Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-16
FOUR HUNDRED DEMOCRATS
Assembled at Martins Ferry, Last
Night,

10 Hear u ". 1dllIIletIl, d FIOlulESHJ
Belmont County Attorney and
Former Republican, Expound the
Money Question - A Splendid
Meeting With Plenty Of Enthusi-
asn.
The Democracy of Martins Ferry held
their second successful political meeting
last evening in the Bryan Bimetallic
Club hall. and as a result the Democrats
Of the place are highly elated. The
meeting had had no advertising OF any
kind excepting notice Of it being given
in the Register. But advertising or no
advertising. the crowd was there just
,i1e same. and for over two hours j. I.
TaIIman. 4 former Republican, who LETT
his marry on account OF the desp!caDie
gold standard, poured forth enough
sound ana convincing argument 10
sbatter the faith of the followers OF the
gold standard His arguments were oil
such a character as 10 draw the atten-
ton of the assemblage Of nearly 400 70
that point where the dropping oil a PIN
could be heard.
The Burlington drum corps was on
hand and enliyened the opening OF me
meeting with martial music. At eight
o'clock I. j. Erwin, the President OIL
the club, called the meeting TO order,
and introduced the speaker, j. c. Tall
man. He said this is no, a political
question, but a question which concerns
Republicans and Democrats alike, and
upon a correct solution Of which depends
the prosperity Of the country.
Il believe that if the gold standard
should be successful by its followers,
this campaign, it will only be prolong-
ing the battle in which that vile and
insolent single gold standard will be
wiped off the earth. The press has al
ways pursued the policy OF enhancing
the value of the dollar, and have al
ways urged and advocated such upon
Congress.
In 1S6, when the war was over, ten
years before the resumption of specie
payment, Congress, at the dictation of
the press, passed the act making all
bonds payable in coin What was the
a
MUM of 20 to so cents over greenbacks,
and for every dollar used to pay debts
we had 10 pay $1.25 in greenbacks, or
pay in coin bought by grsenbacks.
Gold and silver were side by side dur |
ing the war. The principal amount OF |
bonds issued by the government was
issued after the passage of the act max
ing bonds payable in coin. The money
kings should have been satisfied with |
this, but they were not. They mus,
have a single standard and 10 do this
they demonetized silver and doubled
the debt of the nation by raising the
value of the dollar England at the close
OF the NapoIeonic war found herself
heavily burdened by debt and they
struck on ;he plan Of demonetizing sill
yer. thus throwing over half their
money. This is the conitlon of this
country at present
In this country at the adoption of the
Constitution. gold and silver were the
primary moneys the world over. When
the mintage act was passed in 1872 It was
understood that gold and silver would pay
all debts
Nov, II one money silver. is taken
away. what are the results? Every obll-
CATION has to be met by gold. or its
equal. Silver coined under the Bland-Alli-
son and the Sherman acts is not money.
that is as we regard money. Every dollar
I'm the United States must be redeemed by
gold. You cannot take ten silver dollars
to the treasury and have them exchanged
for ten dollars in gold That is too direct
course. II must be done in n way the
people cannot understand. You must have
your silver exchanged for greenbacks and
then they are exchanged for gold, thus
keeping up the endless chain of redeem
able in gold.
Why silver was demonetized no states
man. living or dead, can tell or what good
purpose or object II was done for II any
of my Republican friends here can give
any reason that is satisfactory why
will discard my present policy and vote
for the single standard.
We did not reap the blighting effects Of
the demonetization of our silver until 1891.
Why? Silver when demonetized kept on
being used as Il primary money and the
money kings of Wall street knew this and
demanded gold for their bonds. The Sec
rotary Of the Treasury refused to give It
to them until 1891. when Secretary Foster
concluded to act upon the theory that sill
yer was no longer n primary money. Prior
to this three-fourths of the debts were
payable in silver. while under Foster all
bonds were paid in gold.
Here Mr.. Tallman went on showing how
property. lands. products Of the farm and
mill had gone down in value under the gold
standard.
The entire speech was filled with such
plain simple but convincing arguments
that one could not help but understand it,
and when he finished the audience went
Wild with enthusiasm.
Lack OF space forbids Of further details
of the speech.
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