The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-07
THE PACIFIC SLOPE

Solid for SIcKinley-Bryanism For
gotten Illusion out There now-Free
silver Dead.
New York Sun: Allen C. Mason, Of
Tacoma, Wash, is at the Hotel Man
haitian. Mr.. Mason was one Of the
pioneers of Tacoma, and was largely
concerned in the towns development
Besides being business man of expert
ence, he is a keen observer Of events
In general. In talking with a reporter
of the Sun yesterday about affairs on
the slope. he said:
1.-THE whole west, and particularly
the Pacific slope, is booming. because
the people can sell all they produce
and get the money. The law OF supply
and demand has got in Its work and we
are all earning good llvings, win
enough left over to buy some OF the
pleasures OF life for ourselves and our
families.
far west, free silver Is now dead and
forgotten illusion. Let me tell you
something: / have been in the east
about six weeks, and most OF the time
/ have been in New England. During
that period / heard and read more OF
Bryan and free silver than have heard
Mt home In q year and half. Nobody
talks OF Bryan out there, and what
more, nobody thinks about him. The
fact is, the alarm which Bryan and the
other free silver men sounded In 1875
was n false one, and the people know II
now. He warned the man who had a
mortgage on his farm that, II the single
gold standard was maintained, the gold
bugs would take the roof from over his
head. The gold standard was main
tanned and the man has been able to
earn enough money to pay the mort
gage. He told the farmers that, If
Mckinley were elected, their burdens
would be increased and the price OF
their products would go still lower. Nc
Kinley was elected. the price Of farm
products went up and consequently the
farmers burdens were decreased.
"Those farmers who took stock In
Bryan have now sworn unfalterIng al
legiance to the man who made the con-
dition in which they find themselves
possible. To-day, William Mckinley Is
stronger in the west than he was in
1895 or 1896, and the people will demand
his denomination. He Is the man they
want for President, Notwithstanding the
fact that many OF their sons and broth
ers have fallen in battle to uphold his
policy In the Philippines. The general
opinion is that as real estate, pure and
simple, the Philippines are hardly worth
fighting for. But our people. lrrespec-
tive OF politics, hold a notion to defend
which thew will give their last male cit
izen and their last dollar. They know
,n.lt, Tor the time being, Mt least, the
Philippines are American possessions.
They know that there is disorder there
and they demand that the disorder
shall be put down, and that our sover-
eighty over those islands shall be ac-
knowledged by every one. To that end
we would push the campaign with the
utmost vigor.
Although we don't consider them
valuable real estate, the people west of
the Rockies will not, l believe, ever con-
sent to give the Philippines UP. And,
holding this notion, our people will have
greater renson to demand McKinley's
denomination. You know we have learn
ed out there. in a comparatively few
years, the value of trade with the east.
1t Is only within the past five or six
years that our own mills have been
turning our own wheat into flour. Two
or three sailing vessels were sent from
Tacoma with cargoes OF flour for Chi
ma, and business men laughed At the
idea that Cinnamon could be educated
to eat -FOUR Besides, they said, II
couldn't be delivered at Chinese ports
cheap enough to compete with rice.
What has been the result? Cinnamon
have not only been taught to cat flour,
but they buy It in such quantities that
to-day four lines Of vessels are running
from Pacific ports with wheat products
for the China trade. Now, we believe
that II Cinnamon can be taught to eat
wheat products, the Fillpinos can"