The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07

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TAe annsun. ~ sneasy n cirsza4ticn IA
- United States. fhe vxlne o. which VII
- affected ~ the fsiiars os the United
otatss from any cause. 10 keep 81 legal
tsrher sl.vsr al parity wish gold, reaches
- aggregate Of ti.sA.sN.a - in round
nnmbsra Tnis sac.udss nos only the silver
nsaaars sAams~iyss. sat shs silver certis-
ea4se. legal tender notes. treasury notes
eurrsrcy certificates. fhs ssbssdsary silver
Gin ard Tho nasssras bark notes. IN Short.
N tsss various forms Of money In csrcu
1asson In the United States save gold alone.
nnd the gold cerssscates rssSemabis By
diem II sxprsD tsrms In gold cosn-
This money IL In the hands Of the people
~ the tinted States themselves. A ro.Iey
which would reduce the value Of Il would
- direes injury % every man who hosas
single dollar Of mon<y Of any kind sxcsss
oest. Ehoa,d the free coinage Of silver
1nIi t. accomplish tho staceadous task Of
6ouhling the price Of tia sllrss 81 the
world. ~ there y every reason 70 believe.
und mona to doubt. the value Of essry
1ellAr Of tnis uaonsy would shrink precise
u Ia tie proportion that tie tasx failed
- acconpsishment The bullion prics Of
silver, whatever II rsixhs b. wooid essah-
otsh he actual value Of MI this money
ohould thu baiIion price q silver ran.Ain
substantially ~ IL is now. tho direct loss
- ths people Of th< United States. On the
80 lia1 ek th4 money which they have
= thstr possssnion. would b. eee.01.s go.
Aad this would - enc Of The minor losses
oc1Assons6.
10 strike down as one blow ons-haH the
vaiue q ne money with which The greater
oorsisn q The business Of the United States
= Aons. the money Of the kind which -
almost alone In use among ms poorer
AAseeA would - the ssvsrsst contraction
u The circulating nsdsam this country
~ svr-sssa.
velans Of money - supported 81 IT. pres
ct vaius assinciAlly 70 this extent: Tu
vaias = nse created b. legislative Dat. bat
~ ne exuesss - implied promise Of the
Oovernneat 60 redeem Il IN. or 70 take any
0aaDurD whsSh may - necessary 10 keep
q ~ parity With. gold- This plstgs OF the
government y not . gratuisoas onA With
Che sxesption Of the national hank nofsa.
which form but An insGn.acani part OF
this vast total. every dollar Of this money
UAs put In circulation by the United States
ossslf. as said on. By The scvernmsns
- psrsons 10 whom fAa govsfnmens vas
0ndsbtsd. ara wa paid ana accepted ~
che exact equivalent fer the gold ia which
che value OF The obligations OF the govern.
Gsnt 10 these creditors wAs measured.
~ rot msgely az sct Of congress. bat
Nhs hanor sad good faith Of the govera-
oent i.sei. sssaa behind thIa money. Il
has remained ~ par ever ssnas the re-
samssloa OF arsete payments proved TIA,
ohs gosernmsns had sps sniy the intsn-
Non. bat tie aail!sy to keep coed faith
Wfsh III cr.sisosa
Far shls aogisy the roeu.Isss wish %
substitute enc walsh vsisaaraws srcua this
vass amocns CT money new Ia ma psexsss
~ the eeepie The sustaining lnssusnos Of
ehs esedl. ef tas sovetnnfent. and sas-
Otstuses shsscfoFt, ns iss sose measure 81
value. The rnefket price CT . commodity
ownsd. bought sni soll Ia all the markets
81 the roris. and the .rea.e,ioS ~ whsch
= c~pseie OF sirzsoss trsss;sss expsnssaa
Evsry Intelligent free coinage savceass
admits taat rts vsias CT cosn~: silver sol.
oArs VIII - no greater than she nass!aa
value CO ths metal IN sa sncesn~a farm
Every aeIisr CT he paper nenty CT lac
country. excepting god certificates. 70 re-
as~nah'e "a essn alone or in SILVER tx.
prsssss. LDaer fres coinage the ns.ssers
- vaias 80 al would he the rasaserv
~ s~ias % tas naa$y 81 r*sS-s.t,an.
which weei3 ss selsiy the sasisaa price a.
tie silver. whatever that usight BE-
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