The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-21

cations % fss World We. vii. Great
Britain, c1rsressed a. she ID ard ever VIII
Be by the creditor classes. who collects
vast sims os money for interest due her
and her eitIzsnss who buys of rs annually
mary more naszsscns than she ses.s 30 as.
and whose interest Is 20 make the pound
sterling purchase as much % cur pro-
duets as possible. consent that we ssaA
be financially independent. a. az are sup
posed 20 be politically independent W zen
Gid the creditor classes OF Great BT1tai.
ever give Up or IN any way yield an an-
vantage sges as they DOW possess tnron9a
the maintenance OF the gold ssandsrc.
There Is no hops for international bi-fnes-
alIssn until the United Ssat-s shall es-
tzhEish bi-naetalEsm for itself. and when
that Is done International bl-mstaiiis1l
nay be secured without the consent ol
Great Britain. The United States On al
other subjects OF legislation acts inde-
pendensly OF any other nation na earth.
b. what process OF reasoning i ifs Ftgn;.
authority Or ability 10 legisiafe upon this.
the most important subject with v hich Il
has 10 deal. questioned or denseas Win
a nation equal in wealth and power 70
one-forrth OF the globe. II IL cowarsily 70
say thai We must ask the permission %
Great Britain 10 establish and maintain
a financial policy OF our own
Believing, as we do, that a return 10
the monetary system especially recognized
In the constitution and completely pro-
yided for By law from I1S till 1873 affords
the only ground OF hope for the better
ment of the distressed condition OF all The
classes except those who live BY the incre-
ment that money loaned gives TO those
who loan IL. we appeal TO the masses TO
rally TO the support OF the only candidates
whose success indicates any hope OF re-
lief Let the merchant and business man
despite his care and economy. brought him
face TO face with prospective bankruptcy
and ruin: the professional man whose best
efforts scarcely afford him compensation
for his labor alone. the farmer. the con-
tsnualIy falling prices Of whose products
have Jeff him no returns for capitai ~
vested and work performed. and last. but
not least, iex the grand army of iaboring
men. so-caiied. the artisan. the mechanic
and every one who depends upon his daily
labor for his daily bread. look about him
and observe the great number of those
who yainly seek for a chance towork. upon
the great army OF enforced idiers. and one
and ali resolve to try. not an experiment.
for bi-metallism is not an experiment, but
rather a return 10 a policy that through
out the vicissitudes of our nations infan-
cy, through the internecine struggle of it's
manhood. kept US a great, free and pros
perolis nation, in which labor was not
only respected and employed, but was so
compensated that want and distress SUCH
as row weigh upon Us was unknown Let
the lesson of history, too recent and too
plain to he gainsaid or denied, be Needed,
and let there be no fear that a system
that so wonderfully protected labor. de-
velcped business enterprise and secured 10
the nation a contented and prosperous
people IN the past, will do aught but bring
to a return of like prosperity. the predic-
iions of disaster of our opponents TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
I'm Mr.. Bryan the Chicago convention
placed at the head OF its ticket gen
tlenian OF exceptional ability and of high
character No man OF his age was better
known throughout the United States than
he A member of congress for four years.
he commanded the admiration and respect
of all his associates IN that body as
scholarly statesman and profound
thinker No man has ever assailed his
character or in any way Questioned ms
integrity or moral worth. His character
Is a nt example for the young men OF
this country lie has shown IN all his
public utterances that he loves his country
and his countrymen. and that he SYM
pathizes with them in their distress. lie
has also shown that he believes that the
financial system which makes gold the
standard OF value was in a great degree
distress prevalent throughout the land:
that the conditions now existing will con-
tinue while the present monetary system
lasts and that he would fain return TO the
use OF both gold and silver as they were
used prior TO ls-3 and he has proposed
such a change OF the financial system by
the usual constitutional methods. Such
was the character and such the political
opinions of the candidate, known 10 his
countryfnen who. by their representatives
in convention selected from every state
in the Union have put him in nomination
for the highest office within the gift or
the American peorle.
This Is a critical period In our national
history. Our Industrial and financial in
dependence of other nations and people
Is involved In this campaign, and We
firmly believe there will be no return 20
prosperity until we shah have changed
our financial system so as TO restore the
b!-metaitic system established by the
fathers or the republic. and 50 believing
we urge al friends of gold and silver
standard money and the opponents OF a
single gold standard 10 give 20 Mr.. Bryan
ana Mr. Sewall their hearty support. In
advising this course, we do not consider
IL necessary that they shall abandon or
surrender their political views on other
questions.
Profoundly impressed with the i'm
portaace 81 the issues of this campaign
for ourselves and our associates. we re-
spsctfuIly submit the foregoing 20 the
candid consideration OF the American
people.
~HENRY VI. TELLER.
FRED T. DUBOIS.
LEE MANTLE.