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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
LABOR DOES NOT BENEFIT.
Enect OF the silver Standard in

Mr.. Jose v L4rnartour. minister Of in
arce In Mexico. has beeH interviewed on
the effect Of free silver in that country.
There are TWO classes Of peop,e IN Mex
ico." ne said. who regard the silver ques-
ton from opposite points o. view. The
man who produces coffee. tobacco, fruits.
corn. cattle. hides. dyewoods. 90 h,net
woods. wool ani other articles % export
wants the price OF silver kept down and
Is very much opposed - having the init
Cd States and other nations adopt a silver
standard. because he pays silver dollars
Tor the production OF these arr.c,es, and
he sells them in the United States and
Europe for gold dollars that are worth
nearly twice az much iH silver He PAYS
out IN wages no more In our local cur
reE1ry than he di1 ten years 70. bur he
receives double re price be received then
in the foreign market.
TIE other class who ara injured BY free
silver is composed OF me mine owners
the shareholders IN cur railroads and osher
corporations that have god interesf-hear-
.rS bonds. bankers and money tenders and
al who receive saiarses or NC PES. Ire
government IS very much interested also
fer We have a foreign debt OF 800 0e8 go
gold bonds Ora wfn~ per cent interest
As ne Save 20 paw that Interest IN god Z
IS equiv a3enf 70 = per cent. AMI If silver
does not eslharzce IN va,ue bafp-e eee
bonds mature ks shall have 10 ray egs1.-
$4,000 in silver TO nav OF thu o~tgfrrsl
Sif'-999 80 borrowed. The ioars we're con-
trac;ed when our silver collars vrer> a,
par with god. Now they are worth -
cents in the co.n OF the I-rites Sta-es.
England. France. Germany aud Holland
That IL n important matter % Us as i
would b 10 any country THAI IS OF a s.l-
yer basis.
~ hsore tlcally." continued NJ rEnan-
tour. Mexico - bl-m@taIlIe country.
Our "a Hrovi = for n double Sss4,aa~s
aut the depreciation 81 silver has driven
Ell % the goo out ot re country. We
produce soma 0oli do 20. haze he
figures for ,ast year. bur IN 1884 II v,ss
about s. sfst"f. Ira: was large Increase
from previous years when he to-sf geld
output Was usually s.. go 1a and e was due
50 is.iie i.certive Tor y ors * The silver
Genossts tia; many Of he snsDers deserted
Them and huuteI for god believe lie
output 81 god for lses vi Se double that
OF any previous year
IL Sfver sa0ass % restored % s-s Oh
va-t$ the profits u me miners wsgs;l. ra.-
ura4.y be eu.srge1 ia q correspond ny Do
gree ozt a. the sane tine the ya~--e~<
who qro3Uce Staples for exaort Mould
Rave thelr Ee-uT-s refused in the same
ratio
What has b~e- TIE general ere.-. o. re
silver stanfar8 ugo1 me axrlcu. -l1raI ~
te~es-s o. - country
II hss eee7 geo1. hecaose. yo,E go. -.
farmer se.as h.s surplus rro3u,s N gola-
ssar2taTt countries. - rhe gTns.e-s S-as~= ar
Eng. and, 11G tae money ee receives when
frar-s.a ed into Mexican silver -nsr@v =
doubled s coteoG g~0zer who So -
cotton a. csuzs r.ot5rzs n god r=egrssg
receive IS GERS r. silver
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r.Iiser dollars znong dis associates He
also - thoroughly confident that with
free eoIrave % silver IL viii apprecsz-s
20 a. less. 81 ~ ar onrce. 60 rnseh- q.
least, car - lsarne1 from his letter.
sow. Nr. KIs.nscnzsial. that being
Asz as-a=. rad the rernofssE fSea. iha. Ery-
an wcosd be ele~ses. he goaa NJ. be Iook-
sug for any sach proposition as shls. He
wculs Invest the e. -. 90 Of capital which
be and his associates can command IN
oliver bullion al is present narke. price
u = cents ar ounce. and thus stand %
wlE the handsome sun Of nearly "a SO 80
when Bryan is elected. the free coinage
Dill passes and silver goes 70 HD an
ounce Neither &c nor his ASSOCIATES
would wait Until that happy day arrives
before leading up OF silver bullion. IL
they believed that Bryan would Dc elected.
Having no confidence In the election OF
Bryan. he will not take this simple. easy
and perfectly natural way Of betting On
the result. but makes instead bluff Is
TO his willingness to make . contract 70
buy silver when Bryan il elected, IA
winch &c is perfectly safe. a. that par
tlculzr contingency win never occur.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
SOUND MONEY lEAFlET.

