Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-25
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plimented the railroad men for their
courage in coming OUT and wearing yell
low badges. He sad that the railroad
men were $780, 900 strong, but after Nc
Kinley was elected and confidence re-
stored that they would be million
strong.
He praised them for their bofdness
and courag e, and said that he knew they
we're 100 intelligent to follow under
the red flag of the commune
or the black flag of reputation
which he styled as The colors Of the par
~ of Bryan.
He was as fully extreme in his argu-
ment on the money question and said
that I'VE don't propose 10 pay % cents
for 100 cents worth Of work. We are
prepared to give our support to a pa
trot instead of an anarchist.
Continuing further on the money
question, Mr.. Cowen made a forcble
argument for the necessity Of money.
He said that in addition 10 the rights
of property and the value of contracts
that "civilized life was founded upon the
necessity of money" He said money
was necessary so that men can work TO-
gerher and exchange their products
with each other by the use OF medium
of exchange called money"
He explained that wha, constituted
money had always been agreed upon
and then that article became ne medium
of exchange and the measure of all pro-
duets. The different articles of which
money had been made in centuries past
were named and the development OF
money was followed through its vari-
Gus stages from the time that cattle
were first used as money until gold and
silver were adopted as the money Of the
world.
He claimed that we had been on a gold
basis for sixty years, and that Andrew
Jackson was a goldbug and the Presi-
dent which kicked out the coinage Of
The silver dollar which the Bryani-es
talk about as the dollars Of the fam
ers." He said that while the silver in
a silver dollar was only worth 90 cents
in bullion, it passed for 100 cents be-
cause the government was behind it, and
SAYS by law that it shall be equal to
gold dollar.
Mr.. Cowen predicted tina, under free
coinage Of silver We would be on sill
YER basis and our gold would leave us.
Then the silver dollar would only be
worth its bullion value, and If that dol
lar was to be an honest dollar, il would
make a good wheel for an engine.
He assured The employees present that
# we had free coinage tina, their wages
would be Gu, in two, and the prices of
things which they had TO buy would be
greatly increased. In the conclusion Of
his speech, Mr.. Cowen appealed strong
" for The supper, of railroad men for
VIM Mckinley.
He said ne had always been a party
man. but this year party was not in
H." 1.-TWO years ago | whcoped 1t up
for Wilson. hui now I am whC0ping il
mp for TcKin,ey.' He declared that
there would be no stopping az halfway
houses" which was clear TO his hearers
that any Democrats among them were
not advised TO vote for Palmer and
Buckner.
In finishing his address. Mr.. Cowen
said .ha, "the usefulness and rights Of
corporations were threatened" and
urged al railroad employees to unite to
stop the onward march Of Bryanism.'
Mr.. Cowen was heartily aDplauded
o the close of his speech. Mr.. Lynch
followed. and smoke at some lengh.
After Mr.. COwen had finished Mr..
Gilmore Brown, who IS a subject Of
Queen Victoria. and not a na,uralized
American. introduced Mr. w. A. Lynch
in an extended speech The crowd had
started to leave the hall during Mr..
Browns speech, but at the appearance
of Mr.. Lynch they again took Their
seats
Mr.. Lynch pleasantly referred to the
allusion Mr.. CoWen had made Of his
acting a one of the judges with William
Mckinley at the time Of Mr.. Governs ad-
mission to the bar, and sad that at that
time both he and Mr.. Mckinley we're
bu- young lawyers G1c had been admit
ted but a short Tune themselves. He
paid Mr.. COwen a high compliment, and
said that his career and rise in the pro-
fessiOn had often been talked Of between
himself and Mr.. Mckinley.
Mr.. Lynch said tina; owing 10 the late
ness of the hour and the thorough dis
cussion that the issue had received,
that he would make no extended speech.
He made his remarks brief but pointed.
He undertook to deny that free coina &c
of silver was required by the c0nstiu-
ton. and that if it was he would advo-
cate an amendment to the constitution.
Mr.. Lynch discussed briefly some gem
eral features of the money question per-
tanning to railroad men, and closed with
IN appeal for all TO give their support
to Mckinley.