Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-09-25

that be chopped to do so in the near future
In our last issue we gave Mr.. Wilson's rec
ord in Congress, taken from the printed
journal of that body, challenged the editor
of the Advocate to deny that we had given
it correctly, and again called on him to
come forward with his proof He does so
in three quarter column editorial IN the
last issue of his paper Ia this article we
have additional proof OF our charge that the
editor of the Advocate is laboring under the
Authorization" that his readers are set OF
fools whom he eau gull as easily as the
Medicine Man gulls the Indians Of his tribe,
and that he can fool the people Of this coun-
ty into accepting his statement as easily as
he can fool himself into the belief that he Is
their great leader. Does he think his read
ers will be satisfied with such proof as an
ANONYMOUS letter from some writer up IN
Hampshire county whom he, Morrow, Is
pleased 10 call "a prominent Democrat "
Doesn't he know they demand something
better than that? And does he really I'M
agine they will accept his word for it that
this unknown writer is "a prominent Demo
Graf" when he, Morrow, calls himself a
Democrat" and probably "the most prom
inent and influential Democrat in the coun-
~ p" Give us the name of this prominent
Democrat"-of this other prominent Demo
crat brother Morrow. Surely when his
word is all the proof you have, the people
are well eatitled to have the name. Who Is
the prominent Democrat" from Hampshire
who saws that BLAND assured the people
that Wilson was with him heart and soul ?"
With him heart and soul on chat ON the
tariff OF on silver? Your prominent Dem
ocrat" does not say or are you so fond of
Juggling that you have gone to juggling
with this prominent Democrat" and are
incorporating him also from mere habit?
/ Do Won think yourself that Bland would
make such a statement as that when, only
a short time before, Mr. Wilson had given
a public vote in Congress against free silver?
Don't you know yourself that your "promi-
nent Democrat" is fully as far of as yo''
have ever gotten, and that his statement is
fully absurd enough to pass for your own
And the letter from this prominent DEM
ocrat" came to you on the 18th day Of Sep
tember, did it? Then when you made your
charge, three weeks ago, you were absolute
ly without an atom of proof at your COM
maud But we have grown accustomed to
such antics brother Morrow. and they have
ceased to surprise Us.
And all the proof you have now is this
letter Do you honestly, now,-we put the
question 10 you as test of the present con-
dition of your mind-do you honestly be
lieye that the men here in Jefferson are such
poor fools as to accept letter from someone
they do not know, the writer of which con-
ceals even his own name, as pr0ef Of your
| charge? Don't YOU think we are entitled to
something better, aud that your failure to
give Us something better justifes MS in the
/ belief that YOU have made another of your
| rrouudless and uuwarranted charges against
/ men whose sole SHINING consists Ia holding,
las they have q God given right TO hold
/ opinions en- questions of public policy which
differ from those oi the knowing, all-see-
ing, ueyererriug editor of the Advocate
Here is little proposition for the sound
rotten money FREE Press to answer. II
silver Is as good as gold and will pay every
obligation gold will pay, why did Secretary
/ Carlisle issue Slj0O00 600 in bonds to buy
gold. when he had a reserve Of three or four
hundred millions of silver dollars in the
/ Treasury If you are So cussedly sound
give 81 sound answer to that question. Pos
| Iblv MIR Patterson-the great JOsiah-cau
help you out-Adr9cqte
The theory, and practice, too, Of this gov
eminent as administered by Grover Cleye-
land. is TO redeem the pledges and to meet
the obligations of the government Where
/ tits pledged 10 redeem currency in gold,
upon presentation of such currency it pays
out that which is dem ,nded It has hun
dreds of millions of silver certificates in
circuation-they circulate among the peo-
pie aud for all practical purposes are as good
as the silver or gold dollar, but it is rare
/ thing for those certificates to be presented
for redemption in silver Even the loudest
of silver shriekers do not ask for silver in
payment Of treasury obligations The adj
ministration deems it It's duty TO be prepar-
cd 90 redeem pledges of the government, be
they of a financial sort or other II must
retain the confidence Of the peoples with
which it trades. The integrity Of the gov
eminent ia the care of Grover Cleveland and
il is the pride Of the people. Isn't it a bit
strange that the editor of she Advocate, who
is SD wont TO call THE FREE Press d gold
bug paper should refer to ii above, sheer
iugly, and we may say indecently, As 'the
sound -ro,ten-mouey FREE Press We
should think that man who boasts of his
abundant ability to take care of himself at
all times aud under all circumstance"
would take self respect into consideration
and husband it, cultivate IT, Ia the Advo.
Gates case it might produce a hundred fold
/, would be better that wheat at a dollar or
corn az two dollars.
Obscure Democrats in Maryland have
good chance now 10 be made conspicuous.
An they have to do Is to announce that they