The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-27
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Hy Arthur Middleton "a hNurdIty OF the
Position Of tho Free silver Een.

Ivy Arthur Middleton hNur,lIty OF the
r"siti"n oftho Free silver Wen.
10 tho Editor OF tho lntelllECncer.
Slil:--l would like for some member
OF the PonocrNtic ticket to explain why
It Is that both eight and four years
ago tho Democratic party OF which |
was then an humble integral. was
preaching from the stump Top for re-
ductIon OF the tnrIr, that the wage
Garner and poor man might buy this
comforts ma necessities OF life cheap
err anu that now n part OF that Same
party Is shouting from housC-to stump
top and car-top FOR u financial change
that VIII cause these same necessities
ana comforts TO cost more that things
are too cheap?
Unless they have changed their opIr-
Ion, which any wise man will do. they
either do not believe what they say
now, did not four years ago, or have
gone back on FREQ trade, Which IL It?
Mr.. bryan and all the pupocratiC
speakers say they want the people to
nave cheaper money and with the next
breath say that free silver Will 20 up to
u - and be worth the same as II gold
dollar. Edw is ths2 Mr., Bryan and
inc Pop0cratc speakers say that the
demand for silver under free coinage
VIII cause 1t to rise 70 81 90 an ounce,
II does rise what will make II stop at
81 ~? VIII the silver haTous, when
they get control regulate tn. output,
like coal operators and Others and keep
the price the same? II SO. will this not
be the worst kind OF trust? Who will
be benefited? When under the Sherman
compulsory purchasing act the United
States was compelled to buy the out
put OF the American silver mincs-whrn
Stewart and other silver mine owners
had forced the government to buy the
products OF their mines that silver
went down from 81 10 an ounce 10 81
cents an ounce. Upon what theory and
upon what reasons will It advance
when the silver of the world comes into
competition with American silver?
Does competition advance the price OF
anything?
humble sGaker OF the truth would like
answered, \ rich man can buy silver
bullion ana have his money made to
order, under free coinage OF silver. How
the Sam Hill is poor man to buy the
silver to make his money? VIII not
the rich man thrive and succeed I'M
der any financial laws" Especially
those which do not give the poor man
a show? And will human nature so
change that the rich man win divide
his silver dollars with the poor man?
Me thinks not. VIII he not more likely
divide the value OF the dollar and give
the poor man the beggar's share?
Are Mr.. Bryan and the silver mine
owners not made out OF the same sell
fish clay. Gs n Wall street man? Isn't
there little mora dirt In Bryan ct al.
as they want 10 80 into power and
wealth, by deception: Being Il poor
man, Erasping for truth, will not some
one light the lantern OF truth and cN-
plain these things?
II there Is a single gold standard
Democratic vote cast in this state, will
it not he cast by one who Is made
OF the stun Of martyrs? Why are the
Popocrats bounding every sound mo-
ney Democrat In the state? Don't they
need any votes, or are they working
for Mckinley? Bryan voted for Weav-
cr against Cleveland. Why are real
Democrats who Will not vote for 4
Popullst such criminals?
ARTHCR MIDDLETON.
st. Adams, w. Va.