The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-29

flCN nnu grlnulhE ShSl0CkS that we read
about but seldom see. Listen again:
Amount Loss Under
pcp o. co ErSs
Savings banks. 81 SD. 81. O23 ) Sig.HS0. 500
National banks. l,I0l.Ga.52l 1s9.1i.lIi
State hanks;...,... Tl2il0.t2 SJi,9R. lt,
cSmpaSiss . ,;". 5H,G.,s1 sa.9gLs0
lIuldlnG and loan
associations ..... IO,6iI.igi 2ll,Sl3.1G
Totals ....a...E.3Ol, SO6.l5Q SAG, g9N. g1S
"'Will these 10. 0OO. 900 Shylocks sit Idly
by and SEQ their dollar decline TO So cents
when they can. 10y dcpositing slips OF pa
per In a little box, prevent any decline
whatever? But there are others who
Will help them. There are 9T0,S24 PEN
siOners on our government and TjO,95l uf
them are voters. II paid In dollars worth
only 50 cents. these would lose & per
cent or the $40. 9i9.3fl which they now
receive ANNUALLY. Free coinage would be
an easy method OF cutting down our pen.
sion account hut will It meet with the
approval OF our veterans? II means not
only loss 10 them Of 6O,6l2, 535. but this
amount every year, or S606 $50 in ten
years
Then there are the 100000 life in
Surancr Shylocks who will vote to have
their 81, 20?, S5I.32j In policies paid In the
SAME kind OF money as We're the prcml-
umS. About 100000 more Shyiocks are
members Of cooperative and mutual aid
societies and are creditors to the extent
OF s. iSi. sc, 1856 Nearly 1000. 900 900 more
Shylocks have SSl6 .G50,6IS to their credit
In the numerous Industrial companies OF
this country
Let US consider the Interests referred
to by the standard bearer Of tn, free sill
yer cause. First. the bnnkrrs-they are
as a rule honest, temperate and lntclli.
gent: the discreet cus,odlans OF other
peoples affairs; councillors (unprOfes-
slonally) OF more people than any other
class; they do more work FOR nothing by
cashing your checks on other banks.
making collections of your notes and
drafts and changing your money than
any other business men: they furn th.
for rcasunable interest. the money Tor
many transactions that could not oth-
erHiSe be contaminated. They enabled
the old Standard and old Aetna mills to
operate by furnishing them money when
all the capital OF these companies had
been expended In construction, and they
have bren and are necessary to the ope-
raiiUn OF those companies and this CON-
snldatrd company since. They gave the
government OF the United States money
and credit when the need was
greatest during the civil war
war:they have exchanged gold for 9th
er money In more than one instance
without profit TO maintain the gold re-
serve OF the treasury, and they have
not, us charged, at any time cJnspired
TO dcplctc the reserve for their own
gain. They are not mOnOpilsts. y0u
can contribute 10 the organization OF
new banks or readily purchase one or
more shares Of stock in an old one.
They are the same in character In BOS-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, as IN
Bridgeport, Martins Ferry and Wheel
ing.
AS to corporations. they are usually
organized t. conduct business re-
Quirng more money than individuals
ire able or willing 10. furnish. WHAT
EVER PROSPERITY THIS DIS
TRICT HAS ENJOYED IN THE
PAST OR CAN HOPE TO REALIZE
IN THE FUTURE IS THROUGH
THEIR AGENCY: they have no cs-
pccial privileges, In fact in the state
Of Ohio they are subject TO more oner-
| Ous conditions than private indlvidu-
| ais or partnerships; you can invest
your money. and II does not make any
difference about the amount. so you
have enough TO huy one or more
shares: they are ms Il rule IL the COM
mon or plain people. OUR OWN
COMPANY IS OWNED BY TWO
HUNDRED AND THIRTY OR MORE
SHARE HOLDERS, AND SOME OF
THESE ARE FREE SILVER SUP
| PORTERS. WHOSE CANDIDATES
SWEAR ETERNAL. WARFARE
AGAINST THEM.
81 do not mean TO say to you that all
bankers and all corporations nrc better
or different from other people. Among
| them You will find bad men, selfish
men. ready to do almost anything FOR
| personal gain. but do you know OF any
rlaas of citizens that does not have
| people Of that character In 1t? There
| are il few trusts that may and do cX-
| tort from the public. but You can count
| their numbers on the fingers Of your
| hands. and we have no reason To be-
| lieve that their attitude on this mo-
neg question ~ this or that. NOR" than
| VIZ have reason To believe IL OF other
! people Of whom We do not know. The
| great cry " mon0polirs Is urged, as
| though all business enterprises were
| controlled by them.
Now as to thn pchp'" who are nd
dressed as the plain and common pcO-
| pie. There are some 100000 wage
earnrrs employed In transportation
and trades. there are 100000 employed
| aS dOmcst5cY and laborcrS, there are
over 5.t0D00N factory hands and skill