Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-24
CAPT. DoyENER's SPEECH.
T. z. I. Asks Some Questions and Makes
Some Comments.

T. 4. Asks Some Questions and aiakes
some Commrn,s.
To the Editor Of the Register.
Sir:-Wiu you kindly give me space I'm
your paper 10 make few remarks about
the Republican meeting held on L. Belle
common on Thursday uighte1 an new
resident here. Was Capt Doyener cor
rect when he asserted that our silver doll
lars are redeemable Ca eoid2 DO Amcri-
can silver dollars circulate no par in the
city of Mexico or in any other portion u
Mexico except perhaps. along the Rio
Grande river?
TT Editor. if these things are not so.
why 10 Republican orators Of the Fora
ker-Dovener stripe try 20 befog their
hearers by making these asseverations?
Now. Doveuer said in that speech that
no power on earth could leeislate value
into anything. then. in the next breath,
he said that our silver dollar contained
only 81 cents worth Of silver, but that il
was kept at par from The fact that il was
redeemable in gold. Does not the silver
money OF any country circulate at only its
bullion value in any other country,
if at all? Is the silver ques-
ton" new thing? Has the Re
publican party always favored hon
est elections in fact? And what was the
force bill" and what Is meant by Capt.
Doveners allusion TO the days Of recon-
struction?' / am a young man p years
Of age. and was not even ''mewling and
pewklng" in my mothers arms when ne
marched up La Belle street - years ago.
or course. all know OF those times have
learned by merely reading, but. II ! re-
member rightly. the then Republican
President himself objected 70 federal con-
troll Of elections and came very near be-
ing impeached on account Of his views.
The World almanac says that the South
crn States were put under a debt OF over
Sza1. 11JC1J during the days Of "carp-t-bas'
rule Are these statements SOP II So
why boast of them and point back 20 them
with pride? again, Mr. Edit0r does the
Democratic party advocate cheap
money!" If not where DO Republican or
ators get the reason on which to base
their assertion? Does the Democratic
PARTY favor silver monOmetai.is-c. and do
the statesmen OF that party believe that
our silver coinage VIII drop 10 its bullion
valued II. under free coinage. silver dol
lars do circulate az their bullion value
(present London market price, where viii
silver bullion owners make any profit by
having them coi1ei2 And Il they 10 cir
culate their face value OF l.J cents. where
viii the "-3-cer- dollar cone IT,? I hon
estly cannot understand that kind Of ar
rument Was taa Republican party Of
this State formed on that spot So years
aro. DIS stated br the chairman Of that
meeting? Ia t..- was there such state
as West virginia 81 years ago? Suppose
7a 10 have -r-e coinage. with the Scent
dollar and all tre p-Lics and attendant
evils pr. lictei hy the Republican orator
OF Thurs lay night. WIN my one be forced
o. uGuilate auy debt he may owe? VIII
the value OF land and other property rise,
and can foreign bondhollers Of our rail-
roads. hreweries. e.. force their or4s-na-
tors 20 buy them back. " Aai is the alI-
ference between the free coinage OF Sill
Yer 10 the ratio OF 10 10 by this country,
as advocated ly the Democratic platform.
and the free coinage of silver 40 the ratio
Of p TO l by international agreement as
advocated 10y the Republican platform
Would lot both increase the volume "
money in this country Would not sill
Ver dollar coined az the ratio OF - 10 D De
as hard 20 earn -s the present so.l dole
lare Would noi us COINAGE eS'-'iifn .
higher value on money. anu cons. ao''-
iy' O. lower '-.-e Oh l-'o. ana o'"el COM
moliii-s. ''- "--'i .''l ,-e o'l'--' ol
S.-'r' -o'-.' ~' .-- '-"' ". % y. n.y. '-.
'.' l'-' io'--.' --I -'"- man
me ''i'- l- ''-
coined NJ 'a- f.'l' 'l q. 90 D. d. per-
eAa"l.' "-'- 81. .N.'.' 10
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