The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-08
MAKES SOME GOOD POINTS.
A Contributor Points Out the Inconsist-
encies Of Local Repnblicanism.

Chicago convention. For the bene
fit of the Post and Mr.. John and
Mr. Turner who appear to be oppos
ed to the said platform | will quote
what Junior Brown has to say upon
the same. He says in the Cincinnati
Enquirer: IF my possessions were
all in money, and extreme selfishness
overeame any patriotic impulses
might have, l would be for gold y
Here Junior sets forth the princi
pies involved in a nutshell. There
are certain classes benefited by the
gold standard, namely: All persons
having their possessions in money
and having their money invested in
stocks, mortgages, bonds, etc, and
all persons having stated yearly sal
AIRY such as government officers, bank
employees and teachers in colleges and
universities. Then what noble
contrast are the sentiments express.
ed by Professors Brooke and John.
son. Professors Brooke and John,
son know that free silver will be to
some extent detrimental to their in
terest, but they show by their senti-
ments that. they are patriotic and
unselfish and are willing to sacrifice
to some extent in order make our
country prosperous again and for
the benefit of humanity in general.
As for George John being mil.
lionaire we could not expect him to
endorse free silver, but as George is
only going to stay at home and not
vote-but he wont though; George
has too much patriotism to desert
the old ship, and especially when il
is going to achieve its greatest vic
tory.
| believe that Bryan will be elect
ed by the largest majority ever re-
ceived by any candidate for Prcsi
dent. The money power played a
sharp game in substituting nearly
all the city newspapers, but truth
will not down and the people are
awakening to their own interests
An old gray headed republican
said to me the other day:
Il know that free silver will bring
prosperity to our country and in
tend to cast my vote this fall for W.
j. Bryan and free silver" and said
he know of many others who will
do the same.
A queer incident in connection
with the Chicago convention has
only been noticed by few. Harrity
and Whitney boosted that although
there was majority elected as sill
yer delegates, that the gold standard
would be adopted by the Chicago
convention, because the great men
Of the east would go there and con
vince the southern and western dele
gates that they were wrong. They
do not tell us how they intended to
convince them whether by the use OF
the -four millions of gold that report
says was shipped to Chicago for that
purpose or the eloquence of David B.
Hill and Senator Villas, or perhaps
both. But instead of making con
verts for gold about 60 gold dele
gates returned home converts to the
free silver cause
The Post again says: That no
political convention was ever com
posed of so many business men as
the republican convention of 1885,
Yes, that is true Mr. Post, if we take
the republican definition for bust
ness men. We have it on good re-
publican authority that Mckinley s
managers bought about one hundred
delegates to vote for Mckinley SO
that he would be nominated on the
first ballot
And we also have il from republi-
can authority that Wall street
bought the right to construct the
financial plank in the republican
platform. / don't think there can be
any doubt about this, as Wall street
came out boldly in a letter demand
ing that both parties should incor-
porate the gold standard in their
platforms, and threatened that il
either party refused to obey their
mandate they, Wall street, would not
furnish cent of money to the party
that did not comply with their de
mand
As the republican party obeyed
the dictates of Wall street, it will OF
course furnish that party with all
the money needed for the campaign.
The gold bug leaders who came from
the east used that argument at Chi
cago stating that if the Chicago con-
vention refused to adopt the gold
standard they would have no money
to run the campaign. And they
must adopt the gold standard in or
der to get money. Grin plain words
We are here to buy this convention
Now, | want to appeal to every
honest republican, and l know there
are many honest men in the republi-
can party, will you vote for candi-
date for president whose nomination
was bought and will you vote for a
platform that was dictated by Wal
street by the use of money for per
hitting them to dictate the samei
Or have you enough patriotism te
vote for the gallant young orator o.
Nebraska, whose character is un
spotted and who is fighting for your
liberty, your rights and your future
prosperity?
Now, one more quotation: "Mor
gantown banks refuse to pay out
gold. Every one of the banks refus
ed to exchange the yellow metal fol
silver or paper money" Oh, Mr.
Post, | did not know you was SO ob
fuse as to give your party away. Why
that clinches one of our principal ar
guments. Why the banks never
would nor never will redeem paper
money with gold, excepting gold GER
tificates or silver Why should they
There is no law in existence to com
pei them to do so; and besides they
haven't the gold to redeem with. L
is all locked up in the big city banks
and in Wall street. and every on'
knew itexcept the editor of the Post
But the balance of your article
still sinks you deeper in the hole.
quote the same. "The very thrca
of free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer has driven the banks to refuse tx
pay gold" According to that argu
ment the banks are certain that Mr.
Bryan will be our next President.
In conclusion know the officer
of our banks are honest, uprigh
men, and the people Of Morgantowi
and Mnnnnnnia cnnnfv ahnuld re