The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-06
IT WILL BE SUICIDE
For the Democrats to Make Sill
yer the Supreme Issue.
VIEWS OF SEATTLE leApERs
TelegrapAea Fren This orr - eAe
New York werlA-SOns WIN
pSlt q silver Ticket.

New York. June 1.-THE World this
morning prints q number OF interviews
of leading Democrats. merchants, law
yers, politicians and bankers. from al
over the country. who were asked the
question: las Democrat. 60 you favor
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
being made the supreme issue OF our cam
paign2" Among the answers TO this cnes
ton from Seattle Democrats are the fol-
lowing:
Thomas Burke, sx-cfief Justice OF the
supreme court of the territory, said: AS
a Democrat and as a citizen, an op-
posed 70 the free coinage OF silver, be-
cause IT means the debaseuent OF the eur
rency, the reputation Of public and pri-
vats debts. and ruin and disaster 10 busi-
ness In every age the debssemens OF the
currency has been regarded as the most
wicked and shameful method Of tefrara-
ing II. masses of the people out OF the
fruits OF their labor. This new methcd
OF desasinr the currency diTsr. only in
degree from that attempted Q few years
ago by the issuance OF irrstsemable paper
money In the present controversy / be-
iseve the honor and integrity OF the re-
public are as much a. stake as whsn the
nas was fred upon at Fort Sumter;
fer the candidates of any party on q free
silver platform than I would Of firing upon
the stars and stripes.
IT cannot conceive how any Democrat
with with any regard for TIE history.
principles and traditions OF bis party. can
advocate the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver The gold standard was intro
Quoted IN the country under Andrew Jack
son the patron saint Of thu Democracy
ana from that day 20 this gold has been
ne standard OF value IN the United
States. with the exception OF the period
when we were on paper money ba.isi
so that Cleveland stands today on tho
money question precisely where Jackson
stood. and TO Democrat can now repndiate
the golt standard. and advocste csoased
silver currency. without trswpltng upon
tire traditions and me policy OF the Demo-
cratic party"
r. O. Graves. president Of the Washing
tho National bank. president OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce formerly chief OF the
bureau OF printing and engraving AT the
capital. said: Il believe that the free and
unlimited coinage or silver would be ruin
Gus 10 the business interests ct the coua-
try. and that a declaration IN It's favor
yv,s1tH hefss9ssxtv divide the Democrats
rartv. / believe the money question 70 be
the paramount issue IN this campaign /
shall cast my vote for sound naoney. no
matter what party name the ticket may
bear"
Charles r. Munaay. law partner OF ".
III White. tne rahsd silver deieszfs. said.
a.Ir case the party adopts free silver
platform shall either rot vote at All or
vote the Republican ftcket-pro6as,iy the
iat;er."
F-~ssAr4es Bausrran. an ahls young law
yer who was chairman OF the city Demo
cratic g-ezvsnsfor. sail: while th1s far
I am opposed 20 free s.lw-r. I aru IA Ia
wur OF TIE Democratic party Masking II a
ERECT Issue II er&sr 20 settle ths cues
sfen."
= 3 Schuyler. Chinese Inspector. for
merry os New York ciky. said: E-aaaa 9
can 90. / Go aos ;hink the country IS
.rsmscsently Streng financially. ] think *
woaga be suicidal But shall not bolt"
f. O. ssrUaRtek. q leading lawyer
60. II JAY. I7Ts. we declared our ro-tfi-
cal srsaepzn4ence % Great Rrstains Il July.
fSs. / hose we I'LL declare cur financial
snseaen5ence
gssAah calsrs. Leading lawyer ans cap
itaGst. Y az, absolutely and ura~ai ted
II opposed 10 free silver. ard szn cona6eaf
n woa.a Re suses4a1 Tor our party 20
adept sAzs ec-czsI1es Frsncsple
J. r. Haws. lawyer. II tnknk sases
rsar#s wfQ result = re disruption 81 ths
qa-Ty. ard fhsr the adoption 81 ths ssive'
pc.scy w9usa ressii IL gFezs financial dis
greSs
GearTr DonwortA. sx-eorporssiaa eoun-
rsl. We
Jarres p. esssaxrnsfh. IF car party
ess<s a SILVER platform shall certainly
vote ne Democratic ticket"
l. A $A4szu. NartAsxn Pscter agent.
'sSo, because an not IL favor % tree ST.
ver.-
c@arxs " rnscAan. secretary Seattle
kua Lake wxsAzn~scr Waterway Com
nenys Il eelseve Il sos,1 e~ s1seze11 II