Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-27
A P0PULIST,
Gives Some Timely Advice to His
Fellow PartisanS--The True Inter
ests of Populists an all Who Want
n r..l--.,, no,noora
Free Silver Coinage.
80 .he Editor Of the Register.

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! 80 .he Editor OF the Register.
( GRAY'S FLATS. w. Va, october %
/ I received q copy Of the Silver Tribune
/ published at Parkersburg. ". Va, bearing
date October IS I'm which is a lengthy COM
munication addressed TO Populists. That
/ hits me. I resided In Nebraska twenty
years and for twenty-three years / nave
been and am now an uncompromising Pop
ulist In all our platforms throughout the
West we have solidly advocated the res
toraticn OF silver to its constitutional po-
sitlon. al the ratio of 10 to l, and the il2is
grain dollar shall be leo cents, measured
bv. or rather measure all other commodi-
/ tics. as this was its true position. AT the
/ Democratic convention at Chicago all tuat
was pure and good in that party asserted
: their manhood. took control of their own
temple of liberty. freedom and independ-
! ence. selected a standard bearer known TO
myself and many others as being one OF
Americas sons OF tho purest, noblest ana
! best We all know him as Bryan. the
brave. tender and true. Our Popuhst
generals knew this, and also knew that we
could not hope 20 accomplish even the
restoration of silver alone, say nothing oil
/ other great and necessary reforms, ana
they called a council Of our wisest and
/ truest statesmen. and that council de-
I cided to hold up the hands Of the thus
purified Democratic party in all the states
by fusion.
Now. when an army is drawn up in line
of battle and facing a charging foe, what
! would be the result if every little cor
poral should conclude to take command
of his corporals guard. and in disobedi-
| ence TO the generals in command go to
firing at random I'm our own ranks?
I Would not defeat be certain? Our gem
! erals have given command TO fuse, and
( fuse we have in Marion county, and by
the heavens eternal no corporal need
/ apply
The Democrats may not have done just
as we wish. hut here we are are on the eve
! Of battle. and this is no time TO try on
! shirts" BE like the true mother of the
| child in Solomon's time, when the TWO
women disputed over the dead and live
one Solomon gave orders TO split the lit
tie one in halves and give half to each
woman. The deceived agreed to it, but
the true mother said no! let her have it.
Now. If the Democrats will take the
silver child and clothe and feed il 10
strong manhood in statutory law. in Gods
name let them do So and let us furnish a
part of the food and raiment in the bar
gain in the way of standing like true sol
diers i'm obedience to the commands of our
chosen leaders. and not listening to the
commnds of every little corporal. To fur
nish this food and raiment TO rear the
child IS to vote solidly in this State for the
Democratic nominees and thus win vic
tory. Why? First. because they promise
to restore silver and the Republican party
are pledged to the gold standard until
England forces our proud American free
men TO bow down to international agree
ment"
Second-Because alone we cannot hope
/ to accomplish even this much for the next
four years. and our starving laborers and
farmers need immediate help. and cry out
unto MS Save or we perish
Third-Because hundreds OF thousands
of our fellow mortals are now grooming
under the CALLING y2le Of single gold
standard and are bei.t driven from their
I homes by mortgages eating M not only
their original capital. but all they gain
by daily toll.
7 see that Henry Vincent is editor Of the
Silver Tribune. / am anxious to learn
whether or not he is one of those Nincents
/ Of Kansas fame II so, ! know him to be
brave. patriotic, true son Of America
and "a lover of Populistic principles, as l
have often times read their paper and also
a book on frauds OF that State.
will lust say TO all Populists in this
I state that I saw our party in Nebraska
grow from five 10 a ruling majority in the
I state. and now our flag proudly waves
from the state Capitol. How and why?
| It was done by the uutiring zeal of true
Americans. gathering here little ana
there little from the two old parties
and fusion with all true Democrats and
twenty years hard work jointly.
Now 1 am a native born OF this State
and have only returned and have been liv-
ing here two years and want to identify
myself with all true Populists of my ma
tive State. and must confess that l am not
posted as to men. but as TO measures l
am no stranger. I see and konw this.
that a Democrat that promises us part of
/ our principles is far preferable to Re
publican that swears 10y the power oil
England and the MONEY power OF the
world that we shall not have one jot or
little of them. Choose you November Sd
whom YOU will serve. God or Mammon,
only changed to People or Hanna.
l know ii is said that some of the DEM
ocratic candidates have only recently be-
come free silverites." but let US rerem-
Der that we were once very young IN the
cause and since they profess the faith,
let us give them implicit confidence and
push on to victory. II we cannot stand on
Pfscah's top and view the landscape Ger
we can take some humble position and
give comfort and cheer to those VINO
bravely struggle to place our banner on
the West virginia Capitol and the White
House at Washington, and let the candi-
/ date have been formerly n Populist' rebel
! Republican or Democrat. all true Populists
Will wave a JOYOUS hand and good cheer
as they 60 sweeping through the gates
with Mains Of victory in their hands,
They Will be a heartless set that will not
send back 10 us the much coveted law
viz: Free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at the ratio Of 1G to l.
No true Populist Is asking for anything
else IN This campaign. We have many in
orr ranks. as we'll as other parties, that
want office and refuse to be comiorted
without IT, but mark yo! they are not
moro n as much to be trusted as those
lately converted 20 the doctrine
In obedience TO command Of our wise
generals. for one. will vote for Watts
and an the Democrats from deputy con-
stable TO the highest Office ana Will not
consider l am doing anything unbecom-
inc q true Populst and obedient soldier