The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-22
have seen !. stated that no territory Of
equal size in the world shows such
uniform product!veness Of soil as yours.
The Silver Question.

have seen /. stated that no territory Of
equal size In the world shows such 4
uniform product!veness OF soil as yours
The Silver Question:.
Your farm products have reached
SEQ, 100000 in single year, and some
people seem to think you would produce
more IL you had free silver, or more than
So an acre for every acre Of land. Now.
that the price of wheat Is going up and
silver Is going down and your crops
have been exceptionally good, / cannot
see how even the messy pesslmlstics can
convince you or themselves that our
present gold standard, which we have
mad since. 1879. can be OF the least poss!-
bic detrimen: to you ~
My friends, GOOD MONEY is AS
ESSENTIAL TO THE FARMER AS
GOOD CROPS. It is the boon OF the
farmer. Short dollars are as hurtful to
him as short crops and cheap money as
injurious as low prices. Illinois is the
first Of the great corn states with a
production annually OF 325, 100000 bush
els and for the decade from 1874 to 1885,
averages 220.000,000 bushels, worth $IO.-
100000, or more than thirty cents per
bushel. This was underth good times
Of protective tariff. This was before
the change OF 1892. And 1 firmly believe
that when we have restored the self
preserving, prosperity-producinS debt
stopping system again. your farmers
Will so on to greater and grander
triumphs and enjoy equal prosperity
with that OF years ago.
YOU CAN ONLY PROSPER UPON
HONEST PRINCIPLES, HONEST
PURPOSES, HONEST LAWS, PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE HONOR. Agriculture
will be Frustrated, commerce will Ian
guish,, mining Will decrease and man
ufac;urcs diminish II, TO the misery OF
partial free trade. you add THE HER
IfSY OF FREE SILVER. WHICH IN
THIS CONTEST. MEANS THE NIO-
LATION OF EXISTING CONTRACTS
AND THE UTTER DISREGARD AND
GOOD FAITH AND THE ABSOLUTE
REPUDIkTION IN WHOLE OR IN
PART OF OUR PUBLIC AND PRI-
VATE OBL1GATIONs!. Disguise the
Issues as you may, the bold, cold, hard
facts remain and no amount OF chic
anery or sophlstry will hide them.
Are you prepared o'take such a step
as thatr No. forever no, Chicago and
the grea. state OF Illinois will vote
thnt the laws. of our country must be
supreme over all.
Vote. my fellow citizens. not as par
tisans, but as patriots. Vote not with
your old parties, but vote for your
homes. your nrcsdes. your families,
your wages, and your labor; vote for
your country's honor and for the hon
or OF our glorious old stars and stripes.
Once 10 every manand nation comes the
supreme moment, the moment to decide
IN the strife OF truth and falsehood for
the good or evil side What will your
decision be on the third OF November?
Cloud shouts of Vote for 2!cKln-
ley" followed by continued chee.Ing.)
Mckinley to oIllonns. q
Major McKinley's response TO Judge
George Arrel, OF Youngstown, Ohio, who
spoke on behalf OF q delegation from Po-
land township and NIahoning county,
Ohio. was az follows:
Mr., Arrcll and Ny Fellow Citizens:-I
do not know anything that has so deeply
touched me rs to receive 4 visit from tho
home uf my boyhool. Old Poland
township Is very near and dear to ME.
lNa Judge ARIEL has said. I spent most
of my boyhood there. Coming from old
Poland township as dill and for more
than year my room m-mate In Albany.
when we were studying law, am glad
10 have him deliver your messnEe 10 mo.
Poland township was the first town
ship in which I voted after the war
do not know how /: Is now but In those
early days we voted Mt Poland Center
and tho2c OF us who did hot have con-
veyanccs were in the habit OF walking
10 the Center some three miles away,
We were Interested enough In our coun-
| try to make the principles OF That wnr
cNproSs our sentiments upon great Ques-
tlons and that old township never, M |
recall It, In all itS hlstory, turned It's
bacl, upon the Republican party. A
| long as have known anything about II,
1t was one OF the banner townships of
Mah0nlnp county. And this year Il.
will give to,thc Republican. cause which
embraces, In my Judgment 50 much OF
the c1untry's good. II greater majority
than you ever gave before.
AM glad 10 maet yhu here at my
! home. No delegation has received n
icar;lcr welcome. You are most well
come. You have had my heart for
many years, and 1t" "will give NE grrat
! pleasure 10 meet and greet each OF you
from my old township personally.
Three enthusiastic cheers were then
given. #
Carlisle Goesto the Front.
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