The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-03

III. - = iANalNAOA 40 Nv IAlG
only one OF the Democratic leaders of
West Virginia now supporting the cause
OF Bryan and free silver, who spoke from
his seati In Congress, %denouncing the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver ut the
ratio of 16 to l without international
agreement. Senator Faulkner, who Is
helping to run the national Popocratlc
campaign. delivered one OF the strongest
speeches made In the senate against the
heresy. Here is an extract from 1t,
which looks strange alongside of the
senator's present attitude:
We canont leglslate for the present from
the stnnuinS OF the past The monetary
systems Of tho world have changed: the
Demand for tho white metal Is lcssenIng
annually. SHOULD WE ADOPT FREE
AND UNLIMITED COINAGE AT 4
THERE ARE NO CHANNELS
THROUGH WHICH IT COULD PASS
FROM THIS COUNTRY EXCEPT TO
CHINA AND JAPAN. Would they all
sorb sufficient to prevent a glut in the
homo market which would so cfectually
deprecinte the price ns. 10 destroy silver
as u standard OF value? With an Increased
production and u continual decrease In the
demand. would 1t be wise for the true
friends OF bimetallISm to seek ut this time
to place'silrcr ir he position 1t occupied
In our monetary system prior 70 1879?
TlOE OF THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT IN
INTERNATIONAI. RIMETALLISM. The
stability OF silver, which has been over
thrown by vicious and selfish legislation,
can only be restored in this way.
.# ...,. H
This u%tterancc5 OF Senator Faulkner
was not made eighteen or twenty years
ago. when conditions were different, but
was made after the beginning NJ the
present active agitation OF the question.
and was delivered In the senate on the
sth day of September. 1893. Senator
Faulkner's present course and this
speech, which, II space would persist, we
would like to publish entire, carry with
them their own comment.
Senator Camden vas another West
Virginia Democratic senator who, in the
saline debate. took strong grounds
against the thing which Mr. Bryan and
his Popocratic associates now propose
! w. oEiiuNvl Ih1''iCIi "dih w NHc VII
ate on September 20, 1893, In the course
OF n lengthy speech, the following:
Mr.. President. I am led to the conclusion
TINT the free coinage OF silver under the
conditions that exist to-day, and rs cir
TICABLE 1MPOSSIBiLiTY HY THE
UNITED STATES ALONE. IT CAN.
ONLY BE DONE BY INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT. Any attempt to establish
MIGNT WITH OTHER NATIONS
WOULD BRING US AT ONCE TO a
SILVER BASIS. ConscientlouH!y hciiev-
present conditions. ~ could believe with
the senator from Colorado CAIr, Teller
that silver and gold could be kept on a
parity In this country by free coinage,
/ would 20 with him for FREQ coinage: but.
according to my Judgment. II CANNOT
RE DONE.
Accompanying It's publication of this
speech. the Register. on October 4, gave
It tho following editorial endorsement:
The full text Of Senator Camdcn's speech
In favor OF the repeal OF tlio silver prir-
ehase law viii he found on another page.
Mr., Camden goCH to the root OF the cur
rcncy question and shows clearly and con-
cluSlvcly that~\ Di:lIASHD CURRENCY
IS THE DIRECT ENEMY OF LABOR
IN lnthc utSS, when tnE great volume OIL
business Is done through Bills Of exchange,
checks, drafts, Vtc.
IN to date ex-senator CarRdrn has.
taken nj active part In the campaign
and the Intcll!gcncer does not know
whether he viii 70 against his sound
money Views and vote for Bryan or not;
but. certainly, IL he Is as co:tsistent a
Democrat as he has always been herctn-
fore, he will stand by the principle he
adhered to while recently In. the, senate!
Wnpted-to-bc II t-couldn't-he ,Chnir-
man chIItnn, or the state Popocratlc
COMMITTEES, In an interview, belIttlcs thu.
sound money Democratic movement III
this state He says the third ticket VIII,
not poll more than 1000 votes. lie will