The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-12

nm lold end experienced physIclan who
can correctly and immed lately diagnose
his case and prescribe the necessary
remedy. I think the public appreciates
Sths TACT that further experinents In
this matter are dangerous and liable
60 prove mischievous, " not; DISASTROUS.
Thbnrands.th therefore, who are not tirl.
frif indy 70 The free and unlimited colin
age OF silver Will nevcrtheless vote
Ith4 Republican ticket this year be-
caitso they realize the fact that tfis is
moi q propit ious time to- try thei exper-
ifntnt! The Cleveland wing Of the
Democratic .partyis half right and half
iwrptig, while the Bryan wing Of the
pal 10 wholly wrong II IA asserted
ibyl the advocates OF the free and iuil-
limited coinage OF silver that the dis-
pal Bin the present value OF the two
nidtals rs due 10 the appreciation In
the value OF gold. The fact Is chat the
sdlaparlty Us the result OF depreciation
an the value OF silver because OF Its In
Scrf dse1 Z product lion. the supply being
grltater than thu, demand. While It Is
Itrfc that free coinage would no doubt
sirfrease the price of the necessaries
u silver sbhsis and measured by the
silver standard. Take the case. for
in$tnncc, OF "a olaborIng mem who gets
IN SALARY OF 500 per month and who
lives In q rented house for which he
( PAYS s25 per month. Under free coin.
[ age the probabilities are that his rent
Would be Increased TO $50 per month,
hut his salary would doubtless remain
u1ehnnged.sT The purchasing power OF
I thka $50 which this man would have
ieftsafter paying his house rent would
be is25 on "a gold basis In other words
thn net result In his case would be that
hid would have left after paying his
hduse rent out OF one months salary
$2t5 Instead Of sac, as now, Is this the
sort of relief the laborlng man deslres?
3sItg Is more essential 20 the laborers
md wage-earners than TO any other
clhss of people that the money OF the
country be sound and stable. But II 10
The serious Impairment II not COM
plhte destruction, OF public confidence
and private credit where the great In
Jury be done. This would be 'es-
isl less than In any other part OF the
country. As a we'll known fact that
litllis,inorthern capital with which the
business men OF the south carry, on the
commerce, and support the Industries
of that section. There are very few
merchants and land owners In that
section who can furnish their stores
ahdfcultlvatet their lands without get
ting loans through their local banks.
THE local banks can furnish the mos!
nhy5 only because they can re-dis-
count tkslr5 commercial paper ut New,
York. Can the. business men at the
south imagine the disaster that would
take place In that section should the
commercial and financial polIcyNof the
government be dlsorganlzedt and srevo-'
I lutionlzed rs Is now proposed by the
Bryan or free 'silver.wing oftthe Demo-,
cratic party? / cannot see how, they
can come to any other conclusion than
that the south, especially, cannot at
ford to try such a dangerous expert
.ment. q
Object Lesson TO the North.
The present campaign Is likely to
furnish an object lesson to the business
men of the north. They can now see
that the only menace to national honor
and business prosperity comes from
the suppression OF the colored vote at
the south. and yet it Is a well-known
fnctSthat that vote never could have
BEEN suppressed II. itiwere not that a
majority of the business men at the
north were Indifferent, II not openly
opposed to every measure that was
proposed 10 prevent the suppression. of
that vote and TO enforce the recent
amendments to the federal 6constitu-
ton. AS long as their interests were
not affected they were Indifferent about
the Integrity OF the ballot. AS long as
the alliance between the southern oil
sarchy and the eastern Democracy was
maintained they were willing to eX-
cuse and justify the methods that were
Used to suppress the colored vote. and
DO prevent fair and honest expression
Of the popular will. This alliance has
now been dissolved because 1t was
neither honest nor sincere. The south
ern Democrats maintained the alliance
from necessity and not from choice. AS
soon as, they felt that they were strong
enough to get along without the aid OF
the eastern Democracy they proceeded
to dissolve this unnatural alliance. The
colored men on the other hand have
been and are the natural allies OF the
business interests of the country. They
liut country above party and party
above self. In political matters they
disregard race color, religion. and pre-
yious party affiliations. With few ex-
feptions they act In national politics
with the Republican party from sincere
c3nvlctionss and honest choice. South
ern Democrats have known all along.
and we hope the business men of the
north, without regard to party, can
now see that the black mans vote has
never been n menacefto good govern
fnent, state or national.and yet he asks
nothing except that which should be
freely accorded by all political parties
ia voice & In the government under
which he lives. and to which he owes
hllgilnce. and for the support OF which
heGis taxed, ana to defend which he
will bear arms when necessary. .sl
s'5,Ssi v Il III y JOHN R.&LYNCH. 4
Supreme conrt OF Appeals.
Special Correspondence. IA
CHARLES TOWN, Sept. 9.-The fol-