The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-06
THE TELLER CLUB
Holds Meeting for the First Time
in EGcrter Hall.
ALL FRIENDS OF SILVER
Were Invited 10 Attend-FIny Responded
to the Call, but Many Leave BEFORE the
Meeting CIoscs-DcIusIve Populate Ar
gumenis Advanced by MIR. Hartmann
and the Other Speakers-They Look to
Chicago for their Platform.

upon all friends OF silver TO meet at
EGerter's hall on Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, when addresses would be
made and an organization 10 battle for
the white metal perfected.
When Mr.. George W. Robinson called
the meeting TO order at O'Clock, there
were about fifty persons seated in the
hall. Tkree-fourths of these were
young men who had evidently come
from curiosity alone, as they drlfted
out gradually during the progress of
the meeting. When the third and last
speaker Mr.. Robinson, had concluded,
there were twelve persons in the hall,
and OF these eight We're the original
members OF the Teller Silver Club,
which was organized week ago.
The first speaker was Mr. Samuel
Hartman. OF the South Side. who has
been one OF the Populist party leaders
in Ohio county since its organization.
Formerly h, was Republican. He
began with the battle OF Waterloo and
endeavOred to make that event one OF
the causes for the ills Of to-day in
America. Immediately after the bat
tie, said Mr.. Hartman, representa-
tive OF the London RothsChlldS depart
ed for England. Relays OF horses
awaited him and h. reached London
days In advance OF the official news Of
the battle. This agent or the financial
house impaired the false news that
Wellington had lost. The result was
panic. during which consOlS dropped
0ne-half. The Rothschild5 bought up
the cORsols and when the true news Of
the result Of the battle, that ended Ma
poleun'S career. reached London, they
had all the consols. which speedily went
up to $50. From that event dated the
financial supremacy OF the house Of
RntEschild In 1916 It compelled the
British parliament to pass the single
standard act a result OF that act
has been the cutting down OF the num-
Der OF property owners In the British
Isles from 10000 to 5000 in fifty
years.
And the same thing will happen here
In America" said the speaker. unless
the people are awakened, and they are
awakened. Nine months ago Their" was
little or no light ON the money question.
but now all IS changed. Republicans
have become Democrats and Democrats
have become Republicans"
The gold standard sentiment has been
created by subsidized press, claimed
the speaker. That press cries out
Why not have dollar worth 100
c..uiR?" but II never says anything
about n dollar that is worth zoo cents.
The speaker next quoted from Senator
ingalls,. who was shown to have said
that gold WAS more dangerous enemy
10 the country during the war Of the re-
bcllton than the rebel army.
The speaker next proceeded To give
what he called the true history OF the
decentralization Of silver in 1878, r"fcrri
ing frequently To some ycll1w-backcd
white metal literature that he was
plentlfully supplied with. or course
he glyc the same old Popuiist version
OF the act o! 1873. regulating the mint
age OF the country. alleging that II
was passed without being read at the
instance OF John Sherman. His refer
cnce 10 this piece Of history would not
have been complete. from his stand
point. had he not told cloatingly and
with true POpulistic fervor. told the
old fabrication that the American Con-
Ercss was bought up by representa-
tive "0t the terrible EnGlSSh money
power"
The speaker claimed that the alleged
decentralization OF silver was rcspOn-
slble for 1000 milli0nalres and 100000
tramps.
What IL the matter with the C0un-
try?" inquired the speaker
at is one VI the richest and most in
dustriOus. yet to-day II IA unhappy and
bankrupt" Proceeding lre said trouble
is in the financial legislation OF the
years following the war. Further, he
claimed, Their" is a disposition In Amer
lea to build up an aristocracy and make
slaves and scrfS OF the common people,
The speaker several times made tn.
dire prediction that thc fruits Of the
American revolution are lost or are
about to be lost. I'VE are already the
financial slaves OF England and 1t APP
pnlrs we are on the road to become her
political subjects again"
The next speaker was Mr.. II. NJ. Al
ger, OF the Island. former Republican.
He claimed that the present market
ratio between silver and gold Is not
the true ratio, and that the nomination
OF free silver man on a free silver
ticket at Chicago this week would give
the stamp VI truth TO his assertion. Sill
yer would advance and when the free
silver candidate had been elected, the
true ratio OF gold and silver would be
restored. l6 to /. He claimed that the
money question Is the true issue OF this
campaign. and that the difference OF
per cent between the G0rman-Wilsnn
and Mckinley tariffs cannot constitute
the main issue as the Republicans In
EIst It Is. Tt" distress OF the past three
years. he said. cannot he attributed 10
tariI changes. Silver is IN" issue, and
on that issue hundreds of thousands of
Republicans are going to bolt their
party and ticket Just AZ Senator Teller
did In st. Louis. He claimed that II the
saintcd Lincoln were here now he would
net as Mr.. Teller acted three weeks aEp.
He expressed the hope that the Demo-
cratic convention would so act that the
friends Of silver would be able To- unite
upon It's platform and candidate.
The third and last speaker was Mr..
George W Robinson. elected two years
ago as county commissioner on the
Republican ticket, from the Island. and
recently defeated for the Republican
nomination for clerk Of the circuit court
on tho same ticket. He read In It's on
tircty a lengthy article from the Are
ma" on the silver end Of the money
question.
Concluding his remarks. hC said that
another meeting Of the friends OF silver
would be held next week. and that the
nomination OF free silver man at Chi
cagO would Ill the hall. II" held the
opinion that every man who has the
good OF hI7 country ut heart will now
cast aside old party affiliations and vote
for justice 10 silver.
The Teller club which was formed re-
Gently Il made up OF the following char
tor members. George W. Robinson.
Samuel Hartman, Michael Forrest. n.
NJ. Alger. b. ". Eon.T. McConlcn, Chris.
Beck and Philip G. Vented.
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