The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-26
sreeInl pIspateh 70 20 IntelIIgeaeer.

PIEDMONT. W. Va. June 25.-Feee
silver sentiment does not seem 10 be
near so strong among the Democrats Of
the interior Of the state as the leaders
@, that faction Of the party would have
the public suppose. Almost In every
county the sixteen TO one crowd has
controlled the conventions, It is true.
and are in most Of them In the majority,
but in all there Is q very large number of
Democrats who will neyec endorSe the
falacy by their votes.
The free silver leaders have been the
most active and have talked the loudest,
and that Is why the impression prevails
that the whole party has surrendered
10 the craze in body. This impression
Is erroneous. Tho honest money men
are doing little loud talking, but they
are saying come thingS and doing q
powerful lot OF thinking. In the South
Branch valley and the Eastern Pan
Handle there is n strong faction which
has adhered TO the administration and
which has refused 10 cut loose from the
lsIdershlp Of William l. Wilson in his
fight against the principle OF an unaound
currency. II anyone thinks that Nr.
Wilson has entirely lost his grip among
the Democrats IN his old district he Is
mistaken In his home county OF JEFF
fersnn, the recent primaries demonstrate
ed that the snund money Democrats ARE
slightly In tho majority, whila In every
county tho substantial business men are
with him on the money question as
heartily as they were against him on
the tariff, and many OF them Will re-
fuse 10 vote for q debased currency II
the Chicago convlntion declares for
that policy.
Some significant things are happening
and some significant utteTanees are be-
ing made By sound money DemocrRtic
papers that are Btill holding out against
the craze. Among these papers Rra
such influential Journals as the Charles.
town Free Press. the ShepherdstoWn
Register and the Martinsburg States.
nun In the Eastern Pam Handle. and
the Mnorefeld Examiner In the South
Branch Valley. the Romney 1ntelligen-
Ger and others. Unlike the Wheeling
ReSister they know where they stand
and have the courage OF their oonvie-
tons. They are not likely IN support
the Republican cause, but they are
firm for an honest dollar and iFrevocably
opposed TO the Populiatic cnSe for free
and unlimited and independent coinage
OF HlLNEIs GANAAuA hAElA Af 49, AAAN@N
!.ent, conservative. thinking business
men and many farmers.
Hardy coanty Men Take Action.
Iu Hardy county two weeks ago a
very significant incident occurred. a
Has9 county convention was called at
Nyarfeld 10 elect delegates TO the cOun-
ty. district and state conventions. As
IN other counties the free silver fanatics
took the reins and conducted matterH
with a high hand. They were able TO
d. 90 becuuse the sound money Demo-
crats believing that the Chicago con-
vention win declare for free silver, mnde
No aNort 10 control and even refused to
take part In the convention. a large
number Of them, however, did meet ana
passed resolutions stating thelF posi-
ton and denouncluE the un-pemocralu
methods Of the free silver men who ran
the convention.
In this action they were supported by
The MooreAsld Examiner, the only Dem:
ocrauc paper In the county. and that
Journal published the resolutions, to
which were signed the names OF many OF
the most representative citizens OF the
county The following extracts from
the Examiner give the exact situation.
which is oil the more significant when II
s considered that Hardy county ls one
the Second district, and Is exclusively
farming community:
"On Friday June 18th, 1880, conference
~ sound money Democrats was helo ior
tho purpose OF determining tho course or
Tho sound money Democrats present 70
Garrett Cunningham, esq, was chosen
10 preside and W. c. Long was elected
a motion was made, and after free dis
cgssipn adopted, that this meeting adopt
rasDlutons setting forth tho position 81
tao sound money men auu inc true Aenu11
mont oi Hardy county and inat tns y ro9be iha
f9.called Democratic mass meeting to be
held IN MoOrenOld to-day.
"OH motion the chairman appointed I'VE
Persons 10 draft resolutions, VIZ.
NJ ". Gamble, i. l.. Allen, Garrett
Matthias ]. Ward Wood ana William w.
Bean,
strong RtsOIutIonH.
The following resolution was offered
aul unAnimOusly adopted;
"RhE0lysd. That this meeting comments
ami editorial which appeared IN the
Mr0r0ueld Examiner of the i2ih instr he
loving that ~ represents tho true poaltion
W the sound money bemoSrlts o. tilis tgs
'hn fearless position he has taken In de-
fgn.e ~ we believe. OF tho best interests
oi the people"
The resolutions reported by the com
lNlIlHF WfTF uutflWlNVIuls HIh WIZ
signed by the leading cltlZcns Of the
county and endorsed by many others.
Following are extracts from the reEolu-
tons:
we, a portion Of the sound money Dem
orrltN Of Hardy county, In conference as
Ermhlsl dcprecntc the position taken ny
large C.cmsnt in the bcmOcIulic party
looking, a. We bolFyC. TO the dcbnSomcnt
Of tho currency medium Of this country by
Tho pasEnsc by Congress OF what Is known
uE free silver hill" at ratio OF ~ 10 ],
and believing that the two metals cannot
hr maintained Ht parity whenever there
a. thC gliphtCst difference In the CONNER
,al value as relative to said rntlo ana as
fHf r0nrHcrclal difference now " about p
of silver 20 / OF gold, Il II our ludgmcnt I'M
possible 10 maintain the parity OF thr tNO
metals and. consequently, the more faiu-
HIfp uf the twU must. as dcmnnsuhtCd w
.tOry. b. driven from our market whlcn,
.H Ylr Judgment. must rgYoluudnlAH our
,HIIr0 huflnrsH system and bring dShfter
.tru ;dc entire people,
IEllloging a. wo do VIC cannot cenAcien,
fu.Fiy take part IN q mas meeting called
fU meet In the toHyn n Moofehr'd on ms
ID. ifut fJr tho reason thai u " npphtIht
f.r chicago convention VIII pronounce lof
.tn niiyor and n ~. we Do not want 10
nrI hound 10 bo governed by 10 action,
I.It arLrC 10 be leil frco to net aS iuiure
UHH4TuH'nu"nH ruNv dtinhuu
'N ru.thrr believe nat q majority OF
fHr Democrats OF Hardy county ~" Tor
r.r sold standard and thnt tho rn!d mars
meeting viii not represent bnlu Henu-