The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20


close of re wzr.
.s-n~ "a tbs O. any ether County when
20. ssstfon. prosperity and wealth In
creased as K ga n the United STATES from
N. close az the esya war eowa 70 the sec
ar4 efecefo1 OF Cleveland ID Issz The So
ragF~4 crime ef isT7 had been. according
"a IN. silver n1ono-n stzilists. working It's
hapsfui elects during twenty years. o.
afsost four-sfsss Of tbs period Yet the
whole country prospered as never before
In fgza the wealth Of the American people
was s-se per each man. woman and child.
In 1ess IL was 81 .0ss. an increase in these
twenty years OF $50 per capita, or about
o-e-thlra. Nearly all this tine the less
Of ss.gos no 100 was going on. they say.
in consequences OF the crime % Is7a
one Of he best tests OF prosperity In in
the accommodations in the savings banks.
the savings of the working people. ia the
trnftsa states since 1s7e- What these have
been = shown in the following tables
IT'D
~uzr1ter OF ceposltors 49,
Aggregate OF deposits .........-S $50. s5
Average due each depo=ttor-.s ~ II
Average for each person IN the
TnsFs1 States .......-..-......I
1885,
Number Of deportors .......... 49,
4 ~-~@~s,s az deposits ......... So 1883
49,. 1,,e e.rsn ser.ozstor 60 II
Average for each person In the
United States ...........-......-~ 10 %
7eae
A
Aggregate OF deposits ......-. f1.isS.lJo.s9I
Average due each deposition. 10 %
Average for each person IN the
United States .......-...-.-.-.-. :" ID
These figures from the reports OF the
treasury department show that IN spite
OF the crime OF '7s and the decline OF sill
yer the people were prosperous and were
steadily growing in wealth. II is true that
during part of this period there were great
depresslons in values OF all commodities.
but as the decline generally extended TO
all kinds OF commodities the decline in
cost of living and cost OF production con-
tinued to be in proportion TO the decline
in prices, and the average margin or pront
remained unsmpaired. The savings OF the
people and their means TO pay on mort
CAGES were not thereby reduced. At the
same time the decline OF prices has always
been greater than the decline OF wages,
so that for wage earners these depres-
sions In prices have generally been ad-
vantagecus.
A review OF the foregoing proves moon
testably that, contrary to the assertions Of
those who are trying 10 mislead the peo-
pie in this crisis, the country has enjoyed
extraordinary prosperity throughout all
the decline of silver until the present DEM
ocratic administration assumed control OF
national affairs. Then came the Wilson
bill, the loss OF confidence at home and
abroad. the decline of the revenues below
the amount required for expenses, the
issue OF new bonds 10 make up the de-
ficiencies, the decay OF industries, the fan
in wages and in the demand for produce
tions and all that long train Of ADVERSE
ties which has at last eliminated in the
present popular revolt and demand for a
change.
tits manifest that these advers.ties have
grown UP from and out OF recent iegisla-
ton and the operation OF Democratic the
cries OF government, and not from
the decline in silver. And that por-
ton OF the Democracy which IS
incorporating under the guise of Popu-
lists comes forward as the only friend OF
silver and endeavors perslstentiy to hold
the silver doiIar so close TO the eyes OF
sf.. aaf
four years will be kept out OF sight. II Is
desired to cover up a glazing incompe-
tency to govern by bringing out new
issue. but the American people VIII not be
deIudei or deceived