West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-08
SORROW AND DISGUST
At the National Republican Head
quarters.
The Famous London Financial News Arti-
cic IL Authentto aud tho Champion
Republican Campaign Ito L.
Nailed TO the W all

headquarters, Chicago. Sept. "a, lsO6.--
The champion republican campaign lie
has been nailed 10 the wall. and there is
sorrow and disgust AT the republican
headquarters.
The famous London Financial News
article is authentic. All of the lies that
can be invented and circulated by the
republican hired men will Toe of no
avail. To the sin of lying the repuh.
lican managers have added that OF forg-
cry. but the people are not TO be dc.
ceived.
The laundering republican managers
are deeply sorry that they ever ut
tempted tn assail the authenticity OF
the Financial News article. IN exact
reproduction of which appears on this
page. by their stupidity they have
attracted genera! attention to a most
damaging document for the Hanna
cause. This piece of idiotic manage
ment IL on n par with the Mexican dollar
fiasco. and the slave-driving act now be-
ing performed by railroad companies
and the confederated trusts and syndi
Gates.
Here Is brief history of the now fa-
nous London Financial News article
This publication is the leading financial
authority In the money center of the
world. In 1894, at time when William
Mckinley, Senator Don Cameron, John
Thurston and all the leading republic
ans in the country were working for the
free coinage of silver. the London bank.
ers. the Rothschilols. and the great Eng
ltsh papers representing them, became
alarmed ut the prospects that the
United States would declare it's financial
independence of England. They prompt
ly went TO work, and, at considerable ex.
pense. purchased the republican party
These same agents attempted to deliver
the democratic party 10 the Rothschilds
but IL is a matter of history that they
failed.
English papers discuss American pol
itics with a brutal frankness. II any
proposed American policy threatens
English commercial and financial su.
premacy the London papers frankly say
80. Being in close touch with the Lon
don bankers. the Financial News was IN
position to voice their fears. and IL did
so i'm the article which now threatens
TO wipe the republican political syndl-
cate off the face of the earth.
The editorial in question was printed
I'm the London Financial News April
30, 1894. IL WIS freely commented on
by republican and democratic papers,
which are now frantically declaring
that no such article ever appeared
Similar editorials appeared In other
English papers. They warned the bank
ers of England against the danger OF
the free coinage of silver by the United
States. and their warnings were not
In vain. Mr.. llama is now spending
the good. sound. honest money of these
same London bankers In an attempt TO
perpetuate their financial supremacy
over the United States.
Among those who received n copy OF
the Financial News article was john
VI. Devine. then secretary Of the Ameri-
c0D Bimetallic league. 1t was for
waTded TO him by the "Durrant Press
Cuttings" bureau. the leading London
firm engaged In that business. and was
pasted on one of their slips. fac sim
lie of which is printed in another col-
umn. Senator Teller received a copy
of the paper containing the article, and
so did Congressman CofPeen, Of Mon
tana. and many others who keep posted
ing London papers.
When the St. Louis republican con
vention repudiated all past records aid
openly declared for a single gold
standard. the London financial article
WAS reprinted In several American pa
pers. At first the republican man
ngero paid little attention 20 IT, They
believed they had money enough 10
buy McKinley's election. and expected
that whitney und belmont and CIeve-
land would muzzIe the free silver no
pie at the Chicago convention. They
were mistaken.
Something had 10 be done. They re-
allied that unless the article was dis
credited Mckinley would surely be de
feated. They proceeded 10 pronounce
the article fraud and n fake. IN or
der To give this more effect the repub-
lican national committee officially de-
clared that no such article wns ever
printed and followed this up by the
preparation and circulation Of clumsy
forgeries. Here are two Of them:
London, Aug. II, 1s96.--A. &. Plntf.
Esq, Lincoln, u. s. A.--Dear Sir: we
beg IN return your cutting. which you
forwarded us. and say that no such
article ever appeared In the FinanciuI
News. Faithfully yours.
'~rBE EDITOR"
"Fnithfuily yours. the editor" When
man sends n cablegrum nc always
signs II, Faithfully yours" OF II have
the honor 10 remain, my deor sir. with |
highest esteem, your most oIDcdient |
servant" or something like that. Here
IS the next attempt Of the literary
bureau of the republican national com |
mittee:
''The Financial News. London Aug. -; |
We have received numerous letters from !
American correspondents containing |
what purports to be editorials from tho |
Financial News. and which have been |
reprinted in various western papers rs |
campaign literature One Omaha pa /
per prints an article stating II Is from /
the London Financial News Of March /
TO- No such article was ever printed /
by us, und its whole tenor Us directly /
opposed to tho view we have taken Of /
the effect Of free silver In the United 1
States. So far from advocating free /
silver cesnagc. we have permstcntIy /
pointed out that IL spells rcpudintiou I
and the withdrawal Of all European cap
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