The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04

yos. 20 res<snx raagbs ~sss - ~resssf
n hs fesf es~seaisy aboas tscictng be-
tween tree silver sse sosns n.onsy Write
asi shs ssaehsnrs - svperssres ere agassst
fhe sssoeexs - ssy sffesnps % make q &C.
flsisas ratio befwsen two nasssis. there
II s<snssthing very sharing asoass the tea
~ fss. silver ~ sr vnltrstee suanttsy -
snvfbiss stsss fs sesrabis.
re money question. IS e II presented
n~w nne. voissra@x have h@eu written On
fhs s1bsaes tasfng two fhossand ysars.
saa u has seessioneiiy caused psftsSrta-
ton fsr earlier than that ~ no Tine IA
-. history Of the word have the eoe6i-
items been such &c tfa~y are TO-DAY. sd
ttsis fses aids ssossser 10 the many eom-
piscaffous surrounding ffe subjest The
tslesrsps. railroads, fast STEAMSHIPS ans
lafvs sey - Interests IS - t'soSe hsttsr
facilities fer eenaseiiag baslHsss have 81
once made tfas actual transfer " coin less
necessary. sci lnersszs % the work 1s~
eeiv1eg % money.
n = fsresit within tie iIEsffs 81 ar Ell.
toFssl 70 snasr very extensively iato dis
enssson ~ he money question sns tEs
fHneften ~ tbs Newspaper l. Tsthsr 70
readily answer implied os direct questions
sns 20 sspress g~nsrsi opinions. IT bs-
comes dssirabie sometimes. however, 20
run over points which are isksiv 20 ss~
cape shs attention o. those who have ~.
tie leisure for Investigation. VIII that
infect sn yts~ rho post-Tnssilizsnesr will
from time 20 time refer 20 those suthoft-
ties upon which soont money men base
shs conclusion that the United states u'B
sHfr4r severely ~ n shouic md sFtaks 10
force upon the respzinfsr Of the CONNER
essl world. ratio Of value between geld
and silver watch al those nations bass
sb&naouss.
~ IL essential, IN ordsr 90 follow
the reasoning - the sound money men.
90 bear ia mind that the uni'ej States
does not attenp, 80 put value on goid-
that IL 20 say. hos much anybody shall
give ~ anything IN exchange for my
quantity % soid~it only undertakes 10
ns unit from which al - ngs shall be
measured. Fer Instance. S1en {; rays
that siEty pounds Of wheat, % ss.y oihsr
commodity shall bs squsl 90 bsshsl. IL
does not cay hos many bvshels - wheat
shall b. equal IN value 20 "a bushei %
corn q guarantees only 70 ths buyer that.
4 hs j. told ~ tho seller that DO L. re-
eslyfnE a busssei % wheat. he T. re-
esisins she equivalent % slHiy pounds ~
weight n the government undertook 90
say how maay bushels ~ wheat should
~ equal IN value 81 all tines 10 80 many
bushels ~ corn. n would b. establishing
. saias for each. measured ~ the other.
Tits f. What TIE free siiFeritss propose
fhe government shan % with regard -
800 ana silver. snd while no man pre-
tents that the government could 60 u
vffb references 10 wheat and corn. there
ere some people who say nat {, can 80 Il
sin reference 20 gold and silver. ire
specilys % he fnarkci value - either.
Fof reasons which seem 20 hay. sctu~
atsd many nations about ths same time.
ths uniied STATE. government. sitter hsv-
inf nDrilnaiiy made the attempt without
success fof many years. IN ia followed
ire policy % other commercial nations
sad adoD'ea plan which gave up the at
tempt 20 determines ~ law how much
gold should BAY 80 much silver. 90 how
much silver should boy 80 much gold. sni
Halted its function 10 declaring that when
any person reesiYea a piece 81 coin. paid
piece Of coin. o. promised 20 pay q place
~ coin. called . dollar. Il should rnssn
that he Was 10 receive or pay SIS grains
q geld
q prevent men agreeing e. give or accept
aaY quantity q snythlns fos any quantity
~ dollars. Whatever value. increasing
or decreasing Esis may have. the govern
meni aoss rot interfere with TIT only
says that shen ghs weird COLLAR" Is used
e means eoln 81 the weight and fnensss
81 - grains % soii, and puts its mint
stamp wRon such eeins as a guarantees
that they are az that weight and Oneness
The law SAYS that sbe hour shall con-
slst u six;v minutes - time how much
q thst tine e 20 be given does not con
esFa the gaserament any more than the
number &c aollsgs - BE given FOR any
number Or hours IL guarantees only to
him who sives TIRE flms thag vhea he
aays II shaii b slghl houYs. Il means eight
Asara ~ sixty sainutes each. and no mere
Il guarantees So hla who gives ne tsn,
tnat when he Il premises = for II. Il gssvans
tma dollars. each containing gss grains
af geld. and no less
one cause q eenfaztan about nsnsy
matters Is shag IS var.sa tunctlens are
not considered. ara diTervaces sF.ss re-
cAusa sasns claim that .s Is 9u.y a nasslan
q exchange. wh.,r siasrs ssv IT, hAs ar
srtaal valus ne fset al me matter 10
shas uieaes = nes osly a medium e ex-
change Aa8 asa 4 nse@sure ~ value. has
Is a'sa 4 siAaGard e SAlus Tor deferred
payments As mediums q sxchAnEe Il
acts thIs sAy. h4s some foer ans \
wAnts %. eas las sa,y eoaee. A wants
nc cssee fass naN lie gives as nogr "a
/ = saa gives A a token by which Il q
I an3efssos thst a. LATER i&y 4 ssu sive
I e esek % 2 AS IN cHAhge Tar Il n
49, E,se 4 - n.aca co1ss. II th.s were
a. me eaTpess et money. ere nalsts
Sea,a es right AID pioas 81 paper
wcu.4 60 as es3l as GAIA possessing yaf4e.
IA; rs chief fanrton Is a. standard
e Nssas sos sessgrei psy meats Aa4 Ia
order 10 "a gaas requirement It nsasg
have az tassn1fs vAlas. or. rather. =
Maze Mash - sseos g.zsa All ASSs9>sa