The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-30
SOUND MONEY
Was the Battle Cry ut n a Most
Enthusiasts Meeting OF
OyER.TnE.RlvER REPUBLICANS
inthe bridgeport Opera House Last Night.
Captain Da"forh Presents tho Money
Question IN u Plain aud Convincing
Manner-Thc Audience Paid the speak.
srsthe Best OF At,cntlon-captain Dove.
nsr Enti,nses tho Crowd.

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Last night In tho Bridgeport opera.
house, the Republicans and sound money
Dcnocrats-and they are many--of that
place and the other ovcr-the-rivcr
towns opened the campaign witha great
meeting, Tho hall was tastefuiiy decor
atcd for the occasion, Mlestcr's band
played a number OF patriotic airs. Tho
speakers of the evening were Congress-
men panford and Dovener. The meet
ans was presided over by Mr.. David
Llewellyn, OF A~etnavlller
The rcmarks OF both speakers were
received with great enthusiasm, In fact
the meeting was the most enthusiastic
held In late years across the river. Tho
speech OF Captain Danford was devoted
mainly to the money issue and this he
handled ably, He did not reach any tow-
ersng height IN oratory, but he held the
strictest attention OF his large audience
on one OF the warmest nights ol the
year, which is surely n higher compll-
ment TO the speaker, Captain Dovener
was never In better form, and histex-
hortation to ltenuhlicans and Demo-
Gratis alike - stand firm and not allow
the free silver heresy to poison them
matchless, He Illustrated his re-
marks with some pointed stories that
caught the audience every time, Alto
sstaer the meeting was u highly sue
es3Hful opening OF the campaign in
Bridgeport.
Captain Danford's speech. 20
The Democrats are trying TO turn the
minds OF the people from the tariff to
the silver question. with sixteen to
one" as their battle cry. They know
they would be defeated on the issues OF
%. and the Republicans Will be COM
PEELED TO oppose them on the money
question. but the Republicans will not
forget that they>are voting to place the
party OF protection In power.
He had been n member of Congress
twenty years ago when specie payments
were resumed, and spoke OF the events
OF the seventies. The coinage act of
1873 was not passed In the durk as has
y been claimed. The truth about the
coinage act OF 20 Is that 1t vas dis
cussed In two Congresses. the Forty
first and Forty-sccond. More than 100
pages of the records of Congress prove
this statement. No act was considered
more carefully. Senator Stewar. HIM
4 self voted In favor of the 'crlme OF
lSIS." Senator John Sherman voted
against that bill: the man who Is held
up as the author OF that crime" 1t vas
a public act that was del!berated upon.
The story that English capital had de-
monetiZed silver was pronounced false.
Where are we with relation to money?
When the resumption act of 1876 was
passed a provision was made for 4 re-
Sdemption fund OF 800, G0O,O 900. There was
then S3i6, 00O. 200 of crcenbacks and Stenr-
mar thought $1O0, 10000 was sufficient,
Z and 1t proved to be true. Any man hav-
Ing SreenbackS could go to the treasury
and get gold. The reserve, however. was
intact; the people had confidence and
did not want the gold.
There was n trouble until In n mo-
ment OF Weakness, in 1890. we c5mpro-
missed with the silverltes and passed the
Sherman purchasing act. There is now
s4Si ,000,0 D In silver notes outstanding,
but this could have been upheld. bU:
We have coined 300, COG. 1000 of silver dol
lars and there Il also over $500. 900. 600
OF silver certificates outstanding.
against 800. 900, 900 In gold. Such a sun
erstructurc. will topplc about our feet,
and we Will 0on pile up. on our gold
reserve until We roach silver mono
metallism, II we follow the lead OF the
z Chicago convention. Then we will be-
come a nation that has laid aside It's in
tegrity.
When Silver was .'Frrr."