Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-14

SOmet0lng NuplsAlOtS az that time
except by taking the course this
administration ala by creating a money
for redemption out Of the greeuback.
Does the issue OF gold bonds strong then
cur credit? Do they give rosperity 10
the people? IL does neither. Then as
precedent has proven the ability Of she
greenoSck, when made part OF our re-
deeming fund, 10 turn the tide OF want,
and misery, and ruin that was hanging
over the people, like pail OF midnight
darkness, into sunshine and pros perity,
why not make the effort again? Car
Isle can do This and do il at once. 1t
is his hands. There need be no 10.
latiOn, no bankruptcy. The nations
credit will stand as firm as the rock OF
adamant, and the gresnback, the peo-
pies only hope, will be the me
diator Wall street would howl,
and their bought allies, the
daily papers, would aid them with their
paid for Observation-Disclosures would
reign for a time In their strongholds,
but in the end the people would tri-
umphantly win the battle and a new
life would be inStilled into every in
dustry, every workshop and every BUSH
ness throughout the land Nothing
would su fer out the business Of our
monsters, the mOno-mentSlists. Not one
dollar would be added to, or taken from,
our present circulation; il would re-
main as il is now, but il would eifectu-
ally stop the business OF the gold specu-
latOr compelling the issue Of gold bonds,
Unless the people demand the cOatiou
alton OF the greenback as redeeminZ
money. IL can be changed at any time.
Immediate relief is what is wanted. Be-
fore another month rolls round smother
| bond issue Will be required. another ana
another and another, unless stringent
measures are made use OF 70 stop. The
present system OF wrong unsound condi,
tion OF the treasury was produced solely
by the demOnetizatioE o. silver How?
BY contracting cur money FOR redeemins
our securities more than ons-haii
| Place the two together gold and silver
and Jhey constitute circulating
medium for redemption Of Sl,2l3, 558..
loo. See Car!isle's last report. This
would maintain our circulating medium
outside without trouble. The out
standing paper money woub 6e less
than the above amount. and there
would be 10 trouble TO maintain the
credit Of the country against all runs.
The mOnOmetalist will agree 70 anv tat
money, however insecure, that retires
all other money except gold aud silver,
for in 80 doing they vii. have accom-
pliShed their object, which is 20 measure
under the law Of supply aud demand the
property Of the people, as well as their
labor, everywhere, BY the number OF
units contained In gold dollar, instead
OF By the number OF units contained In
the sold and silver dollar, as formerly,
uader that Of 1892. we hear great
deal OF twaddle about silver
dollar with dfIy-three cents worth
OF silver being worth nothin g
outside OF our own business and our
Own country. This is mere bGlderdash,
FOR II has been demonstrated that even
paper money backed by the credit OF
our government could be maintained as
q redesming money, "and was" The
man, who thinks instrinSic value has
anything 10 do in making value for
money, after IL IS coined AID bears the
stamp OF the government, is living IN
/ ignorance Of what constitutes money.
/ Rsmem Der that the efficiency OF money
I is what Ihe governments makes II, that
| gives 10 the effect 20 measure values,
/ not the number OF units il may contain.
| Increase our money outside OF gold,
/ in anv shape you will, without giving
IL intrinsic value with gold. and you in-
crease the power OF mOnometsliStS to
regulate your values. Increase your
money in intrinsic worth, so as 10 be
eQua, 20 gold, and you take that power
away for the reason that you Increase
the money ~ which all values are
measured. Vow for the benefit Of those
who see so much evil 10 silver, we wish
% say that remoneuZatioG Of silver Is
= ,ae only true theory by which the evils
that beset our country can be got rid Of.
, 10 is the true Democratic idea Of tHOn-
ci0j prosperity. The repeal Of
, the act OF lSS2, releasing
the Ereenback and silver certificate Of
1890. issued under the sherman Dill,
would give the relief needed for toe pres
eHt, bat IL would not embrace the prin-
ciUa.s that the Democratic party has
always held 20. "Oi making gold aud
silver the money Of the nation" Now
answer me this question, you who favor
~rrtNA t.'eaA t-AAA AA.L VI Az tAth w ~
ing gold alone the standard Of value.
II silver is Eat money, what can YOU
substitute 10 its place that will be any
thing else? Do you want this bond is
sue business 20 continue? Do you want
% create a de6t that will De saddled on
I your children's children for all time 70
come? II not, then let Us know your
/ plans, if you have any better than the
/ reconciliation Of silver? We must
/ broaden the base Of ou- money If we
| expect financial relief. just so long
as You keep gold as the
/ only money 70 redeem our
securities the present state Of affairs
/ viii exist. IL has taken % years OF
/ Republican legislation TO pat this sys-
| tenn la vogue, and inst,ll 10 into the
minds Of tha people, aud now they are
rsap.ng their reward. Remonetlze
silver, give TO the 5000, 900 600 dollars
now coined the intrinsic value IL had
| prior so 1873 and stamp the credit OF
| the government behind the act, aud
/ every civilized nation on the earth will
/ hear il ring tue glad welcome news that
America has throttled the gold tiger,
I toe monOmetalist, in his lair, and has
piniOned II 20 the ground and destroyed
/ It's power for evil No man ever les;
dollar on account OF the system or the
/ Democratic party, began IN 1872 ana
/ ending in lST3-S1 years. Then why
/ this hesitation about the repeal or taeSe
monstrOus laws made by the Rspu0u-
can party. The act OF 20 was wOrmed
/ through Congress by John sherman,
I aud 10 so doing he Drecipitatsd tue
natioa into monometalism and caused
/ the United States TO cooperate win