The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10

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70 Fay as share Of the harden OF the gov
ernneat which protects him. / sra a s..aa
VINO : unworthy 70 enjoy the blessings OF
government Ike ours.
I1e senator from New York SAYS that
We are opposing the rational bank cur
rersy. II Is true II you VIII read what
Incnas Benton said you Will ind thai
ne said that IN searching history he
could IND bus one parallel TO Andrew
Jackson: that was Cicero. who destroyed
the conspiracy OF Catalina and saved
Rome- lie did for Rome what Jackson
did when be destroyed the hank conspir-
ary and saved America We say In our
platform that We believe the right 20 coin
money and Issue money is q funston or
the government We believe II Il a part
OF the sovereignty and can no more with
safety be delegated 30 private individuals
than we could AFFORD 10 delegate 20 private
individuals the power 10 make penal
statutes or levy laws for taxation. NJ.
Jefferson, who was once regarded as good
Democratic authority. seems 70 have
different opinion from the gentlemen who
have addressed US on the part OF the MI
nortty. Those who are opposed 10 this
propositic4 tell as that the issue or paper
money Is a function OF bank, and that
the government ought TO go out OF the
banking business. i stand with Jefferson
rather than with them. and tell them, as
ne did. that the issue OF money is a fune-
ton OF the government and that the
tanks ought TO 90 cut OF the government
business.
They complain about that plank which
declares against life tenure in office. They
have tried TO strain IL 10 mean that which
II does not mean. What we oppose in that
plank is the life tenure that is being built
up at Washington City. which excludes
from participation In benefits the hum
bier members OF our society. | cannot
dwell longer on this in my limited time
Cries of Go on, go on.")
Let me call attention TO two or three
great things. The gold man from New
York says he will propose an amShdment
providing that this change IN our law snaii
not affect contracts already made. Let
me remind him that there is no intention
OF affecting those contracts which, accord
ing 20 the present laws. are made paya-
bic in gold. But IL he means to say We
cannot change our monetary system with
out protecting, those who have loaned
money before the change was made. 1
want to ask him where in law or IN
morals he can find authority Tor
not protecting debtors when the act
OF 1878 was passed, but now Insist that We
must protect the creditors. He says he
also wants TO amend this law and pro-
vide that IL we fail TO maintain parity
within a year, that We will then suspend
the coinage of silver. We reply that when
we advocate that which We believe VIII
be successful we are not compelled TO
raise doubt as 70 our sincerity by trying
10 show what we will do IL we can. i ask
him II he win apply his logic to Us why
he does not apply Ii to himself. He says
he wants this country to try to secure
an international agreement. Why does
not he tell US what he is going TO 90
IL they fail to secure an international
agreement? There Is more reason for
him 10 do that than for us to fail 10 main
tain parity. They have tried for thirty
years-for thirty years-to secure an In
ternational agreement, and those who are
waiting for IL most patiently don't want
IL at an.
NOV. my friends let me come to the
great paramount issue. IL they ask US
here why we say more on the money ques-
ton than we say on the tariff question,
reply that II protection has slain it's thou
sands. the goli standard has slain Its tens
of thousands. If ,hey ash us why we did
not embody all these things in our plat
form which We believe. we reply TO them
that when we have restored the money or
the constitution all other necessary re-
forms will be possible. and that until that
is done there is not a reform that can be
accomplished. Why Is 1t that within three
months such change has come over the
sentiments OF this country? Three months
ago. when IL was confidently asserted that
those who believed In the gold standard
would frame our platform and nominate
our candidate. even the advocates OF the
gold standard did not think we could elect
a president. but they had good reason for
suspicion. because there is scarcely a
state here today asking the gold standard
tina; Is not within the absolute control OF
the Republican party.
But note the change. Mckinley was
nominated at ST. Louis upon platform
that declared for the maintenance OF the
gold standard until IL should be changed
into bI-metallism by an international
agreement NJ Mckinley was the most
popular man among the Republican par
ty. and everybody three months ago In the
Republican party prophesied his election.
How is Il today? What about thar man
who used TO boast that he looked IKE Ma
poleon? That man shudders today when
he thinks that he was nominated on the
anniversary of the battle of Waterloo.
Not only that, but as he listens he can
hear with eyer-increa sing distfnctness the
sound of the waves as they beat upon the
lonely shores OF st. Helena why TINS
changer All, my friends, is NOT the
change evident 10 any one who viii look
al the matter? IT is not private char
acter. however pure. no personal popular
inv. however great, that can protect from
the ayenging wrath of an indignant peo-
pie
I'VE go forth confident that we will win
Why? Because upon the paramount issue
In this campaign there is not spot OK
ground unoca which they will dare 70 chal-
ienea battle. Why, II they tell us the gold
standard IS a good thing, We point TO ther
platform and tell them that their PLATFORM
hedges the party 10 get rid OF the eola
standard and substitute bi-metallism- lt
the gold standard is good thing, why,
then. get rid OF 81? These very people
four months ago were open ana aVoNepiy
advocates or the gold standard ana tell
inx us that We could not Iegislaie the two
metals together, even with ali the world.
I want 10 suggest this truth, that II the
goid standard is q good thing We ought 20
declare in favor OF its retention and rot
in favor Of abandoning IL, and II the gold
standard Is a bad thing why should we
wait until some other nations are winning
TO help us let 20.
Here ,s the line OF battle and we care
not upon which issue they force the fght.
We are prepared 10 meet them on either
sSsae or an both. IL they tell us the gold
standard Is the standard OF CIVILIZATION,
We reply 10 them that the most enlight-
ened OF al nations % the eartn nave not
declared FOR the gold standard. and that
both parties this year are declaring
against II II the gold standard - the
standard OF civilization, Why. my friends,
should we not have II so. IL they come
70 meet US on that We can present the
history OF our nation. More than that.
we can tell them this. that they VIII
search the pages OF history In vain to ma
a single instance IN which the common
people OF any land have ever declared
themselves IN favor Of the gold standard.
They can find where the holders OF fixed
investments have. Afr. Carlisle said in
Igs that the struggle was between the
holders Of die capital and the struggling