West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-22

W eo'o COLD. we are opposed TO
the issuing ofinterest bearing bonds
of the United States ia time of peace
and condemn the traflicing with
banking syndicates which. in ex-
change for bonds aud at enormous
profits TO themselves, supply the
federal treasury with gold to main
tain the policy of gold monometal.
lism."
The issue Of bonds to- sustain the
gold reserve was the direct aud in
evitable result of Republican admin.
istration misrale, aud became ne
cessity which the last administra.
ton clearly foresaw, aud only es
capped by postponing catastrophe
which Is was too late to avoid EXCEPT
by total change Of policy. More
over Democratic Senate proposed
to prohibit the president from sell
ing any more bonds, but Republi
can House refused TO concur. How
did you vote, Senator, on this impor
tant question You now condemn
the policy of issuing 1862. O00,0 900
Of bonds in time of peace-of course
you voted against permitting any
further sales On the contrary.
the record shows that you and your
Republican friends voIed with the
administration aud against staying
it's hands ia the issuing and sale or
bonds. SO that you are convicted
OF the greatest inconsistency. You
say with truth. 'The sale Of bonds
under Mr.. Cleveland's administra
ton is one OF the most disappoint
ing chapters in the history of the
country, one that every patriot
wishes could be blotted OUT And
yet you voted against restricting his
power to negotiate and issue more
bonds
Your next heading on the silver
question is the following: "New
Democratic party Jemsnds the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at
10 TO L." Quite right; the Demo
cratic party has reafilrmed its old
historic policy in favor of both silver
and gold in the following bold and
emphatic language:
"We demand the free aud unlimit-
ed coinage Of both silver and gold
At the present legal ratio of I6 to l.
without waiting for the aid or con
sent of any other nation. We de-
mand that the standard silver dol
lar shall be afull legal tender, equal
ly with gold, for all debts, public
and private, and we favor such leg
islation as will prevent for the fu.
ture the decentralization Of any kind
OF legel tender money by private
contract"
Why you should call this doctrine
new" is more than / can understand.
am AFRAID that playing around your
fountain Of classic rhetoric, there is
very perceptible prismatic spray
OF old fashioned demagoguism.
Otherwise, what do you mean by
such sentence as this:
Thinking that the plain people
were without accurate knowledge on
the subject of money, and knowing
they were in distress, that times
were hard and many of them in debt
with no means to pay, the leaders
OF the new Democracy seized upon
free silver as the best means Of per-
suadIng them it would remedy all
their troubles"
Now, Senator, will you please ex
plain what you mean by the "Plain
People = / am, myself, a "pIain"
man, not only plain bat homely.
But ] do not like TO be reminded Of
it. Think you the masses OF the
American people will thank you for
calling them "plaln people" as con
tradistinguished from the nabobs.
bondholders, syndicators and bank
ers, who seek TO dictate the financial
policy Of these United States I
tell you, Senator, we "plain people,
are terribly Ia earnest. Your st
tempts TO belittle as and whistle as
down the wind by calling us hard
names, such as repudiators. revolu.
tionists, anarchists, socialists and
communists, will not avail. We are
the majority, and as such we know
our rights, and knowing, dare main.
tain
You have no right in a calm add
scientific discussion Of a vital eco
nomicaI question, involving the
prosperity of a great nation, to in
troduce such sentences a. these
$50 the ieadere Of the pew revolution
90 to the country with the flag o.
free silver in one hand. and The flag
Of communism and anarchy 10 the
other"
Your attempt 70 hold the great
Democratic party responsible for
any unguarded utterances Of Senator
Tillman is simply puerile; for you
very we'll know that the sectional
portion Of Tillman's speech vas 70
pudiated by the great convention.
Moreover, / will tell you frankly
that I regard you as far more
dangerous man than Tilman.
Your next heading isi Il have
AZ gava favorod the lorooat noaofhfc