDdis their ercs!sors He has
even N inxesloas scheme By which he
eAsnks the gold clause In mortgages
e0aid b avoided. which would Go eredI,
- Ne criminal gensgs Of q confidence man
- the summit az his profession He Ass-
v1ses the farmers 10 allow tie awall street
Gse5 bugs 10 soreciose their mortxxges.
and than take their years redemption. by
watch tins Bryan viii have been elected.
and tAsy can pay their asor,g2ss In cheap
- mo1sy.
This 10 valuable ~ showing rot only
- inherent dishonssty whscb 10 behind
!. ehs Whole free silver idea. bat because IL
= n epsn and frank confession that IL
= not . dollar which 10 a. good a. gold
which ne PopuEsts demand. bat q dollar
watch y . good deal cheaper fhap go.a.
0e0s speakers can pirate ~ they Ike
about frss coinage bringing silver up 10
IN coinage value with gei3. but they
Immediately. evsn In the next breath. say
astianG q the kind n the silver dollar
under frss coinage was worth N much
- ssaA u would not ~ . cheap Dollar
4 wsuld ~ worth precsseiy ~ much a.
y u tsaAy. II. knowing this they sil
e;smor Tar cheap dollars" II tree
coinage dollar weuid b tie equal In vaias
~ gold dollar. Il would require no lesa,
tsndw Law - force II into circulation II
Wsusd without those laws Be- accepted a.
readily - gold. Yet the legal tender law
Cor ne silver dollar 10 not only s,renu-
Oasly insisted upon By the PoauEsts. bat
shsy lsmand laws which viii aoridge the
right 81 prva;s contract and prevent any
nan from entering into an agreement; to
Day money In any form except silver
Taking the Minnesota judges advice 10
6nrmsrs a. an illustration. what possfbn-
asy Of croat 20 the debtor would there
- 10 following II. we're Il nos for The ar
sirspatsea mat the dollars 10 be coined
under fres silver would be worth less
than the gold dollar In which the mort
cages are payablsf They talk Of doubling
vFiees under free silver coinage. Prices
cannot double II Las freely coined dollar
q worth a. much a. The present eeiiar
Prices vii dossbse II the free coinage DOL
lar 10 worth oae-ha. OF the value OF III.
present dollar. or. IN other words, re-
mains ~ !is presens eailicn value
The truth 10. the talk about raising IRE
price Of silver hgf.soa to s1 an ounee
~ free coinage 10 not utsere. with hon
est snfsat Every other pvssss,son as TO
che effect Of free silver coinage neces-
ssrsiy consra6ieis 4. n Is oaiy snseasis.
% quiet ths uneasy fsssns % ,hose hon
bat wao~e lnssiscts point GA; 10 them
ebas n would re iisnones, 10 pay c~css
contracted IN geis In coinage Of only
cae-nas TIE vsias OF the SCI.
There 10 nus 70 surshe- presex; that
ERE popuiis;is platform or programme 10
Co. ea-mstslIisn. I, Ia Tor silver mono
rsesa1ls:n ara a esAassax or ths Gotta aga.
IL 10 Designed sessly fer the purpose q
AserfInx q temporary relief go those IN
1ess. ~ tAe expense not cnty 81 AL TIE
tsrsrsy psosls wae have IN ths pas. saved
. portion Of ya~sT earnings Ter taesr sup
pert IN their ess ag~. Bat Al tas expense
ee TIRE haaer e the rssion. ans At tns
prcsasls coat % . Widespread rssn among
the business Interests 81 TIE country.
efom the evTnnlest saspxcsper se ire
merchant pssnee II 10 soasrv eanaa-
msntatsy tszsseaess eesstsre3 np ~ FAILS.
premises ARD relying rcr sasxsss upoa
IN aocaAi 10 sss meaas- Instincts Of ha-
nsni,y.
The henest advocates ~ free ecsrsxe.
ana there are many wAs havs been rass-
lea ~ spseasaa sspaisSrses. certainly can
reS nnd iastsreaaen In tsesr OWE eea.
sciences 20 tarsasr sercsng sapeogs 70 tie
prosvAmms. since tie cinasy rrescase az
Acn~ssy q motive las aSsn tarown q.
aad he coafss<:aa Esa:s cat I; - aes
haness es-nsssaiiisr,> sss essAsaess silver
saone- rnssA.,Ism. wassa We really follow
Spoa re ere< coinage 90 sssT--.