The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

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TIE Qaeestioa. tAen. takes ttis shape:
dr.T.ng oat se-Sss.eoo u gold and
ts, s-..s car per capita clrstl-
, ~ oae-;Airi apon The day
Per 20 7ey Amerscan we~kinS-TsEs
-Ax.,er.Ssa1 wages or Chinese and japanese
NaS~S 20 yoG prefer the civ. cation OF
800 an Mexico ant India. OF ne CIVIL
sd SAe great raS1nEs afro have peofled
Is cts.ll iEsrt4 Ycu cant. excegt by AZ
i 81 = t-fenal agreement among the lead
-. commercial IaScns % The world.
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- h%ay 60 % q silver basis. YOU pass
- AZ avs 1r9 Your statutes. bG; n sp.:e
g -. fol Nj s,i.- measure ycar values
~ az sol1 Standard. on3y y NIL -
so1Ae oS5er la1o1S sear .a-2 and not
Eelrs The 2mIE,aa.e avs Of trade VII
. .dFe ali values by re god standard
lcr sae same reason that civ1t.za sxeu - sae
measure q n2S.ona1 development and
human labor cse measure 81 industrial
p-oSTsss fou nay ISat a candle 20
All say; fSeaoid the light u ms wor1f.
bar tire candle s7fo vi,I sxrt-s. wsGe the
SUI Al. sine On through the ages. Xoa
1aAy seek % r@o!ace ne ssars n heaven
~, NJ ,t.e - arc light: hUt RE ssaFs
"a We oeen SteaafaSt and clear since they
Hrst sing foseLac- on crea soa'S Es0rr,.
af-9 lfey NIL BE stea7fast and GEAR 70 The
era. Ae judge all trees BY he one mat
SANS Tie highest and straj gatsSL 10 the
So. a. pictures y The works OF the
OF masters. al children by 1hat ono
Nsl.Sa rsst.es c2osest 20 our hearts, Az
mankind 6v Him VITO FIRST wore the crown
OK ElgEE~. Of ard
Statutes. and BTysns ard Teiiers and
Leases and Altgel6s ara Humans the
Nofll Niil continue 10 measure s,s husi-
fsess transact tons BY fae goa Standard.
un-eSs yoa obsaiH an international agree
fneElt. by Which a majority Of the leading
nations agree 20 maintain the yalge OF
True hi-mstslllsm. honest bi-rnetaliiSm.
republican ol-me iailism-noL thss mush-
room o!-rnetalfisn which has sprung up
by night in a Pop1iistic camp-rnsans the
use OF gold and silver As money the par
ny or equality or exehasls ahsattY always
being maintained. We have that now.
anf IN order tsat the parity ard equally
may De maintained. the coinage : not
free AMI the amount coined = limited.
ncer the present system. the charge for
the coinage goes to you and me. We are
me people or the United States. Under
the proposed system. the charge for mint
axe VIII so 10 a small syndicate OF mine
owners. aggresatiGg not more than 5a.0no
men only oy an International agreement
Win ne reading commercial nations or
me world can the free coinage OF silver
De maintained. The Republican party
stands pledged 10 promote such an inter-
national agreement, and all those who be-
lisNe n sound financial policy. and vis@
with disfavor Wild financial experiments
should stand with the Republican party
today. But some one viii say something
Is wrong and that Is true. Somethi is
wrong. We have had four years of times
~ aich Aave tried mems souls. nor ore OF
US put what mas grown poorer and poorer
since the close OF Benjamin HaTrlSons
great adminlstra ton. An, my friends. IN
Harrison'S time We had no silver question.
