West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-03
A SILVER RESUME.
1nE AFTERMATH No. IL.

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la the Presidential campaign of
1896. | purposly burned the ships
behind me. think | knew what
was doing. had counted the
cost aud was willing TO take the
risks. | had publicly announced
myself in favor of motallism aud
the more free and abundant com
age of silver in 1890. Up to that
time had supposed that the r. =
publican party were m favor Of
the abundant coinage OF both tho
precious metals. ] had then never
studied the question. did not
suppose that the Republicans M
tended TO emasculate the Constitu.
ton of the United States OF Amer.
lea on the question Of finance, aud
sell us body, soul and effects into
the hands OF foreign powers abroad
and their coadiutators at homo.
In about 1891, | sought public
hearing on tho silver question in
Republican journals, such as the
Buoyrus JomWal, Marysvillc 7Fi5
aic Toledo Blade aud others; and
was honplusaed to Gnd that their
c lumns were shut against me, or
open only under protest. Most Of
them were tight shut. This began
to make me study the subject more
intensely, In 1898 / thoroughly,
fully and publicly committed my.
SELF to 'the silver craze" regard
less Of personal consequences. 1t
was conviction founded on study,
th"ught and research. Further in
ycs'iga'ion intensified my conyic
ton. am appalled, at the visclous-
ncss. villAinous and wickedness or
blindness OF the LEADERS in the
Republican party. Their treachery
is Infamous. For the rank and Ito
in the party, have commiseration
They are being hood winked and
misled as | was. The leaders who
have been conscious OF the work
haye played an awful "conGlence
Prme" on the American people
We are rapidly becoming buukrupt.
| speak advisedly and deliberately.
Up to 1896, worked in the Re.
publican party, mostly with ardor
ls | could, still believing that The
mass Of tbs party and the majority
Of the leaders favored the Constitu.
ionaI coinage OF silver. as it had
existed under the mintage laws
from 1872 to 1873 But when the
scws came that the National Re
publican Convention at St. Louis,
Juho 18th, 1896, announced in
favor Of the single gold standard,
end that we are dependency Of
Great Britain and other Eastern
trans-Atlantic powers, and nomi
lated the supple, genial, mortgaged
William Mckinley, for the Presi-
dent Of free people, then RE
yoLrED from the party rule and
direction. | did all could, rs
tbought, TO defeat the party at the
polls, and will never rest till the
party machinery ls sunk to The bot
tom Of The sea, and we are % redeem
Cd people.
All loyal Democrats helped MS 10
win by bnllots M 1861 TO 1865, and
Of the rest, most Of them now abide
results. Now we intoud, and "In
God We Trust" to help all Loyal
Democrats TO win by ballots in
1900, and this is by far. tho better
and cheaper way. The fight ls on,
and the "silyer craze" ia NOT
"deae." ] am a true Democratic
| Republican. The better elements
in oil parties, under some truly
Democratic (using the term IN its
truc and literal sonso) leader, must
sweep Tho Gcid. aud inspire with
hope, The suffering millions every.
where. All eyes turn lonRingly 10
/ America; and America is tho oye OF
the world.
JOHN VINTON PCTTs.
North Robinson, OHIO.