The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-09
Bryan Nominated for the Elec-
tion Four Years Hence.
TO MAINTAIN THE FIGHT.
Thc silver Leaders OF the Three
Parties 20 Maintain Their Head
quarters and 10 Run an Active
Campaign From Now Unttl 1900
address of the President of the
Bi-Metallic Union showing Why
the Gold Standard Shoald Ne
Overthr0w1S

washington City. Nov. S.-The cam
paisn for the free coinage Of silver viii
De waged With vigor during the next four
years, in preparation for the election OF
lSoo. The directors of the American BIZ
Metallic Union. who constitute the bulk
OF the silver leaders in the three parties.
nave decided to maintain Headquarters
IN this city from which to send out liter
ature- The branch office at Chicago will
be consolidated with the Washington City
Office, but the San Francisco branch Is TO
be continued. At the request of the d.
rectors. Gen. A. J. Warner, the president
OF the union. has issued the following
address to the silver leagues and bi-met-
allie unions of the United States:
Silver has lost in this election. but the
battle for the overthrow of the gold
standard has not ended. The disastrous
results that must attend upon the contin-
uance Of this standard make 1t impos-
sibe to relinquish the struggle against II
until 1t is finally overthrown.
THE geld standard cannot be main
tanned by increasing revenues, because
revenues are not paid In gold. The at
tempt to maintain the gold standard by
perpetual loans must also. sooner or
later, fail. The only other way is by
contracting the currency and forcing
prices down so low that gold will come
here OF itself in such quantities as TO
constitute, in part at least. the currency
with which revenues are paid, and no
nation can long maintain such a policy.
Either course, therefore, leads to inevi-
table ruin, the one by bankrupting the
government and the other by bankrupt
ing the people. Either policy will subject
the United States absolutely to British
domination, and hence the rejoicing OF
the British press over the defeat of silver
here.
The victory of gold is a victory Of
trusts and syndicated wealth, brought
about by corruption and coercion. and not
a victory of the people or for the people
and 1t cannot last. There must be an end
also TO the constant appreciation of
money. The appreciation Of money alone.
IL allowed TO go on at the rate it has gone
on for the past twenty years, will. in half
"a generation more. transfer the bulk OF all
the wealth of this country from those who
have created X, to the hands OF the few
who control the money and own the debts.
No power can be conceived so patent to
gather wealth into a few hands as the
ceaseless. aE-pervading power OF an ap-
preciating money standard No civiliza-
ton can stand against It, 1t must en-
danger the foundations upon which free
Institutions rest. and these foundations
will be broken up.
s'The battle, therefore. for the restora-
ton OF silver must go on without abate-
ment. and / urge upon all silver and bi-
metallic leagues and unions TO keep up
their organizations and to continue the
fight till the victory for the people Is final
iy won. The noble fight madelb by our in
trepid leader in the campaign just ended
endears him to all who believe in the
righteousness OF our cause. and. under his
leadership. We believe victory Will be won
in 1900