Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-06

Der that in this city there was an editor
who did yoeman service both with tongue
and pen, in the advancement of the
cause.
say, my friends, in the preliminary
campaign there were few, if any, in this
land, who did better service in spread
ing the truth Of bimet3llism and max
ing it possible for that cause to be en-
dOrsed by tile Democratic party, as we'll
as by the Populst and Silver parties,
and therefore | am glad to come again
into the district in which lives and is
a candidate for Congress- Mr.. Carmack.
Great cheers and prolonged applause)
The gold dollar is bad, not because
the quality of the metal is not good, but
because quantity is as essential IN money
as quality.
Our opponents say they want sound
money What would you think Of a
carpenter who tried to build a house
upon an invisible foundation? And yet
they want to build up the commercial
transaction Of this country upon a little
lump Of gold, regardless Of the fact that
foreigners hold a string to the gold and
can jerk out the foundation OF our
cOmerce. (Applause) You ask how we
are going to bring silver back into use.
l tell you you cannot do it by elec,ing
people to Office who want it driven out
of use. (Applause)
| am not running under any false
IDEAS and l do not want anybody to
vote for me under a misunderstanding.
l want to tell you what l told others,
that if you think the gold standard is
absolutely necessary TO the welfare of
this country you make a great mistake
# you vote for me- because if | can help
il, the gold standard won't stay in this
country one moment. (Applause) 1t
shall be driven back TO England. where
II belongs. Our opponents tell us that
our dollar is cheap one. We tell them
that they never called the silver dollar
cheap dollar until it was demonetized.
We insist that legislation can undo
what legislation did We insist that the
opening Of cur mints will create a de-
mand which the closing of our mints
destroyed. and that the demand for sill
yer will raise the price of silver bullion
to S1.29 anywhere in the world. (Ap-
plause) But you say 1t VIII be as hard
to get a silver dollar as il is now under
the gold standard You overlook the
first principle that must be understood
in studying the money question. Gold
has gone up because you destroyed its
competitor. Restore its competitor and
let silver be used on equal terms, and
by increasing the value of the standard
money you lessen the strain on gold and
reduce the purchasing pawer of an ounce
Of gold throughout the world Great
npplause.) The silver dollar and the
gold dollar will be worth the same,
whether in the form of coin or in the
form of melted bullion, but it will be
easier TO get either when you have the
chance to get both than il is now, when
you have to fight for one. The prosper
ity Of your great cities depend upon the
prosperity of the farmers and planters
of the country. J lind as I go about
that great many bankers support the
gold standard Ny friends, l don't
know why banks in Memphis should be
interested in driving down the value Of
the farm products of those who do bust
ness Uith them, and if you want to
know the explanation of that condition
I can give it. The great controlling
force among the bankers Of the West
and South, IS their news from New
York and instructions from Wall street
and the bankers Of Wall street get theirs
from London, and your bankers here set
up and call themselves patriots willis
they bow to foreign dic,ation.
DO your duty as you see l.. It is not
my place to name the duty of any one.
I present to you this cause. | call your
attention TO your responsibility. I beg
you to vote as you wish, and we will rely
upon the calm judgment and the con-
sciences of the people Of this country
to Go what is necessary, to make what
ever sacrifice is needed in order that a
majority Of the people of this country
should not be defeated in their deter
animation by dissensions in minor mat
terS.
Mr.. Bryan left for Nashville at noon
over the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road.