The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30

in 1885. We said this because history
showed that every time We had had laws
great Instability of business. We said the
Wilson law was the real cause OF the
conditions in 1895. and II we were placed
pass SAP 4 protective tarif r measure.
The people of the United states placed
the party In power. We elected William
Mckinley. we REPEALED the tariff law. and
and now have prosperity. 1t is hardly
necessary to remind the people Of the
conditions of thing now. and yet II is well
snou .Te now e ca our sa
throughout the country today as never
before l DO not say that there is no
the land. We will never have time in
the history OF this or any other nation
when there will be no poverty and no dis
tress. Away back In Bible times Christ
himself said that the poor we have al
ways with us. and unless we can get q
party organized that will prevent war,
pestilence. sickness and death. and render
tinue TO have some poverty and distress.
What do say. however. II this. that to-
day there is general prosperity through
never before, getting good wages. and in
the home OF the laboring man OF this
country there Is pence. prosperity and
contentment; The busy housewife goes
heart and a smile Of happiness on her
face. Instead Of the laboring man hunt
ing for work. work II hunting the labor
country today for man being idle. While
II may be true that In many instances
wages have not Increased. yet II Is also
true that labor has more work than 1t had
before l know OF many instances where
manufactures have been running day and
night. where In 1896 they ran but two
or three days in the week. Why, In 1895.
mon hung around the manufactures wait
Ing for chance to secure position
through some man laying on OF quitting.
but today we find the manufacturers go
ing out hunting the laborers.
Do We want . Changes
The great question with the laboring
man IL. DO we want changer The farm
ers OF the country are more prosperous
than ever before. They have been more
prosperous during the last three and one
half years than they were the preceding
three years. They have been getting bet
ter markets for everything that they have
to sell. Cattle. horses. sheep. potatoes,
and have been much higher during the
past three years than In 1895 and the four
years preceding. Those mortgages that
css s s snr Fl al. nsye ossn
mlnistration. the very atmosphere Is fflied
with the incense OF burning mortgages
paid under Mckinley prosperity. In The
mortgages have been paid on without the
aid or consent OF Mr. Bryan.
''The business man Is not confronted
with insolvency today as he was four
years ago. lie has customers for his
wares who nay the cash. and many of
those accounts now outiawed, contracted
under the Cleveland administration, have
been paid by the American people who
will always pay an honest debt when the
money IN TO be had. In the buzzing az
the saws, the footing OF the whistles and
III - -
land we hear the sweetest music that ever
attuned itself to the ears OF the work
ingman. because II sings OF happiness. OF
prosperity, Of comfort and OF contented
homes,
Not Combined 20 seattle.
'Thi. prosperity Is not confined to Seat
tie. or King county, or the state OF Wash
ins,on; but we ind 7 throughout the
every village and IL strikingly shown by
the general Increased value OF our foreign
trade. The balance Of trade In our favor
hss been alnsost 81 oos 90 200 or more thar
the total balance OF trade during the
whole preceding NE % our nation. Our
over $40 90. Geo or $50 90 more than
the total balance OF trade IN our favor
during the whole Cleveland administrs-
tion, The deposits IN savings banks have
increased nearly 500 0r9 100 while the de-
poSits IN national banks have Increased
nearly $50 90 s1 The value Of farm ami
mails In the United states was on the
FIRST 81 January. 1897, seao 100 90, the low
sat IN many years hut Immediately after
the election % Mckinley these values be-
gan 20 increase. and on January I. lSsS
fsrm animals we're worth over 81 $50 COZ
90 and on January l. 1899. they were
worth over 81 500 80 600 and on January l.
1919. they were worth ts.oooosa ooo with
this unrxamplsd prosperity throughout
the land. u seems 90 me. IS ] said before
the paramount isue u, Do We want
CHANGE
II don't sAy that the election o, Bryan
and the success Of the Democrats ticket
Would bring financial and Industrial RUIN
to This country / DO not say that u
wauid throw inc lahorinx man out OF
work ard take asay his employ ment. or
take Away the market For the produce OF
the farmer, or aring bankruptcy and tn
saiyency 81 the business Interests OF our
coentry. OF general inanssal stAgnation
throughout tire land. but ! DO SAY hos
ever that tf might do Il. ana that |
greatly fesy the result. should Mr. Bry-
az enter tho white House
In 1888 the country vas prosperous.
Mr bryan sal8 that Ne should "a, Their
party IN power and bring 2hou, better
condition % thing We pat them %
pawsr We 80; change, We haven't for
gotten Il vet, and The question Is. 40 We
want AnelhsY change liSc that A. fcT
nY part. ] propose 90 vast wN ballot IN
a Nay that via e0attags the present
condition ~ thingN Al I ASK from the
voter IS that On the cyemIng 6cfore eiee-
ilau day he 20 into The nosom % HIS fanI.
ny X Ne has a family. and u not 90 out
- himself ana think the matter over And
aecae what Nili BE- tbs hcet Tor himself
ard cast Ms ballot accordingly
For Mckinley Prosperity.
sNhan THIS - done 7 have 10 fear
but thAt the American people ALI say
Ay an ayerw heiming vote that Mckinley
uroSprrgty Mckinley State&nsAaship. and
American progress shall be continued for
another four years
They come % she iaSorink man %
today ana teal him tAak II We take the
Philippines this country will be Non,sra
vita Astaflc labor. They say That thsy
a.. ~. nnfv friends that thN fxhortrsy