The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-21
AGAINST THE "moNEY POWER.
Vow Is the Time for the Refnrmers
10 Come Together, They say.
Inc EuSrts and Influence OF Mark
Hanna Especially Offensive TO These
Lovers Of Mankind Why the Popu-
lists Could A Ab>orb the silver Rofrer-s-

posed o. prominent PopafsStS. an address
Vas issued tonight from fhe headquarters
cE ine Peoples party national committee
Z this city, asv1siag P5paiists throughout
S1e country 70 make Henry N. Teilsr. Of
Ceaa-a1o, their national standard bearer.
Immediately after tae silver men walked
cut Of the convention they appointed =
committee. os winch Charles H Hartman.
OF &o1sa1as Senator p r Petrfxrew OF
soEra Dakota, Senator r J. Cannon. OF
Utah. ana Senator Fred T. Dubois. of Ida
10. were the members. 20 confer with a
similar coulnislee OF Papzlisss Taat even-
TX az tie Planters hotel fheT met II. e
T2ubeRsck. OF Iis1els chairman: DR.
Ho~a-d s. T.yier. OF Chicago. and Thos.
n Patterson. OF Denver. OF the national
FepGAisr committee. and as result OF thar
and subsequent conferences the address
WAS ixsae9.
Chairman Taubeneck In an interview said
tonight The seeding silver msa OF the
Republican party an3 the PopuIsst. have,
- result o. our conference. Gene TO a
psrdeet agreement as 10 the furn-e. ard
neEeetcrta VII work along the same
Ines he prsezcte4 victory for ticket
With Teller as lis leader.
The address in part is as fellows:
s-xpreSsly 9iscizim.ng any purpose or
rgaS % o4na aay party or person BY ias
views mere set forth. We bat yield TO an
oyerpogeFiag sense o< duty N saying xhat
ne DO TO members OF the Peoples party
and TO al other good citizens who. app-s-
ae2dllg the approach Of A monsnte1s
crisis n cur political LIFE. are wslilzs 10
avoid Il by acts of exalted patriotism We
came 10 ST. Louis as citizens. members OF
the FeoGles party, 20 be present at the
meeting OF the national Republican coz
ventioa. that we might determine more
1slnttely for ourselves the true aim OF
that organization IN the present struggle.
We have seen the boss IN politics more
securely enthroDed. more servIiely obeyesf
ard more Giciatoriai as 70 candidates aaa
posiCy than has ever been witnessed In
The fsld OF national politics. One man.
the parfscsioa OF his type. representing the
liliionai-es. the banks. the corporations,
the trusts and every other re.orseIess
and pl1tocrassc element IN our co1ntry's
life, has through The power OF money die
lated the nomination Of Mr. Mckinley sn5
shaped the platform Of his party.
This convention, slavlshIy responding
10 the VIII OF the money power. has forced
an issue which must be met IL IS chal-
Ienge 10 the yeornen OF the land II II IS
decline. or Il il shall succeed. the fst-
sers OF a tyranny more grinding than that
OF the czars and efnp4ror< xiIl be rivetei
upon the plain people OF the country, fet-
ters which nuSt 5e indefinitely worn wish
ne eonts aptih1e spirit iEse parable from
willing serts. o. In the ent be broken with
The Irresistible power OF mighty revo.u-
tion. That issue is Formulated IN the de-
Fnands that the existing gold standard
must &c preserved and for the enactment
a. al measures designed 70 maintain In
vioAabiy the obligations % the United
States and al our usoney-sithsr coin or
Ra7er~at the present standard
This means that silver shall be parma
nentiy degraded into mere money of
change. and that IL shall be deprived OF its
legal tender quality except for some palt-y
SUN; that the national banks shall Re
swollen into power OF triple their pres
ent ability 20 contract the volume of
money. TO absorb the earnings OF industry
and 70 grip the throat OF ali Industrial
and commercial life. while from ttrue 10
tire Il tsrroirzss the votes into the chol -
az It's tools for all legislative, judicial and
administrative positions.
