The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-19
A STORY OF THE TIMES.

EOlONl VI Ill lllnLO.
DO you want to make this country
dependent on %EnglandT"
mo. but | want just az COON money us
they have In England or anywhere else"
"lvCll, II We get plenty of silver In this
country, won't you get your share or
III"
mot that know OF. How nbout my
bank account? I suppolr ! lore half OF
that when we get cheap dollars
what II YOU lose shmthlng at the
stnrt2 After the country IL prosperous
you'll make II back"
"fcs, and w ara going to be prosper.
Gus by changing b0-cent pieces Into dol
lars. Why not change every dime Into
n dollar nnd then we'd money TO throw
at the birds" Di
you haven't Investigated this uucs.
tion. Don't you know that for centuries
tho approximate ratio between silver
and gold has been 10 to /. and that this
ratio has been recognized by the civil
lEcd nations OF the world? Now then, Il
u our purpose to restore that ratio and
undo the crime OF 70. How do we OK.
pect to accomplish thls2 I'll tell yOu.'
Al this point Mr., Wallace Hammer,
h unhappy listener, would clap on his
hat and retreat from the Office.
Tho free silver man In the office vus
MclcAry, who was always ready to take
n tilt at amy OF the salaried goldbuEs. A
combativc sentiment vas ever present,
like n Smolderlng fire. md Il neHlcd only
tho slightest rr~ovOcatlhn to start u fiery
argument. For instance, one Of the
Eoldbugs might shy TO Mclcary, "well,
did you hear from Malnc?"
Now, whnt docs that result inll-
cate?" McLsary would anGrlly demand.
"oh. nothing at all. l just wondered
II ynu had heard"
I'VE didn't expect 10 carry Maine"
"Oh. didn't you?"
wait TIL you hcnr from Illinois"
We won't do n thing to you In I'LL
nols."
Don't you suppose the farmers OF
Illinois hrc going 10 vote for free silvcr?'
Why should they?"
We'll, I'll tell you. Suppose" md
then the trouble would begin.
This manner OF controversy did not
appeal to MIR. Wallace Hammer. lie
believed that every man should form
his political OPINIONS from a calm-mInd-
ed study Of the Issues and then keep
quiet until election day. There seemed
10 him no possible excuse for arguing
with a ma who was not open TO cnnvic-
ton, who didn't want 10 be convinced
and who was more than ever grounded
In the faith after he had been beaten In
a discussion.
Mr.. Hammer, being IL pcace.lovlng
man. tried to avoid all political orators
OF the Glaasy-cyed and leather.lungcd
variety. But the very men In his own
office went stark, staring mad and talk
ed politics all day.
On the street cars Mr.. Hammer would
actually suffer while listening TO UNA
teur statesmen settle the money Ques-
tion.
There's n silver dollar. Amt It ms
good az a paper dollar or a gold dollar?"
Yes, but"
Hold on! Now. what's 10 prevent the
government jumping right ahead and
co!ning all our silver into dollars? II
the government says SO won't they be as
good as any other money!"
but you don't want good money. You
wan cheap money
Il want more money. so that we can
get a chance to divide It up"
What good will more money do YOU ?"
Why, II we get more money In clrcu-
lRtlon don't we" and so the talk
would go ahead. as ccnseless al the click
OF the wheels and much more distressing
TO the nerves.
Mr.. Hammer learned 20 ha.c the mere
mention OF party" ''bImetallism' or
occupation that would take him away
from the agitators and what he called
their "sabble."
The other afternoon he sought the
quiet OF his backyard TO have n confer
ence with the man who was painting
the barn. He felt secure when on his
own premises.
He seated himself and watched the
man work.
That helps the looks OF things" he
said 20 the painter. VIII you have
enough 70 last you?"
II guess So" replied the painter. you
know that place you sent me TO get the
paint. That fellows the crazIest gold
bug I ever saw"
They're all ~craZy-6oth sides. I'm
thinking some OF having the roof paint
ed In q dark shade"
Il told him that in another ten years
the Rothschllds would steal everything
In this country"
II haven't missed anything lately. II
you see any OF the RothschIlds hanging
around this alley you let me know and
I'll send for n policeman"
I'm talking about the money power
OF Europe"
You bet you are. I knew that"
II say there amt a nation on earth
can go TO war to-day without SEEM the
RothschildS about It," and the painter
stopped work and emphasized his re-
marks by shaking his brush at Mr..
Hummer.
We'll. I don't want to go to war, do
you?"
Where's you gold to-day?"
what gold?"
The United States gold. Have the
poor people got IT."
Certainly. l know lots OF poor people
who have barrels full OF It"
The painter stared Mt Mr.. Hammer In
Amusement and said: This questions
got to be settled"
II guess that's right, too. II you've
got time to quit work about fifteen min
utcs ! think we a settle II right here"
Have we got money enough"
Never heard OF a man who had
enough. You're talkln' politics. amt
you?"
I'm tellIn' you VIVA, l know to be a
fact"
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