Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-10
ABROAD AND THE Sill
VER QUESTION.

AMERICANS ABROAD AND TUE Sill
YER QUESTION.
II must not be supposed that Mark
Hanna's resources are confined to Wall
ST.. although it is true that he has failed
to get any money to speak Of outside
OF tha, interesting thoroughfare in this
country. He is now working the
wealthy Americans who are abroad on
pleasure taunts in Europe. We have at
hand a copy Of the Paris edition Of the
New York Herald, which has nearly
three columns devoted 10 the money
campaign in America. The Americans
over there are taking interest in it, as
hey should. and they are not all Of one
way Of thinking in their opinions, by a
large majority, although Mark Hanna's
special procurer over in Paris, Mr..
Brette Stokes, is of the opinion mat
.Aoy are, or must necessarily be, be-
cause, as a rule. the wealthy are on the
side Of the single gold standard.
But Mr.. Brec,e Stokes, whoever this
gentleman may bs. is mistaken. We
know that he has filled column after
column Of the Paris edition Of the New
York Herald, and more columns in En-
ropean papers in their own language,
bu. we also know that while he has
managed TO rake together a thousand or
so Of good American money that he has
met wiki probably twice as many re
fusals from good Americans Who are So
journing in Europe for awhile. who not
only refuse TO contribute to Mark Han
mas corruption and intimidation fund,
bu, insist on having their views printed
side by side with those Of Mr.. Hannas
agent, Mr. Breue Stokes.
Mr.. Stokes takes up much Of the val
liable space Of the Paris edition Of the
New York Herald in advancing argu-
ments on the gold side Of the question
tina, are frank chesnuts," to descend
to the language Of the street, to every
american reader Of a newspaper. It
would be folly to waste space in repro
ducing these ancient alleged arguments
watch have ceased to have effect on this
side, but Mr.. Hanna's agent believes
they viii have some effect on Americans
in "Jhe old country"
The frs contributor 10 the gold fund
is a gentleman who offers a 500 draft
on Ro.hsclilds payable in New York
Another is for 500 francs payable in the
same city. Then we come to some hon
es, and intelligent Americans in Paris
who insist on asking Mr.. Stokes some
questions. which he refuses 10 answer.
Here is one Of them, which, while it is
not Du, as forci0ly as il might be is
sufficiently interesting as it stands:
TO the Editor of the Herald
] VIII YOU kindly resolve two duemmas in
: the argumel OF the gold mOnOmetallists2
First We are told that if the Congress OF
yhe United States of America passes a
Jaw providing for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio OF l6 10 I
10 VIII enable farmers TO escape oue-half
oi their honest obligations 10y paying off
thoir mortg lTeS % depre lated silver cur
I"hcN. W O. are Iurghrr .'4. I'M almost the
same breath. that lhes same farmers will
NOT Doe benefited but injured by free silver.
Dilemma No .. We ore informed that
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ic and disaster upon the United States.
in which the wOrkingman especially will
suffer. or. i'm other words, wages and
values win be cut In halves. Very well.
Wear also informed that the country Will
De flooded with money such rs il Is. In
that case we are curious to know who Will
get the surplus money. II, as we strongly
suspect. IL is the rich, why are they so
alarmed about the success Of the chi
CagO nominees "POZZLED.
Paris. August l., 1896.
Here is another not without interest
To the Editor of the Herald
Since YOU are opening your columns TO
/ both sides of the money question in the
l United States. | beg TO offer a few lines
apropos of a recent discussion in the So
/ C,ete Economic FOluQue on the struggle
| Of silver against gold in the United
/ 4 paper read by NJ. Fournier de FLAX
/ contains according TO your abstract in
the Herald these phrases: Gold has no
/ need of favor. II always makes itself re-
spected. Against II the DEGREES OF the Ro-
/ man people. the edicts of the cmperors and
the opinions of the luriscOnSults have
been equally powerless.
That sounds Wei. l don't know what
/ an those folks tried to do to hurt gold.
/ but as a radical bimetallist | am quite
ready to believe they failed 10 hurt IL.
/ Let The reader turn that swelling sentence
I over ana substitute the word silver for
gold and il will b equally true. In old
times the value Of~either metal depended
in each city of the world or the quantity
of each iu that particular city.
But since the discovery OF America the
commerce of the world more and more has
had q common pulse.
AN the silver coinage OF the world is
doing duty every day. everywhere. at the
ratio OF 16 TO + or moro, Shall we legis-
nee IN hold MS il now exists In universal
use. or legislate to destroy II? claim
fhat the later form Of legislation is reVolu-
tf0uar, in Che worst sense of the word;
and So believing though a lifelong Repub-
Ecan I hail with 10Y the opportunity to
sunport the newborn party which has
placed William J. Bryan at its bead.
2. J. SCOTT.
{ Hotel Jungfrau. Inferlaken,
August 4, 1876.
Here is another true American in Eu-
rope who is disguised with the gold5ug
rot he is getting through the public
prints over there:
To the Editor of the Herald
can YOU not one day in the week. give
+ vo1r readers something approaching an
/ @American Edition THAT is few eX-
+ tracts once I'm a while from Western pa
I fCiN ,,,l5 soon, from, vour mutations