The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24


wages In our country the last census
year was two billion. two hundred and
elghty-threc and quarter million doll
lars. II was distributed thus: 4
Salaries to officers, firm mem.
y bors and clefks..s.,.!,.......s 39i, gSs, e0S
Wages of skilled and unskilIed z. -.
operatives ...s....;,.... .....,..
Wages TO piece inakers."....,. COLL ,as'
Total, ..s2,!Ss, clS,s:o
How VIII the free silver theorlsts
get over the fact that since the Chiea so
convention the price OF wheat has ris-
en-, although silver dollars have not
been added to our currency. This tre-
mcndous fact dlsposes entirely OF their
arguments as to nll other products as
well us TO wheat, and whlchw We may
dismiss from our minds as among the
decisions OF the campaign. In other
words, this argument of July VIII not
bear tho test OF September and Octo-a
Der. and VIII not be heard oftagain af-
ter the third OF November How little
Mr.. Bryan must believe himself In the
truth OF the.argument that free silver
coinage will double the price OF all
commodities. ~ proved by the state
mont he made In the house when speak
Ing on the tariff and against protec-
1--WE lhSto TIC SuWs
s,".THE INVENTIVE GENIUS
WHICH HAS MULTIPLIED A
THOUSAND TIMES IN SOME IN
STANCES. THE STRENGTH OF A
SINGLE ARM, HAS CAUSED THE
FALL OF PRICES IN THIS COUN-
TRY AND EVERYWHERE
Crime OF 40.
Driven to an extremity by the fall
ure OF their arguments, they have de-
nounced the act OF 1873 as a crime, and
maintained that the law was fraudu-
lently and surrcptltously enacted. II
crime there was, then two OF the chief
criminals were, Mr.. Bryan's political
mentors--Senator Jones. and Senator
Stewart, OF Nevada. In 1874 Mr.. Stew
art. then In the house, said: THERE
is NOTHING so SATISFACTORY AS
THE REAL MEASURE OF VALUE
GOLD
UNIVERSAL e STANDARD OF THE
WORLD. EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT A DOLLAR IN GOLD is
WORTH and again says Mr.. Stew
art: You must come to the same con-
clusion that all other people have.
That gold Is recognized as the univer-
sal standard OF value. I want the gold
standard, no paper money not redeem
able in gold, and by this process we
shall come to specie basis. And when
the laborlng man receives a dollar It
will have the purchasing price of
dollar, and he will not be called upon
to do what It Is impossible for him to
do. Figure upon the exchanges. figure
upon the fluctuations, figure upon the
ri tnn tn l,nt ha ypflt NOT
know what his dollar Is worth. Gold Is
the universal standard of the world.
What does Senator Jones say? Here
It IS: 4 believe that the sooner We
come to purely gold standard, the
better 1t will be for the country. Did
any country accumulate wealth,achievc
greatness or attain high civilization
without standard Of value, and what
but gold could be that standard? Gold
Is so exact measure OF humane eff
fort that IL Is exclusively used as mo-
ney. II teaches the very habit OF hon.
esty.
Changed Their Minds.
But You VIII ask. perhaps. what pos
slble thing could have changed the
minds OF Mr.. Bryan's two professors
OF political economy? That Is easily
answered. Mr.. Stewart was the paid
attorney OF the principal owners Of the
Comstock mines, and Mr.. Jones had
been the superintendent Of the Crown
Point mine. When Mr.. Jones made the
gold standard speech from which
have quoted silver was worth 81 % an
ounce. But from that time silver be-
gan-to fall in price, and has been fall
ing ever since. And of the mines OF the
Comstocls lode. including the Grown
Point, which had paid over forty-seven
millions in dividends, not one paid a
dividend after April, 1876 and 1t was In
that very month that Mr.. Jones deliv-
cred that memorable silver speech,
which covers thirty pages Of the Con-
gressionnl Record and has been n mine
OF Information for all his faithful free
silver followers. Senator Stewards
of that Of his distinguished senatorial
colleague.
but let US see what the act Of 1878
was. Grant was President In 1873.
Boutwell, was at the head OF the treas
ury; the bill originated in the treas
ury. Boutwell, Is alive and can OK
plain what took place. Do they mean
to say that Grants administration was
party to the fraud? The fact Is, that
England adopted the gold standard In
1916, made all Its silver coins Subsldu-
airy. and never endeavored to persuade
any other nation to do the same. The
movement was begun spontaneously In
France as early as 1867. In Prussia as
early MS 1870 In 1867 there was Al con-
ference in Paris to equallZe weights
and measures. Mr.. Ruggles was our
delegate, and Senator Sherman was
there Senator Sherman wrote n letter
commencing the plan, and In the SEN
ate proposed, in 1868 a bill to that eff
feet. which the finance committee of
the senate adopted. In 1870 treasury
department committee formulated a
revision and modification of the mint
laws and Senator Sherman presented
to the senate a bill embodying It. 1t
was after Its enactment that Senator
Jones and Senator Stewart made their
gold standard speeches. The fact Is
that, as We were on n greenbact basis
In 1873 the country generally paid little
atteation 10 the revision OF the COIN
age laws.
Tliesc aud Others.
"AIr. Bryan's main contention Is on
the theory that only agriculturlsts and
miners are producers of wealth. We all
recognize the fact that agriculture Is OF
chief Importance; but why does he fail
TO include those who are engaged In
the exchange Of the products OF the
earth? The railways and the steam
ships on the ocean. on our rivers and
lakes. tho telegraphs, the telephones,
the banksfwho furnish the instruments
and agencies of credit. He falls to con-
slider the manufacturers. merchants,
traders, and middlemcn. lie ignores jul
dlcial officers, clcrgymen, lawyers, pro-
fcssors In our colleges. journalists, ply
sicians; he disregards entirely the
jewellers In our cities: indeed he seemed
at Chicago to look upon them with n