The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29

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sav~. free silver wo1la not mean THAT sil-
~er to1axz we're . De freely rad without
cost OF lzsor. T; would mean ire free uss 81
~. -aanas Ct ire Enitss STATES for the few
who ere owners q silver bullion. bgt woui1
make sasger coin 10 frser 20 the many
was are snxagsd IN ether enterprises Il
~swIs ret max. labor eaEier. the hears
o. labor saorter, or TIE pay better. II
zauN rot rnak. farming isss isoorfous or
nzora prg8tasie. Il would no. start a FAC
tory ror rake serana for an additional
days labor.
Starting wtth snsse declarations ofsub-
st4nsiaI fact. afajor Mckinley goes on 70
snow witty. nnder ERE proposed coinage Of
silver AZ The ratio 81 Is 20 /. gold and sill
yer cannot De KEEP. az par. He then ponts
our what would b the effect upon the
Industries OF fhis country by an attempt
to insist upon coming silver In unlimited
quantities when the parity could not De
maintained He shows by simple logic and
;he experience Of other nations what the
Inevitable resEi. would be, namely. tire
dlsappearancs Of gold from the country
and tho lapse Of the nation 10 the seni-
barharie condition Of silver snono-ms-al-
ism.
This is not a question for any particular
class. nor Is e. more 20 the interest Of
bankers and money lenders 10 have sound
money than the people whose entire means
OF obtaining livelihood 10 rneasuree by
n. capacity or purchasing power OF the
dollar in which they are paid
The lsborsr on the streets who Is paid
$50 or 81 day IL more interested than
Cornelius Vanderbilt in maintaining the
full value OF thu dollar. Mr. Vanderbilt
could see one-haif OF his entire income dis
appear into space and stii not know what
It was 20 worry about paying a bill. Can
the labore- whose income is 81 day say
as muche
The most astounding phase OF this move
uaent In favor OF cheap money is that
worklngmen who are employed and are
receiving wages should want to Gee the
purchasing power OF a dollar reduced,
Gen. Harrison made a good point and
told the incontrovertible truth when he
said that In ali the career OF the Repub-
ican party. threat OF Its success at com
Ing election never disturbed business.
Strange It Is that people have forgotten so
soon that the election which seemed go
certain In advance OF Lincoln. Grant,
Hayes. Garfield and Harrison did not
make hair the country dread the conse-
quences. nor was there any serious in
terruptlon 10 business such as was mani
Tested In those years when. through un-
wisely fostered agitation, the success of
Cleveland seemed imminent, bringing with
II that train OF evils OF which the people
we're 50 earnestly warned and which they
nave einee 50 bitterly experienced. The
fear today OF the success Of Bryan is Grip
ping every interest in this country; put
ting upon the shoulders OF the humblsst
laborer as well as those who. nearing old
age. have put by a few savings. the burden
OF inactivity for labor and insecurity for
capital
But the tide Is turning; there Is no fear
longer that Organism can delude a prac-
teal and intelligent people. Some few
states may surrender themselves as they
have at various times to passing fancies;
bat the nation Is safe. Mckinley end
Hobart VIII be elected. the Republican
policy will be carried out. and we shall
witness such scenes OF prosperity as the
world has nsver before experienced. The
reaction IS inevitable.