Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26

Stfi4i'ifIh4, tllf SIdIitlu OF illf' IOSl
iShtrncd nations Of the earth
such professors should be ordered to IN
culcate into the minds of their pupils the
IDEA that an honest dollar is a dollar OF
the highest purchasing power" dear
dollar" and that a dear" dollar means
low prices for everything measured by or
exchanged against that dollar. and that
by receiving low prices for what he has
TO SOL the debtor may more easily dis
charge his deht AMI the producer OF wealth
receive more for his products.
These professors must thoroughly under
stand tina: men of fabulous wealth who
literally endow our colleges and universi-
ties claim and have the right 10 have
taught within their walls the policies and
systems through which they acquired their
great riches
The Republican Party Is in favor Of
dear" dollars and plenty of them.
Scarce dollars are dear" dollars.
Therefore We are unreservedly In favor
Of scarce" dollars and plenty Of them.
daughter and applause on the Demo-
cratic sideo
The Republican Party. under tho d!rec-
ton Of its great commander. while de-
claring IT'S undying devotion 10 the per-
sonal liberty Of the citizen and its deter
mnaton 10 accord to the common peo-
pie" all rights and privileges with which
they may be safely intrusted. hereby an
nounces as a fundamental tenet Of its
faith that no new states shall be admitted
into the Union. except uron the express
condition inserted in the act of admission
that their Senators and Representatives
to the National Congress shall. in add
ton to the usual oath. "solemnly swear
to support the gold standard. greenback
retirement, bank issue and control Of pa
per money. all legislation favorable TO
corporations ard trusts. and to vote upon
such other measures for the preservation
OF the honor and integrity of the nation
az may come before Congress in the man.
ner directed by our great and good mas
ter. Marcus Aurelius Hanna, his success
Sors and assigns"
daughter on the Democratic side)
While our great and good commander
graciously informs us that we were soreiy
shocked and grieved at the harharites
perpetrated by the Spanish soldiers against
the Cuban patriots In their struggle for
liberty. resulting in the butchery or star
walton OF hundreds Of thousands of men.
women and children vet he gives us the
comforting assurance nv way of complete
generation Of his Administration for pei
hitting the long continuance Of these
atrocities, that the victims were nearly
all from the poorer classes. and It is doubt
ed II this depletion OF their ranks Is SER
ously to be regretted.
applause on the Democratic side.)
Our affectionate master further COM
forts US with the knowledge that by re-
framing from prohibiting the slaughter
and starvation of these thousands Of pow
erty-stricken wretches he preserved from
a severe shock the refined and tender sem
sibiities of the very best and noblest class
OF the citizens Of the world-the holders
of the Spanish bonds.
When we contemplate the serious injury
which would be sustained by them in the
depreciation Of their bonds as the result
Of independence our very souls revolt and
we count as naught the destruction of
few hundred thousand lives Of penniless
wretches and the perpetual enslavement
Of those who survive.
We therefore congratulate our greatly
cherished commander upon the WISE gen.
erous and humane policy applied to the
Cuban troubles which found its warrant
in the sacred motto Of the party. 'moncy
the master: everything else the servant"
The gathered wisdom Of the ages having
found secure Judgment in the sacred
skulls Of our dearly beloved leader and
his self-anointed co-saviors "of the coun-
try's honor" they have discovered and.
through us their humble and obedient SER
wants, now announce to the world the i'm
portant scientific truth that In their de-
lioerate, enlightened, refined and lofty
Judgment there are too many people IN
the world. especially too many poor peo-
pie.
Mr.. Lentz An overproduction.
Mr.. Hartman <reading)-
While this new application Of the theory
OF overproduction to population IL not full
ly understood by the common people, It
has stood the test OF some Of the gigantic
intellects Of our economists that have
been especially employed and literally paid
to teach the doctrine Of the gold standard.
and we therefore confidently incorporate
It in this platform with the following
automatic utterances Of the party:
I. The overproduction Of wealth causes
poverty.
walton among the people Is that there 10
too much food produced for them to eat.
3. Men, women and children are naked
and ragged because there are too many
clothes for them to wear.
4. The extraordinarily large production
Of coal and other fuel Is the cause Of 40
many people suffering from the biting
cold OF winter. II there were less pro-
duced, everybody would have more to
burn.
daughter on the Democratic side)
s. The overproduction Of people Is re-
sponsible for the decreased demand for
all things used or consumed by man.
We extend our sincere congratulations
to William Mckinley for his successful
deception Of the American people, by
promising In his letter OF acceptance to
keep In circulation and as good as gold
all the silver and paper money which are
now included In the currency of the coun-
try"
The making Of this promise by candi-
date Mckinley undoubtedly was justified
'oy the exigencies Of the occasion. for
without It and other cunningly deceptive
devices and the liberal and judicious ex-
penditure Of vast sums OF money to ''puri-
fy the ballot" and elevate American
manhood the American people would
have Endorsed the dishonest" "anarch-
istic." "communistic." "socialistic." "Pop-
ulistic." "un-American." ''unpatriotic,"
Revolutionary" and "unholy" Chicago
platform. the principles OF which, II adopt
ed. would wrest this Government from
tho control of our great and good master
Marcus Aurelius Hanna. and his fellow
guardians Of the nations honor" and
transfer that power to the common peo-
pie. who are utterly unfit to be trusted
with the grave responsibilities Of self
government.
We therefore commend in unqualified
terms the making of that promise by Mr.
Mckinley. and we solemnly declare that
the deliberate violation Of that promise
by the man who made 1t and our unqual-
flied approval of such violation Is complete
and irrefutable proof
First OF the immaculate integrity Of
the Republican Party: and
Second. That the 65OOO0o citizens VINO
voted against Mr.. Mckinley at the cleo
ton of 1896 are. as we have often declared
before Anarchists" "repudiators. 'com-
munsts,' socialists" "Populists," "agi-
tators," "demasogues." 'fdiots." 'luna-
tics" "addle-pated FOOLS "border ruff
fans" and common blackguards"
daughter and applause on the Demo-
cratic side)
To the end that perfect propriety and
consistency may De maintained we rec
ommend that the votes Of William Nc
Kinley In favor of bimetallsm, when he
was member of the House Of Represen-
tatives. and his numerous speeches in
support thereof be obliterated from the
public records. and that any citizen Of
the Republic who hereafter reads, recites
or prints any speech or speeches of the
aforesaid Mckinley favoring bimetallism
shall he hanished from the realm.
daughter on the Democratic side)
Realizing as we do that in the earlier
history Of our party the men who shaped
nodded and declared its opinions were
usually rough. uncouth. undignified. Illi.-
crate and unrefined we charitably over
look many of their blunders Could thew
have had the benefit of association with
the superior refinement. intelligence and