Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-16

to approach this grave and urgent problem
with an unprejudiced mind. we feel sure
whatever the upshot may be- that it will
give a good deal of satisfaction.
The Republican National Committee has
had these editorials from the London FL
nancial News in their possession for
months. They succeeded in purchasing
all the copies of papers containing these
damaging statements but they were not
permitted TO mutilate the files in the Brit
ish Museum. With full knowledge Of the
facts the Republican National Commit
tee issued and is now distributing millions
of the following pamphlets:
THAT GRIP OF GOLD" IT IS A FOR
gerry.
No single publication of the silver syn
dicate has attracted so much attention as
leahet entitled The Grip of Gold"
which purports TO give quotation from
the London Financial News of April 90,
1894, expressing the opinion that the adop-
ton of free coinage of silver in the United
States would be observation-disclosures to Eng
land and helpful to the trade and business
of this country.
Millions of copies of this document have
been spread broadcast by the organiza-
ton which is now processing to be penni-
less and unable to put legitimate argu-
ments before the people.
= The article, which is entitled, "The Grip
of Gold" begins as follows: London,
April 30. 1891. The London Financial News
says: The financial situation In the Unit
ed States is very serious It then pro-
ceeds to say that while the trade of the
world is now in the hands of England, it
would not long remain so if the United
States should adopt the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver, that rates Of interest
would fall in this country. business revive.
and the United States would capture the
trade of the world 1t closes by saying:
when that issue comes before the people.
England will regret her apathy and ad-
herence to the single gold standard
The absolute falsity of the entire state
ment is shown by the following editorial
taken from the London Financial News of
August 13. 1896:
I'VE have received numerous letters
from American correspondents contain
ing what purports to he editorials from
the Financial News, and which have been
reprinted in various western papers as
Campaign literature one Omaha paper
prints an article stating that it is from the
London Financial News, of March 10. No
such asticle was ever printed by us and its
whole tenor is directly opposed to the view
we have taken of the effect of free silver
in the United States So rar from advo-
eating free silver coinage we have per-
sistently pointed out that 1t spells repudia-
ton and the withdrawal of all English
capital"
The same paper in its issue of the follow
ing day, August IA. says:
1T is not surprising that the American
market improved yesterday, for more
wretched manifesto than that of the Boy
Orator could scarcely be conceived. Mr..
Bryan by his speech a the Madison Square
Garden, convicts himself either of as
founding ignorance or Of wiilful perver-
sion of the truth. To tell an intelligent au-
dience that the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver by the United States alone would
raise the bullion value of silver to its coin
age value. and make silver bullion worth
$129 per ounce in gold throughout the
world is an amazing statement for Il man
to make who is a candidate for the presi-
dency Of a great country. AS Mr.. Bryan
is. presumably. not wholly uneducated, he
must know that this statement, which
even the most rabid blmetallist cannot
swallow. is absolutely opposed to the
truth. but whether it is only grossly ig
norant or an INSCRIPTIONS rascal holding
out impossible hopes. he has shown by
this one speech how completely untitled
ne is to become the head of the government
{ of the republic
The campaign of deception and forgery
has begun unusually early this year. Usu
ally Democratic invention has been called
into requisition during the last days of the
campaign when it became too late to de-
tect or repudiate falsehood. Fortunately
in this case the facts are discovered in
time to permit the people to understand
that a deliberate attempt has been made
to mislead and deceive them by this for
gerry. Voters will scarcely place much re-
lance upon literature of this character,
or that which emanates from such
scource.
THE FINANCIAL NEWS,
16 Abchurch Lane.
London, e. c.