South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-02-06


mine. before the congressional com
mit,ee engaged In investigating the
relations OF Congressmen 10 the 'silv-
er pool, how the present agitation in
favor Of free silver hogan with the
mine owners, who Wished TO create q
permanent market and better price
for The products OF their mines. Mr..
Newlands told about the convention
OF mine owners at st. LOUIS, and the
appointment Of committee and the
subscription Of fund tn agitats ir
favor Off free coinage Law. Senator
Vest, Of Missouri, has told before the
same committee how Senstor Gamer
on, after voting for The bill, straight.
way proceeded to peculaie In silver
for q rise. AID others hare told Of the
New York syndicate buying large
quantities Of silver for the same pur.
pose. jast as some people in this State
bought gas stock year ago, whom il
was thought the gas monopoly hill
might be put tbi ough the Legislature.
But these are not the people. nor even
small fraction Of the people. They
are comparatively small nambsr Of
rich and interested specslators who
desire to get richer by act Of Con.
gress. In this respect The silver bill
has all tho worst featurss and as.
poets OF the Mckinley tariff bill; il
is class legis!aiion sought to be enact.
ed for the bsnent and enrichment OF
the few.
The very vote Ia the Senate BY
which the bill passed disproves the
ides that the sentiment in favor Of
the bill Is ei. her national or section.
al. II is said the great West demands
II. The votes of the Western Seua-
tors disprove II even In tho case of
the two Western Sta 60 most recent.
ly admitted, and whose Senator's wore
elected since the present agitation bcs
gan. The two Senators from the
mining camp-Idaho-- vote. 40 might
be expected. for free silver. Yhstwo
Senators from paetosal and agriul.
tursl Wyoming vsse against Il. II
Mitchell. OF Oregon. voted for the
bill. his colleague, Dolph, voted
against Il. Allison and Wilson. Of
Iowa. Casey. OF North Dako,a, Davis
and Washbarp. Of Minnesota, Sawyer
snd Spo0nsr, Of Wisconsin. Stock
bridge nd Mcmillan. Of Michigan,
Csllom. Of Illinois and Sherman, Of
Ohio. Ill by tbeir yetes negative the
idea that the West is ami or any.
thing Ike paanimous In favor of free
silver. 30. Is We snalyze the vote by
which the bin passed, We find It made
up Of Ssnatovs From the silver.mins
ing States and their frien9s. and. with
she honorable exception Of Senator
Wilson Of Mary land, Of the cold vote
Of Senators from the Southern States,
from MARYLAND to Texas, who Ger.
taiuly cannot claim TO represent any
thing like . numerical majority OF the
American people, and especially OF
the American wotkingmen and
women.
IL was said by Senator Morgan of
Alabama. IN debate that the Ameri-
can people had already passed upon
the question and given an affirmative
decision in favor Of free silver. 1t
would puzzle the Senator TO say
where or when. Certainly not at the
elections last November, when the
question was not an Issue in any part
Of the country. Certainly not in
1876, when Mr.. Tilden, one OF the
most pronounced opponents of inffa-
ton and Of depreciation of the cur.
rency by lavish coinage Of silver,
received a majority of the popular
vote. Not in 1884, when Mr.. Cleve.
land, who was known TO share Mr.
Tilden's views was elected 10 the
presidency. Not in 1888, when, aft.
er the publication OF bis famous War.
uer letter and The reiteralion Of the
most decided anti silver views, Mr..
Cleveland was ronominated By the
democratic party and again received q
majority Of the popular, though not
OF the electoral vote.
Nothing can be holder or more
destitute of foundation in fact than
this oft-repeated cry that the peo-
ple--the working people and the
poor people are in favor Of free silV.
er. Why should they be2 They
would be the fret and the last to sui.
fer, and would suffer most by the in.
crease in prices which imitation would
bring about and by The depreciation
in the purchasing power Of tie cur.
rency in which they would be paid
their hard earned wages.
There was a great meeting at Fa-
neuil Hall, in Boston, at which men
of all parties and ali classes united
in an indignant and earnest protest
against the folly and the wIckedness
Of the free coinage bill Among the
vicespresidents upon The platform
were the present democratic Cover
nor OF Massachusetts,, (Russell,) and
his republican predecessor, (Brackett)
ex, Governor CASTOR, democrat, and
ex- Governor Claflir, republican. tho
present democratic mayor Of Boston,
(Matthews,) and OK Mayor r. o..
Prince and ex-Congressman Patrick
Collins, democrats. Party diffefepces
were lost sight OF, and the question
vas discussed from the standpoint of
morality Of sound policy and in it's
bearing upon tue interests Of all
classes of the community, Said the
chairman OF the meeting 1--WE hear
a good deal about cheap dollar
one fitted TO the Horkingman. We
might a. we'll talk about q light
pound or a email quart We are all
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