The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-12

the election we're 10 lake place now
Bryan would be elected. But they
say, we will change all that bye and
bye.
How?
Not by argument, certainly, for
we have the best they are able to
present.
Theyhaye had Sherman and Reed
and renegade Cochran, Steve EIkins.
and last of all Mckinley. None Of
them have had the slightest effect.
Sherman's speech is but case Of
special pleading to clear up his own
shameful record. Reds contained
sentiments which reflected more up
on Mckinley than they helped him.
Cockran's TRADE has acted like a
boomerang. Elkins Of 95 has been
answered by Elkins of '94. McKin-
ley's letter is but a respectable
chestnut. Not one of these speeches
has been worth fig to the pluto
Gratis as campaign document. No
change whatever has resulted ex-
cept to confirm the silver people
more strongly in their faith. Bryan
goes on, speaking to thousands of
people every day, making no mis-
takes, presenting arguments in be
half of silver which are so simple
that the plainest people can under
stand them, 50 rational that they de-
fy all sophistry. How then can they
expect to carry the election?
BY the use of money alone.
For this purpose they have select
ed one Mark Hanna as chairman of
the Mckinley organization. He is
man who applies the same bust
ness methods which are common in
the business in which he is engaged.
They are the business methods of
trusts, corporations and the money
power; methods which are crimes
| in moral sense and should be made
crimes in legal sense, but which
are now beyond the grasp of law
1t remains to be seen whether
this shameful conspiracy against
the rights of the people shall be sue
cessful.
No body of men in the history Of
this country was ever more thor
oughly sincere and more terribly
in earnest than are the bimetallists
of America, commonly called the
silver people. In their well ground
ed opinion the present struggle is
one fraught with mighty and awful
consequence.
The question with every man,
whether he has heretofore been a
Democrat or Republican, if he is
fit to be an American citizen, is,
shall the present state of things be
continued or shall we make one
mighty effort to cast off the bandage
under which we labor. Something
is wrong, radically wrong Every
man in touch with the business world
knows this and feels it.
The men who are profiting by this
state of things, and there are such
men, will vote for its continuance.
But, reader, fellow citizens if you
are not profiting; if it is injuring
you in trade or business, it is your
duty to resist it.
Do not then be misled by the
false clamor of office seekers who
are asking your votes, only for the
offices which lie behind them. As
you value your life, your prosperity,
your future happiness and your So
cial and civil freedom, be careful in
the coming election how you cast
you vote.
AS sure as there is God in heav-
en-, this single standard gold move
ment, Of which you never heard un-
til the present campaign, is con-
spiracy against the common people,
and the common people are our peo-
pie.
This is made the more evident
when we find the plutocrats, who
have heretofore acted with the Dem
ocratic party, now abandoning it
and forswearing their allegiance.
The crown of thorns is now upon
your brow, will you aid these money
Shareholders in pressing it DOWN.
Wetzel Democrat.