The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12
THF La 80 j InTA.

"a TIE excitement cf ths campaign cv-r
free silver. some people have esth~r ever
looked tire matter OF have forgotten VITA.
is = nsszs. Il Is perhaps rrnstivs 20
wsv. an explanation. but THIS 10 . cam
r2:gn which win be based upon TIER
ezgh knowledge q primary facts
Free eosnaEe al Tho ratio o, Il 10 means
thst sixteen weights OF silver shall he
stamped by tia government as equal in
value 20 one weight Of gold. The pressz.
silver dollar contains tfsz grains Of ST.
YEP nsne-tsnths fne. OF s7l@ grains Of
pure metal The present gold dollar con-
tA1ar IS grains nsne-tenths 1ne. o. - -
grains Of pure metal By dividing ca ay
81 OF s5IA sy ~. the rvsait viii be
found &c be tSsss. which means ira, the
silver dollar Is that many times h.svser
than the geld dollar. or Ii round numbers.
Htsi
Under the present law anybody with
any considerable amount % solt L. PRIV
legged 10 take II 80 tbs r-tra and have II
stsnpsd into IS &c. or - pieces NJ Tie
rata OF So grains OF pure rresal 20 the
dollar. paying therefor on1y tie eost %
TIE alloy ara OF refining where refining 10
necessary, and Tres. pieces are then a -
ga tender fer al debts 20 Ia amount
stamped on thern- Prior &c -T-s The sane
thlnx couE3 have hees Gone with silver
ard anybody having III grains o. the
pure meta stoos a. TIE r.snts O. u. Sans
fsotfrs as ~. ne78~r cs E-7 grains Ct
sure roit What Ire tree szFsr entaax.
mes nS~ e-rsan3 t. thas shs olt legal cc--
sit4sus vrev.fsnx prior ts IE7s saau % re-
s.er.s. me souns sns1sv Dsn say tsa;
silver rs. fallen go greatly n price as
=.asu--. BY GOA. taa, Instead % sixteen
weight. q |. berg equal - one % gold.
she actual raarkst rssss e rev shout e 20
;. aas tnAt tnw saying 81 sAa1 - Is 20 l
weulA not make q e &c : ans therefore Il
woais have q rcsftioas vA2us. TIE free
snvs- nsn say tsAt Z tss Unttea States
declared ~. valus 20 hs g e that woala
- tss value
Ire discussion rssx.s vws- = vie s-is
sws e is entirely eased sron ths question
whether ths Urllsd sac. cas-. BY passing
law eecfsFfnE sszee~a weights - sslve-
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suppos~s % kaeE raer~ Aegus .n&zcs tAzz
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wass s9xs nsw ave Es19 ee1isr @hich -
aalT we-th s.iv~~ eosax szs = ws AVE
tsts Z. every sglYer ssEar n poo~ rnx-.s
reek.s 80 - sSsas - s,xse<n cellars.
wsas - sela s1g's rul2 2egar wag es--
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ssca - tss rwpart las sesu sg~eas sszt
e ssesas saat wassA rass aakAs - nxvs
sxtzsa cSfsars ~hsr~ - rzs~1s -.
save ezs sg,zr, saz1s perSsns gassrxsxg. Z
eat tsxrs are hsH8rsss e r-Essens q
savs- asgars - tae treasury wsscA -
& rrvHg6saF rwe@~<& - Fnt tHsa ear-s,aa tss-
49, sA2E 6, = AZ Sal ~ rgsssea ecmps,-
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