Some well rnear.ng peove are greatly
puzzled 70 Understand why, e the silver
collar would Dc a 5o-cant dollar under A
free and ur,iulasesi coinage act Il IS rot
q 58-cert Go74- now: and why IL + Is
az good as a gold collar TOW. II Wiz not
consinsas 70 b worth 100 cents. ReSs1o-
hams and goa4 Democrats are charged
with asserting that the silver 6os-ar now
n circulation 3 q 5Ncent dollar They
assert nothing o. the kind. TIE present
silver doGar is TO more q 5e--@rt dollar
than rhs present paper dollar Is 5p-csrz.
dollar: and no sound money man says thai
f. is
The bullton IN the present silver dollar
IS, 10 be SIRE. worth only 80 cents. But
what OF that? The government does three
things for the STEER Dollar. FIRST II
Pledges It's Earth 10 the holder TO keep =
al par with god Second Il binds itself
10 sarcept il IN payment Of debts due the
government as me fll equivalent OF 40
cents n gold. Tiirc. IL maintains at al
times suffic4ent gold reserve IN the treas
U-y as a guaranty for tina rs1srnytlon Of
Its promises because it DOES these three
things. Il has right to insist thai the
SILVER dollar shall be q legal tender for
100 cents measured IN gold. and the power
10 secure rs acceptance a. such IN bs,s.n ness
transactions between private citizens
Should It fail 20 DO these three things, or
am ore % them. the legal tender act
would become dead letter. and the silver
Collar w1lld pass current a. i.s bullion
value ard no more.
NOW, II unlimited coinage OF silver were
allowed at a false ratio, that Is, any ratio
ogher than the commercial ratio the gov
eminent could no longer redeem the silver
coss2r IN god, directly or Indirectly So
nla1y silver dossa.-s would be coined that
they could not De 1r.soaded upon the gov
eminent in the payment Of treasury dzIes
The only way in which the government
cou-d then maintain the parity bet xean
lis gold and silver coin would De By ex-
changing gold for silver and silver for
god On demand To do this, a larger
god reserve ws~f,3 be necessary. BgI.. in
ssead OF being larger. under free and IN
Emitted coinage II would dssa ppear entirely
Then the Pledge OF the government TO
maintain the silver and the god dollar
al par With each other would become
worthless, because Impossible OF fGIll-
nsnt. THAI wol.i eliminate from the sill
Yer dollar the element OF credit which
now attaches 20 IL and floats II at ioa5a
Us Intrinsic value. II would then be
worth no more than e is worth a. bullion.
and no man would accept IL In trade for
more tnal % cents in gold.
When all this process of de rer5atson
should have been gone through and the
end OF II reached, t1en-anf not tsrtt
then-the silver dollar g-ouli be- n !1-cen,
dollar. The expression "a - cent dollar
relates exclusively 10 the future, not 10
tho present current valuation of the s4i-
yer dollar. Il Is a prophecy anI a warn
ing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
NorABLE PEOPLE.

