The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-18

York, wcro ngalnst free coinage tho
sumo as me bnnk"rs, and II was II cant
pnlgn OF the rich against the poor.
lie snld that the statistics show that
We hive $?i per capita hut that he had
figured 1t down and hts figures gives
only $la or $40 per capita. about onc-
halt OF the figures given ont by the
treasury,
lie said there was not enough gold
In the world to pay o the bonded lndcbt-
edlcss ana for this reason the country
should coin silver enough to pay tho
national debt nnd Increase the cIrcu-
lntinS currency. "FliC wealth Of tho
world" said Col. Arnctt, ia made from
tfec raw material, ana the vast guam
Titles OF coal IN the earth and the timber
on the cartlh furnish labor for mon who
must pN paid for that lnbur. and there
should bc more money IN circulation to
pay thu men for the lnhOr they give In
hcwinK the timber or mining Of thu coal.
The colonel hero had "A splendid oppor-
tunity TO com out rnvurinE Il rcatOra-
ton OF the tarifC on these commodities,
but he failed to take advantage OF IL.
i VIVA at this point that the colonel,
following on tho heels on Mr.. pcndlcton,
TOOK un the Crime Of ~" and Ike that
gentleman, characterized the pnrtlcl-
~ - NhN't NlAfl'lN'N' y. ~ Nv "
to how they had destroyed half OF the
lawful money NJ tho country, but he
failed to mention tho amount Of silver
In circulation before the crime" was
enacted and compare II with the amount
OF silver In circulation to-day. He went
back to the dnyS Of Rome and told how
the decentralization OF silver caused the
overthrow OF that mighty nation and
urged the people TO think welt before
they voted to permit tho United States
to suffer like disnStCr. lie cautioned
them TO leave the affairs of the govern
mtnt In the hands OF the party that had
never deceived them. tho party that
never failed 10 legIalute In favor of the
masses against the Cldsscs." If they
would do this he ~ Jmiscd them that
the currency would be Increased rs the
population Increased and that hard
times would never come no more"
Mr.. Riley Appears.
Attorney General Riley was present
and was called upon to address the
crowd, lie said he would only say a
word, and that WAS to urge the people
to support the state ticket. To keep the
administration Of the state affairs in the
hands OF the party that has guarded II
50 well for twenty-ilv years. lie evil
IDENTIFY did not agree with Mr.. Pendle-
toms KICK on foreign rlilrOau capital
coming Into the state, for he pointed
with pride to the fact that In the past
twenty-five years every county but
three had been pierced by Il railroad
running through II.
Mr.. Riley said that he desired to keep
his voice for some future time. when he
would be heard on all the Issues Of the
day. therefore he would bring his speech
to Il close.
The applause throughout the meeting.
was very limited. and II II had not been
for the gentlemen on the platform the
speeches would non Of them been re-
ccived with any manifestations what
ever. As 1t was the demonstration was
very ordinary, and while the crowd was
very credltahle In size, II was by no
means enthusiastic.
Mayors band furnished some good
music during the meeting which served
to llven things up considerable.