Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-22
WILSON'S SPEECH.


ing his official and personal influence
against the party trying to rescue this
country from Plutocracy. He must know
tina, Bryan's defeat does not mean turn
ing the government over to honest Re
pubiicans like Mckinley, but means
turning it over to the most corrupt syn
dictate Of trusts and monopolies this
world ever knew. He must know that
however honest Mckinley may be per-
sonally, he will not antagonize the men
who elect him. Cleveland is honest, but
could not oppose the Wall Street in
fuence to which he owed his election.
When q man like Wilson is induced TO
desert the people at time such as this,
thoughtful, do not need to be told
that some unseen influence $ undermin-
ing the very foundations Of self govern
ment.
Many present, when he spoke, hoped
to hear a statesman discuss Shall We
Vote To Make Gold Our Exclusive Money
Me.al?'
Two years ago Wall Street supplied
funds for a committee TO hire the best
talent 10 inven5 reasons for monometal-
lism, and its phamphle,s were scattered
broadcast The argument was this:
Capital invested in bonds, expecting
Congress TO enforce a gold basis, and il
would be bad faith to pay in money OF
less purchasing power.
If we have two money metals, The pur-
chasing power OF dollar will not APP
preciate.
In other words, Congress should re-
quire taxes and debts TO be paid in
200 cent dollar, which presently Will be
worth 400 cents. This is the Wall Street
view. and Wilson stands on it. No one
knows better than Wilson that McKin-
ley's party managers will force this
view.
But all gold speakers distract atten-
ton from this question. No one dares
discuss it, except before a millionaire
audience. Wilson's speech consisted of
catch phrases TO win thOughdess APP
plause; unWarranCeG assertions, calcu-
lated to mislead uniformed persons,
and half-truths so stated as to excite
If Sewall is such a friend of silver,
why does he make the rent of his ships
payable in gold?"
Wilson knows that hired ships tramp
until they catch q home cargo. An in
stalment Of rent IS paid at each port.
The customary printed form Of lease.
called a charter party, always specifies
payment in pounds. shillings and pence.
It is The custom of the trade. What then
shall we think of the spirit and motive of
a speech which tries TO create a false i'm
press on about a man who has been con-
spicious for being a bimetallist in COM
munity of gOld-bugs? Those who know
Wilson best, can well understand that
he condescended 10 such rot. because a
frank and honest discussion would make
men leave Mckinley.
Again. He brought down the house
by an oratorial display, concluding with
the question:
will any iaboring man tell his wife
that ne objects to gold because a dollar
buys too much a the store?'
Many may not credit that Wilson
spoke such rot The writer states that
he heard him use these exact words.
Wilson must know that the threat to
force This country to a gold basis has
so paralyzed industry that labor is idle.
It is the study job which concerns la
Dor. not the purchasing power Of dol
lar which represents one days work and
two days idieness. Probably the most
successful farmer in this county informs
me that for several years it has taken
twenty-five per cent. of his gross sales
to Day State. local and federal taxes.
Is il poss Bile for labor to prosper under
these condfuons2 The holder of BONDS.
payable out Of taxes, is benefited by a
policy which requires two loads Of farm
produce to pay . tax bill which one lead
would pay if he had bimetailism; but IS
labor benefited? Wilson knows, as |
do. that labor organizations try to main
tain wages. and that if Mckinley i elect
oil labor organizations VIII be broken up.
No thinking man can doubt TINS.
THE PLATFORM.
Instead of reading it, Wilson, like all
gold speakers tried 10 create the lalse
impression that the Chicago platform
proposed new doctrines, contrary to the
reaching Of Jefferson. \ person TOO ig-
norant 10 read plain English would IN
fer from what Wilson sad that the plat
form. "Made war on the courts, ana
also denied the right Of the fedora gov
eminent to so into State 10 lake care
of its duty
We quote his words. The platform
eneaIls for itself. II does not suggest a
thought any one dared conTovert be-
fore any audience. Il echoes magma
char-er: No man shall be deprived of
life liberty and property without due
nrocess of law and judgment Of his
nesrs" II asserts the fundamental pr n
cin'e Of free government: "The army
mnst moi be used in violation of the Con-
sti-urion." This is The soundesi KIND OF
Dsuocratic doctrine. It is feature or
mis- campaign thaJ gold speakers talA
sbout Jefferson. but always finds an eX-
cnso for no. reading what he says. The
writer claims to be as well acquainted
with JeffersOn's writing as wilson, anu
asserts that were jefferson hVlng ne
U-ou1d endorse every word in the Cnlca-
on nIarform. jefferson id MOI learn De-
mocracy on Wall Street.
SILVER.
The writer believes that, in preparing
b;s sraec5 Wilson aid not have time for
inv! .iraiion. and accepted what he read
in wal Street papers. For example ne
carta .rlv did no, take notice that BIZ
me,alllsm consists in having two money
meals. He seemed under the deusion
that bimetallism did not exist unless
here was a concurrent circulation Of
both gold and silver coins. He seemed
totb.nk thst we were on a gold basis al