Ore .. me handsoEneSt suburban places
aTeGn3 Toronto. TazsaAsa. j. Owned oy an
Engi-shrn&n. who made his fortune export
ss a aIas aa c s5s !, peR y s Par q
Andrew Cameron. the champion diver
o. the world has undertaken Al arauous
task by offering 20 attempt % get the mat
bags % TIE ship Drlulr-scfs9 Castle. waAen
Spain.
The National Society OF tie Daughters
o. he Revelation has recently presented
-srS- Nsss Kootnso-a- OF Car. -, a hand
& years OLD. Is one Of the 30 women now
llv-ns whose father foog.at n The. revolu-
sioEary war.
Prince Parsa-warga. son o. the late
King S1til. OF TSHsouktu. who has been IN
England since 1880 mas now returned TO
his native territory. and hereditary CO.
TI2-n-ons. ana the upSssos os his return $
a aook--tas first book ever printed ard
iran this. Il IS ire work Q. this versatile
BACK gentleman from first 70 last-Sype-
setting. Illustrations. printing and binding
ID novel .. 2&ssS words. printed and pub
balls.
Prince Max. o. Saxony. who has resign
ed Ms right OF succession % throne n
has apparently set an example that = GO
ing 20 De followed by foreign ecc1es!asEics.
Tor nox Ne aesir. says the L~o1sdon Daily
C,Aroraoie, OF Mgr: Merry de- Val. par
tcUAar pro%ege OF Pope Leo XIII. leaving
Rome IN order 20 JON the London JssGits.
He - he son OF The Spanish minister to
she Holy See, who married an English Ia
dy. This latter fact doubtless accounts
for the English tastes and ssgnp athses OF
the SON lie was N London in 1857. as
secretary OF The embassy sent By the pope
Ike Prince Max. 1s speaks English IT,
emily.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
A DISGRACE TO YALE.

The manner In which the Yale college
students acted during the recent visit of
Mr. Bryan TO New Haven can bs charac-
terized by no other phrase than hoodium-
ism. Their actions reflect discredit upon
one OF the most honored educational insti-
tutions In the country The matter is the
more discredte Die for the reason that It
Is the only instance which has yet
occurred during the present campaign
when any PopuiiStic or Democratic poilt-
ical meeting has been In any manner dis
turbea or Iaterfered with by Republicans
or friends Of sound money; and Ii Is 10
"a deeply regretted thar young men oc
good position who are theoretically sup
posed 20 be gentlemen should be guilty
o. roHdyisua OF kind which has here
tofore been confined TO soma Of the most
alsrepl:able OF he element which is tol-
lowing The banner OF free silver and Bry-
an.sm.
From men Of the class who have made
Il practice % attend sound money meet
ings ana attempt % create Disturbances
or lns8l; the speakers. rs has been done
on several occasions here. nothing better
could be expected. bat some Idea OF de-
ceacy Is Looked for In srest body OF
representative young men. such as is as
sernhled az Yale college. They certainly
opgh, % have had sense enough 10 know
that there are better methods % express
ing aiSarHroval 90 Pcpalistic principles
than by initiating Popallstic methods.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26

A Series OF Questions for Silverires TO
kv<wAr

A Series OF Questions for Siiverites to
Answer.
Complying with TIE reuues. % CORE
sporde-it FOR few short ard pointed oues-
tons % IRE a. a silver spoute-. the Pai.a-
ce4 DHla Press furnishes the following
Ask him why go.<s does not Circulate II,
sAVer STANDARD countries when silver CT
cu!aIes n god standard countries
Ask him why the United States has a
larger per capita of silver N cSrcuia ton
tnan aay silver STANDARD country in the
word
Ask hirn why r. Cnste. States has more
eaver Ii circulation than any silver stan
card country IN the world excepe China
and japan
Ask him why the silver sssndar, pre-
val.s OILY n poor or se-a!-civsAzei ccur,-
tries.
Ask him WHY the god szandars prevails
n tne civilized. en-igh tered. wealthy and
progressive countries Of the world
ASK him why. II he ratio between gold
and silver can be fixed BY .aw, that ratio
has constantly fucruaSed since men began
to Keep written records oe business trans
actions. never being the same from one
year 10 another and hardly from one day
10 the next. n spite OF prolonged and ear
nest efforts OF powerful governments 20
MAINTAIN double standard OF value based
On god ard silver.
Ask him why there has been difference
between the value Of god and silver,
weight by we.~nt, since mankind began
TIE Use OF both as money.
ASK him why. IL the law cur regulate
the ratio between gold and silver il does
Tot set Il at 10 !. thus making the two
MEAS equal IN value. weight for weight
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Trying 20 Fool Others.


