Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-30

indianapolis Ind, April Ex-senator
Voorhees,, i'm a talk to-day with the
Sentinel Washington correspondent
made the following statement Of his
views in regard to the free coinage of
silver.
"I do not regret the agitation Of the
silver question. Sooner or later it has
to- De definitely settled whether the
laborng. producing people of this c0un~
try can ue bulled out of Jne-haf OF
their debt paying money, or that they
viii stand up like free men and protecS
and defend the money named and pro-
Nided iI lhe constitution gold and
silver both-nOt one OF the precious
metals alone, but both and on terms
and conditions. as TO coinage and use,
Of absolute equality. That is the ques-
tiou Immediately before us, aud no bet
for its settlement
"Ihe tariff viii not return to plague
us for years 10 come. IL has been SO
wisely and
EQUITABLY ADJUSTED
that no attempt at general revision is
now i'm contemplation i'm any quarter.
no great national question is, at this
time. iu the way of q full. free, fair
discussion of money, currency, precious
metals. ratios standards OF values,
units of account and payment and the
bearings all these have on the general
welfare of the great body of the Amer
lean people. The silver question Is it,
self palmer to- the view and less OBJ
sereG bg the craft Of it's enemies than
at any time since the assassination OF
silver money inn 1873.
~The real and vital issue now pre-
seuteI to- the American people Is the
DrrDosed elimination of silver from
our currency. its total overthrow and
destruction as q money metal, and the
use of gold alone. This movement
means the destruction of one-half OF
the deht-paying money of the United
States and of the world. III IT should
be successful it viii
DOUBLE THE BURDENS
of every debtor and multiply the gains
and incomes of every creditor Wher-
ever the sun shines.
"The debts of the American people
mt this ume both public and private,
ara gnraUiug I'm amount They have
been contracted ON bi-meyaIllc basis,
and it is now proposed to make them
uavable on the basis OF gold alone.
The two metals also constitute Jne
sDecfe basis for such paper currency
MS may be put i'm circulation. In sill
,-s.. f1uev is destroyed paper cirtuia-
riou must be contracted i'm that pro
NORTON. Every form and kind OF
money must become that much scarcr
and harder to get i'm exchange for
labor and the products of labor. Such
q policy is. TO my mind. simply horrl-
bIo 7 have not a particle of doubt as
10 the result of the contest now gong
ON. The enemies of silver will be
driven to- the wall Silver money Will
not only survive, but it Will be Iuliy
restored to it's old place as leading
and controlling factor i'm the develop
ment and the progress of the country.
Nor have l any fear for the future
strength and harmony of the Demo
cratic party. Some men may discard
its principles and abandon its orgaul-
zari0n. but others will take their
places. 7 have been i'm favor of the
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER,
at the ratio fixed by Jefferson, all my
life and whatever others may do. /
shall neither abandon my principles
nor my party. If the free and uulim-
lied coinage of silver as fun legal ten
der money. and as q standard of stat
utes and the unit of account and pay
mcnt without % word of international
agreement ON the subject will put this
country on q silver basis, then we We're
ON such % basis. every day and hour
from the passage of the first coinage
acr i'm April. 1892, until the demoneti-
7arion acr of 1873. period of 81 years.
during which we rose from weakness
tn me foremost rank among the ma
lions of earth. I commend to all crOak-
ers il. regard TO a silver basis, care
r5T reading of the act of April 1892.
formulated by Hamilton and Jefferson
and approved by Washington.
MILLIONS OF ARMY WORMS.
D,nvule. Ky. April 29.-Milhons of
,,.-,v worms have appeared on one or
TWO farms i'm this county, devastating
eu vegeration. This is the third visi-
rs-ior i'm 45 years. IL is the same
worm now playing havoc in Southern
Kentucky and Tennessee