South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-28

claim upon the national grst,sudo
but it is as dishouorable to the tru6
soldiers and sailors OF the natson
MS it is oppressive on those xho earn
q livelihood by labor. to trust the
public moneys upon undessrvsnn
versions in order to swell the proflt3
OF the pension agents at WashinRl
ton, 80 that they in their turn may
support the Mckinley bill aud the
trusts to which it has given birth.
'Ia return for these recent Lawn
breaking down all barriers between
the treasury and any person
who asks for pension, the pension
agents arc expected to bring TO the
support Of the republican party .
vast army Of voters who can be ro-
lied on to support the new syste,n
of government by bouuties to IA
vored interests because they them
selves were sharers in it, and under
tho influence OF such an alliances.
economy in expenditure become 8
by-word Of reproach and appeal to
patriotism mockery.
"And again, as / wish to avoid
any charge OF exaggeration, ! will
read to you the grave words Of ano.
Their eminent American divine, who
says: Every skulking camp-foIs
lower and deserter, every frau 5u-
lent and tainted claimant, who has
the effrontery to demand his bribe.
can have it if only his vote shall
thus become q commodity within
the control Of partisan dictation.
What infinite dishonor such names
bring to q pension-rol dedicated to
our heroes, who in answer to tho
buglo's call, went cheeriiy forward
as to festival to meet wounds and
death in the fiery TEMPEST of battle.
and to our grateful memories."
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Mr.. MacVeagh characterized az
reckless and indefencible legislation
that Of the republican party on sill.
yer.
cit is now known that in the
year vast quantities of it
has been mined at q net cost of 80
cents per ounce and sold to the
government at over 20 cents per
ounce, so that it is err tirely proba-
BILE that our silver dollar is not now
fairly worth more than so cents.
eve have hundreds of milhons
OF them coined and stored away
from the sight of man in costly
dark vaults, and we have thousands
OF tons OF unco;ned silver stored
In the same manner, and We 90 on !,
accommodating, month by month, at
the behest Of the republican party.
these great quantities of 9 metal
becoming each day less aud less
valuable for the purpose for which
it was bought.
"And as fit and browning con<
summation Of this folly Presidents
Harrison has just sent to Europe
to try to persuade Europe TO help
US 10 our trouble. five gentlemens
of whom two profess to believe TIKI
II you call silver worth dollar An
ounce it at once becomes so: two
other gentlemen, who say that we
ought to continue piIing mp silver
ct the rate we are now doing. In
the hope that Europe will some day
relieve us OF it. and fifth gentle
man who believes that You can fix
q permanent ratio between the two
metals, one of which maintains its
value and the other of wbicls
changes it almost daily.
Meanwhile, by law known In
Athens in the days of Aristophenos
and Of course known ever since. tbia
legislation OF the republican party
IS as inevitably driving gold out os
the country as the tide Gibbs anss
hows. And it is question oniyoE
4 little time until we will be rodu.-
ed to silver currency worth lass
year 20 cents, worth this year G.
cents and worth next year so cen
On the dollar.
AoEAI ISSUES IN THE oAxPArex.
al dislike the Mckinley bill All
all the abuses to which I hare a
Iuded," said Mr.. MacVeazh, "bs,
70 my mind they are as the dust III
Inc balance compared to tho far
reaching moral issues which ande.
lie them, and for which, for W.
'r woe, the result Of this canvass
II such tremendous importanc
Upon subject 80 grave do not
IS, l beg Of you, commit any M
axe We can avoid or cherish Az
Misunderstanding.
81, myself, am O member 10 soro
xtent at least Of tho class whic.
M about TO arraigD, the Glaze
hose who have more property H.
you'd belong to them il the t.
mount was divided by tho total p..a
lation, and while I have profou
nd ardent sympathy with the o..
D which l do not belong I cortaia-
? have no reason Tor oherisbinV ~
but respect and regard for
lembors Of the GLASS to which I do
e.ona. Standing here tonight I
IN honestly say / have not single
article Of ill-feeling toward
wing creature. would be 4 very
dgrateful and unreasonablepe rsen