The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-06
SEATTLE. SATURDAY. OCTOBER o
Ronald on the stump.

J. r. Ronald. the fusion candidate for
congress. has been over In Eastern
Washington for some time trying to
convince his hearers that In expansion
republic. II IN needless to say that he
does not take up the same line of ar
gument he followed two years ago when
before the Methodist preachers OF Sc
attic he maintained that It was the
destiny OF this country to hold and de-
veiop all the islands which had fallen
10 US as a circumstance OF the war with
Spain, and that the United States had
invariably been the gamer by the ac-
QUESTION Of new territory.
Having shown how man can fiop on
an important public question like this.
Mr. Ronald has generally drifted to the
subject OF free silver: and. although no.
body s very much interested in that
topic at the present time, the fusion
candidate has endeavored 70 convince
the people listening to him that II IL a
matter quite as vital now as II was
four years ago. In fact. 10 earnest Is
Mr. Ronald In his defense OF the white
metal. that he Is reported to have warn
ed his hearers that II they were not for
free silver NJ the ratio Of 10 20 they
need not vote for him: for he believes
we need free coinage at once. and n he
h elected he is going TO work and
talk and vote for u from the very start.
Having with his rich Southwestern
Missouri basso stirred up the more rad
ical portion OF his audience on these la
sues. Mr. Ronald has essayed TO prove
that this prosperity 80 much talked
about IL a delusion and a snare. In
Cheney the other night he Is reported
TO have shown conciusively that the
truste alone have partaken OF prosper
its According 10 a fusion newspaper.
he declared that every article that the
farmer raises IL down IN price and that
every article which he buys is up. lie
con,rastcd the difference with the prices
four years ago. and showed how much
more wheat Is required TO buy than
four years ago"
In other words. MFR Ronald ts trying
90 convince his hearers that the people
have no, had prosperity. ana. from his
contrasting the prices Of four years ago
with those Of the present time, II Is 10
be concluded tina, he Is making an sf-
fort 20 prove thar people are no better
OF now thar they were IN 1895 Ac-
eordinw 20 the reports Of MIR. Ronald.
speeches the trusts have monoponsed
all the prosperity sherr Is. aud II the
ordinary citizen thinks hts condition
has improved In the last few years he
IL mistaken
The fas,on candidate for congress has
been afflicted with political sssisunati.sn
for many years, but no enc ever he1,ev.
81 he was 49, near sighted az te be an
able 20 note the siEas ~ Improvement
On every hand !, Il waste os tine 20
,awx,s with rgures and compare a rss
sc prices for ceriain commodities vith
Hat OF prtees Or certain other cogm-
nodlsies what the people. with the
possible exception - Mr. Ronald. know
Is that aurinx TIRE PAST few years there
has bcen . marvellous business revival
throughout sbs ensirs t'niteA states
There are few reerls who have not par
taken q rs BENEFITS II has brought
haPs ard confidence ana comfort 20 at
classes ard conditions % men. Labor.
Instead ot asking employment 81 any
price ana not getting q AZ all. has been
ia demand and q, higher prices than
ever before paid Mills, factories are
shoTs have, as a rule. been running %
their fullest capacity. Mercanille TRADE
has never been better capital has been
ready % embark In any legitimate en-
tcrpriss, and monsy. In abundance. IS
cheaper than Il has ever been before.
Gsa .AiaSaataa Of the Ronald x00a