The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-09-26

plain that if ever a Republican, he must have
keen Republican for revenue as he was
row free silver speaker. But nevertheless
he was funny, and he has learned the popular
advocates art of concealing the sophstries of
MS speech by droll illustrations and witty
sallies. He pleased his audience much better
than Mr.. Ogden did. Simply because he got
down to its level quicker. But we listened to
him with some misgiving as to the accuracy
OF his statements, because when he spoke at
the Rising Sun on the 2sth of August he
asserted on the PLATFORM that by order of
the Gold Bugs, large factory in sight of his
own home in New Jersey had been closed the
week before, throwing thousands out of
work solely for political effect. Since Mr..
Whitehead was at the Rising Sun we have
seen letter written by reputable citizen of
New jersey unrcservedly contradicting Mr..
Whtehead's sensational statement made at
the Rising Sun. This gentleman says that
'the factory Mr.. Whitehead referred to was
the Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery
Company, one of the largest and strongest in
the country. 1t pays its employees well, and
it is liked by its employees us much as any
corporation. 1t stands well, both in its
personal and business management. and is
popular with its employees, every one of
whom will vote for Mckinley and Hobart. 1t
has Shut down for want of orders. as have
other factories here New Brunswick). Every
workman here is for sound money, and you
can't find Bryan or Sewall man among them,
and in misreprcsenting this firm, Mr. White
head as he often does was talking through his
hat"
With the recollection of this letter from Mr..
Whtehead's home, we did not, of course,
listen to him with the same conlldencs that
speaker would have inspired. whom we be-
lieved was giving voice to his honest conyic-
tions. His speech necessarily was business
speech, delivered on his own business account.
Necessarily that fact detracted from its merits
because it stamped it us partizan, and it was
delivered as such With this motive under
lying it, it is not surprising that il was the
expression of tho most advanced radicalism
on the silver question. Mr.. Whitehead has
spent some time in the far West. He has
caught its spirit, and having attended the
Chicago Convention he has brought East the
GuIchers of the Sierra Nevadas. The repre-
sentative of the WIG enjoyed his speech.
His illustrations We're funny and to the point
and while we didn't believe what he said. we
dld enjoy his manner of saying 1t. Mr.
Whitehead is an advanced inllutionist, and
therefore primed with all the bristling points
puns and pundits of tho old greenbackcrs
and mossbackers He believes thoroughly in
fiat money, and an irrndeemable currency
either oi paper pulp. pug dogs or pig iron.
Everything will go with him. He knows in
his heart that the Grecnbacks had no Consti-
tucional warrant for thetr issue. That they
were i'll fact forced loan from the American
people, laid by our Government under Il
pressing emergency, and that if our Govern
ment had failed in putting down the rebellion
they would have exchanged places with Con-
iederate shinpiasters. and taken $500 of them
to buy pair of boots. He and the currency
doctors. with all men who think us he does,
now want unlimited silver coinage, as in 1873
they wanted unlimited greenbacks. Anything
Will do that bears the Government stamp so it
fetches the lucre, either on linen or paper, even
on leather. They don't know intrinsic values.
or commodity values, or bullion values in this
currency question. They don't care how
chenp the stuff, so the" have plenty of it, and
with honeyed phrase. they picture before the
crowds they harangue the bissfu glimpses of
heavenly imitation. But they always keep far
in the back ground, any glimpse of the repu-
diation hell behind that heaven. We regard
Mr.. Whtehead's speech rs an excellent type
of the drJuHtenttw ad hOmiAt,,,. A specious
and plausablo appeal to the passion of the
moment which, in an hour OF reason will be
| dissipated, because it has no real OF substan-
tial foundation, but like the baseless fabric
Of a dream the disagreeablc recollection alone
is left
But his speech was in keeping with the
| foundation on which the advanced advocates
OF silver would base our currency. An I'M
stable and changing one. Bat they will not
succeed in winning TO their views Il majority
Of the voters OF this country When thei~
| speakers come along we will accord them Il
respectful hearing and listen TO what they
have to say, but when voting time comes we
will be sure to vote against them.