.'Tass money power has forced this issue
a7v. h=cause- in SIS Judgment those
whom its policy would enslavs are divided
fnto hostile political families which cannot
hs united in tine 20 resist its onset. Il
regards IL as impossible that harmonious
action can be secured between the dif-
fsrsut orgaasza tons that favor money
reform and resistance % tts sssatsats
greed. With Popullsrs, silver Democrats
ard independent 1i-nsetaIilsts supporting
national congress. e feels assured % VIC
:cry and Il has datermn~5 70 press WITH
cut abatement the advantage which this
a1na ~s~tlv l2rsntAbaa condition raises I'D
before yoa.
In this. The most threatening crisis that
has zlsaace4 ths country since the ctyH
nar. tAsDEh simply eitizan-rnersao bars y
TIE Peoples party. are venture . make
rnomsntous suggestions 70 yol. sur brstn-
En - - , -taff Nar
a1r ta5aght 70 impair ia - lssss degree
The efficiency OF our noble urEsH-za tiez.
charged as X Is with the i7serttes q pres
=nt ard future generations. ana wacss n
tsgrftv and growth Is essential - The psr-
pe;uaiisn OF cur free institutions oar
constant aim wlll be 70 defend IL from ICES
within and without. and 20 preserve & as
power ccrsscrsted forever 70 ne defense
of hum4nl;y's dearest rights upon TIE
American caatlnent
-In st@w of the shameless sah-ai On
uy the Republican convention Of TIE most
extreme demands ever rza1e upon Arsert-
cans ey the nscnsy power. svery thought
II American TRnhec4 should from this
hour tend toward creating and ceu-nting
a u1tsn between those wno woali resist
zke conspiracy % wholesale roehsry ard
grinding oppression. Measures EsGst he
gaines c. defeated through men After
zTl tna chief problem n this evfsts IS 20
and a man upgn whom parrots can unite
whose life Is witness thai. x 5ntrvzsted
with Authority over national legislation
ard its enforcement he vii defy every
aIiurNnent % wealth and every menace q
pcxer standing urfinchingiy D. The
lauss q the people IN the 4ercS struggle
frS~pa rzbly connected Ulth the enact
r1eat of oar proposed financial rsfsrras-
We see IN Ehe private aD0 oearisl s1te
q Hsn-y Il Teiss- a beacon barring
n~sxAtly. warning tbs psopi@ q The threat
suiux sh~-es q S1~ssussSn he has eUt
ncE n1biie3v abandoned she Republican
rartv with whera - Eas beer asSoac5afesi
ssncs - uygz nsxat88T- Wher 10 his en-
-Aai record are united an CnszlliEd ETt-
r4ta lEA d character wtthoEt q bios or
stain. a grateful generous Tla .are a ps~
traezisra 1hat k2ass Eslfhsr state nor ssc-
sssr. asa fee rcat we aye elt perform
Eng a aatv 70 1Esr beloved co9ntgy 81 thGzs
w&IiLsx zsterttoa - Mr.. T@slsr+s merits
erAf availability as a csn&sGats for rT@ss-
asu1 as ane upon wsoTn ~ Pop-4afsts rz@y
ecaSfsse~sfx asnate ~aDe tnsw SfTsnEouzay
u-v@erv& sn3 sf-erEtneE s5s oTssrzlzA-
tIeu- The necessity ard ~ss1ozz - 4 szs-
.s4ssiezzs4e Consideration - rs sEs&rn Issol
"a. ssz-o-t q American peSple have e~sn
rasrs apparent xsncs sae p4rtEotk7 8s9ae-
la-xn leaders who assrrozs& snelr party
rps@r shts Inspiration. have annoazrces
a-- 50 tnesr uosatnex Ter president % zse
TrGte3 states
TIE sswnsrx a-~: y p Taaeezscs. El2s-
~-sss J Hagh EDsowsl5. TszEessse.
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