but neither did We have any New York
clearing house certificates. any bond is
sues IN time OF peace. any Chicago riots
o. Coxey armies Then We had confidence
and protection. and confidence and pro-
lection lighted the fires OF the furnaces
gave the word Of command 20 the tin
bucket brigade and paid into the hands OF
the farmer nearly twice much a. he nov
gets for his wheat. twice as mitch as he
now gets for his WOOL twice as much as
he now gets for his hops. When this IA
ton turned it's back upon the Republican
party, il turned IT'S back upon the rising
sun or prosperity. and all We can say
70 you today Is, IL is not our fault; We
gave you fair warning. The real remedy
for our national trouble lies in the re-
syoration OF the American protective tar
III system; DO not propose &c discuss
tnat question tonight. You all understand
It as well l. You have had an object
lesson in the last four years, we have all
been 10 school, and experience has been
our teacher. II is the real question OF this
campaign. But the Democratic party
having taken UP new and dangerous Is
sue. we are obliged 10 give our whole
energy TO meet that. and leave 10 the in
coming splendid administration of VIII
lam Mckinley the demonstration of the
correctness OF our position upon the tariff
question. Then We will have not only
good dollars, but good times viii give us
Il chance to earn some OF them honestly.
Ellf frpr. X another Ia -
this campaign The penor rate Platform
makes 4 savage attack upon the supreme
court OF the United States. II attacks X
Tor rendering deC-s.Cn denying The con-
stsfuuonality Of the income tax. 20 rot
propose 10 discuss the income tax. IL
may oe a good thing rather think Il is
lies in congress 10 impose such a tax
The supreme court did rot make the law
or the constitution. its simple duty + 20
interpret them. The natural method iha.
would suggest Itself 10 a patriofi, mind
would be TO amend the constitution. Civ
ing 10 congress the power 10 enact al In
come lax saw. But the Democratic pat
form proposes 70 take away the ,ife ten
ure OF judges OF the supreme court and
place in the hands OF the president the
power to pack that tribunal whenever ne
shall desire 70 do 50 for the purpose OF
accom- plfshing some partisan political
measure. The supreme court. from Mar
shall 10 FuEer- has been the citadel %
American liberties: Ike a val CT bur
niShed brass e has stood there. turning
back attacks upon .he constitution art
the civl rights OF The people. whether
proCee Ing from high or lo@. Whatever
forei0n critics have had 20 say about
other branches OF our government. al
have united in praise or this. It's integrity
has never been put II question urzsl now.
It's dignity. -sfriot.s-n and ability have
heen the pride % every true American and
Ire envy or al foreign nations Do >e
American people want 70 turn this great
tribunal into a packed. partisan beach
The other great principle aga nst which
tGe Democratic platform levels u At
geid.1u thunGers. Is the right OF jde gov
eminent OF the United States TO 20 into
any stare or territory Of the United States
and ms.nziu is laws The president saws
the Laws OF tne United States mast ne
maintained and mob Violence ard iawless-
ness must box and the courts sustain
him. bat the TIlmans and the Aitgelds
and the Boy Orators" met in Chicago
and said that the war was failure ira
our armies fought IN vain. mat AppOuaaf -
COX was a farce and that Lincoln died ~
vatn--for. my friends. this IS the great
principle for " 1icE "" Spcn- -1tai0fS ot
Yuonsv and thousands - human lives can
this monsfFous thing succeed Can those
wa0 believe n a strong. free rep4pilc,
protecting and conserving the rights and
property % the nuTnblesf citizen tT ere
land. Cor = question OF ratios. or a qglsS-
ton OF Der capita. surrender tae te4chingF
ant pr nc pies ~ q lifetime. - fQTeHi
ira the SGurzfIe cSgTr ~ fha tinted
states me conservato Of ail ;1e liberties
We have or may expert. should ever -
overturned or the erm.1e Ok us tadG -s
dragged I'm partisan ausr oy a revolution
arw propaganda
The Republican par'y mode taiS gcett
West xhat i. !. II ire Scar 81 Empire
rzsart TOOK lis coLFse. TIE ksEp-1o.E1lr7
party followed quickly ia us wake It
F1a szaa ne Homestead ig~. a11 q Vas an
der Republican rule tnat tnl5 great " eSG
Vas peopIea 4ai It's resources Developed
II tore tAe azure rone % Fiuconian night
ard SET tae stars 81 connerciaa and in-