The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-02

,n.,lal Dispatch to tho Intclllgencer.
GRAFTON. W. Va. Nov. 1.-The fol-
,owIns petition signed by employees OF
m. baltimore & Ohio Railway Com
rany, and addressed to fellow working
rrn and all citizens OF West Virginia, Is
requested by the signers TO be given the
vites. possible circulation. The paper
was hurrIealy prepared and had the
time not been limited would have re-
eelyed the signatures OF hundreds more
O. the employees.
Els voluntary and scathlng answer
% the charges Of the Bryan managers
and press that the wage-workers OF this
rouE;ry are being "coerced" by their
employers to support honest money. All
uons the line the Baltimore & Ohio en-
poyss are expressing great indignation
d. the Insults heaped upon their man
hood by the Bryanitcs in charging them
with a cowardly submission to bull
tc,lnE. and will answer the Insults In an
emphatic way at the polls on Tuesday.
Following IS the paper in full.
AnAppeai to Voters by workinEmen.
We, the undersigned, workInSmen
and voters OF West Virginia, hereby
appeal 10 all citizens OF West Virginia
10 unite with US In tho defense OF our
waEes, our homes, the prosperity OF
our state and the honor OF our coun-
Try.
We are employees OF the Baltimore C
Ohio Railway Company. 1t has been
asserted, not once, but many times.
that In advocating the cause OF honest
money In this campaign, we are being
"e6erced" and "intIm!dated" by our
s.perior officers. It Is charged that We.
ar guided In our political actions by
sJ5servlence Is the company interests
Gdi fear OF official dIsplcasure. This
e not only totally false. but It Is a
gross and gratultous insult to our
manhood and our intelltsence.sWe are.
men, not towards. We are citizens. not
fllres. We resent the Insult which Is
offered TO US and propose to show our
resentment at the polls.
We shall vote as q unit Tor sound
money, and we shall do 1t because, OF
cur own free will and Judgment, We
are convinced that the free and uGlim-
tied coinage OF silver at the ratio OF l6
10 ! would be injurious 10 our indi-
ydull interests as %age-earners, dct-
rimeHtal to the welfare of the state
ard disastrous TO tho United States as
nation. We have not como to this
decision unth!nkIngly. We have reach
I'd the conclusion which we have. de-
!berately; and having reached 1t we
earnestly appeal TO our fellow citizens
10 stand with US.
What II Means.
The free coinage OF silver at the ra-
10 OF &c to ! must result IN q depre-
Claied currency and q cheap dollar.
The silver advocates cocSess as much,
as they claim that The price OF all
commodities would rise when mcasur-
ed In our coin. We do not want cheap
Collars. AS individuals We are entitled
u good dollars for our good work. AS
nation this best country on earth Is
eat.tled to the best currency.
The depreciation OF our silver coin
age must inevitably drive oil the gold
out OF the country. History proves this
and nobody denies It. All our debts
abroad are payable In gold only. To
pay those debts would take twice their
iace "a!ue In flfty-cent dollars. II. as n
nation. We tried to pay these debts thus
e'ODled In value It would be certain
bankruptcy. II we did not try, but in
sisted on paying every debt dollar for
goI!ar In our deprecated coin. It would
ot reputation. We do not Wish to see
.Ae nation a bankrupt. nor do we wish
% Zee the stars and stripes Haunted
before all the world as an emblem OF
sEplgiation and n badge OF CONNER
cIll dishonesty, 60
iHFty-tiVc years nso when Lincoln
.l.'ed Tor, troops. the railway men of
,ns west responded 30 that many Of
nTs anyways could hardly be operated.
nr danger which threatens the coun-
~ 'p-lay is, We earnestly believe, no
,S SHtVe than II WIS then; and once
nn",, we. hs railway men, propose to
'eSSIv"u 10 the country'S call.
" appeal 10 you TO stand by liz. We
.f,sA! 10 you as our friends and COM
i3at%s ard as fellow cIti5eng OF n land
IHdt Nc all love. There IS no "cnomy's
s,2TahtFy" In the United States. We nre
w one people. whatever state we live
~, or whatever our calm. may hc
""a We appeal 70 you've call on yni
t"e imp!orc you-to stand shoulder 10
tIl VITA uE nOw. We ask It Cor
o rnr e@Ne OF our country. We ask Il for
e.. V"h sakea. 10 protect our own
~, our livelihood and our homes,
hal, " W, II, too, for your sakcs-ln be-
MI &C. u your own business, In behalf OF
A. E ing industries and commerce OF die
, ,'-"SFicah people. We appeal to Won 10
for Or no. .or sound money, for honor and
y,
iSiynTI .