The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-18

county seat OF Monroe. was called tho
Border Waterman. Now It IL tho
Waterman, It's new name IL more sug-
EeStlvo. a border Waterman was ono
In 70 oldNn days who guarded tlpp life,
honor ~ property OF the first settlers
and had TO be Il man Of bravery,
staullch and true. and loyal beyond n
doubt. a Waterman may DO tho Euar-
dian of all that lS good. Then again he
may be the Waterman OF nm evil crew,
hlbcot | desire 10 cali the attention
OF tho Waterman, OF Monroe county, To
Rono statements In It's editorial, Issue
or August 9th, II goca on, nnl among
many things II says thnt Nll;inm Leslie
and Mr.. i. 1iufry, OF Monroe, WepublI-
cnns), VIII vote for free silver. ThIS
It's editor VIII ilnd 10 DO an error, Il
further states that Il free silver club
wan organized at 81. Albnna, West VIr.
glnIn, with n membership Of 2l9, 7S OF
whom wero Republicans. | was there
and | know that tho membership wng
lGh, md only ; Republicans were on.
rolled. ana BY this time they have seen
the errors OF their way, or will before
November. II further RtntCa that VIrgIl
a. Gates was u PupulIst- Republican.
Mr., Gates was Il lifelong Democrat,
und held Olliccc by election and nppoint-
men under the Democracy. II further
states thht Judge j. II. c, Drew. n prom
inent Republican. had changed 10 FREQ
hllNcr, Judge Drew made speeches for
liullnG for Congress but has nlwayp
been II FREQ silver nun until about four
months ago, when he changed 10 tho
gold STANDARD, Now he IL speaking for
free silver. Any u can draw concIu.
EionA from these facts nS TO Judge
Drew. This IL not all. II gives other
club memberships, md makes similar
statements oil through itg cditorlnl,
which. II thcy contain no more truth,
than the ones above set forth, II simply
applies Il mngnitlcr which mngnlncg
u hundredfold. And Il IAN only stand
TO reason that II the editor OF the
Watchm0n II nc better Informed than
Fan be Judged by hlB editorial, he Cnly,
follows the lCad OF the sensational poll
tclnnS and papers which want TO create
IL stampede TO free silver. 6ut both
sound money Democrats d sound
money Republicans will take Il FOR
what It Is wOrth-lIkc they take their
silver.
One OF the best friends J have Is for
free sllvcr-ln fact he +, closer than n
fricnd-becallsc he maintains Il Is the
principle laid down by Jefferson, Madl.
BON and Monroe, md trILs TO maintain
that tho free silver dollar will he worth
one hundred cents, Row did Jefferson
Tx the parity between Eilvtr and gold"
ly sending on In the new states ana
finding hNw much gold and silver were
In circulation at that time and It's com.
mercinl value, which commercial value
OF gold was sixteen times that OF silver.
Now Jefferson uud the Democrats from
his time down have always adopted the
same VleW-that money is worth only
Its commercial volue. Tho trade dollar
Issued by the government and stamped
by the government and limited by the
government, was only worth its bullion
or commercial value. How thon can the
people. Il there should he freq, unlimited
Independent coinage OF silver, expect d
dollar TINT they coin and which Is slmp-
~ stamped by the government. to be
worth any than Its commercial
value?
surely the government stood sponsor
for the trade dollar. yet II could not
make II purchase one hundred cents
worth OF any commodity. because our
money Is founded on Il commercial
NAAuc' LUZ IL ID Hul NOEIn one nunuTFu
cents. 1t Is time to quit right here ard
let the d~eluded-not silver mine owners
or politicians who live of the people,
and who, II they draw their salaries In
Atty cent dollars, will be able IL elected,
10 hire their work done for less than
half II costs them now-look up q true
history Of money. But Il pertinent ques-
ton is, how will the day llborcr or the
yearly lnborcr, like working for these
same politicians for less than half they
yet now?
have been drinking in free silver
and sulphur water until | am about
satisfied with both, and | think | shall
o 20 10 the Sweet Chalybeate
Springs, In the edge OF Monroe, yet
over the line u half mile, where there
VIII he no n to modest or make me
afraid; where l can Imbibe iron water
untl IL enters my body, not my soul.
That Is, unless the proprietor, Il. f.
Eakle. Ir., wants the government 10 fix
its Hat on iron and make il worth az
much as gold-so free silver men could
rs easily and US tr%ulhfuIly say of Iron
as they are saying now OF silver. But
/ do not believe Mr.. Eakle will do that.
and as ] VIII be about two thousand
AIAh ANf IuIlultu lStl uDONE TIE sea
level maybe I will be above the paltry
things Of earth, and the blind rush for
money, money, even II 1t be made OF
Welsh tin.
Way back In the palmy days OF 1877
70 1890. when calico sold for so cents
per yard, mems hats for s.. salt for $40
per sack. coal oil at 90 cents per gallon,
tea 5? per pound, writing paper 81 so
per ream, LeEhorn bonncts IS. Holland
80 cents per yard. casslnette 81 "a per
yard, bear and deer skins rs cents
npiecc, sugar was worth 30 cents per
pound and peach brandy to mix II with
was only worth 10 cents per gallon.
At the Snlt Sulphur Springs, ! notice
the names of Judge Caldwell, Il. Mckee
ana wife, Of Wheeling. Later on I ran
across the nameS of Joseph s. Fry, wife
ana daughter. of Wheeling, and Eliza
Ann Lewis. Eliza T. Hale and ThOmas
Hale, and Henry r. Fisher, OF Point
Pleasant, and j. y. DoddrIdge, OF Wells
burg. ARTHUR MIDDLETON,