The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-14
BRYAN At MILWAUKEE.
Declares the Chicago Plat
form Is Still Alive.
BIG ARMY is A MENACE.
Imperialism the Greatest Danger
to America - England May
Not Be a Good Friend
Mayor Harrison
Speaks.
BIG ARMY is A MENACE.


the natal day OF the founder oi
banquet a, the Planking.on house tonight
which was attended by over 40 guests
Col. William ]. Bryan, OF Nebraska. was
the guest Of honor ard delivered the prln
cipai address. Delegations OF Democrat:
were in attendance from many towns
the state, and nearly all tbs
from the state legislature were
present. Col Bryan was escorted early
from Chicago by a large delegation from
that city. and Mayor Harrison came later
also with large number of escorts. Tn,
banquet hall was beautifully decorated
with the national eolors.
bryan On Democracy.
Col Bryan spoke on Democracy" HI
said In part:
I'VE are now near enough 10 the
next campaign 10 be able TO form some
Idea Of the lines along which the con-
test will be fought, and I am taking
no risk when ! say that those who in
1895 gave their allegiance to the Chi
eago platform are united today in the
determination that no step taken in
1896 shall be retraced- The platform
the principles which had been Demo-
cratic In the beginning OF the govern
ment Suggestions that we abandon
the money question sometimes come
from these who deserted the party In
1895. but those suggestions are not sup
ported hy evidence tending To show
that the organization in 1896 was
strong. but was predicated upon the
theory that the issue upon which the
party once los, can never be revived;
and what seems most strange this
argument is made by those who have
followed different course in the past.
I'm 1855 Mr.. Cleveland was defeated
on the tariff issue. and yet the tariR
was made the main Issue in 1892. and
Mr. Cleveland was elected. In 1892 Mr..
Harrison was defeated largely on ac-
count Of the Mckinley bill. and four
years later the author Of the bin was
nominated on platform reaHirming
the belief In protection and was sue
cessfui. Thus 4 is seen that In two
instance recently losing issue In one
campaign became a winning issue in
the campaign following The test
ought 20 be not whether the issue has
been presented before, but whether the
position taken is right II the gold
standard was unmerited in 1896 II is un-
nlsrited now II its maintenance was
a detr.ment 10 the interests 81 the peo-
pie of this country then. II In detri-
ment now. IL In 1856 II was SO hurtful
that the Republicans promised 20 put
forth their best effort To substitute
International b:-metalI.sm for II. and
after the election VAS stsll so hurtfui
that the prasd dent sent commission
10 Europe 10 secure foreign aid In
abandoning II what has happened
since then to make the American peg
PIE accept 4 "a a blessing? If in
creased discovery Of geld In Alaska
has heeu ~ any advantage To the
United States. II il bat another evil
donce that the auantitative theory Of
money is correct. II a large balance
~ trade for the United States gives
any relic: because CT the money thus
brought into the country. IL Is an adii-
toual argument fin favor or the guam
titatsve theory Of money.
BmetaiiIsts have contenled that
times Will he made better by the re-
turn ~ the double standard and by the
increased supply of standard money
thus furnished fer the business os the
country.
Ia to the National Issue.
While f. ts unnecessary To discuss the
tie Il proposed II may not be out %
place 10 suggest that Is 10 ! being the
rasbo ~ which the present gold and eth
vsr coin circulate. & is the natural ra-
to st xhsca the TnlvSs should ta re-
opened. To increase ths ratio ~ ln-
creaxsng the s.ze 0f the dollar would
necesSl,ate the rVeainsgs sf our present
SILVER dollars info a less number u dol
iarp. ard the Increase of tho rstio made
throughout the world would result IN
q large decrease In the sc'arne ot stan
lard fnaney. ana since the value 81 a
dollar depends ~ tie number % dollars
such change would necessarily In
crease the purchasing rower ~ dol
lar an Increase tse hnrteu of debts
II would be equivalent 10 a transfer ~
legislation of a vast aruaurt ~ wsalsr
from ;he gvoauelnr classes ~ the
money owning classes
uesser than Hank Notes
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