am one OF the Sarmes< admirers 81 ne
United States IN Europe. / an . demo-
Graf OF the democrats n the true sense
o. the word. ! believe that one OF the
ersaies; dangers to democracy IN America
Is that huge accumu.aaons OF capital are
IN the hands OF the few. and that these
te" are too apt 70 combine together
against the We'll being Of tho many.
Where IL can be proved that the many
would permanently. benefit by reform in
regard 10 the laws that regulate proper
~. l am an advocate OF such reforms
SO far as law could do Il, woulu have
all possessed OF a good living income. and
none possessed Of more. But as a demo-
crat and one DESTROYS that the cause OF
democracy should everywhere prevail,
and as an admirer OF the sterling common
sense of the American people, I sincerely
trust that Mr.. Bryan Will be defeated
When man talks about a nation being
crucihed on a cross OF gold as q ground
for altering the value or the coinage Of
the country. and when he announces as a
grear discovery that MS country Is 10 ba
converted into an elysium by reducing
the purchasing power o. Us coin. ne IS.
70 my mind. either a fool or. no. beng
one himself. he wishes 20 float INTO power
BY foo!ing others
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.

Col. Lewis Is gr.eved because he believes
TIE Post-Inteiiigsncer desires TO misrep-
resent hin and place him IN false posi-
ton He IS mistaken He IS candidate
Tor congress. and IS therefore c2ea 20
correction IL ne is IN error as 10 any OF
Ms facts. In q public speech a. wat
com he made use Of the following Ia--
guage, as sworn 70 by the stenogra pier
gho took notes OF his meeting:
They have circulated the speech OF j.
T. AeCTeafy, a speech made in the house
O. representatives in response to TOWNS
sTeeSA Oh silver. Unfortunately for you,
gentlemen. you have circulated Nc
Cleary's speech ard given Ii 20 the p4opie
as direct authority. when he has now
had 10 admit that sae tables from which
ne took Il were wholly forged. McCleary
Rad table % statistics. which ne ten
deFed 70 the house OF personalities.
which he took from the Lon io1 Econo-
m .. and which subsequently admitted Il
took them from q source known TO be an
ra able. and AicC!eary had the trraness
and honesty to assert publicly that he
Eas mistaken as 70 the quantity OF
silver product in this country. ard
while he s5iA clings 20 his he r., Re de-
s.res il Understood that he was miSlei
upon those statistics. he was limos Cd
upon, and his speech was circa.a ed With
OIL any correction in order 10 impose
upon the people
Ia order 10 show how closely Col Lewis
adhered TO the facts the Posi-Intell.zencer
published the following letter from Mr.
AcCIeary:
Cedar Rapids. Ia. Sept II. 1896
Hon. Scot Swetiand. Seattle, Wash
Ny Dear Sir: Your valued favor OF the
5th ms. containing a report of what Mr..
James Hamilton Lewis has been s4YIrg
reached me at Mankato a few days ago. /
wired you az once that his statement Is
utterly and absolutely false and foEn6a-
tonless. There is not line nor a word
In my speech OF February L which needs
10 De taken back. Ny authorities are
given, 80 that any one desiring - verify
my statements has full opportunity or DO
ing So The authorities thems sly=s are
the very highest known. Ma sfatement
was made by me without careful consider
alton. ! said exactly wha, nleaat. ana
meant exactly what I said. Very truly
yours. J. II. McLEARY."
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We"nTve~ NJ f'ryan ~ nv - rs 'r-1-
e. 'esa 81 ne Fcbt'ilsf ranks desires -
w-sf~ ~'Aa; h. considers a fe.anr point. -
drsxssia soras al 60 ftncein SO JET
feS1sn or 1se&sen. Ca1hoHn. CAV.
ss#tan rr some - tae Statesmen
@ TIE Past An proceeds tn sfa'e
fsst TIE particular one snuAe'
% ~frr awe - r''''f nnsNp''eflF ~ fer
ffre s4FVF @aa bf7@a ASIDE FIRM re
cans ia}tTiiTe Zone 10 TIE memory - fae
rs'sstF men g ~" pas IN - ~lHfi-iy
sss~rens~sens'nE - Sftl'aae ~airh taey
sssa'nfa "aeh "AS ee77shffs ~~r> hNfo-e
G'e ps'f~N e"" f" f"'a'f@@N tRna
e"e7t ''N S@9A p~f'7f s'''''es = faat
az ~ - - e''H'FF VI"
s&sff @S'' '" 'nf'''.e' 1''f' ''H trTs7
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
FRIENDS OF LABOR.

