The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-30

SENATOR Jones. Of Arkansas, the chair
anan ~ the Pcpocratic national commit
-. has evidently thoroughly made up his
mind that the cause Of Bryan u hopeless.
and b now trying to get - much fun out
ct the campaign as he can. Having tenta-
lively tasted the gnliibiltty OF the average
Poculist. b. putting forth from time TO
time daring the campaign various absurd
foseerfss. and having noticed that they we're
the meaningless 6eciamations Of Mr. Bry-
IN. be has evidently arrived IT the con-
eibsson that there are no limits to Popu-
listic creduilty. Hence he u now testing
Ms theory BY claiming everything in sight
To- BryAn-
est estimate Of Mr.. Bryan's strength. he
has from time to time, as the Mckinley
wave gained volume and strength. In
creased the size OF his claims. He has ar
rived ~ the point where he has with pre-
tended seriousness put forward claim to
everything except few states along the
Atlantic seabosrd, and II that is swaI-
Isved. his rcxt bulletin win probably an
n0uncs that the people have decided to
make u unanJmous.
There II one unfailing barometer by
which the trend Of public opinion can be
learned. BY ali who care. In the interests
OF truth. to discover what that public
opinion r. That barometer Is found In
the merkst quotations. Every one admits
that with free coinage one Of two things
mrst Of necessity follow. either silver bull
lion viii advance to parity with gold. $l.29
per ounce. Or else gold will 60 to pre-
MUM representing the difference between
ia relative bullion value and that Of
silver.
II any considerable number OF specula-
tors Or Investors considered there was
even remote chance OF the election OF
Bryan. there would certainly be an at
tempt In tho market to anticipate the
prospective result In other words. there
would either be an advance In the price
OF silver bullion. or = premium on gold
II tssQuits likely that both results would
follow. There r.. however. hardly .
symptom Of the possibility OF gold pre-
miun, and the price OF silver bullion has
szgged steadily downwards since the day
Bryan was nominated At the market
psics Of Tuesday. the bullion value OF q
silver dollar was hut three-auarters OF
cent more than 20 cents. about as low 4
point ~ It has been within the past two
years.
Claims Of national committees may be
'blumnE. The capital OF the world. the
Spectators OF the world, do not. how
ever. lose an opportunity to make play
BY which they can double their money In
week for fear OF It's influence on the po-
lIticai situation. A man with 100000 could
IN the gamblers parlancs double shoot
the turn" He could take $4,000 In gold
and hoard it. and the other $4,000 and
invest II in silver bullion. In the event
OF Mr.. Bryan's election. he would be GER
tain to doubss his money on one invest.
ment or the other. In no event could he
snffer more than tho mere trItls Of =
loss.
Yet With all Of this opportunity to make
money quick, ii. the event Of Bryan's
election. there are rome OF the capitalists.
spectators or investors OF the world who
believe that there Is enough chance Of the
election Of Bryan to lay out their money.
With the possibility OF loss reduced TO an
absolute minimum. The only conclusion
from thu market barometer Is that there
Is no one among those Who make their
living BY the close watch which they keep
Upon all events. political or otherwise
which can possibly affect market prices.
who has the fnIntss, belief In Bryan's sue
cess The united opinion OF this large
class OF Intelligent and trained observers,
thus expressed. is worth hundreds OF pre-
dletions by political managers. put for
ward for possible effect upon doubtful