The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-27

SEATTLE. FRIDAY. AUGUST ~.
REpunLlcAN cnIcANEnY.

iHItANbsAhs
This free silver people are running around
Hike chicken with its head chopped off.
II one is not near enough TO the harnyard
10 observe the capital deficiency the
chicken would seem to Be very busy. but
this spasm Of activity viii not last long.
The Atlanta Constitution. published down
In Georgia. where the old school OF states
Den pEldes itself or never having learned
anything. Is stu keeping up n show of be-
ing In the ring. I: says everything goes
to show that at least some OF the gold or
eans have made all the arrangements nee
essary 10 enter upon campaign OF fraud
and Misrepresentation. and to keep It zip
from now until the congressional elections
next year. It adds a warning % Democrats
not TO pay any attention TO what they see
In any but n free silver newspaper and es-
peciaIly puts them on their guard against
what Hanna and his agents are now do
ing In the way OF corrupting the voters"
II can be imagined that to a Democrat of
this kind there never was such a vast con-
spiracy in the history of the world 10 cor
rupt tho voters as that man Mckinley
and his myrmidons are now engaged in.
lie and his agents are busy in every cor
ner of the country seeking &c influence
voters and to make thsG believe that
times are better than they we're before the
return OF the Republicans 20 power
They do say that tho tools OF English
syndieates and OF large mlIl-owning cor
porations are trying 10 delude the poor. I'M
sophisticated farmers OF this country by
statements in the newspapers that they can
get more for their wheat now than they
could last year.
Some Of these hireiings Of Hanna even
10 so far as to say that Bryan was mis-
taken when he said the election of Me-
hinley would mean s5-cent wheat in Kan
sas. and that the Inauguration of the nd
vance Agent of Prosperity" would be fol-
lowed by the most disastrous season this
country has ever known.
We. too, warn the farmers against being
deceived by these apparent signs Of pros
perity. We warn them 10 make sure that
when they sell their wheat they do not
take q cents worth of money and 81 cents
worth OF fat but insist from those cor
morants who buy their wheat that they be
paid 100 cents on the dollar.
We. too, warn the workingmen OF this
country not to place their trust IN What
they are told. bat 10 rub their eyes and be
sure they are awake when they get six
days pay in good. hard gold. equal 10 the
best money IN the world for six days la
Dor. and make sure they are not only
dreaming that the long spell OF ldleness
has ceased and they are now happy In
steady employment.
We. too. warn the storekeepsrs and the
clerks and the 'longshoremen 70 De on
their guard against that party which.
whenever 1t gets into power. corrupis them
by insisting upon work being plentiful.
wages paid ard business active.
There Is no more insidiaus means Of So
curing the confidence az the psonle than
that OF party which is 50 cunning that
whenever IL controls sha policy of the gov
eminent II contrives 20 pa. money into
circulation. TO open factories raise the
price OF wheat insure sooA crops. tire men
ont by labor. Instead AZ permitting them
10 siothfully pass their days IN tlleness.
banks by miliions and millions OF dollars
Our task Is The moro dinlcua because
there arc some people SO constituted that
they care nothing fer principle. They do
not care nearly 80 much what party Is IN
power as they ia fer their own alvantsee.
There are some meu who would fus; "a
soon vote the Republican ticket as any
sefss Sc
meant one dollar wheat and loo-cent asi-
lars. an3 that ihcy should benefit hy ther,l
There are se~ae men - whorn no more e..
feetiSe appeal can Ae made than their eva
interests. II they are busy cieht or tea
hours a day and their cha2rea are welI
clothed and their wives are ccatcnsea Nfsh
fuil harder. they 90 net care a eentinas.
raj Il silver should 80 Down 10 cents an
ounce. II Is no usc 70 arsae With naea uks
that.
The calls way ghs' the Rspgbllcsn PARTY
can DC defeated g. ~ asousgns thc psools
10 a comprehension 81 ire faet thst an
these thtnrs are aslus'on 'ast thsv ara
campaign stories SIN haiae circulated hy
Mark Hanna and works ~ acsiaa pae.
lished By the newspapers AZ the hsaa.nx -
Wall street TIE eniy hape 81 ire Desaa~
Gratis ard TIRE Fepui,sss f. thss IRE country
shah be the Vicglna az calamity an8 fae
nation filled VITA We. w-acu mems hair
Is turning syay w3th ANXIETY. thssr prcesr-
~ sllprlHs away ssesa Sasaa. waen women
become VISA ard eare@.2Fu wlgh anxiety 81
ths hoHelessaesa 81 paying t1se Tens or
meeting she gyocery b'u. when Ssrenv
uen. willing has unable ~ 8a3 work. are
sreapsa en- ghe street cefuers Nffa their
tale hands IN shets eaae'y pocAsgs- tasa IS
tie harvest ume sor the IFse slives.,e -ad