The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-05

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few days ago TEA have Eoz rad Ire
ocs=ct lesson Ct Poysalssrn ard TIE Dis
grace &c perros.s-lsr- AZ ve have had
ard hozesrsY pray JOE n@wsr VII Rave.
Mckinley xsll - es@c1eS 5v q large Era
g9-1ry % tins @sscEorzi college without ts>
al &C vs. axAzt-z-c-s wctsx- E11 sa31re -
F@ recorded on t1A sS1e % r-oss~stC-.
se9rG T-sC1ev arr COMMON s@-zse VII xs1T-
track Washington Ea- years - cr-ze as
far az progress IN GsTssCl rerf AE1 -
Es&rutsctzyss r. concerned. arc E&- ccn11-
rsor VII be ewAn worse than that - Ezr-
sss To-Day. &C nct tns-E IRE sa-cs4lee1
silver question 70 ~ the chief sszus =
t14s earn paEz1-rzucA as ne enemy w3zl1
lxe 70 have Is ADOPT rNes- ban1Inr IS
such The chief ard szlg real iSzae IS
protect lon---fs oE~ztr- q oz~ WORKSHOPS
to three million Idle werx-Eez. rot tz-
opening q our asiuts 70 .exs than sc
hundred pEuror-z- silver rni.e oxrers
Gre rs back IRE good OH Saturday naxz-
Tay rcil. and Ire question os finances x
S%tSksc. secure % tfae TrssEG-y an iEeO~ze
from duties 8pDE fore gz-r.lz6e goods ard
commodities Eu1ciert 70 paw the current
expenses Of government aud there vii ~
I'd silver question nCy bond sales. ard the
rapid circulation q good hoasst dollars
from sha mil. th~0zzh me wark51zusan %
the grocerS'. the butchers and Ehc uaxezs'
t&iss viii make money plenty among tAe
people. The mere stamping By the goT-
eminent OF any metal ana calling & -rlor-
eT coes not make wealth ernoaag the p-o-
FAss unless they are prov ss4eG aE.sasse
way o. earning il. and the people q Amer
lean car not earn that walsh zsaF D. s2.3e1
money tn America II we. instead Of par
chasing in America The products u our
labor. purchase ia F.urope Or ASA tire pro
duets Of the labor OF those countries.
Charity begins at home We zhcEi3 -
just 10 our o@n people before nc aim 70
Be generous 10 the alien. and that 5 vly
am a aroteetlon-st and a Mckinley Re-
publican"
Sound money Democrats - Washington
wi!l read with approval the reasons given
hy Giles Stevens. of RAe6sbars. Wis. fer
refusing TO vote for Bryan. Mr. Stevens
has been a lifelong Democrat. was fhree
years In The Union army during TIE var.
and has been thrice chosen probate judge
Of Sank county. Wis. His letter. whsch
was printed IN tbs Baraboo Republic. Is
as follows;
"Ree1sburg. Wis. AGg- y. iss--
hon. George ". Peek, Chairman -Si--
] am Just II receipt OF yoGr circular.
asking for the cooperation Of all DS-sao-
Gratis IN the effort 70 secure the slectloa
OF the nominees OF the Chicago conveFa-
ton That, Il seems 70 me. IS about the
last thing a Democrat VIII consent 10 90.
In nay opinion. The Chicago c0nve1-
tion can In no sense be called Democratic.
It's platform contains scarcely yestige
Of Democratic doctrine. but does contain
AT avowaf OF doctrines against which
the Democratic party has waged unceas-
Ing war since its FIRST organization.
If there are any principles for which
the Democratic PARTY has always con
tended, they are the maintenance Of l2E
and order. the protection Of individual
rights OF person and property. respect for
the judgments o. the courts Of last re-
sort. and the maintenance OF sound +
nancIal system To all these the Chicago
platform - directly opposed
The idea Of reforming the supreme
court Of the United States because X de-
claTes the law TO be different from what
a lot OF cranks wish 10 have II. - Just as
revolutionary as IS the idea tina, an army
az rioters must not be intertered with in
the destruction Ct property. the defiance
OF law and eadangerlng OF human lives.
just because governor Of a state hap
pens TO be IN sympathy with tbs Mn
fact, substantially one OF them. Either
Of those propositions seems TO ne too hig
dose for any Democrat TO swallow. To-
gether they are altogether too much for
IRE. / spent three years Gron ISL .
1854 lighting that spirit OF anarchy. ard
arm not yet prepared 10 admit that n 50
doing | was wrong.
The adoption of the silver standard
would. In my opinion. be a disaster 10
the nation. but iittls short OF that Of tha
rebellion Of thirty-9ve years ago. 50 far
as financial prosperity is concerned
For these reasons / must respectfully
decline 20 act with lot OF anarchists.
who have usurped the name OF Democrat.
If Il be true. as intimated in The print
ed document cornpanying your circsIIa-
(anG purportiag 10 express your personal
views. that the Chicago Platform was
only made 70 catch votes. and IS not 10 be
regarded as q pledge. TO be redeemed N
case its candidates are elected. then All
have 10 say is that such party IS too
dishonest 20 be entitled 10 the confidence
OF any man. Very respectfully yours.
&C. STEVENS"
4 good story is tCla % one Of the free
silyeE- street corner orators. which ten4s
70 establish the average OF intelligence
among tire Popuust agitatorS that swarm
around the Second avenue entrance - The
Bailey bUil1lnE The Poruilst IN question
went up 20 Shorey's second hand book
store ard paid 20 cents for copy % Ma