Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-03

all pOuucal parUeS VINO DeHeNe sun III
a government Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people. (Cheers.) We
may differ upon the application Of fun
damental principles to the various queS-
tiOns which may arise. We may differ
in opinion upon policies suggested by
various parties. but, my friends, when
ever any party in this nation denies the
ability of the nation to have such a
financial policy as the American people
want 10 have, then other questions dis
appear and we stand united to vindicate
the right of self-government. Those
who have been Republicans in the past,
those who have voted the Republican
ticket from the time the party was or
ganized, find ample excuse for depart
ing from that party this year. Go
back 10 1888 and you will find that the
Republican party declared for gold and
silver as standard money, and even went
so far as TO denOunce the Democratic
party for trying 10 demone.ize the sill
yer. (Applause.) Read that platform
adopted by the Republican ational con-
Yenuon in 1883, and see how it tried 10
turn the indignation OF the people against
-the Democratic administration because
What administration had been hostile
tile TO silver and on that platform the
K publican party won the election. In
1877 the national convention of the Re
publican party declared that me Amer
lean people from tradition and interest
were N favor of bimetallism. If the
Republicans who believe in bimetarisn1
are determined TO punish the Republi-
can party, an willing to act as the in
sTument in their hands for doing the
punlshing. daughter and applause)
say we are entitled 10 the votes of
SILVER Republicans. (Applause) We
are enutied TO the votes of the Populists
a'So' "a voice: And you'll get themD.
because while a majority of the Demo-
cra'S have always been for the free
coinage Of silver at 16 70 l, and while a
large minority of Republicans have all
along been for free coinage at 16 to I.
the PopuIists deserve the credit of being
tne mrs, party TO mention the ratio OF
10 20 l as the proper ratio. A govern
meat which is not strong enough to pro-
tect It's weakest citizen from injury az
the hands Of the stronger citizen is no
government al all. (Applause). My
friends, one Of the best evidences that
The position taken in this campaign is a
! correct one, is found in the fact that all
the great trusts and combines are
against the success of our ticket (Ap-
plauSe). The fact that they think the
success of our ticket will be a menace
to their business IS sufficient proof that
the American people will be benefited
! by the success of that ticket. (Ap-
/ piaUSe). Now, let me call your attention
\ to the fact that our opponents are not
/ fighting an open battle { Cries OF mo,
nO). They are not giving their rea-
/ sons for opposing the success Of our
/ tickst. You find the heads Of great
/ railroads saying that II we have the
/ free coinage of silver ii is going TO in
/ jure their employees and, therefore, they
/ are worrying about the free coinage Of
silver. (Applaus).
/ Those companies are more opposed 10
/ the income tax which would make them
contribute TO the supper, of the govern
ment than they are to free silver. (Ap-
plauSe) They are more opposed TO that
! plank which demands arbitration of the
/ differences which arse between railroads
engaged in interstate commerce and
/ their employees than they are to free
/ silver. They are more opposed to that
plank in the platform which opposes
/ governmen by injunction than they
are to free silever. (Applause).
| And yet when thsy 90 out to make an
argument against our party they spend
all their time worrying over 50-cent
| dollars and never mention the real rea-
I son for their opposition. Great ap-
plause) NV. friends. we are willing TO
/ meet them on any ground, but the great
/ issue in this campaign is going TO be the
money question and when the question is
/ settled and the American people have
v.Ddicated their right 10 attend TO their
own business, then they can take up,
piece by piece, the other matters anu
/ settle them. (Applause)
Vow. on the money question l want TO
submit three or four propositions ior you
to .hink about. There are no dollars eX-
cent those dollars which the law creates
and II you need more money you have got
TO secure that additional supply through
the operation of legislation. (Applause)
/ If those people who want money scarce
make the laws they viii make money
| scarce. If you are going to have a sur
/ fcient volume of money 10 keep pace with
population and industry you must secure
/ II through those who believe in sufii-
cient volume Of money and not through
those who want 10 make money dearer
and dearer every day. (Applause) You
can make money as dear as you want TO-
If 81 dollar that will buy ten bushels OF
, oats is not good enough YOU can make n
dollar that will buy twenty buhels. II
,.,,, want that dollar still dearer, you can
r,ola money so scarce that dollar will
buy hundred bushels Of oats. ZAP
nlouseO As money goes up, property goes
/ dovn 4 dollar cannot buy more unless
pronerty sells for less and the more dol
/ l1r will buv the less property will sell for
/ a dollar that buys more and more every
/ dav Is q great thing for the man who owns
/ dollars and wants TO buy property nut
| sucb dollars are bad for the man who
! owns propertv and has 10 spend his prop
ertv i'm buying dollars. applause II
those who are interested in having money
dear can use their ballots to make dollars
dear. the people who are Interested IN
procuring wealth and purchasing dollars
will have a right TO use their ballots to
stop the rise in the price of the dollar
They have a right TO use their ballots to
protect their own property from depreci-
alton by legislation.
Another thing. my friends. we apply the
law of supply and demand to silver as
we'll as to gold. We not only say that
/ when YOU create a demand for gold you
raise the price of gold. but we also insist
, that when you decrease the demand for
-f1-.,- Won lessen hp prfCe Of