New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17


WEST VIRGINIA DOCUMENT.
Among the first moves made in the ISSUING Oh
campagn material was the flooding OF west VIZ
e,nia with printed slips about the SIZE VI ''e
,.rge nostsl cards formerly in use. This was
Aone TO forestall the sophistries OF Senator stew"
or, wbo expects 10 take the stump for Bryan
80 FREQ silver. and whose ardor for free coinage
"a suspected TO arise from his ownership OF silver
mines The brief contents of the slips call atten-
t,on 10 the time when the Nevada Senator de-
nouncsd free silver in Congress Here is what Is
printed on the slips:
SENATOR
WILLIAM NJ STEWART,
OF NEVADA.
sai .a,RrX yer OF FITS ISIS '"'
and before he became simply the representative u
question never will be settled until you de-
t.rmine simple question whether me ap esrns
f. or whether you are going 10 eheat MN Imr WIZ %
s,uathine else = (Congressiona! RECORD, june L.
Tho exnosure Of Democratic trickery included
the issuing of a statement regarding the facts
20 a speech in Congress by James u Blame IN
1873. which the Democratic National Committee
distorted into an expression favorable 10 Tree
coinage of silver. This misleading representa-
ton Of Blaine's attitude was circulated through
out the country with the intention OF persuadins
Republicans that the great statesman, II ne hVeu
TODAY would advocate the policy of Bryan Inc
nepubl,can National Committee had the Blaine
,peech printed in full. showing that 1t was
Powerful argument against free silver, ana
million copies are being sent out broadcast to
rail one more Democratic lie. The pamphlets
viii Be distributed especially where Democratic
,apers and speakers have garbled Blaine's speech.
Speaker Reeds recent address on sound money
hy no To-
publican Committee as one of the best campaign
documents that can be secured. All publications
are being ordered in million lots at the Chicago
and Washington headquarters Iowa alone has
ordered 20 900 copies of pamphlet at time and
Indiana 900 of the same one. Other Western
states order in the same proportion, and patches
If 100000 do not last long The presses are
lept running night and day. The eagerness
shown by voters to study the question Of the hour
- amazing many of the leaders.
TREATISE ON wATERMELoNs.
One leafet which has been issued Is entitled
"A Short Talk About Watermelons" and shows
that the accumulation Of all the melons in one
place tends reduce their value in that locality
The same moral is applied to silver.
Following this production is Financial Cal
sndar" showing what the nations Of the world
years. Here is the calendar:
1S7l-Germany adopted gold standard.
ls73--Belgium suspended standard silver coinage
1S13-fIolland suspended silver coinage.
iS73-Denmark adopted gold standard.
lS72-Norway adopted gold standard.
1sI3-Sweden adopted a gold standard;
and Switzerland limited their silver coinage.
Suspension OF silver coinage IN ita C,. =, all
yer under the Latin Union.
iSS~France suspended the coinage Of silver.
lS7-Finland adopted the gold standard
is7s-The Latin Union France. Italy. Belsum:
Greece and Switzerland suspended the coinage OF
silver, except subsidiary coins. , -.
Is7s-Austr ria Hungary suspended free coinage OK
iss5-Egypt adopted gold standard,
lseO-Rumania adopted a gold standard
lSsl-Tunis adopted gold standard n,d standard
lss3-Mints OF India closed 10 the free coinage OF
iSss-Russiu decided to coin 100000 gold rubles
ls3-Chili adopted the gold standard
lSS-Ccsta Rlca adopted the gold standard.
1875 1855 1Ss2-Three International conferences
held TO try 20 reestablish the use OF silver were
unsuccessful.
The calendar goes on 20 record that In the
mean time the United States increased its full
legal-tender silver hfty-foid in the face of 90
per cent fall In the value of silver. until the
credit and financial standing Of the Government
could endure the strain longer. and 1t was
obliged also, reluctantly. to suspend free-silver
coinage The calendar concludes with the ques-
ton:
What would happen II the United States to
and open wide the doors Of the minis 10 the
discarded silver OF the world? 1t does not require
much OF II fDaGcier TO answer that
The Republican Campaign Book is an attract
I've volume much in demand. The title page con-
fains q quotation from Major Mckinley: The
Republican party stands for honest money and
chance 10 earn it," and another from Lincoln:
THAT some may be rich shows that others may
become rich and hence IS just encouragement 10
indusiry and enterprise. Let not him who is
homeless bull down the house Of another. but let
him labor diligently and build one for himself,
thus by example assuring that his own shall be
safe from Violence when built"
Among the contents are strong quotations
from leading Democratic newspapers all over
the United States giving the reasons why they
do not support Bryan and SewaN There Is also
an article on American Advancement, win ar
,.urnents against a change in the financial sys-
fem Quotations are given from the message or
president Harrison OF December 6. 1897 on the
great prosperity OF the country then. with par
ttcular reference TO the farming communities.
Under the caption OF Issues the following
are set forth: Coin whether OF gold or silver.
must be equal to the best; immigrants who are
willing TO live without robbing other men Of en-
ployment, home markets for American products.
the judiciary Of the United States must not be
tempered with; ownership Of railroads by the
National Government is opposed by the Repub-