The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-05-13
yexeiI and worried.

II
about many things" Who can
measure the amount of anxiety the
lambs of the Republican fold have
caused himP They have been his
constant care, and the objects of
his tender solioitude, cautioning
and guarding them against the
Vaccinations and vicious schemes
of the political wolf" and the ter
rible democrats.
But he seems to now rest on the
assurance that the political wolf
is no longer at bay, but has fled in
dismay from the fierce bleating of
the "bell-weather" of the flock that
are within the fold. He should re-
member that eternal vigilence" is
the only guarantee ofsecurity to his
sheep-fold. The political wolves
he talks of are still at bay. Let
him be watchful and brave lest
after few short moons "have wax
ed and waned' he will lift up his
voice and wall. "There were ninety
and nine that safely lay in the bos-
ON of the fold" while nine, ninety
and nine strayed to the mountain
to feed in their pastures green. He
will miss them but won't go to find
them. He'll let them alone they'll
be at home still having etc.
He is now vexing his righteous
soul lest "our Democratic friends"
be misled by jefferson and bimet-
alism. He has searched the scrip
lures" of Mr.. Jefferson, and after
all these years he quotes "for their
benefit" one little paragraph, which
he evidently thinks socdolager,
all about the ratio.
"Just principles will lead us to dis
regard legal proportions altogetheri
to enquire into the market price of
gold in the several countries with
which we shall principally be con-
nected in commerce, and take an
average from them"
Mr.. Jefferson was addressing his
colleagues who we're charged with
the organization of our government
and devising monetary system.
His head was level, he gave wise
and sound advice, which was fol
lowed. They took an average and
established Il system and ratio"
to suit themselves, without con-
sulting the wishes or opinions or
submitting to the dictation of for
eign bankers or statesmen. That
system was bimetalic "truly and
practically" bimetalic with silver
as the unit and gold as its yoke
fellow, on a ratio of Is to L. This
ratio was afterwards changed to 16
to mot by changing the silverin
it but by changing tightening the
weight of the gold in the dollar.
Mr.. Jefferson and his compat"i-
OTIS had in mind the natural proper
tions of production of the two
metals, and the law the natural law
of supply and demand, and not ar
bitrary legal proportion, not ratio
created by the disturbances and eff
fects of legal enactments, discrim-
mating against one, and in favor of
the other metal.
They established the ratio of 10
to /. Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Cleve-
land established the ratio of 30 to
/. The political writer says the
ratio is 30 to /, and that is the ra-
ito that he, Mckinley and "sound
money" Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are moving heaven, earth and
-, (the other place. to maintain.
They talk about maintaining silver
yer and gold at parity, when from
the instant silver was demonetized
in 1878 the ratio rose from 1892 to
1 to 23.7O to / in 1892, and now 30
f! to in 1896.
"The soldier knows that he can
not by law demand payment of his
pension in any particular kind of
money, and silver Republicans
ought to know it too" Estate
Gazette, April 1Oth.)
Perhaps he cannot. He could
not when he was in the field. He
was glad then. to get greenbacks,
though greatly deprecated, and he
is glad to get silver or paper
money now. No department clerk
can demand payment of his salary
in any particular kind of money,
and sometimes and i'll some de-
partments he has to accept SOC.
silver dollars. 1t is safe to assert,
however, that the heads of depart
ments, congressman, vice-presi-