The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-27


| line orr American lakes. could we rsracsn
/ indifferent 10 EnEsand's military sssae,
l.shrrents Suppose we were threatened
/ with 4 war, what would you think OF eae
/ statesman who woula declare 1t was an
/ patriotic 20 use rife cannon or nseeel,
loading cannon. because ias "eApeas -
/ LIS ought 10 be good enough Tor ens
1 American seidiere What would Yen tank
/ Of the statesman who would oppose the
/ construction OF great battseships IKE tae
/ Massachusetts and the New ferS aao ssts
/ it was a reelection upon the patriots WAC
sailed the Chesapeake and the Sonsutn-
| tlons u.aaghter1
a claim that IL Is the part OF patriot
/ ism to compete today for the industFiaa
supremacy Of the world with the com
/ age OF tsas is just as absurd as q SassaAsi
that IN a contest for territorial integrity
| we should discard the modern weapons q
| warfare and stick to those waich were
| useful at Bunker Hill and triumphant at
| Yorktown or Saratoga. applause,
Must Regard other Nations.
| I'VE cannot be Indifferent 20 The imam
/ cias systems OF other countries. because We
are competitors with other nations. Sotiis
may sarpass Us in the aEnosnt ?, esss's "a
and influence today. none VIII Sarpass Us
when the American people. enaane-ssSs
/ from the letters which ignorance, 10Y.
/ their own iirnbs. advance to the industrial
conquest OF the world with the resources
which they can command. with SeahAse
| through which commercial success can pc
be achieved. tGreat applausel
We'll. do not think Il IS fair 20 take
word about Mr.. Bryan's piece de resist
ance. tLaughter.l When he comes 10
1 the East he IS silent about IL; when De
I comes 10 the West he Is yoluele. nuenl,
melIifiuous And that Is the pretense that
I the farmer can he enriched by the niuader
/ or his workingmen- For. my friends inss
( farmer can be benefited except by re-
Guctson IN the volume or MS debts. anu on
~ one farmer in three has n mef' sage
/ debt. bur every farmer owes soEnesalhs
I for labor to The ia5orers that. he hires
who assist him in the planting al his crop
Mr.. BRYAN tells him that he can sell
his crop in Liverpool for gold and ne can
] pay his debts In this country in silver IN
/ other words. he tells him that he can plant
In silver and sell in gold u-aughter)
| Would Please the Dishonest.
Now. that would ne an attractive prop
osision addressed 10 a dishonest man; IL
Is a repugaant proposition addressed 10
the American farmer. whose honesty
never Vet mas been questioned by his fell
low men. Great applause.
My friends let US look at Just what this
~aoae question OF coinage = ROW, with sae
distinction between Mr.. Bryan and my
/ self 1t always facilitates discussion 70
get down - "a precise definition. an exact
definition between TWO dtspuiants. Mr.
Bryan would have YOU believe that nave
u prejudice against silver. mat all sound
money men are opposed 10 silver. that
silver acts upon them as provocative.
( that when they see silver piece the hot
blood mounts 10 their cheeks and words or
profanity form themselves upon Their lips.
Il have no objection 70 silver. like H..
+ ] want II. and | want plenty OF X. Now.
/ IL is not necessary TO get legislation az all
1 10 remonetize silver IL would rcmone-
tlxe il on an honest basis one hundred
+ cents worth of silver would be about 700
grains and a small fraction. New. the
I difference between Mr.; Bryan and myself
worklngman and every person who owes
debt S1itz grains OF fine silver. while
want 10 give him sel grains and a small
fraction OF fms silver; taat is all. Cap
plause.)
Correct Weight of "a Dollar.
There is no man would object 20 taking
/ 200 grains and small portion for dollar.
because he could get dollar for, 1t any
| where he goes. And Il Is good
| dollar. And he knows that II is The exact
amount that ought 10 be put into dollar.
! liz therefore, he comes 10 a worklngnan
ana says that silver is going 10 benefit
hm-that Is a silver coinage upon the ba-
sis OF Ii to l. which has grown 10 be an
article OF faith With the PapGlsts-he pre-
S.lte grains OF silver are better than zoo
grains. u.aughterp That Is to say. the
part is greater than the whole: one Is bet
ter than two. IL We can turn reasoning
upside down and stand topsy-turvy, walk
ing Win our heads and thinnlng with our
heels, then the suggestion is valuable.
Great laughter and applause)
Now, he approaches the farmer with
| this proposition: You VIII sell your crop
in Liverpool and get 20 grains of silver for
every dollars worth. and You Will settle
with your laborer for S1ita grains OF silver
for every dollar that you owe him. That
IS 81 proposition which. addressed 10 an
ssonest man. insures its own rejection.
tApplause.b
Appeals To the Common People.
mfr. Bryan is fondly declaring that ne
trusts TO the common people. I meet him
IN an appeal to the common people. tAp-
plausf.l Whatever may be in store for
this country. whatever destiny awaits her.
whether she shall grow 10 the destiny
which Democrats hope for. whether she
has sunk TO the degradation which Popu-
lists describe. whatever may be- her future
or her present. her fortunes rest ia the
keeping OF the common people OF this
country.
Whether she be saved from the danger
which now overhangs her. az l believe
she VIII be tappia0sel, her safety and her
salvation, now and In the future, depends
as they always have depended tn the past
mo- upon the rich. but upon the poor who
inEahig cottages tspnianse) rot on the men
who arnuse themselves in clubs but upon
the toilers who labor in the workshop.
ptowsng The fields. or d@lving IN ths. mines
for The treasures inclosed in the earth
My faith IN the common people Is I'M
bounded, oecause u Is based upon I1p years
or unsHervsng devotion 10 the highest
principles That have emanated from the
oosoms OF men, as | Jadge by the results
OF their control over the destiny OF this
common people. because trust 10 Their
honesty. Mr.. Bryan appeals 80 them upan
an argument addressed 10 their cuplditv
ssAnnlauset ] believe that the. American
farmer, whom no force could c0nqls~
would never submit TO the passage az
corrupt legislation. believe that ne WHO
would scora 10 pay one cent OF tribute
would scorn TO sell bis honor for a bribe.
however 1t may be conveyed. tApplause)
To Resist Wage Reduction.
But. my friends. II Bryan or anybody
else believes that the American iasarsr
would submit to reduction OF his wages
quietly. subrnissively. he ~ mistaken In
the man. tSreat applagsel
The American sab.fer knows that tha
rate OF his compensation depends upon the
Product OF his toll, and hts fair proportion
or that he Will exact. aud no will get
Whatever denomination OF dollars yosi
this attempt 10 talk the farmer from, the
peth OF rectitude which Ae has observed
for lss years is based upon the del1Son
mat me iaoorer whom ne employs would
submit 10 an exaetion which ali mankind
woale condemn a anwarranted. as un-
just. indefensihe
The net result 10 fhe farmer would not
b crop sold in gold sad planted Ia ala
Yer. X would be long struggle with bis
iahorers producing = waste 81 unaferiai
and restriction OF production vastly more
injurious .o him than any benefit watch
csn ~ derived from a temporary success
and IN NJ long run he would De compelled
70 yield that which never would nave
been taken from him and IN addition ssas
Ter IN tae eyes OF tAe world ss7e loss Of
that fame which 70a years % Virtue ma
caeafs.) N
American Farmer May lie Trusted.
Now. do TO. believe that the arnar,-
can farmer can be tempted by anv st.eh
prospect as that. / have thai sguf,ot1y,gog
t8ls.sarn@@ ~ All toe citizenship OF this