The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-02


or legislation. Every nation has
of its own motion, and independent
sovereignty devised and establish
ed its monetary systems and sfxed
the relation between gold and sill
YER" without dictation or interior
ence, and according to it's own
sweet will.
Such scheme was never heard
of until recent days, and we all
know how the suggestion takes
both at home and abroad.
Nobody believes in it, either in
its wisdom or feasibility; and the
suggestion ofinternationalb imetal-
ism was made to mislead, to de-
ceive and entrap the unwary and
the lily informed.
After the Napoleonic wars had
nearly "cleaned out" Great Britain
the English people, rather the
bankers concluded to "re-fix the
relations of gold and silver" but
she did not call in "the leading
oountries"-sh did not consult
them nor ask their leave; she want
ed to do it cher ownself.
Late in the sixties, these same
English, having gotten their "hand
in" in fixing things, began to fix
our monetary affairs and to revolu-
tionize and demoralize our finances
and to destroy the relation" be-
tween our gold and silver.
In 1873 she succeeded, by these
ret cooperation of Mr.. Sherman and
gang of hireling experts, in driv-
ing in an entering wedge for the
decentralization of silver, This
was not an international perform
ance. The English bankers and
the American co-conspirators did
not call conference of the nations,
They did not even consult this ma
ton. They did not proclaim their
purposes from the house tops, nor
sound a trumpet before them.
Such course would have defeat
ed their nefarious scheme of rob
berry.
They "fixed the relation between
ou1' gold and silver" without our
knowledge or consent or desire,
for the same reason that they
'..f1ed" their own in 1916-to in
crease the purchasing power of
gold and to depreciate silver and
everything else to swell their i'll
gotten gains.
Mr.. Mccormick says that free
coinage by the United States alone
is impracticable so long as the
older countries are taking away
and boarding our gold.
Bless the dear man, how ingen-
uous he is, That drainage of our
gold to the colder countries" is
just what they wanted to accomp-
lish by doctoring our financial
system and by the adoption of the
single standard. The pump works
admirably. But we want to stop
the drain by filling the pump
chock full of silver dollars so the
pump won't suck our golden reser-
voir dry.
But it is SO strange that men
who are so patriotic, who are filed
with so much wisdom and sense,
and to whom the "welfare of our
country is of much higher interest
than any personal temporary gain"
should endeavor to perpetuate a
monetary system (not yet legally
ertablished) and fasten it irrevoca-
bly, upon our country-a system
that is draining our country of its
gold, (Which Mr.. Mccormick so
justly deprecates,) augmenting
public and private debts, extorting
usurious interest, and impoverish-
ing the farmer, the mechanic, and
all who toll with brain and Drawn.
It passes all understanding,
Mr. Mccormick and his compa-
ny would be so happy if they could
be assured that the election would
go for Sound money and reason
able protection" Then they should
push ahead with their manufactur-
ing. They have been prosperous;
ey," while the American farmers,
their chief support have all they
can do to escape the executioner
and the rag-man.
eve have had" they say, "the
largest business of any year in our
history;" sold out all their products
their works are empty. They
have had more than reasonable
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