Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-09

dicates Openly Declare War
Against the Producers Of the
Country-Can They Defeat VIM
]. Bryan?
Special to the Register.
Chicago. October S-What are the
forces arrayed against William j. BY
and the people IN this most remarhao-e
campaign? What influences must oe
encountered and defeated il victory De
won on November g?
II is now possible TO answer these
questions. The lines are iraWn anu
they are drawn sharply. There Is no
middle ground. IL is organized greei
against the people Il is unscrupu.ous
and defiant wealth against American
wfTT-men and producers. 1t is the con-
ce1tratei power of money, trusts ami
svndcates versus the unOrganized
psr.otism of the United States. II VII
lar. J Bryan is elected it will be IN
sDra NJ the desperate efforts OF the
following classes and individuals:
1 The presidents and stockholders OF
every robbing trust in the United
states There is not a trust bu- tina,
has willingly paid en- assessment 10
Mark Hanna's corruption fund.
o The solid membership or mat
guEe5 co.erie known as New H0rk's
-Four Hundred. Every simpering sno9
and Engis Shaping dude is for Mchin-
lea and the gold standard. Every title
hunting Ang,O-maniac, with more
money than brains, is opposed 10 Will
lam BRYAN or any other man born ives,
OF New York city.
8. Every money lender, gold broker
and syndicate promoter in New York
and the other money centers, is solid for
Mckinley AMI gold. This list includes
such distinguished patriots as August
Belmont. II sid,ebach, IckelheiTer d
Co. Lszar1 Freres. Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,
and many others with unpronOunceable
names are now calling the farmers and
w1rkIngmen of the United States an
archi--s and thieves" and asking that
the gold standard be made permanent.
4. Nine---niue per cent of the bank
ers and stock brokers of The United
States. They have Joined hands with
the great life insurance companies and
have lnaugurated a reign OF financial
terrorism against those business men
who dare question their right to dictate
votes or conrol legislation The bank
ers' boycott against those who dare
express an opinion favorable TO silver
is a feature Of this campaign.
g. Every man who ever denied the
right Of w0rkingmen to organize for
mutual protection. is for Mckinley.
Every h8rer of labor organizations;
every man who has grown rich by op-
pressing workmen; who has fattened
just il pr0U7r,i0n as he has reduced
wages. IS against W. J. Bryan and in
favor OF the gold standard. Name an
exception f. YOU can.
6. EVERY unprincipled corporation
which finds &c necessary TO employ men
DO bride legislators and secure special
legislation. is contributing money to
SVEN he corruption fund for Mckinley
and honest money Every man whose
money has been used to debauch Con-
h-ures and of CITY councils can be found
arrared against William Bryan and de-
n0unc.ng the common people as thieves.
z. Every wealthy taxdodger, who
makes r. q practice To- bride assessors, is
for William Mckinley and a gold stand
ard Name an exception If you can.
Pick Ou- the richest. meanest and most
stingy man in your community and see
how mo- stands I'm this campaign. Select
those men who have grown rich by grind
ing the Door. by taking advantage Of the
unfortunate. and who having thus ac-
Ouired q fortune. perjure their souls, and
evade the payment of q fair share OF
taxes. and see how they are going 10 vote.
6. Every MORTGAGE shark, every pawn
broker. every man who -hrives on the
enforced poverty Of the people is oppos-
ed 10 he election William J. BRYAN, and
is heartily i'm favor Of perpetu2ting the
sold standard.
@. Every newspaper owned by a bank
er or controlled by q syndicate. and ev-
cry newspaper mortg3ged 10 bank has
been compelled Co declare for the gold
standard and i'm many instances stulufy
an honorable record and prostitute It's
columns at the dicradOn Of Mark Hanna
and Wall street.
How do these forces expect to win?
There is no secret about this. They
are fighting I'm the open. They are not
using concealed weapons. They expect
to win by The use OF a corruption fund,
by the general circulation of lyingEter-
AZURE. and by the wholesale intimidation
of merchants. wOrkmen and mOr,gaged
farmer. They rely upon the oup.d.ty Of
IMPOVERISHED voters; the timidity Of
workmen who have been robbed OF ev-
every hing but their underpaid positions,
and upon money terrorism engineered
hv the banks and the insurance compa-
MES. They have already mapped out a
plan of wholesale purchase Of election
iudges on election day; the debauchery
of returning boards and as last resort
tire purchase of electors in the event the
election is close.
Can they win?