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

4 HopatD<xe contemporary - 0Dvur1s
rsnee dzrsng the past vesk uttered soaemn
warnings 10 IT. sabSrrsssrs nat . he led
sn<o making hs& On H. rssait - the com
tag aecrson. ard hAs ssofved Z ncvei and
x.Arrzng theory that the reason why
money = 20 promptly forthcoming On fhs
Republican SIDE TO meet any Of the blur
o.ers Of tbs Popailsss y because shsrs -
. conspiracy 70 eatrzr shs gualelso frss
sl.ver men into n&khx bets. with vssw
TO subsequently, challenging their vossA
and tass dissrznea4nns them.
THIS - typical PopailsEsc theory - -
count for existing facts. and h ono Of .
vax nznoer witch ksye bsea born n the
presen; campaign. Al Of which we're Of
Popu..srlc parenrage There WA. some
weaks sanoe. considerable noyezsnf o9
gold 10 Europe: PopaliSSic theory number
one. - conspiracy OF the money power 20
influences the eAectio1." There more re
ceatIy has been : stu larger movement OF
gold 10 the United States. in settlement Of
trade balances. Popuzts1c theory number
two. - conspiracy Of the money power 10
nfiSence The esectson-" There has been
recerN advance OF about twenty cents .
bushsa IN the price Of WHEAT. owing 70
and in the countries whiaa have within
the Ass few years been the mos, active
competitors Of this country Ia the markets
Of the world: Populsstic theory number
three. - conspiracy Of The money power
20 influence the election" by adding no.
so.ooe 70 the pro1ts Of the farmcrs- There
has also been . most notable accession to
the cause Of sound money from among
che worEsngmen--the wage-earners Of the
United States. Popssissic theory number
four. - conspiracy Of the money power to
coe-ce the wage-earnerss At present
there - notable reluctance on the par,
OF the PopGilsttc advocates TO wager any
amount OF money on tho result Of the
national election; Populistlc theory num-
Der ave. The Popuiists are loo shrewd 20
% vsctisn.zed hy . conspiracy OF the
money power 70 dissranchass them"
These are Al nttinx oomplements OF the
original theory on which the whole Popu-
Aassic campaign - based. which Is that a
mans condition can be- improved by
doubling the amount OF his nortxaxed In
de5tedness ard halying the wages which
he receives or Tia. the country vii At
once bound upward 10 prosperity by caa-
ing fifty censs q dollar
However, II any OK the Populisss feel
desperately ,empted To bet ca tho e.ec-
ton Of Bryan and the resulting free COIN
age OF silver. all they have TO do ss 10 take
each one OF the silver collars In their
possession ard with IL purchase THO Mex
lean dollars. which they can readily do.
Il wifi take but very brief period after
the election OF Bryan, sven without the
passage OF free coinage biz. TO shrink
shs value OF the existing American coin
age OF silver dollars 10 the level Of the
Mexican ones. II Bryan were elected each
Mexican dollar wsI be readily exchange
able for an American dollar. Whistler tie
Esscs OF silver bullion advances or not.
Thg certainty OF free coinage bin would
knock the existing prop out from under
the American dollar long before the leg
lisa saon became accom- plisfaea. Thus. there
Is an opportunity for any mar who de-
rtres 20 take . chance Of doubling his
money by betting on Tbs a.ecsion OF
Bryan TO DO so without lncu-ing risk OF
aasfranchisaun by buying Mexsean dol
Lars. and this with the prospect Of loss re-
e'ieed a minimum. He ony risks the De-
cline 10 the price % silver whsch may occur
b@tweea now and e.eet.on day.