The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-18


the American people for themselves.
me purpose of such a system IL to
restore and maintain a bimetallic level
OF prices and in order that there may
be no uncertainty as to tho method of
restoring bimetaIism, the specific dec
larntion In favor of free and unlimited
coinage ut the existing ratio of rs TO /,
independent Of the action of other ma
tons. IL repeated. In 1856 the Repub-
iican party recognized the necessity for
birnetallism by piedging the party TO
an earnest effort 20 secure an interna-
tionai agreement for the free coinage of
| silver. and the president Immediately
after his Inauguration. by authority OF
| congress- appointed commission com
posed OF distinguished citizens to visit
Europe and solicit foreign aid secre-
| tnry Hay. In a letter written to Lord
Aldenham In November 1898. and after
wards published In England. declared
tnat at that time the president and
majority OF the cabinet still believed In
the great desirability OF an information
nj agreement for the restoration OF the
double standard. but that IL did not seem
opporfune to reopen the negotiations Just
then. The financial law enacted less
than year ago contains a concluding
section declaring that the measure was
not intended to stand In the way OF the
restoration Of bimetaiiism whenever II
could be done by cooperation with other
nations. The platform submitted 10 the
last Republican convention with the in
dorsement Of the administration again
suggested the possibility Of securing for
eign aid In restoring silver.
Now the Republican party for the FIRST
time openly abandons It's advocacy OF the
double standard, and indorses the rnone-
tary system which II has so often and so
emphatically condemned. The Democrat.
&c party. on the contrary, remains the
steadfast advocate OF the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution and IL not
willing that other nations shall determine
Tor US the time and manner OF restoring
SILVER 70 us ancient place as n standard
money The ratio OF is to | IL not only
the ratio now existing between the gold
and silver dollars In circulation In this
country, a ratio which even the Repuh-
lican administration has not attempted
to change hut the only ratio advocated
ny those who are seeking to reopen the
mints. Whether the senate now hostile
70 himetallsm. can be changed during
This campaign or the campaign OF 1902
can only be determined after the votes
are counted. but neither the present nor
the future political complexion OF con-
gress has prevented or should prevent
an announcement OF the party's position
upon this subject In unequvocal terms.
The currency bill. which received the
sanction OF the executive and the Re-
publican members OF the house and sem
ate. justines the warning given by the
Democratic party In 1896. II was then
predicted that the Republican party would
attempt TO retire the greenbacks although
the party and It's leaders studiously con-
csaled their intentions. That purpose Is
now plain and the people must choose
between the retention OF the greenbacks
issued and controlled in volume by the
government, and national bank note
currency issued by banks and controlled
IN their own interests. II the national
bank notes are to he secured by bonds.
the currency system now supported by
the Republican party involves perman-
ent and Increasing debt. and, so long
as this system stands, the financial class
fui influence upon tho side of any meas
ure which VIII contribute to the size and
permanency OF national debt. II Is
hardly conceivable that the American peo-
pie will deliberately turn from the debt
paying policy of the past, to the danger
Gus doctrine OF perpetual bonds
Election Of Senators.
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| for tho flrst time In a Democrats nation-
| Al n,atform mt a resolution nronasyng
such an amendment. has three times
| passed the house OF representatives, ana
| that. too. practically without opposition
| whatever may have boon the reasons
| which secured the adoption Of the pres
| ent plan a century ago. new conditions
| have made II Imperative that the people
| be permitted to sneak directly IN the
| selection OF their representatives in the
| senate A senator s. no less the repre-
| sentative Of the siate because he re-
| ee,ves his commission from The paoplo
| themselves rather than from the mem
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| congress Tor state officers and Tor prcs-
| Iaart ha Is ea,npeteut "a choose hts rem
| rsaentntlve IN the senate. A system which
| ,unkea the senator responslale far hls
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