The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-02

far from a%dvoeatlng. free silver coinage
we have perslstently pointcu out thnt It
spells population, and the withdrawal
OF European capital,
This %dtnuncia,lon of tho popocratlc
forgery has been published throughout
tho United States, and yot the Register
continues to publish the flake" What
do the Registers readers think OF such Il
course, md what does tho Register think
OF itseltr It IL u desperate cause that
must resort to forgery for Its arguments,
Mr.. remdleton Against HIMSELF
len. Congressman John o. P%cndicton
and Mr.. NJ. i, Dryden delivered free sIl-
vcr speeches In bridgeport, Ohio, Mon
day night, and Mr., pendlcton spoke
again last night ut Martins Ferry. On
the former occasion Mr.. Dryden's speech
was mostly devoted to the alleged crime
OF 70, and was chiefly remarkable for
what the speaker did not know about the
history of that legislation, he having
evidently drawn on the false history
contained In Pnpocratlc campaign docu-
ments. He denounced John Sherman MS
an arch traitor. but neglected to inform
his hearers perhaps he didn't know
that Senator's Jones and Stewart. the
present leaders OF the free silver move
mcnt, md silver mine owners. voted for
the Crime" SO much for Mr.. Dryden.
Mr.. Pcndleton's speech Is worthy OF
some attention, since It was remarkable
for the fact that the speech disagreed
with Mr.. pendleton's W well known
personal Views and his record in Con-
gress. Mr., Pendlcton viii hardly say
that his mind has undergone another
change. We use the term another
change" ndVlsedly, for Mr.. Pendleton
had once or twice gone to Congress on
a free silver platform, and In a very able
sound money speech made during his
last term, In 1898, confessed that study OF
the question had convinced him that the
free silver proposition as made by the
silverIteS. the same that Is now made.
was wrong and would prove disastrous.
He made a manly acknowledgement
Of his error and came boldly out against
free silver. He has held that position
since, until his party organization was
captured by the sIlverltcs who o%verturn-
cd Democratic traditions. Now he Is
supporting Bryan and the Chicago plat
form. not because lie believes in them,
but for the same reason that some other
Democrats are doing the same thing.
He prefers a dish Of row to the placing
of principle above party.
According tn the Registers report OF
Mr.. Pendl-ton's Bridgeport speech he
used the following language:
II American people desire TO make
money tighter md times harder. you will
vote for Il gold dollar, but II you do Il
kind act toward yourselves you vii! vote.
for the free coinage OF silver and see bet
ter. times come before you.
The Republican platform says we viii
coin silver soon as an International agree
inent can be reached. II Will never be
reached, for those countries we owe Will
never consent to the free coinage OF silver
when they can get gold in payment for
the bonds they hold.
No stronger ground in favor of the
Bryan platform than this couldbetaken.
But IS Mr.. Pendleton sincere, and Is he
consistent? In the Register OF August
IS. 1899, we find the full text of a'speech
Mr.. Pendleton delivered IN Congress on
the silver question. It wa3 an able
SPEECH, and the 1ntelligencer VIII pause
here TO Suggest 10 u gum money
Democrats h a they could
,rnpP Mr. Pcndlpton's former Demo-
or,,,n ,ors,i,nents no more effective
aamnoirn d,c,,,o,t ,,on his address
,,a,in.reI ~. hin whtIa ba was repre.
,..,,,r ,hor IN co,rrese T. meets The
tn....o 1.r,o,,aro1y
Ia, ~ ax,rac, from tho conclusion
:, W. pn,d,o,or,s rsnorkq IN summing
IN hi, ,rc,,men, In the sueecb of 1898:
r. understand II tho nn,Ional couvnn-
| ton tof 1920 gave us two roads OF obtain
LIE s,9ya s'G Io JIsT anu nd II ". could not do il hy
one and maintain a parity OF me metals
H. fti Iss, % on !" 10 every Democrat. every
true follower Of the doctrines OF the party.
~ n TnrT t tI agreement, / All Salts
FLED THAT RATIO 0E - ~ C :; NJ
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FLED, ALONG WITH GROVER CLENE.
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