The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-19

common people; We are the most intel
.ligent class of people In the world. :. II
SMr. Bryan wants to find the common
people, let him go to the free silver
countries, His statement that silver
Will go 5up to 81 20 an ounce under u
free coinage system Is also Incorrect,
because history proves thatin5 govern
ment can make an artificial value OF
any commodityfand Keep the value sta
bic, Our government tried At In 1880,
when although we purchased $4,000, 900
worth OF silver monthly silver con-.
tinued t0ideclne. Il NJ A, ~ q 5,.,
Free Goinageswlll not benelltswork-.
ingmen, nlne-tGnths$ of whom renaive
fixed salaries, and II Will cut iii two
the savings OF workingmen deposited In
savings banks. THAT d silver dollar
would fall one-half3in value were we
on n silver basis Is seen In the border
towns, where an American dollar buys
two Mexican dollars Notwithstanding
the Mexican dollar contains more sill
yer. Mexican dollars pass for what
they are worth, and SO would ours, be-
cause, under free coinage, you must
realize that the government does not
back the dollars. n IS,
Free coinage OF silver will produce
silver monometallism, since It Will
drive out OF our: country the SEQ, 900, 900
or gold we now possess. The securities
held BY. foreigners are payable in coin.
gold or silver at the option OF the hol-
der, and II Mr.. Bryan Is elected, they
Will ask for gold, or course, because a
gold dollar is worth one hundred cents
I'LL over the world, while q silver dol
lar brings, but tifty-threc. cents, all over
the world, We could not put in place
OF 'this gold taken out,the same amount
OF silver until the minis had been kept
busy day and might for twelve years"
The Chicago platform came in for a
tearing apart that pleased the crowd
greatly. The clauses relating to the
federal courts were especially de-
nUunced. Mr.. Randall remarked that
the crime of 10 seemed TO have been
asleep until u few years ago,and a part
OF the Democrats having no policy;
and ashamed OF their tariff records,
bounced upon the Populist doctrine In
order to have some question to present
to the voters. In 1897" he said. they
wanted free trade; In 1896. free Sill
yer; and In 1900, they'll want FREQ
lunch"
Mr.. Randall disprovcd Bryan's state
inent that silver and wheat go toseth-
er, by quoting the present prices, show
Ing that within the past few weeks
WHEAT has gone up and silver gone
down. The personality and records Of
the two candidates were compared, and
the summing up OF Mckinley's was the
signal for tremendous applause. Sew
eral times Mr.. Randall wanted to close,
but the audience was charmed with
this "son OF his father" and insisted
upon him continuing. lie had goodly
stock of funny stories on hand, with
which he illustrated the Popecrauc
fallacies, and when he was through. n
stentorian voice in the crowd yelled
out Three cheers for Sam Randall"
They were given with a Will. 80
After Mr.. Randall closed. the crowd
called for Mr.. Hart, who finally came
forward and said he would not make a
speech. He and the crowd soon got
close together, however, and he talked
about twenty-five minutes. principally
on the campaign In the state and coun-
ty. Somebody asked What's the mat
ter with Richards" Mr.. Hart replied
that Richards was all right and would
be the next sheriff of Ohio county, be-
cause he Is 4 deserving and capable
man and his party Is strong enough 10
elect him. "a man who could secure the
nomination over rs many good men
as We're in the field. cannot be beaten
In Ohio county this year by the best
man OIL the other side He will have
majority enough to satisfy everybody,
and he deserves as big majority as
any man on the ticket The whole coun-
~ ticket deserves every Republicans
support. Every man on that ticket is
working for the success of Mckinley
and the whole. Republican ticket. Every
nan on the other ticket IS for Bryan
and the whole Bryan ticket" Mr.. Hart
Illustrated the campaign In the state
with some good stories he brought
home, and sthe.crowd cheer the stories
and the application. The meeting
wound up In u blaze OF enthusiasm.