West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-01
TRUTH NOT IN THEM.
metropolitan Papers Pander 20
the Goldbuga
With Tiut Few Exceptions the Mig Daiiies
lave Been Cholkei Into Declaring
for Nars H~n1a and the
Col s...ldard.


National Democratic and Silver Head
quarters, Chicago. Sept. lG. IS06.--For
the first time in the history Of the
United States the greedy hand OF the
Insurer Is at the throat Of the press.
With q few courageous and honorable
exceptions, the metropolitan papers
have been choked into declaration for
Mark Hanna and the gold standard.
Their columns are filed with sophistry,
with evasion, and with lies.
At the dictation of the banks which
own mortgages on their plants. and
therefore on their souls, these new s.
papers have hoisted the American flag
In behalf Of monopoly, and beneath its
sacred folds charge the patriotic ma
Jority OF tie American people with re-
pudiation, dishonesty and anarchy.
The truth is not in them At the
command of the bankocracy they do not
hesitate 10 stultfy their honest dec
larntion OF an honorable past. They
suppress all news calculated TO enable
the people to render fair decision mt
the November election There are two
sides TO the money question, but they
dare not present even their own side
ters-and present IL fairly.
Mark Hanna does not own or control
this paper. Wall street controls. with
few exceptions, the great newspapers
OF New York. Boston. Philadelphia,
Chicago and other centers OF population
and wealth, but there is as yet no power
in organized monopoly which can en-
tirely suppress the publication of truth.
Thanks 10 the Independent and fearless
press of the smaller cities, there are
yet citadels from which shot and she'll
can be poured into the ranks of the
usurers who now aspire to political
supremacy.
1t will be the province of this paper
to tell the truth. The truth is good
enough In this campaign. If the Amer
lean people can become acquainted
with the undisputed facts, Wall street
will not carry a county in the United
States. No statement will be given
publicity until It has been thoroughly
investigated and its accuracy estab-
lished. Nothing will be suppressed.
Things WIFI be called by their right
names. If man steals he is a thief.
If he utters an untruth he Is a liar
"a bN lhbh'BNS III Ndub lS Is a ny pO-
critic.
1t Is time for plain talking. With an
audacity unparalleled clique of gold
lenders is attempting TO forever bind
the hands of the American people. EN-
boldened by past triumphs. with an
appetite whetted by successive raids
on the United States treasury, they
have thrown discretion to the winds
and are fighting In the open.
Hanna, the unspeakable Hanna, has
come out from behind the screen and
is commander in chief He has in
his possession William McKinley's
notes for n large amount and pro-
poses to collect them, by grace of the
voters of the United States. Who is
helping him? Payne, of Milwaukee,
Payne, the avowed enemy of labor;
Payne, the man on whom the outraged
citizens Of Milwaukee placed boy
colt and walked for weeks rather than
ride in his street cars. Who else is on
Hanna's staff? Yerkes and Pullman. OF
Chicago; III. G.. Frick, of Homestead;
Thurston, of Omaha, the senatorial
lobbyist of the Union Pacific road.
Every man who ever plundered labor
or eyicted a workman is arrayed on the
side Of Hanna and an English gold
standard.
Can they win? Not IL the spirit OF
independence yet dominates the peo-
pie of America.