West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-10-15
Correspondence OF the Argus.

We had the pleasure OF listening 10
part of Republican speech delivered
at this place on Saturday evening by
w. X. Shaffer, and were sure that the
part which did not hear was similnr
70 what heard. would say that the
whole epistle from beginning Co end
was worse than "A complete failure. /
was particularly glad TO realize that he
had left the free silver ranks since such
brainless twaddlc is an injury TO any
party.
lie spoke highly in favor OF pro-
tective tariff in order, as he said. TO
restore confidence Co the monopolies
and manufacturers, but he forgot to
tell us that this so-called protection
had so crippled our commerce that
there is no market for the overplus
that is already manufactured He
stated that we had 30 million men who
depend on, and work at public works
for living, and of this 30 million q
million are idle and almost starving all
from the affect of our present high
tariff. which he terms free trade.
Let us look at the matter aud applv
little common sense as n solution.
40 million people less 35 million women
means 30 million old and young, and
deducting 10 million children, we have
20 million adults, and then we deduct.
D million for dudes, cridples, old men.
political Speakers etc, aud we have rs
million left, which we divide mn into
farmers. merchants. mechanics and
those VINO are actually at work on pub
lie kNnrlka tuhf.l, A.
ldle, starving men much less than g
lniiion. anu we venture The assertion
that one-half OF those who are idle are
better content than To- be at work
They are n little like Coxie's army.
lie made the statement that IL bryan
was elected that all loans would be
called in. Well, / wonder why the
money loaner would be so eager TO call
IN this silver dollar il IL Is only Ia he
worth 53 cents. He will be compelled
TO call In the 80 cent dollar since gold
dollars in general circulation are almost
as scarce as the wise men OF the Re-
publican party.
lie also stated that free trade had
caused two billion of acres OF the land
IN Eng land TO be deserted and left TO
The foxes and crows Perhaps some of
his small scholars will tell him during
the winter that there is less than az
together
lie defied an answer 20 the question
ms TO how the mass of people would OBJ
tain u share OF this vast (?) amount of
silver. We would inform him that the
greater the amount the more available
~ wlil be- and IL would seem more pos
sible 20 get silver than gold. since IL
always has been hustling CURRENCY
while gold Is, and has been, as shv as a
bird Of prey. Too much silver and
none IN the purse; too much land and
none TO till; too many shoes and none
20 wear. Ask the small boys what il
all means.
He stated that the Democrats were
Incompetent 20 make and enforce laws
FOR the people. and in the same breath
ne said that Cleveland simply did the
deeds OF the law when ne sold bonds
Perhaps IT was right, but IL was laws
enacted by the Republican party and
the bonds were enforced by Repu bl lean
extravaganza, and the depletion of
gold was brought about by the prcse nj
gold standard, and we have not forgot
that the Republican secretary had al
ready prepared form OF bonds which
he needed TO use before his term ex-
PRED and failed 20 sell bonds simply
from lack of duty.
he compared Bryan 70 Moses leading
the children OF Israel TO the promised
land which was the nearest he came 20
telling fact. lie Bryant is now all
most in sight OF the promised land, and
viii soon have his table OF command
ments ready for the people. But alas I
he hears sound like war in the camp
The gold bugs arc worshipping those
golden calves who are believing all
over the land which Bryan fMoses)
VIII soon grind 20 atoms and strew
them on the waters Of salt river and
compel the Mckinley ranks TO drink
Of the same as they navigate that river
fOrevermore.
lie stated that free trade caused us a
loss OF $1,000 on wool and $4,000 on
sheep Ia this county, and he said the
Assessors books showed tho results
The small boys say that there ia no
separate wool assessment except what
chances 90 be in factories, and how the
Assessors books gave the exact figures
We cannot tell. unless he 0ike many
other campaign Orators) is an adept at
manufacturing mere twaddie we
would attribute the cause OF depreciat-
ing Of property 20 the approaching of
currency which was undoubtedly caus-
ed BY the gold standard. We have the
properly but 10 only lacks in value.
SABAMANDEH.