Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-21

to-day Standing upon his record on sill
YER Way was The white meal de-
r1ors-zed2 Why did Mckinney, IN
ISIS vote for silver, and not Tor the
SINGLE gold standard? The Repuou-
can p8riv IS for silver, when the con-
sem OF civilized nations 10 It's coinage
can De secured) TIe-r platform admits
thar silver would be q good thing for
Jl.s country
III vIl now state q third proposition
which / ask Mr. Dayton to discuss.
There IS u0- enough gold in tlls coun-
ty TO- transact the business OF the
country If this IS true. there must
be some O-ler basic money, and IL
mas been silver from time immemorial.
While The people had It, they were
happy; and their present discomfort $
due 20 demonstration. A vote tor the
s Louis platform is a vo,e Tor the
present gold standard You are a
good lawyer. Mr.. Mason. and I want
you 10 tell us what YOU mean by IN
ternaJi0nal agreement.
Mr.. Mason VIII take grel, pleas
ure iu doing so, SIR
Glr. Chiffon said ne had learned les
sons of patriotism, and he didn't want
10 wait s0r the consent of foreign ma
lions. When England adopted the gold
standard. other nations were using both
metals Did England come over TO ask
our consen-2 When the people ask for
The money of the constitution they are
met with The proposition that they can't
have iJ except by International agree
mant - until Eugland's consent IS
siveu. There is no possible way 20
make such an agreement. even If all
the powers of Europe were willing. Ii
would De uncOus -ituuonaL Nations
10 not enter into agreements except by
treaty.. Suppose Congress would en-
Ter into such an agreement. and the
next Congress would demoneJize sill
vcr. Wouldn't Il mean war? There IS
no court between nations. When
treaty is violated. IL means either a
cOwardly submission, or the arbira-
m-nt OF arms.
AT this point Mr.. Chiffon was stop
ped. as his time had expired.
DAYTON'S FLIMSY REPLY.
Nj Dayton followed. He started out
by saving that he agreed with Mr.. Chill
Ton that the people were hard up, but
it was a Democratic condition; the Re
publican party is not responsible.
Men are begging wages and employ
menL and Mr.. Chiffon confessed that
his parry was responsible because of
the b3neful effects Of free trade. CMr.
Chiffon made no such admiSSion) For
twenty years under the existing none
tafy standard. the country was pros
porous. reaching the high water mark
Of prosperity in 1892. This is m.szr-
able false issue which they are trying
60 make. of The money question: -
Wheat was selling higher then than
al any time before in q time OF peace.
Mr. Dayton dw-lt at some length on
the good times during The twenty years
preceding 1902.
In 1892 the Democrats talked Of rob-
Der llriff. and tariff barOns, and they
diDg-dOuged that song into the peoples
ears until they succ eded in elec,ing
their candidates They didn't talk of
silver then, th-y were crying out for
tariff reform Then the Democratic
party stood on a sound money platform.
Never before d.d il get this new
Ihey nominated q ticket with one head
and two tails. and Won can't tell which
tail is wagging the head. Four years
ago the Democratic platform denounced
the limited coinage of silver as q cow
2rjly mGkeslif-. Talk about the d.
none. iZaCiOl Of silver as responsible for
present hard times, Chiffon says no
person knew of the demOnet.ZaJian of
silver for three years afterwards. When
The Democratic party demCnetized la
b0reI's wages. iJ didn't take us three
years 20 find ir out. To the common,
sensible. Grant county farmer his
diagnosis Of 5ie case IS ridiculous. The
tariff is The real issue.
Don't ask us to take our pay in a
Scent free coinage dollar. Talk about
decentralization Of silver. when IN 81
years YOU only coined a little over
5000. 900 dollars. while the Republican
parry STORED 100000 in the treasury
In bullion. Talk about more silver!
Why. there are SEQ carloads in the
treasury vaults. waiting for the people
wLen.rhoy set work.
STILL DODGING.
Sixteen 10 one Of The conspicuous
leaders of th- Democratic party are
against il to-day. It's not the Demo-
Graf party: It's a new party. Ii has
nothing in history 20 base It's position
on: nothing IN Jhe future TO look for
ward 10. LIS proposition is new and un-
heard Of
3Ir. Dayton Rad the money plank
in the Democratic platform Of 1892, and