The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16


-. Bryaa aad the remainder - he
M trade advocates. WAC are now posing
= ajee fsvos1ng free silver. can afford 20
aeave sh> tariff issue alone Thsy are
neooabiy quite shrewd snoagt 70 per-
coove thax The frss coinage of silver VIII
IN itself operate ~ . horizonsAi rsduc-
assa q the entire tariff BY % per cent
9Ais would knock every vestigs q pro-
eectsou out az tbs existing tas13 laws.
- wouH - the most radical step yet
neopossl toward tree trade.
II this country goes to ssxts 81 silver
0sne-ms<aliiam and the valas af our is-
~ tsnAsr silver coinage thus. within =
sosy br4sf psrsod. sinks. ~ Il raAoubt-
ely vsi. 10 me present tuIiioa value Of
silver. Il viii take bat ono dollar In goid
- pAy the amount OF duty which Il now
1a1ss Two dollars 70 pay. This will AFFECT
~ Articles on wAsch spec+ec duty 10
aDstsd. The duty on hops. for example.
Was reduced from Is cents under the No
3ln,ey act TO 8 cents under the Wilson
NV. Undar the proposed tree coinage
ss6uesion Of the dollar standard. the ea;y
IN - cut - cents. gold standard.
Tha Pa;o0ss country. the particular
otrenghoad II Populssn. nnds oes Of iss
oat paying crops 20 be mating harley.
dhe suoss serious cosnpstisor The United
States has In the production Of mating
oasi4y - Canada Un1er tie Mckinley
1Aw ths duty on this class OF barley was
= cents . oushSL Ths Wilson Law re-
eucsd u 70 - cents. Free silver viii
efri further reduce II 10 % cents par bush
d gold standard.
Tho present dusy On canadsas potatoes
= II een<s . hushsi. reduced from : cents
endAs sAs NeKinlsy iav. unasr free
estnags the duty Win b sttii further re-
auosd 70 ~ csrtA The Wilson euty on
eoai = - censs ton. re;aces from 20
cenia. which vas The tariff under the
Mckinley Law. Coal miners know wha;
. srtoas eject On their industry ON thss
eoass has resulted from the heavy tn
oorsstions iaso our California markets Of
CanAdian ard Australian Goals. rars.ca-
oaxiy he latter. Free coinage would re-
~ ton. gold standard
These are few samples. selected from
Articles produced very largely IN TITS
state ana are given simply to illustrate
Tie general proposition. that an q eide
exSss the free coinage proposition means
. comsisse destruction OF the rratecxive
sAr'r policy Of the country and The prac-
Zeal cpeaing Of our hease markets to the
eomeesision Of tie weird
These are reasns Why ssss tArs1 - an
sssas. AID ons completely snterwoves
WssA the silver question. A triumph Of
free silver means. IN that fact aione. arsa
Aisheas further legislation. . resaes.0n
- The taxsa By nearly ore-hais Yet
tsssys are men calling themselves silver
Republicans. ana who s.ali declare them
sso are openly advocating TIRE election Of
ecgalsstis candidates ara tse adoption os
. currency law whish viii Ia itsess alors
esescs TIE present tariff 10 q greater sx-
ssst than any p-osssicai party n re esas-
ery has evur tar~c seriously to a9vocate
o. resent years.
The whole proposition ccmss back 20
Aats-tast Tie entire free ssver move
Usens. from start 20 nnsxA, In al Of Rs
ssmsaeatsans ard in az az the results
~Aish woali rew frosn X. e.reStiy or Ia
elrsctfy. IL \ dirws; nssaaes 10 every nan
In ,As unftsd States wAe relies aasa Gays
~sses fer ass sa7eort