There II q great deal Of heavy irony
being wasted BY the Popullst speakers
over the manner IN which men os wealth
and education are constantly pattins for
ward the argument that free silver would
result most dssassro1siy TO the wage
Garner. who vii have 20 bear the whole
burden OF deprecated currency. What
DO men OF that kind care for The working
man. IL very common cry among them.
While IL could be very readily demcnstrat-
81 that Tire woFklngmsn Of the world
have had thousands Of friends among the
mar Of wealth who. having risen from
The ranks. have fellow feeling for those
stsIi struggling In the ruek. and while
every man OF that stamp has done more
for the workingnsen Of the country than
. hundred professional friends Of the
laborer.' who seek 10 ride Into Office by
his vote. II is not necessary TO go into
chat part OF the controversy.
All questions OF sentimentslity can be
dismissed. The men OF wealth. the busi-
ness men. the professional men and the
manufacturers are directly and personally
interested IN the prosperity OF the farm
ers and the wage-sarne-s. because on .ha;
prosperity does their own depend. The
only men who can be % Guided from the
category OF those who are interested that
tie worsingmen SHAH be prosperous are
fas owners OF mines OF precious metals.
for thesr product viii find market. no
this country may BE-.
When the workingmen are IN r.cefp. OF
good wages and have abundance OF en-
pioyrnent they sreai more. their standard
o. nvlng becomes higher. they consume
more or tbs protnets Of the sol. OF TIE
mil ard Of the factory. While they work
In the factories they support them. while
tfsey produce they also consume.
A manufacturer might find a personal
interest ana personal pToat IN lowering
tie wages % his own employees. bur he a.
- fnfs more remote. but nevertheless
equally tsngss'e profit IN having good
~sxe. paid 10 men in other pursuits. be-
cause fAus they viii BE- enabled to buy
mare OF his prcaect lie Is ;hus interested
r. generally good wages % workangtnes.
when any man says nat he mar %
wealth IN thts country have 20 desire 10
see the xurkinxrnen prosperous he fails 10
g.ys them credit FOR ordinary business ga
sael'y. ana II they were not gifted with
thst ssgscity they wpalt not - men %
wealth. No class - nsen are -1orc keen
u DESTROYS 81 seeing ne worssInEnser pros
porous ard With money 10 syeni than
those who hSvs somsihing 80 sell 20
GeEn.
n The rme- ~ wealth. tAs heads or ,h-
Greai transportation companies. ne own-
ers % TIE big miiis and factories. he naer-
chants ART fssfasevs % rsss country believed
Cat -. fre~ cosr,aEe - silver would
e. prove th~ CONDITION az the wcrklarnen
Ct ire country. woula give them mora
esnrbay mart ant more money 10 sp~na
sheY Eos't b. fnF FREE silver - man
rhey are ret FOR free silver feca1se they
90 wsli saas-~a that nc such rrsas, VII
Ss.1ew.
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sssarz-ees ~ % what he statesmen o.
his ea-dia2cE Rad their HssH h@er FORUM
afesy p=ososxsst for generszsor or t~o
20 fs4f sasy s1.gaE So AZ re fees q tie
greaz See-askan aaa arnsas wisdom, SINK
sas5 snsfgasf=anee beside fae ever present
Taet skzf Ire statesmen o. iesays wao
wlH sos be rankei T. po~ssrlty IS low as
By sae p-essat generation. are one ard a.
asshont alsssnrgiea OF party, unaltsrsoly
opposed 70 EFysnssrn. 20 reputation.
cse@p usaaey and class and sectional
lsAsfe&
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SILVER ROODIUNS.
Political Touzh~ Disturbing Honest
Money Meetings

