The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

G0fng 81 ths Esss IN re
Csnsess in This state.
George W. etspieton. mayor OF Sancoo-
yer. wash. and candidate for elsefor OF
tho Democratic ticket. sso - ssnsnsp-
tng the state sn the interest OF
the sound money Democrats. vs.
ia the ettv YESTERDAY ana nssae
. splrised and eloquent address befoss ias
G0and Money Democratic Club ~ ine
Chamber OF Commerce last essntng. lie
~as found ~ the Rainier Club sssttf-
Day with nsne~ous cooks and pasess DC
fore him. arranging has data Tor the even
1ng's address
Nr. 6tapIeton IL tall, stout and strong.
with ! smoois-xhaysn face tAaf - faii OF
strength. His forehead ~ n1Sas sha -
crowned by high pou1padour ~aaen as-
eenfuates his ints.aeetnAl appeafA1es. ..
speaking. he In neither RAPID nor SOW, anu
when he speaks he always says seine
thing In Vancouver be Ia successful
attorney. ard il recognized an oDs OF TIE
leading men OF Clarke county Like al
men Of genuine good sense, &c - strong
advocate of sound money. and TIE reason
why he il so viii bs found In Inc appenasa
interview.
Il have been speak.ng." he said, IN
{ &<ta{kGs &08ft-<s sfs+< 8ssA A&t-s8
ties. r.rers the best Information that 1
could obtain on the subject. the Repuoli-
cans OF Clarke, cowilsx and Lewis coun-
ties feel very sangu:us OF carrying their
counties for Mckinley. lr Pierce. from
what can learn. they are IN good ngat-
snx shape, and besides the Republican
candidate for governor. Nr. Sullivan. Is
citizen OF that county. and they feel a.
though taey would carry That county
.~sskA tTYS 4
spoke Mt Issaauah last evening. with
Judge Thomas Burke and Mr.. AcGilyra.
That sectson of fhA county seems 10 be
rather strong for Bryan. We had good
meeting however. The hall was filsed 20
oxcrnowsDg and the audience gave US
close attention.. Judge Burke made an
excellent speech.
II am u sound money Democrat. and
am stumping the state in the suterest OF
she Democratic Ticket We have no hope
Of elecsing our ticket In this campaign.
az We think the vote in this state will rot
be large. We will keep up the Democrats
organization. however. and assist rnatefs-
ally In the movement IN favor OF sound
money. II may be possible that the sound
money Democrats viii hold the balance
Of power IN this state IN the campaign.
20 far an the state officers are concerned
There are about s.oSe of us In the state.
and ~ IL IL going 20 be close fight be-
tween the Republicans ard Popuiists We
may be considered quite a factor In tina
contest
.Along what lines do you talk In max.
ting speeches, sIr Sfaple;ong''
Ny particular style is somewhat az
1srent. perhaps. from that or other speak
ers. j handle my subject on lines differ
ens from any other speaker that I know
OF ] haze spoken mainly In the rural
districts. and usually the people there
do not know what the financial iexlsia-
ticn of tho country has been. and much
less the effect OF that legislation. Hence.
] md It effective 90 give my auditors the
fun history of tbs legislation and It's ef-
fccts on commerce and the people. also
show them wha, the actual results OF
the financial experiments OF the United
States have been. I lind that this puss
the matter before them In a different
light from that which has been given than
BY the Popaiist orators.
Feopls are naturally very partial to-
ward bi-metalhsm. or the maintenance IF
the two standards. and the tendency OF
bryan ana MS followers. as everyone car
readily see. II to leave the impression that
prior to 1873 We had a perfect system OF
0i-metaiiiam IN this country, and thlnkin-
this they are itcilnei 10 accept their theo-
Ties uatsl they hear exactly what the avs.
ten really was then Hence, | take np.
- nearly az | can. the legislation OF the
country on the subject Of money and show
them the real condition that existed from
lsSs III 1913 IN the country. l tell them
the reason why gold aud silver during that
period dla not float together. and AZ the
same time. too. show hem that the expert
ehSe OF the country In maintaining H.
mefsisie system had been siul.a.. 10 thss
81 all other commercial countries OF The
wotii. arrays resulting "A changing them
n "A a4~ ia.
tih isas In making gold and silver float TO-
gesher al their coinage ratio. ana ~
only experiment that met with any sue-
Cess NJ all IN thaf regard was after co..
EreEs passed this law OF iSsa which stea-
PED the coinage OF silver SO far az n n,
pied Ia halves. quarters and dimes. Tn. =
le~sened The weight ~ these eolEs and
msas them legal tender for Only &. whit,
" practically tho sysienn We ara mn gn,.
toiay Subsidiary coins ale only made hv
INC government as public convenience &C.
mande
fsnpie generally do no. understand the
svason why cheap money haA siwaxu -,
thc history OF the World, had the cfYe.f n.
driving out tha better money sxhsn ~
two are nut in The market together. ara
hEsd 4 meets with very good saeeewn "a
rspsain 70 my auditors very Tally hew
fhls aas Operated IN other countries such
- England. Germany. France. al, Il, ~.
lasir tuion generally. and ina, ,hezs
countries have changed 70 the Sfnvfa
standard ani since doing 81 hAvs has .,
circulation both sold and silver a. ,hs
other hand. those countries that hay~ a..
seaan.ea - maintain the aas4hse ss.nsar,
~ tAe free coinage OF both gold ana sf,x>y
are entirely Oh the silver 4tansar,
IN tAose countries where they havr - 4.
single SILVER Standard. Or where they h.v,
attempted - maintain she aal4tsa x,.ra,
ara hN TIE fsea coinage % both ssssg.g az
gold. the Waite ~ The silver datgsr h nn
nere than the value ~ the ess'ion go.
tatnsss IN the dollar n the markets az a.
WORD ~ N"7
IF the experiences ~ the wor,s a. ~.
desase Standard esuaa, 10 .xs.is,as.sss
u seems sAe height or so.fy Zoe ths $50,
States - undertake e.
1T scents - ne ,sat the ssaess-,,,.. -.
Hs>s and hf~ eeSftst0rs sre ssy,s-,,,s -.
cffes faat have hsen exsteNsr.f thsas.,,+,
or times These theories have sNsr- ,rsv-
eS every Important egsvrsi>sssresst .a,k,s =.
TIRE wur'3, SRI ~ssre trfet NAx. 49,.
resulted n failure. ! have h.sn s..At.
ss saT "a reading fAe speeches Of s,-,.a, =.
fts orators. or IN listening "a ~. -.
sson@ OF advocates ~ fsse ss..sssse - -,
theory. 10 see where sh@v Ns,-A -.
single nrtTtsd theory In nv easri>,, -.
experience n sAe nssg On ara s~sss - -
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