Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-20
A WORD ABOUT FINANCE.
An Old-Tlmsr Gives His Views on the
Present situation.


Present situation.
FRIENDLY, w. VA, Nov. II.
To th4 EEitOr or the Reots,er:
SIR: There has been so much said
and written on our financial troubles
that the people have become careless
and Indifferent about reading or hear
ing anything more about the matter.
for all that has been said or written has
given but very little light on the sit
uation of the country. II the passage
of the Sherman bill authorizing the
purchase of silver bullion to the amount
OF 4, 500, 900 ounces OF silver monthly
caused the trouble, let the advocates OF
the repeal of the Sherman bill give one
reaaon why the thing is done.
l have looked In vain for q good rea-
son how its repeal would effect the
finances of our country. We will wait
and see. The Republicans who passed
the bill perhaps know whether it would
have a good effect or bad one on the
country. And the Democrats, who op-
posed the bill to man, certainly knew
what evil effects it would have on oul
our finances. There are many othe
causes that produced our troubles. Tn
clause in the Sherman bill has cost thi,
country a great deal of money to get Il
repealed. And now it is repealed, W
will wait with patience to see whs
effect it will have on the country
Some great men whl be disappointe
badly if the repeal Of the Sherman b
does not restore the country to its nor
NAL state. For they believed the saliva
ton of the country depended on the re
peal of the bill. The Republicans j.
my humble opinion are to blame for
large share of our financial troubles. ]
believe they would do almost anything
to STOP the onward march OF prosperity
IN this country for mere partisan pur
poses-McKinley and Foster set th'
ball a rolling in breaking up. Ano
many factory shut down, 10 doubt, t.
cause hard times among the laboring
class. Let US give some reasons why
the Democratic party has been beaten
so badly at our last election. am now
70 years old and have always voted the
Democratic ticket and l have had occa-
sion more than once in my life to see
the Democratic party after they had
got in power, become careless and in
different, or do something that does not
meet the general approval Of the PEG
pie. II any party would follow the will
of the people or would enact such laws
as would be benefit TO the people gen.
orally, there would not be much danger
il any party succeeding who would do
this. They would generally have
large following. Nine-tenths OF the
people OF the United States, II they
were consulted on the currency Of the
country, would tell US, give US gold,
silver and paper money for circulating
medium and plenty OF it.
No good Democrat will go back or
silver. In my younger days the Demo-
cratic party used TO be branded as the
hard money party. Well, says one, the
depression ia business has caused our
defeat in the recent election. The
whole thing being saddled on the Demo
cratic party when the Republican party
is mostly TO blame for our financial
troubles. I think we are to blame some
what for our defeat. In our last election
hundreds of Democrats staid 81 home
and did not go to the election at all
and l have no idea that many Demo
Gratis voted the Republican ticket. My
motto has ever been just as soon as one
election is over to begin to work for the
next one, but we seem to forget this
matter until the election is upon US.
OF course we will not blame the Presi-
dent II he uas been slow in giving out
the Offices, nor Mr. Lochren, Commits
sioner of Pensions, but there Is one
thing we ought to learn, and that Il
this: That il is not everything that is
expedient. 1t is great pity that we
have had to correct the blunders made
by Mr.. Raum. 1t incurs censure on us,
and has injured us to certain extent.
am friend to the soldiers, and the
more money they get the more
money is put in circulation.
think the taking up Of
or fight over the silver question has
something to do with our defeat. The
Democratic party is, or should be the
last party in the world to oppose silver
as a currency. And the party that does
so, will be left all the time. The peo-
Jle made change in the election OF
Mr.. Cleveland no doubt for the better
ing OF the condition Of our country.
Now, let US have it; let US have no more
foolishness hereafter; pick our fints
and st them again. There are many
who think as do, that it was impolitlc
to have begun the investigation Of the
tariff at the extra session OF the last
Congress. 1t only gave representatives
an opportunity to make out cases before
the committee for electioneering pur-
poses. Now, Mr.. Editor, hope shall
live long enough 20 see another Demo
cratic President installed at Washing
ton. CAPT. j. w. WILLIAMSON.