CAscaEE C1rortcte {Tl@~al
TIE poprl.lSt bractlce ~ e.xt,srAt~- r,ea.-
'aEs = et1er Parties ~ tsnrer- rz-e~ =,
tss speakers AT rsotps1s sse-s,-,se-u +s--s.
marks g1e parry cS .avl@zzress ana .ssao--
Ger Ter raassts ngs are newer f--.s-~ss ~
~ - a1vo<aSes & h'o1sst money ans3 tast
Laws
s. .s = @&Ersat tnIscers1y art IT, a., =.
A hAackgusT3 for a member - s-saess4-
par % sntar~1pE fns proce@s sas-s er -
siseaA e~s at a nsserlr4g waeF@ zs a present
taru.sS2 L. courtesy q IS rzsarssa
N2fnesr % tSsss rosters al Sowl1~s ~
vaSs-i 80 f4oa==s. Mo-ey Leagues meat
TX a. sAs Au3'io-SZgra isst S@rar4ay rlrh.
an a-es2s2cc3 disturbance
1'oss,s a8serF<sssls1c sss ~eausr~5 . s.
Issre - aalEl.&e1E row1Aez as q, ,s~s-
serve ur3~-. i Eas = q S.sse shat - A.
Fes1s acre maze Ia e4zgaraerx = thA
peace acre sluZy rezs0xe1 frssn lie
s-1sss-rg
= sa- { Is r.ss sees Occurred G.. re ever
Ts@ nesting n Battery = TIE perzf &.
To2&1 - @er@ uso~s eas - a@v - mere say.
a ae A -afs4G1- Sses1 q sns zssarsfsr.s
Sessoz-s e-s@szs4 1sozs l-.@ \ 60 ,o44szzr w.es-s
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Reason For Hard Times.

Lo--sfllle tClrIeT-J olFELf-
We have had the gold standard ever
since 1Si,t during which period we have
had the gHaatest prosperity in our exist
erce. The times have been bad ever since
1898. because in that year. owing 10 The
Increasing silver imitation OF our currency
and the Increasing agitation Tor the free
coinage OF silver. people began 10 fear
We were going TO change from the gold
70 the silver standard. and consequently
began ralding the treasury for gold The
distruSt spread 70 hank deaosifors and
business men. and the panic followed.
Prosperity would have returned long ago
II Il had not been for the noisy AMI &C
tive move mart 70 force the policy OF free
silver upon ne country.
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Immediately % natte-y y ard renewed TIE
disturbance there
These r-ose-s represent TIE porusSS- ra--
y a.z4 rs platform. They are encolra gei
u bryan ) szscSZd@zry aa-srgues 10 per-
fern 42E-ess ac-s~ They are laugh. IN The
Popu.-sT Platform that Sece1cy. honesty
o-1er and tie law have TO r.-a.s watch
~@yiSsl ar1 aawse<sreSs saosss1 res1ec-
Probably these men are honest IN their
op.1Sors~ Eslt Il shows how had their
OPINIONS are when hey interfere by cam
or arr saozs.s with peaceful. meeting %
CITIZENS differing from them IN sentiment
L - ia5ecercy ard Jaws.~s-sss and rha
fr1l. OF Populsst teachings.
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There are fiEe very large classes OF the
American people 10 whom the adoption
OF free silver coinage al Is 10 I would
mean direct and open robbery. They are:
/. Every person who has shares in any
building an1 loan association.
2. Every 6equsit0r IN & savings bank.
3. Every person who has his life In
sJred 20 provide for his family,
4. Every man who has his property In
slref against fire
8 Every old soldier or soldiers widow
who receives a pension.
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Even Bvyea has cesae car for Watson.
He seesus 60 a3ve Aasi iysnts as 20 whe hs.r
SeNaiC ropelisfa Vas Sc good as his o@n.
an5 a. 81 whether .hs latter cou.d So
his way clear 10 stari ly TIE PoQu'is,ic
doctrines - tire C14io4To Platform and re
main GA the ticket sewaH says 10 car.
whs-s 49, gVoaaoiy b = tsss7qo.ntmen'
"a -,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26

ClaIian Bay Record: A Populst Will
argue that labor alone produces wealth.
which IS correct. Then he VII contradsc,
ttms~.f by saving that Jaw Of congress.
which Is not labor. can create wealth by
doubling the price OF silver.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26

The Pops4ilsts enjoy hearing Mr. Bryan
,fonoguce Nj. Carlisle because the secre-
ta~y 81 the treasI-y said be believed II 10
be ais d1fy under the present laws 10
maintain the vslUe - the silver dollar az
10 cerss IN gold Any-sl.ar Ike an attack
on rs. nations credit or honesty VIZ nna
hearty snssrs~nieat froTn those people WHO
are nov attempting u destroy the ons and
do away wirh the other