The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-28

A special dispatch from PnrkcrsburG
appeared In the Register yesterday
morning, the Eist Of which follows:
"a remarkable manifestation of the
feeling Of the people over the silver
question was displayed here tonight.
Two drummcrs. J.. w. Obcr, OF New
York, and Horace S. Dlllcr, OF Chicago,
engaged In arguing the question In front
OF the jackson hotel. The crowd which
gathered soon blQckaded the streets UNI
I'll the police broke 1t up. 1t then ad-
journed to the court house, where the
debate was continued until IL o'clock,
and only stopped when the authorities
turned OUT the lights.
'"rhe crowd numbered probably GOO.
Tho debate WINS interrupted frequently
by loud cheers when good points were
scored by Ober. the silver advocate"
Part OF this Is true and part Of Il Is not.
The crowd was there. but Obcr scored
no such triumph as stated. II people
will be fooled by tin horn" gambler
tricks, II Is the duty Of decent journalism
TO tell them how they urc being fooled,
IL Ia the thinncst game since Judas bar
tered his soul for thirty pieces of silver.
The Mr.. Ober referred to in the Reg
lster's Parkersburg dispatch, was In
Wheeling bright and early yesterday,
hoping to work his paid silver shell game
here. But he failed most m~iscrably. He
hadSthG misfortune for himself TO run
against Mr.. Sig Marcus and others, who
at once spotted him. He tried 10 talk
on the wool question, but Marcus was
there every time. He strayed around
this city for n few hours, but was round
ed up by Il prominent Republican, who
set others upon his track.
lie first claimed 10 be a soap drummer.
and when the proof was pulled on him.
declared that he wasn't. and denied that
he had ever said that he was. He was
corner1d. Their he prOfesscd to be n dry
goods man, but was not willing to go
into Il reputable store and prove his
Identity with that business. lie was
cornered nGaIn. Finally his mission
came out when at go O'Clock In the nf-
ternoon he wanted to stop before Stifcl's
dry goods store. on Main street. and ar
| que the gold and silver standard. \
lie was caught at last, In fac he had
tripped up before. Like Peter who de-
MED his Master, he was Cowardly when
he was cornered and confessed that he
was making rs much none as Bryan.
whose salary was $4,000 a year. In the
presence Of witnesses he said that he gas
n gold man up to last Saturday, when
he waS converted by hearing two gentle
men discuss the issue. The truth OF 1t
is he was n of the controvcrsialists-
| paid, hired and suborned by the dishon-
est and corrupt free silver combine.
This Ober is The Same man who held
forth ut. Parkersburg., and Is n OF 4
numerous class securing the country
TO get up curbstOne debates.
The trick Is thin. They travel in pairs.
One man will incidentally Introduce the
money question and take the side OF
sound money. when his "capper" Will
chip in for. free silver. and 1t Is so beau
tlfdlly arranged that they finally no.
nOpoliZe the conversation. the debate
ending with the sound Money man
gracefully() acknowledging that the
silver orators LOGIC Is indiSputublc. and
loudly nvowins himself Il convert to
free silver. On an unthinkinG crowd
this surrender would possibly leave an
impression. Mr., ODER was in town yes
terday 10 try his trick. and when he
found his mission was known he turn
ed around and lost no time In taking the
Ohio River train for SiStersvllle and in
termedlatc points or that road.
He was most eilcctually challenged
here. and admitted that he was In the
pay oil the silver ulS"ruptlolistS n in
nOcently asked why he should not be al
lowed to play his game. No one inter-
fercd with 1t except that he was given
to understand that when he commenced
blowing his trumpet that there were
other horns that could blare as loud as
his, and nj the samctimc make more har-
monious sounds. He has GOnc Look
out for him and others who sell soap
and dry goods" Look out for the
man who asks you. "how many farmers
nre there in the country" Look out for
the man who insldiously Introduces the
sound money question, and the mar
who takes the opposite side. They are
very slick about 1t.
1t Is not probable that Mr.. Ober or any
of his Xix will visit Wheeling sOon again.
The last seen OF him before departing
for his train he was In ~conGrnial COM
pany which appeared TO be in Il ncgotia-
tory mood. Mr.. Oher Is only one of a
| gang. There are others.
OF course very man has Il right 20 en-
press his opinions wherever he may he.
The point made against these free sill
Yer controVcrsiallstS" Is that under the
guise OF travelling for some business
they have no connection with they use
the cloak to gain condolences they could,
not otherwise obtain. Eut, ~lctsthem"Eo..
IT only shows to what desperate straits
the Popocratic party has finally been re-
duced.