The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19


cerssocd she inevitable consequences of
the doctrines whAh ho breaches his cwa
nAsi@s would Re the very arSs 70 tear down
laa Platform on Nhsch ne stands We al
must remember that iuria Thes0rlc which
slowed as fsercely in the Western skies as
sae SUNLIGHT which through the past week
forefas1 TIE farysG hsat 20 the ensuing
day ard here upon This platform we ilnsi
That same rhetoric as mid. as sasspga a.
tae waters or a staxnant pool. lie Is a
eandaGafa who WAS swept into the ncFas-
nation by a wave ag popular enthusiasm
awakened by appeals 20 prejudice ard
greed. lie is a candidate who declaring
That this was a revolutionary movement
40 sooner found himself face 70 face with
Il fhe American feeling thnn he realised that
sniS soss = not pTopltiaus 70 revelation
fhaf The people of this country will not
change the Institutions which have stoei
the tests and experiences OF century for
institutions based upon the fantastic
dreams OF fopas{ss agifatar. that The
american nation viii never con-
sent 70 substitute Tor the
republic ar Washington, Of jefferson
and oI Jackson the republic ef an Altresd
. llAlnaan or a Bryan. Whatever change
NAV nave come over his manner as a can
osaase- however. much as the vehemence
o ms esoauence may have been reduced
. two things for which he stands remain
nnsaltered. On this platform he defended
The most revolutionary plank of the CHI
cago convention. in a speech less yehe-
Rent, but not less earnest than that in
which he supported their adoption. ON this
platform he defended the Populistic pro-
gramms OF overfhTowing the integrity of
the supreme court IL there he any fruit
ntch has grown for the benefit OF all
mankind out Of the establishment OF our
republic. IL has been tho demonstration
that L Is possible ey the organization OF
ar independent tribunal to safeguard the
rights of every citizen and protect those
natural privileges against any invasion
from whatever source or however power
fnl might hc the antagonlxing element.
The very existence Of that power presup-
poses the existence OF an independent trl-
bunal. yet we have this popuiist coaycn-
ton. because n Fopnlist measure was con-
demned as unconstitutional. proposing.
not 10 amend the constitution IN the or
dlnaFy way prescribed by that instrument
itself, but proposing TO pack the court so
that It viii pronounce those laws to he
constitutional which the constitution con-
dennS. proposal 10 make the courts In
struments Of lawiessne~s. TO violate that
sacred compact between the states on
which the security OF this nation rests.
20 rrofane the temple erected for Its pro-
lection by the hands Of false priests, who.
though sworn to defend Il, will be appoint
ed 20 destroy IL.
myself tonight i can do nothing but ex-
anime that one question which Mr.. Bryan
declares 10 he the overshadowing issue OF
this campaign. am a little puzzled when
! read this speech 10 decide Just what Mr..
Bryan himself imagines VIII be the fruit
Of change In the standard os value
throughout this country. / do not believe
that any man can disagree wholly with
the speech. because III he dlssents from
one set OF conclusions he has got 10 read
but a few paragraphs ana he VIII find aa-
other. IL Mr.. Bryan could show me that
by any means known TO heaven or on
earth wages could be increased. ] would
be ready to support him. because I know
os no test or prosperity absolutely infal-
lible except the rate OF wages paid labor
ers. When We come 10 find how Mr.. Bryan
expects 10 increase the wages Of labor we
find ourselves lost in maze OF eontradic-
ton. No man can tell how or where or
when the wages OF the wofkgngman are 20
be increased, but any one who examines
i the scheme can see that the inevitable
tendency the inevitable consequence OF u
debasemcnt in the standard OF value must
D. a reduction In the rate OF wages, and
that Is The conspiracy In which the Popu-
list IL engaged. Now MIR. Bryan tells us
that he wants 70 cheapSn the dollar: that
he wants 10 increase the volume OF money.
do not believe that any man who ever
lived could quite understand Populists
notion of what money s.. further than that
he believes il IL a desirable thing TO get
and IA not very particular ahou, the means
by which he can get his hands on IT,
Money and Property
Nothing is more common than the mis-
take that money and property are iden-
tieal They are not. There may be a
very large volume of circulating medium
and very great poverty. The issue OF paper
aE,. s~fsf "a M a of
wealth than the issue by an individual of
his proufezory note would show an In
crease Of his property. As matter OF
fact an increase tn the coinage Is no proof
Of an Increase In property. but may be
strong proof OF decrease ia wealth. "
Il not tho volume of money. but the actiF-
ifv OF money that counts. The basis of
souna trade is sound money money which
Is intrinsteaiiy valuable. money which,
fika the gold coinage Of this country. the
government cannot affect II IL tried 10
can take a $40 gold piece and can defy
an the power Of all the governments OF
this earth 10 take cents OF lis value from
fl. Having earned II by the sweat of my
l,~ow having earned II BY the exercise
~ my brain. having earned II BY the ak
eharre Of nv commodities. can so 20 the
1,s,erruo4. ends OF The earth. and wherever
r,yesen4 A fis value VIII be unGue&tt0nra
and unchaIlenged. That gold dollar this
yneeflng. the Democratic party, the honest
rnasass OF this country without distinction
81 PARTY declare shall be paid 70 the Ia
t4orar sehen he earns ~, and that no power
on earth shah cheat him OF the sweat OF
his brow.
81 il perfectly clear that the purpose
~ ths Tsapnsists ~ 70 put UP the prices OF
certain commodities Mr.. Bryan's lar
rfaga is that he Is going 70 improve the
condition OF the people OF THIS coantIy'
DO not suppose ne claims ne cRn h'niA
,,f,z .he rursf,sr ~ chairs upon this ptas-
s..,, - nnon this floor. although be has
shourn his capacity TO empty them. II ne
Il going 70 work any change IN the con-
sf.fo,, ~ mon, he must Increase the mate
,laf possession % some part Of the COM
r,unttv. Now, II he got pesses73ea q t'as
~rvs~rrygsn. tomorrow he Safd not errsse
49, atngiA thing Of value by any exercise
~ .,.,ga-rrsentaf power in the world no
-,.-7s- ever vst exercised BY fFraHf or
- I. .yy,stfsl,fgovaf monarch caH cause
ts~~s. aasa 20 become useful can cause
szo baaSeS % grass 30 grow Whsre one
s.~ew, before. can bring together the stones
tfsat cosnpoyn this hHtaaAng aHa fs's+ taeD
f.so q a.asefv temple dedicated 80 polsi3rdl
,ssss,,ss,,n No. IL requires the labor of
-, ssA sFse laisor ef mar alone 70 ere
. .~as4sh II NJ Bryan i going 20 en-
- ~a-.,sNs.fy. tna tafng which ne means
- s,eatoar on him he must take from some
t1.sv eEse. was Is 20 be aespoiled and who
!. - ~ enriched ~ st@ exercise OK this
- sFtsrsa 81 government "a ery. rrne
sss.-sv ,afra o~ner'p Ny. friends. the sil-
80 -ire ownsre viii he cheated win the
,.s. "a government can never be gsnes-
-..s s,eea1ne IN Il ~ generous TO one IL
rnsss be oppressive 20 another.
Free SILVER and Wages
..r,,. thf- financial sehsfne contsnpla'ss
an gnereazs in tae pre- 2 0ettAsh eo'n-
,re.ss.gss We are ronhng npw prstty close