Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

The hopes and expectations Of the
Martins Ferry Republicans were real
lied last evening at the D5nsord meet
ing held at that place .n the Opera
House The drum corps of the Repub-
lican Club paraded The own for near
ly an hour and manage 20 I'll the
Opera House with a fair sized crowd.
The Opera House was decorated with
a large American flag. a small amount
of bunting and a few flowers. Over
head, in the front OF the stage. were the
pictures Of their political sols, McKin-
ley and Hobart.
E. E. McCombs, Esq, was made
Chairman of the meeting. aul after the
Glee Club of the Mckinley and Hobart
Club rendered a couple OF campaign
songs. he introduced Hon. Lorenzo
Danford. the leader Of the Republican
hosts Of Belmont county
Mr.. Dhnford did moi settle down %
any one subject, bu, ram5al here and
there through the MONEY question,
giving the Democratic party and their
honorable leader an OCCASIONAL sab. al
though he said he had not a thing
against them. After few preliminary
remarks he opened out on The silver
question. He began away back in 1892,
when the first coinage law was passed
after a careful consideration OF the
commercial ratio Of the TWO metals
later.
Here was a revision OF the same law
in the years Of "a and 35. when the
ratio was placed az l6 10 I
This was done after careful consid-
Grafton and conference with other ma
tions, while the Democratic party now
want TO jump righ, In without confer
ence with other countries and revise
the coinage law.
We never have had q concurrent cir
culation Of gold and silver in the
United States. he stated and here he
went on 10 speak Of The troubles Ger
many, France and England had had
In trying 10 have O. concurrent circu-
lation, but still had never maintained it.
In 1873 an honest effort was made
by those who passed the coinage law,
revised as Ii was, 10 give people a good
sound money. .,-,
The money of the var was taken up
and followed on down TO the resumption
act of 1879, when the greenback was
made equal to the dollar that IL called
for.
The financial condition Of the country
was spoken Of and .hen he wanted to
know how long The one hundred mill
ion reserve fund would last with free
coinage. Using the speakers words, he
said II would last no longer than they
could draw it out, AMI then the coun-
| try's credit would bo ruined. lie
( o We no reason for either NJ the two
! statements. but the audience howled
lust the same. The Mexican and Amer
/ lean dollar were compared in value at
home and abroad. The Mexican dollar
| he said. was no, worth more than 80
cents abroad. while the American dol
lar was worth IT'S full value abroad for
the reason thai II is maintained By
gold.
In Mr.. Danford's estimation If Hon.
William Jennings Bryan was elected
President the credit of the country
would 90 10 ruin.
Tne prosperity OF the country from ~
to '93 was spoken Of and then The de-
preston from '93 TO the present time
was laid at the door of he Democratic
party, all due TO the tariff Bill. Here he
picked up the wool and 'in question and
went on TO say that wool clip receipts
Of Belmont county for 1890 amounted
10 $4,000. while this year they were
only SAT 600. The tin pla'a industry was
injured by the German bin Extracts
from the report OF the Englst indus
tries were read then, showing hat In
dustries that had become depressed
! here were thriving in England.
The speaker said he had noaing 70
managed 10 slide in the remark .ha.
"W. J. Bryan stands to-day not for
the American industry or The American
home, but for the silver kings " the
Rocky mountains, whose agent ho
seemed 10 be-
Here ne appealed 10 the audience as
20 whether or no. the depressed times
were not due 10 he verdic of .ha peo-
pie against protection In 90 T) re-
store those good times we mu not
} cut our money In two. Hu. -e.n-
force the Mckinley bill ami make
william Mckinley President of .he
! United States.