The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17

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positive charges % q similar kind wlse2
have avp-ar4s frcrn tine 20 zre n Ira
most gsD1ezhse ard responsible rSssp~--
pers OF sAs uEItei states.
II would be ire LAST man IN the wcr9 %
assan fa@ character of Mr. Bryaz. ] have
nos 1one 50 Z any instance or BY aRy
WORT az rnlze. Atr. Bryan = The caaaa1at te
o. 4 great party II Is not just io tAs
ArH@rsgan people thst charges OF THIS ga
should 20 unanswered. Re is The mar sfa1
fhA ors.v man. who car make &esAns.e ara
conclusive answer.
.sNow. ray dear senator. having thus dis
abused yoer mind OF any possible idea
thar arn the anfhor OF any charge made
against AFr. Bryan. / suggest that yoa
turn your batteries upon these repasa5le
editors ard newspapers making the
charges / cannot refrain from expire ss-
ing n this connection my surprise az tae
long continued ard tmpene traole silence
OF yourself and fellow silver mine own-
ers with respect TO the charges 80 pub
Ecly and distinctly made IN the editorial
columns o< the Chicago Chronicle. which
/ have copied above: and my stIIl greater
suTpsse az the Immediate nutfer in the
fiock ~ my simple discharge ef the same
article. WITH appropriate quotation marks.
sone weeks after its FIRST publication.
Il am especially interested in that state
merit Ia your letter as follows. As TO
-Na.A. s~EfE
literature. they have been small, and Trey
have all been paid 70 tns American 81
MefkiIic League Up 20 within the last feW
months since which time contributions
have been made 10 the Bi-Mesalllc Union.
These contributions have come from sil
sections az the country alike. These or
carnations can account for ali money re.
ceIved and the use made OF it,
THE American people, however. can best
Judge as TO whether or not the contribu-
fions for the circulation or silver iitsrs-
fure have been small, II you VIII submit
a detailed account: and. ss you say that
these 0rganazations-for which you appear
TO stand sponsor-ean account for ali mon
eys received and the use made OF it. I
hope you will not longer delay in publish
ing your iiemized balance sheet. l have
no doubt IL would be very interesting read
ing and DO greatly appreciated by walt
ing public
Now. my dear senator, / must take is
sue with you-much as / deprecate the
necessity-when you say: You may mock
az the poverty OF the silver men,. ! as
sure you | have never done any such
thing. on the contrary. | have always been
profoundly impressed with the colossal
fortunes of yourself and other bonanza
mine owners. But the American people
do not intend that You shall double them
at their expense. at least not this year
In conclusion. permit me tosuggest that
I know OF no possible reason why the
American Bl-Metallic Union and its con-
frfbutors should not employ orators or
distribute literature. / concede that en-
ployment by your union Is honorable. pro-
vidlng IL Is open and aTowed. so that the
people, whose interests are so vitality at
stake, may know In whose behalf they
are appealed to. I hope now. my dear
sir, that you viii frankly acknowledge
the undue haste and stupidity with which
you have misrepresented me In this mat
ter. and sincerely trust that you VIII inn
mediately transfer TO that great Demo-
cratic journal, the Chicago Chronicle the
honor Of an opportunity 10 suostantiate
its editorial. Yours very truly.
JOHN N. THURSToN."