The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27

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The Double Standard.
'C- the - ~ August. 1ssE. IN a Public
address. { sal. II We AVE AZ a-.erra-
tiezzi rats wsi~h al the leading na.sous
cf sns E'orsd xoul1 a6opt. sn1 IRE true rs-
Atao1 - nxe1 between sae tive metals.
azt al agree upon me quantity of silver
which should constitute a SOLAR. thea ST.
yer wo1l1 he as free ard unlimited Ia IS
privileges ot coinage as gold is tasSay. Eut
t18e we have no. been &aie 70 seca-e. and
with the free and unlimited coinage % stl-
vsr adopted in tie TTn.te1 States at the
present rssso are would oe still further re-
Ersrst from any internatS tS0n1i agreement.
We nav never De able 20 secure i 4 We
enter uroa the isolated coinage of silver,
TG1s 1osgnle standard implies equality az
TasEG. and that equality can only ne es-
tabstshed BY tha concurrent law % na-
tsozs. II was ths concurrent law OF na-
fhons that made TIE double standard, .
will require the concurrent law OF nations
% resnsfste and sustain IT,.
II Favors the Use of silver Money.
The Republican party has not been. ard
IS not row. opposed 10 the use az silver
money, as lis record aaun3antiy shows.
L has done al that could - done FOR its
Increasing use with safety and honor by
the United States acting apart from othar
A1sfE atst-tt4sE&- mere ar Af4l<B MO LAtta&
Il has already gone beyond the limit o.
financial prudence. Surely We can go no
further. and we must not permit false
l.ghts TO sure rs across the danger lire.
More silver Tnan ANY Country.
I'VE have much more silver ia use than
sny country In iae world except India and
ghsna-seo eDe more Than Great Brit
en. S5e.oet 40 more than France. s4oe.-
ets.01o more than Germany. szes 90 90 less
than India. and SIS 90. 80 less than China
The Republican party has declared in
favor of al internsr~onal agreement. and
II elected president IL VIII ne my duty TO
smpsoy ali proper means % promote Il.
THE free coinage of silver IN this country
would defer. II not defeat. international
b.-fnetaliism. and. until an International
agreement can he BAD. every interest re-
aiires us 70 maintain our present stand
ard lndep ndent free coinage Of silver
al ratio OF Is ounces Of silver % J ounce
81 gold would insure The speedy c0nfrac-
ton Of the volume OF oar currency. IL
would drive at least s1aas.io4o of gold
which We now Rave permanently from the
trade OF the country and greatly decrease
our per capita circulation. IL is not pro-
pas4d by the Republican party 10 take
from tire circulating medium OF the eoun-
try any OF the silver We now have. On
the contrary. II is proposed 10 keep all of
parity with gold hy maintaining the pledge
OF the government that al Of IL shall he
equal 20 gold. This has been the un-
broken policy OF the Republican party
since 1878. II has inaugurafed no new pol
ley. 1t VIII keep in circulation and
as good as gold ali of the silver and pa
per money which are now Included In the
currency of the country. II VIII maintain
their parity 1t will preserve their equal
itv In the future as IL has always done in
the past. IL viii not consent 10 put this
country on A silver basis. which would In
evitabiy follow independent free coinage
at a ratio OF Is 10 l. IL VIII oppose the
expulsion OF gold from our circulation.
Farmers and Laborer- suffer Most.
IF there Is any one thing which should
be free from speculation and fnetuation
IL is the money of a country. II ought
never TO be the subject Of mere partisan
contention. When we part with Our labor.
our products or our property, We should
receive in return money which IS as stable
and unchanging IA value as the ingenuity
of honest men can make IT, Deoasenent or
the currency means destruction of values
No one suffers so much from cheap money
as tae farmers and iaborers. They are
the first TO feel it's bad effects. and the
last to recover from them. This has been
the uniform experience OF all countries,
and here, as elsewhere, the poor and not
the rich are the greater sufferers from
every attempt 10 debase our money. IL
would fall with alarming severity upon
investments already made: upon insur-
ance companies and their policy holders;
upon savings banks and their depositors:
upon building and loan associations and
their members: upon the savings or
thrift; upon pensioners and their families.
and upon wage-earners and the purchas-
ing power OF their wages.
Unlimited IrredeemabIe Paper.
'~rhe silver question IS not the only IS
sue affecting our money in the pending
contest. Not content with urging the
free coinage Of silver. It's strongest cham
pions demand that our paper money
shall be issued directly by the
government OF the United States.
Tails is the Chicago Democratic
declaration The ST. Louis Peoples party
declaration IS tlfat our national money
shah be ISSUED BY the general govern
ment only. without the Intervention ot
Ranks Of issue. be full legal tender for
the payment of all debts private and pub
lie. "a 30 distributed direct 20 tho people.
and through the lawful disbursement or
the government Thus fn addition 20 the
free coinage OF gold aud silver, we are
asked 10 enter upon an era or unlimited
irre1eemah.e paper currency The ques-
ton which was fought out from 1850 70
lN4a u mus 10 Dc ieoff4tle4As WIN al us
cheap money experlmC 7ts OF every con-
ceivable form fo.sted upon Us. This In
dicates 2 most startling reactionary poll
Ey. strangely az variance with every re-
qu.rement Of sound auance. bat the de-
claratlon shows the spirit and purpo 80 OF
those who by combined action are contend
ing for the control Of the government.
Not satisfied with the dehasement OF oar
coin. which Inevitably follows the free
f1F affxen~ = SO fhav nrngsA
Ftin further degrade our currency and
threaten the public honor by the unlimited
issue ~ an Irredeem8ble paper currency.
A Erave~ mem - 20 our financial stand
f1E and Credi, conid haTily he conceived.
and every patriotic citizen should %
sroose3 10 promptly meet and enectaaIiy
defeat Il.
Ia tn.. Highest J. rec Reprehensible.
ssFt Is cause for painful regret and
soIfcltnde thai sn effort is being made by
those iR thf. high councils OF the allied par
t.Fs - divide no people 81 the country
fato ella zses and create distinctions among
us. which IN fact do not exist and arc for
eign 20 our form o. government. Theee
appeals 20 passion and 70 prejudice are
beneath the spirit ard intelligence of a
free people. ard should bc met with sse~a
rebgke by those they are sought 90 infiu-
enee. and ! believe they will he. Every
q attempt 20 arrEs class against class. The
classes against toe masses sectors against
section, labor against capital. the poor
: gzlast the rfeh. or Interest against inter-
est ia the United States. p In he highest
degree Tepreh henSlhle. IL is opposed 20 the
national iusfiret ard Interest an8 shoud
ha resisted BY every citizen. We ara nor
a nation - classes. brit 0f sturdy free. -
dependent and hon0rahls people. degpisinZ
the 3emaE1EHe and never captivating %
disho1or. This ever-recsTFsnE effort en-
dangers popular government. and Is q uss1-
ace 60 cur liberties, Il Is not q new carr
TatEu device or party appeal II Is as cd
as government among men. hdt wss never
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