The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

Tsa most smsnHEf aARtssst'@+" -
rresatsssm fn the weird are 20 ~ found
An Germany. They treat the question
from an entirely scientific ftaneI'oiss sfa
are pot diverted from their ultimate psr-
Pose by any te4a Dorarv szfsGsent ~i'ien
would seem IKE a psrstss syccess. Dp,
~os4d really rstsrd tie coHssfSszaa saen ef
their hopes.
Or. otto Assras. ons OF the leaders OK
shs bs-rpetziIis party 10 Germany. ses&
The mistake into xhieh the American s@p-
PIE may possibly drift ~ permitting ths
yop..liss doctrine Of fa5 money % u &C
esnsea IN lieu 81 true bs nsfaiiisna. ssitn
which IL has no connection whatever Or.
AreDas In an article IN the North AHsefi-
can gesiee says.
III II il pow desired 20 perpetnafs TIE
gold standard IN Europe be ths govern
rnent a. washington City adopt free coin
axe az silver AZ the ratio - 10 -. A.
pvesenf. after the closure OF the Indian
n4lnts. this step could not possibly have
Any other result than 70 make the Amer
soan standard q silver standard The price
OF silver. Of course. would rise. bot not
20 s. pence and not per gasnsnly. The
United states would have q standard rot
materially different from that OF as1-
ico.
AL the disadvantages anc ali tbs al
santares OF a nuctuating and deprecated
money standard would follow. Geld mono
aefailisfn would be replaced b silver
mono raetaIiisn. The double standard
would bscofne nominal. No Di-nstsiisss
can approve Of this.
Free coinage Of silver ia the United
States would result In harm 20 Europe
no doubt. bat also IN sdyAntags. Perhaps
the harm would pgsdominats. bot one
thing 10 certain. the absorption Of ths
American sold. tbs continual supplies
eo1ning fsom the American gold produc-
si0n, woal8 for . long time 20 come re-
aseys ths European powers o. all anxiety
fer their Eola standard. The monetary
anarchy ssusd thus be psrp~sastsa FOR =
spaps 81 tins beyond estimation"
Al ta-rnstalilsss who Rave followed the
history 81 SILVER kaew thss 70 Be true
II = sometimes sssct why. n this bs true.
-. Ensiish newspapers approve o. the
ssaHs fagsssng 3 gcsc ssaacAro untl in-
sefxsassensi zetion eAa be secured. The
answer is that wlasss thons who benefit
~ . xoaa standard represent q portion
a ms aornfri entity. tbsrs Is much larger
saass who Axs mere Interested ia the sta
1ssafy 81 money ana they dread the con-
ssaasnees - al general business ~ ths
adoption e free silver.
Ensisnd resssesa and hsneefs BY our
akasseeafnsmt 81 TIE nigh tariff. bat Il
mat - remembered that even IN ths
Irtsss States there are maaY Influential
nswknapsEa shaeh bslievs yet that free
trade is TIE best thing FOR this country.
Ths Enzilsh Papers quote the Ss~ York
Tsass. Herald. KssniBK Post. wasla. Box.
ten fsfssse. EeefoB Herald. Louisville
csarses-soarnsi. Naa other recognized In.
fseasfaa papers 10 sfo~ that thers Is .
st8saE sentiment here IN favor of fres
trade sid they are justified BY the snor.
raons ms Ipfisy This country gave Groves
Cleveland an free sraas platform.
Ire bs-mssalilsss % Germany. Franc.
sd EsiN9in have aiWa1E uGrnsd rs thsi
TIE free cetnsKe q silver by tails eoun,ry
stens would prove GissstFous % IS With
CT fartherins she cause % hi gnetaliis,n
TteY knep that nations are selfish. snl
a Ne apsB car usints 20 shrlr silver fhe1
vii send e 70 80 - fast 80 Ne can tak.
g. IS Sogi4 - temporary adsantsEe &,
silver nalns owners AL over TIE ~orga bsg
y wogi6 ret advance ore bit the cause q
81 nssaiilsm nor ~ouEd il serre "a reiev,
TIE German. Ffench and etheF continent
people who believe that the asts1onet4zs
tian q silver is the cause 81 thelr distress
IRE mstfer Is too serious for this pecrh
q decide hastily apoa wIth 81 the lead
tnx - aetaliials earnestly and PATENT.
warning akafast the iuyyftahis conss
seenoes e Zee silver. it would bs eepsor
ssaa = the eountFs saeula make Use uai-
,aks shs free sflver1tss would lead as tnts