The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-18
EENATOR il. WILSON.
|Why Free Silver Should Not
and Cannot Win.
moNEY WILL &c THE ISSUE
~ Eastern Washington senator Be-
iteves In International Bi-Mctal-
ism aud Protection.

y ss.erroon il Tsconaa, and IS back here %
n -esv for a day or two. he viii probably
80 other cities on the Sound before re-
rx5aiag to his home
genafor Wilson lives n Spokane. ard
Il xsekane IL n the heart OF the free silver
n rsossnsaf In this state. Bnt there = no
n ~tranxer advocate OF the Republican pat
<s~u ara Of McKinisy than the senator.
a. ards even living IN Spokane these days
/ ss.ssshgng OF q battle. for he Is surround
Il q h. his friends. the enemy. But John
II = Wilson IA a good fighter. and the CON-
- easuualgn In this state Will give him
s,susy OF opportunity 10 show his fighting
sAlslsy.
u wlIi be on the Sound only few
fays.s said the senator YESTERDAY. am
y Are 20 consult with the Republicans as
Il !. the hest time for holding our state
1 rna. ~utlon. I arm inclined - the opinion
n a., an early coaye ntion is desired By
A ~ az majority Of the party. Therefore
4 sssck az may say that the Republicans OF
/ ss;s ssaso VIII cali an esrIy convention and
/ make Al active ami aggressive CAM
! pagn."
/ rresent tiEso on your side OF the mount
j sansT
/ III would be useless 70 disguise toe fact
n that a great many OF those who have from
y one cause or another heretofore united
/ Ella the Republican party have now sep
n s,.ted themselves from that organization
| ana. under the name Of Free Silver Ec-
4 puslscass' have Endorsed the Democratic
j seng!nations at Chicago. and the Platform
i " Altgeid and Tillman. Most. II not all.
i 81 the 81 sakers al the recent meeting held
| a. spokane proclaimed their undying 10y
1 atty 10 Bryan, free silver, protection and
n rselprocty, evidently overlooking the fact
n that BRYAN h one Of the most pronounced
i free t.adors I'm the country. and that he
n assisted, os a member OF the ways and
4 mans committee Of the Fifty-second con-
II gress. In foistlng upon the country The
i wglron bill. with iis repeal OF the reel
4 nrocssy clauses OF The Mckinley bin. Tho
I acton Of these gentlemen has operated
i 10 regalganlzo int life the Democratic
q 1rfy IN our section Of the state. and OF
y course apoiaed tho discussion OF those
4 Issnes which had almost caused the Demo-
1 cratic party 10 lose liz existence as an or
ganiz1tlon-
Il Little Plain History.
I avery one will remember that In No
vsmb~r. 1892. there was j presidential cleo
u ton which decreee revolution from the
4 economic policy that had prevailed In this
| country FOR more than thirty years. and
thar the Democratic party ahon.d asain
4ry rs hand at running the government.
II fs82 after the census statistics Of 1850
Aad exhibited the progress OF the United
II States from 1850 10 1890. Mr.. Mulhall. tho
i etietrated statlsticsan. stated in single
paragraph his conclusion as to the Won
| ssffal prosperity Of this country. lie said:
/ II would be impossibie TO fad a parallel
Il 20 the progress of the United States DUR
Il sng the last ten years
II As have said. the election Of 1ssa de-
/ creed the advent OF the Democratic party
i % power with an anticipated revolution
i n the tariff policy OF the government.
