Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-07

YER threw down It's value. when meas
nred by gold. Gold is a constantly in
creasing measure Of values and by ID
the commercial value Of silver to-day is
about 30. and nearly all o.hor commodi-
ties have decreased in value when mess
ured sy the gold standard. These are
no iaIe freaks Of imagination, they ard
stern facts now well known by the peo-
ple. l. is his appreciated standard and
decrease in the volume Of money of final
redemption which have forced down the
prices of ell products Of human industry,
and waica have increased, when com
pared with other property, the value OF
horls and mortgages. a large yoluma
Of money necessarily has a tendency to
increase prices, to give every man
better chance TO get hold OF money. 1t
is the very lifeblood OF business. To en-
courage trade. manufacturing and com
merce This ratio between trade, com
MERGE and Industry and the volume OF
money mus. be kept up or prices must
Decline If the volume of money stands
sin and the volume OF business in
creaess the prices Of commodities Will!
decline and business VIII be s,agnant.
Tss hest known way evolved by he his
rory and experience Of mankind to keep
mn The needed increase is TO use both
g-Id and silver. the money metals as
,as raw material on, OF which coin
shall be made.
They have been known as the prec-
ions metals because Of their rarity, they
have been coined by every civilized
government in the world free at certain
-imss they have been used alike as mon
ev OF fnaI redemption. Certainly ia
his country the people never aske"
that one or the other of these metals
.soD,d be- discarded from lae minis.
If we trace back the history Of de-
rone.izs.ion we find that the impulse
he reason for it. the purpose, vas IN
The minds of the great bond. mortgage
and gold syndicates. Their object was
10 increase The value Of money and evil
denc-s of deb. They had no other in
-en- than to make debts perpetual to-
give them control over the money OF the
world. in other words. The purpose was
to- create the NEST powerful syndicate
and monopoly that ever existed or that
is possible for the mind Of man to de-
wise. 5y making gold The standard and
.se only money of hnal redemption; the
power of the syndicate is shown in its
ability TO control the money Of The
world while al the same time it doubles
The value of an debts. Plainly is this
shown in the determined purpose Of
these uea. syndicates TO perpeuate the
gold standard. They are marshaling
their forces from every great bond deal
ing center Of the earth. Al presen,
they are sending aid to their allies in
the Uni.ed Sa-es.
Why this great battle? Il is for the
dslvewuce Of the people. The people
are up in arms. they are determined TO
stand foI -45ir liberty and for independ-
e0ca of control from European powers.
They have paid taxes where they have
no representation. they have been com
PEELED TO bear burdens and received no
reward in this that their properly has
been Ga9recia ed in value, the products
of their labor have been cut in two.
Year after year they have worked, year
after year they find nothing to show TO
reward them for the toll and the trials
through which they have passed. They
begin TO see that this is because one
half o. the money has been destroyed
and .hac tbeir chances for fortune and
for independence have been lessened.
They know ,ha- legislation has been
in the interest Of the most wealthy
CLASSES and against their common inter-
est. Now. 20 defend themselves against,
this entertainment Of tyranny and in
Justice. they demand the restoration Of
the money OF the Cons ituion. the mon
.y system of lur fathers. an honest dol