Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-04

experience has shown that two money
msEhis are better than one. One IS
always a tyrarI; two make a balance,
the enc again51 the other, and prevent
Ine contraction Of the money OF the
world. Therefore, why not be in favor
CT remOnalizatiOn-of the unlimited
coinage OF silver It was the
original unis of value. The old
Spanish milled dollar was the standard,
and it was used for years. There was
no disadvantage in the use OF Silver IN
the past, and there would be none in
the future.
But ths other side say that we would
have fifty-ceut dollars, and my dis
tinguished Compa,itOr says he means 10
stand for an honest dollar. II the Con-
lgTesS of the linked States says silver ii
sn honest dollar, who viii gansay 1t or
deny il? In the days of tae old Con
federacy OF the Co.Onles-and l want
10 argue this question with you-l want
10 address your understanding and con-
vince your judgmelt-in those early
days, when there was no power in the
Congress Of the Unked States to emit
bills Of cr5dit the States undertook it,
promising to pay in a certain time. The
Cbngrc IS undertook to endorse these
bills, but the result was ina. they be-
came deprecated and in thsl end worth
less. They were never redeemed, and,
as Jefferson sad, they passed into the
grave denounced by all the peop.e, hay
ing wrought universal havoc and
brought universal loss. Ap,er th9s,
when the Constitution Of the UnGed
States was established, 1t was proy4dsd
therein, anIcng other things, That Con-
eIess should have power 10 coin money,
10 fix The value thereof and the value o.
rcre.gn coins. If that be true, in thu
name OF common sense, if the fiat of Jne
government be placed on silver com
declaring Il TO be worth a dollar, shall
it MOI be so. and who shall say it is not
50? That cctn can be of no o,hsr value,
because il has been fixed by the Cons3-
cutiCnal power, in accordance with law,
and Il is impossible that it should not
be right"
Coz. Arnett then took up the Repub-
lican claim tina, there would b. but fifty
cents worth CT silver in silver dollar
# silver was rsTonetiz6d, and explained
the inevitable rise in the value OF the
metal which would fellow that act
AS soon as sou provide for free COIN
age, no one will paIS with an ounce Of
silver except at is coinage valus, and
filty-cent dollars will be heard o. no
more" He ccJk up the Republican
rick CT giving Mexican dollar in
change, allsr half dollars worth OF
g1ods have been purchase and dollar
tenlered in payment, and explained
now tae thing was done wi.hCut .ci-s
and why i, was possible TO dc Il. He
illustrated The Necessity for mora mon
ey, 10 transact tGe daily business OF tae
cOurry. arl said that WITH an increass
n ne cirg.aG1g medium there would
be a revival IN 5rade. business and IN
lustry. The Republicans al say TINT
scmu hing terrible will follow the Te-es-
Enlistment OF free coinage, but they
wer5 careful T.. 20 say jus, what II,
would be. He explained how demOnei-
zaLCn of silver had been brought abCuj,
by the moneye1 interests in this and
o.her cCun F.eS, and sad: by raduc-
ing NE volume of money Cne-haf, they
doubled The value of the resi-. A few
men had most CT The rest, and therefore
thay aid a coed thing-fcc themselves.
If you look abou, you, al tie men VINO
are clamGr.ng for continuance of he
gold s-andar1. you vii! find hat most CT
them ars men Ci means or men CT
fixed income. They are conJen. 20 have
the purchasing power OF their safe and
sure dollars increased, whi,a the rest OF
gs-the bone and sinew of the land
have 10 bear the increased burden. |
only ask you now TO vote for your own
interests. It is your duty 10 do so. 1t
is TO this advantage OF 'dle money class
TO have gold alone. 1t is to your adj
van.Eye 10 have silver also. The ether
side are looking after their own interests
you lock AFTER yours
Col. Arnet spoke until about half
pes. nina re-uting Republican argu-
ments, Illustrating vaS'.cus phases Of
.la great question, ana aiduc.ng rea-
sons and arguments for the restoration
of silver. and made a splendid address.
When he concluded Mr.. Dryden was
introduced, and spoke for about an hour.
He oaugh, his audience right q. the
start. and soon had them cheering al
most every sentence Mr.. Dryden spoke
for an hour, and it was after eleven
O'clock when the meeting finally ad-
journed.