! Immediately mills began 20 restrict their
output, and wages have been necessarily
4 reanced IN consequence al this new ad-
/ ,astment. We have had diminished con-
i sumption. and diminished consumption
/ has made. as Is always the case. over
/ Stocked markets and low prices One
/ would suppose that the consumption OF
II wheat per capita would be substantially
ihs same from year 10 year. and yet we
8 sd that even the consumption Of wheat
sas 3 per cent less per capita in the
1 taited States last year than II was In
IA
/ Il am not surprised that the Democrats
should regard as Invidious comparisons
hetween the record Of the present admins
Iraiion and the respective records or the
Itreylona Republican ADMINISTRATIONS.
u Comparisons are always invldlous TO those
who are on the wrong side OF the cotnpar.-
- N5sf N t%tllfAAktHA the AgfA OF tEtG ftfEf-
est administration. simple. strsightfor-
ward statement Of the facts AMI figures
u Is more than sufficient. Daring the sue
etsslve Republican administrations the
tyeFage reduction OF the aahlic debt was
more than So 700 a year. Under the
present Democratic administration tho
Jsyeraga annual deficit has been ahont ST.
etHe. Hut this Is only unit in tao ac-
n nani Of general loss under Democratic
sals.
Democratic Rule Means Ruin.
The present administration has proven
eaaclaslveiv that the Democratic theory
q government. pGf into practice. inevtta-
It's AMI Invariably means q the people o.
gas country financial and Industrial disas-
~ tr. The Democrats had control OF the
Z government for tifty-slx OF the years prior
e clessian8's present term. ana this long
Period OF Democratic supremacy showed
- y annual loss. through the practical APP
I ficatian az Democratic policies. % 81. So. =
" FOR the entire fisey-slx years. The
" present administration has been true 20
he history az SIS narty. II isas ceas the
american people more than 500. eaoUeo up
= y GATE. simply 90 prove that Democratic
Ife'lesss are not operative ncr practicable
n this eaantry. Within three yeara these
u fo.ieies In practical application have LEFT
Aadew and misery Ia their track. ard
steatea eonfaslan aud despair among ali
3 ytasses ef our citizens
kepuhIscanis,n and Prosperity.
TIE Republican party had control os
~ Affairs % the nation for fwenty-elghs
Fears without break. In which e scored
: FAN in thc excess % exports or =. S7s.-
sA'lA agains. an apparent less in de-
tsase OF Imports OF si,iel.este 5L
az annual ga.a In the *
ssss az exports Of So Sst sea for
as entire twenty-eighs years. From che
y sese q the year iS9a 70 the close ~ the
fesr ~ We held The balance OF trade IN
Ssefe Tan SIS 90 essa IN twenry-elxht
sssrs Inc Republican party gained aisuoss
Y / saeekh to balance the less or all previous
sssainsstrations Tire Harrison administers.
20 eat only made good all the expenses
tie government. made vast arrange
sTsis for Internal improvements. added 20
e effectiveness oFtae Federal machinery.
sansainsst the houor and dtgnlly os tie
e&aon protected ard DEVELOPED 8emestle
as@tFles. built suteussd ships Tor tha
~ sss aafY, oat also rgducet fhs public
49, 70 the extent 80 Sela. TetSia ard
fask balance ~ trade a. SIS close In
q Interest 90 the amount o. Sese -. sS1
:. = View % TIE foregoing facts and %
- = seffiai3 experience ~ Ihe past three
ss~FN ! reAaliy wla as seem taat 4 vas
-sAsteiy necessary fer tha penaaeratss
- % seek a rev iasne apan Wntca IL
- - before the people tn fhe camloS
s@aisn. -Four sears aEo thev sad nn-
tssfs atanp thar ghe Mckinley tarlr
- feaeery. auA tass g thev eere placed
ssNeF tAey wo0.8 Eise ~ an aAnin.s-
- n tee Interest 90 w1As F1nealn
L. aAe plata peUple' Having hroagAt
- Ard DISASTER 81 fhe 'pisla neanle-
TEA coHne forward ard say - tne
issss faa' W3l,e in eenvenzton assembled
Ia save violated cvsgv tenet ~ ths
sefa;tc tatth. it ysas Nili nv IS again
L. " Eestore 60 wa prosperity Wtis
IL RfaNle Save the sAue fsish IN the
; A .s,sfatao promises tats Year IS they
= kasr yeasa aee~