Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-24
CAPT, J. W. WILLIAMSON
Discusses Politics and Politicians The st.
louis Platform is Misleading

Louis Platform Is Misleading
TO The Editor of the Register.
Friendly, Vs. Va. June 22-The DO
L.ra. caidrOn IS beginning Co boil here.
presume every other place In this
big country of ours There is now a
good chance for the Democrats To- hold
r1e power of the government right
Gong. We feel aI times like Complain
Ing at the way some of our great men
have done. or rather what they h3ve
no, done. When @ party gets into pow
or their whole aim should DE 10 iegis-
late for che masses of the people. and
work for their best interests. and as
sure You -he, party VIII generally sue
cee d. O--enlmes where our officers
g. into Office they forget those who
pu- them In power
The Republican convention at St
Louis IS over and they have adopted a
platform tba- IS misleading. They start
Cg. nm the money plank for sound
money! meaning gold And they
Sa All our silver and paper currency
be maintained at a parity with
g. Here is where IL IS misleading.
The igDor3ut Republicans are using
already these expressions that their
party are I'm favor Of silver and paper
cr-e-cy 90 be equal with gold. Mr.
E-Cr. who demOnetized silver? Was
not The Republicans? Now, they
assert that they restored it in 1879.
Nv urjers 3nding is that silver is not
now at parity with god. They say
ro hing about the coinage Of silver.
They are making their arguments
Gc3ins, the free and unlimited coinage
silver Their OILY argument is that
or all the silver Of the world. As
h1Ugh we could not cOnfue the free
coinage 20 the products of our mines.
s1d leave out silver pitchers and spoons.
They say "the existing gold standard
must be preserved Why not say also,
"-he existing silver dollar must be pre-
served?" The whole resolution
IN their platform on money is misleal-
lrg The Democrats were always
branded by the Wigs as a hard money
party. This was true. Our party was
for gold. silver and paper currency,
based on a good foundation
The Republicans are trying to work
the tariff question into this campaign.
They want 20 give the sugar growers Z
cents on the pound for what sugar they
manufacture. We might as we'll pay
The farmers a percentage on the grain
they raise as 90 pay sugar men.
hope our speakers I'm this campaign
viii not let the tariff question come into
i- The currency question is the issue.
am glad that West Virginia has
taken the stand she has for the free
coinage Of gold and silver and gOod pa
pr money. I am astonished that our
resident whose head is large enough
On know better takes the position he
does IN opposing the free coinage OF
silver. If our government had silver
oil parity with gold their would be no
necessity Of having to issue bonds.
7 see The Republicans the beginning
On 'ivile again. Six or seven States
have lciJ them. This is only the begin
ming o. their troubles. Take the past
history OF the Republican party and
yan win earn how many names they
have had. II Is for the Democrats to
embrace the present opportunity and in
VIE The si,verites 20 join in with them.
Is done and we are sure of the next
President, and &c don't matter from
vaa- section Of the country he comes
From. The political wave is beginning
ID toll from the West 10 the East and
ir.m the North Co the South until Dem
o'ra'v will ultimately triumph. The
Republican party has 20 ask the differ
nations OF the world wfsther we
mus have silver on parity with sold.
guess we can have iJ and make such
r6y as best suits us without seeking
i.o assistance o. foreign powers. The
way the whole country is now divided
t' on The currency question there would
uo use for us TO have q convention.
we would adopt the gold standard like
me Republicans. W. have some in our
party who ought to go over to the Re
l11-icans and there are many in the
nublican party who VIII come over
u our party who are favorable to the
nee coinage OF gold and silver and a
sound paper currency.
Mr. Whitney. who postponed his visit
On Europe by the persuasion Of some.
.- order to so TO the convention 10 in
Aience the convention TO adopt the sold
Standard. might as well STAY al home.
ana those who have been cOngratulat-
Mr. Hanna on the gold standard
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