Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
REPUBLICAN OPINION.
WHAT ONE OF THE PARTY HAS TO
SAY OF GOLD BARONS.
Judge Arthur,s Heart Is i'm the
Right place-Kie Thinks Eastern
Washington Will Give Silver a
Majority of Fifteen Thousand

Right Piace-He Thinks Eastern
Washington Will Give Silver a
Majority of Fifteen Thousand
Votes.
"I am Lincoln Republican," Judge
Arthur said few days ago to a Ia
coma Union reporter, "and of late
have affiliated with the Democrats
although did not vote for Cleveland
the last time. This year the issue is
clearly drawn, and l am for Bryan
and silver. l would vote against my
father or brother were he a candidate
on q gold ticket. Mr.. Sullivan, the
Republican candidate for Governor, is
a friend of mine, and l consider his
brother one of natures noblemen.
Still l would not think of voting for
Sullivan. On the Car coming over
last night there were five close per-
sonal friends OF Sullivan all talking to-
gether. All except myself are Repub-
licans, but when we polled the crowd
not one was found voting for him.
Mr.. Sullivan was present and under
stood the question thoroughly. How
ever, if he gets $1,000 majority west OF
the mountains he can carry the State,
in my opinion"
A street car man stated to-day,
Mr.. Arthur, that he owed $1,000
| mortgage on his house and had to pay
it in gold. He said he thought Of vot-
ing for Mckinley because he feared
that with Bryan elected gold would 60
to a premium and he would have to
60 to an extra expense to get it to pay
off his mortgage. What sort of re-
ply would you make to such MANI"
"The false idea of dollars being
worth only SO cents under bimetallism.
and the consequent advance in the
price of gold, has, unfortun ately, taken
a hold upon the minds OF many who
do not look into the principles OF the
great question before us. We are ex-
actly as much called upon to-day to
overthrow the gold barons as we were
to overthrow the slave barons in 1860
1t is the same issue over again. II we
had not overthrown the slave barons
we would now have monarchy in
this country. If we do not overthrow
the gold barons to-day we will be al
lowing foreign power to dictate oul
financial policy. As to the street Cal
man he is mistaken or misinformed i
he imsgines the reconciliation o
silver is going to hinder him in paying
off his mortgage. The opposite will
be the result. Under bimetallism the
price of all commodities will rise. The
amount Of the mortgage will not ris,
although his wares will. 1t may b'
that gold can be run up TO a small
Ipremium, but l do not believe that i
could possibly be more than ten pc,
cent. Even if it did reach ten PEE
cent. the increase in the street ca
mans wages would more than offset it
"Now the gold men say We peopl,
who are working on salaries will Gu
their wages in two by securing a place
for silver by the side Of gold. That il
nonsense. I receive salary of SO ,0Ot
per year and l am unalterably TO
silver. For instance, put 81 500 int
a home and have on it mortgage o
$2,7OO. At present single gold stand
ard prices that home is not worth th'
mortgage. Under nominal prices fo
property it would be worth all I pu
into it. The same idea applies to th'
street car mans home. II he owe
ISL 900 to-day the chances are that hi
property could not be sold for tina
amount, where, under nominal prices
it would be worth twice that amount
Gold is dear now and everything els'
is cheap, including that mans wages
and his property. do not know wht
he is, but do know that his propert,
has suffered decline because of tn,
single gold standard conditions unde
which all commodities save gold hav,
suffered.
"Since 1916 England has been try
ing to force gold upon the entir'
world. Not until after the German
war when France paid its debt ii
silver, and Germany, as piece o
spite work, demonetized that meta
did England see her chance. Th,
work of demonetizing silver has beer
going on ever since.
When Lincoln was a candidate q.
Bryan now is the papers that stoot
for the slave barons, denounced hin
as the papers that to-day stand for the
gold barons now denounce Bryan
The two campaigns are very much
alike in that respect. The New Yorl
World, which was started in opposition
to Lincoln, used to talk about Lincoln
and his following upseLting business
and disturbing affairs and being revo
lutionists."
Judge Arthur is Superior Cour
Judge for Stevens and Spokane coun
tiles.
THE people OF Centralia have secured
$50 signatures to petition asking tina
proposition to change the seat OF Levi,
county from Chehalis to Centralia b,
Submitted at the next election.