The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-26
TIE BULLION CL.UB
,Appoints commlttec TO Go to Washing
ton AMI What Game or IT,

tonh u what game OF u.
The Woodworking, horny handed
men out OF employment assembled In
Dlscon,cntmcnt hall and discussed tho
dcplorablc condition they nrc In for
want OF work, and TO provide ways and
means for lettering the condition OF tho
mnssca, Some contpnlcd that II was
not because there waalnot enough mon.
cy in the country. but because II II not
circulating by renBon OF iron mills, tin
mills, glass works, coal mines etc, be-
Ing Idle 80 much OF tho time, OtherB
contcnded that their condition could not
be bcttercd unless there be free coin.
uge OF silver. but admitted tho trouble
would be as to how they would be- able
to come In possession Of money thus
coined. IA no satisfactory answer
could be given. II was finally resolved
to send n committee Of one hundred men
(Sllver Tongue being chalrrnan), TO
Washington. TO see II the could get
Uncle Samuel 10 dlsburse money thus
coined.
The committee having performed this
mission. At n called meeting OF tho club,
made their report nS follows:
I'VE went to Washington M lnStruct-
cd and saw Uncle Sam at the treasury
and told him We were n part. only, Of
thousands OF men out OF employment:
that he could ser they were able bodied
men wanting work, and asked him 10
put In circulation enough OF the vast
amount OF money on hand and to be
coined. go that mills, factories and
mines could be operated and give need
ed employment.
. "lIo said 1t was true he had a great
amount OF money Oh hand ami would
be glad to unload some OF II, especial
ly II free silver coinage would result,
and wanted liz to tell him before he dis
bursel II how We could indemnify him.
Had we any bonds against him? Hnd
we gold bullion or stocks OF any kind?
In what way did we expect money to
circulate more freely?
I've told him we were poor, had no
security such as was needed to draw
money out, and In despair we asked
him II he could not now come into the
Ohio valley and give uS work by cstab-
fishing iron and tin mills, glass works,
coal mines, etc.
HE replied he was now running n
large establishment. called the govern
ment, and II required great sums Of
money TO keep Its wheels running to
meet his obligations In the way OF
bonds. paying employees. protecting the
honor OF the nation. operating the mint,
II free coinage be added. and all the
while paying the soldiers for rlsking
their lives and saving the country from
disruption and ruin.
Another serious trouble in tho way Is
he would have to pay American wages
and have TO compete In prices with
other nations who would bring goods
into this country free OF duty, after be-
ing made by ablc-bodied men at half
or less than half the wage he paid to
us, and under such conditions OF things
he said It was too hazardous an under
taking for him.
I'VE told him II looked like we must
fall to get money circulated In any other
way. as we had no bonds. bullion, stocks
or gold. and we asked what we were to
do. Could he not suggest some means
by which we could get employment?
He said II capitalists were sure 81 sta
BILE protection. the varied Industries
could be put In motion and labor would
be rewarded.
He advised IS to see the capitalists
OF the west who owned silver mines:
that twenty-five OF them were reported
worth about 600 million dollars.
Your committee acting on Uncle
Sans suggestion. saw an agent OF the
silver miners and laid the matter be-
fore him. He said these capitalists were
not the kind TO go to manufacturing
that what they want IS 10 mine all the
silver they can and sell It to Uncle Sam
and get gold for 1.-THE having the mint,
can make 1t Into silver dollars and must
look out as 10 what he will do with II.
Your committee being unable TO re-
port anything encouraging to you or
ourselves. beg to be discharged from
any further consideration OF the matter.
(SISned) SILVER TONGUE"
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