The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03

TALKS ON MONEY ISSUE.
Farmers Get Less for Wheat Now
Than i'm 1S09-BimetaIIism.


Whenever you talk to a Republican
about the trust now he says that we have
so much prosperity that he Is afraid TO do
anything on the subject for fear his pros
perity Will disappear. Laughter) Ask
him, is your prosperity built upon so UNI
substantial a foundation that you are
afraid to breathe or think for fear 1t will
leave your But when you tell me that
the Republican party has brought pros
perlty. and try TO hide behind that argu-
ment, and allow trusts to thrive and fat
ten at the expense of the people, I am
going TO answer your proposition with an
other one; If you tell me that the Repub-
lican party promised prosperity and
brought It win say. AN right. Let
vote the Republican ticket, and II we get
the votes of those who have not received
their shares we Will have the biggest ma
JQrity that any party ever had (Ap-
plause)
Il ask those who feel that they have en-
toYed prosperity to take the time TO trace
their prosperity to iis source. You people
q the Sound-you people on this gateway
10 Alaska-haVe enjoyed the benefits OF
the travel to and from Alaska. People
going up there have stopped here 10 equip.
ana people comir-s back have left some OF
their gold on the way. Republicans. did
you promise TO discover gold In the Klon-
dixie in 1852 Uaughter) From the way
that it was in the Republican platform
that. II intrusted with power. II would
discover gold In the British possessions up
AA1NhAs -
nothing Ike that IN the platform. Has
prosperity come 10 you because OF that In
creased production of goid2 IL so, then II
has convinced YOU that we were right In
1896 when We told you that the quantitive
theory ~ money was correct and the
more money you had the better times YOU
would have. tApplause1
Where 30 YOU farmers who raise wheat
On this Western coast Ind your pros
perltyf Why. wheat IS selling FOR less
than Il sold for IN isas. '97 and e#,-wheat
is loss today than it was during the cam
pa.gn of ls6. when Mr. Cleveland was
president and when the Republicans said
We mad "a Bryan panic caused By the fear
That I might be president daughter
NCt when man sells wheat to-day for
less than he could sell Il for IN is9. as ~
ur -, and goes out 20 buy something with
the proceeds - his farm. he nnds tina, the
trusts have raised the prices o. what re
wants 20 buy. he goes into the stores %
buy furniture, but furniture is up. He
goes 20 buy clothing but clothing Is Up.
been able 10 control the price of an article
they have raised the price And Whte The
Re publican party has not brought aim any
hcDrut when De comes 10 sell lt allows
the trgst % piuuder him when hc goes 90
huy Take the man working Tor wages z
Als wages have been incFeascd how does
De- find 80 90 his benefit when he goes TO
spend bis income He finds 90 Won't 10 so
ftr What we wanted Was "A general rise
100 Erircs-Wc wanted tn tx Che priCes AZ
tae h.metahle level. and then an business
a hon ee have the gol3 standard dragging
duwn tho price % what you sell. ana ne
trust missing the price - NAa. you rgy
yuu are burning the candle az both ends
and There So no prosperity Tor you. Gap
ulAuer)
"The Republican party does nri dare
90 take away from tac silver dollar its
lrga' tender quality nu1. bar sou leave
The Republican party IN power and the
.lXt stsg Wli ht go tuks away from SIZE
Ncv Ns lr-al tender quality that ~ ala ln
1874. bat Tails .tCal tender quality was put
back ia ls-N b.t gold standard complete
means char legal tender quality vii boz
taken away and that every debt in the
United States. every dollar - the 81 IN
ua. pa ar Ca - Hs atd ~ debt. Uiu be pay
able So gold alone. ard sou wlii have 10
ind tH. gold 90 pay it when 70 Re demand
eA Uo matter how hard q may b. for
you 60 End that gold.
The Republican party j. giving = dose
AZ time If has not only taken this
step towards tho gold standard, but az the
'ast moment the Republican party con
fesses that it wls afraid 70 make the nEht
FOR the gold standard. You ask ne how
! know. Tn 1880 the Republicans par "A
plank IN the platform pledging the party
20 International bimetaliisTn. When the
election was over the president sent a
commission 10 Europe To ask the nations
90 help o. restore bimCtallism. But while
this commission was In Europe the secre-
targ - the treasury WAS making gold
standard speeches I'm tho United States.
and when Mr.. Wolcott came back he
made q speech in the senate and COM