Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-24

| ton and business. Thus money becomes
dearer and property and la6cr cheaper
an The time. our country has never been
comnlet.lv on a gold standard We han g
bad since 1s73 q limited supply Ji silver
and the people have been qulete1 oy -ne
continual promises of both parties III
their platform TO remonetize silver ana
restore it 90 equal rights of coinage with
gold. But ~ fra this election it is DECIDED
that America for the future is going 10
strike down the coinage of silver and
malrtlin the gold standard. from the mo-
u.ut the news is flashed across the
waters 90 Europe. that moment gold ana
eo1d alone will measure the value OF Ia
Dor and products until gold viii 90 up
up. up and labor and products down.
down down.
Mr. Pendleton said this promise on the
part Of the Republican party TO bring
about the free coinage of silver by obtain
ing the aid and consent Of other nations
was on IT'S face deceit and a cheat They
know that the gold standard is scheme
10 rob the people and they know that the
people know IT, That promise is idle, FOR
they know too well that they win never
got the aid or consent OF any foreign ma
tion who IS Interested In maintaining the
gold standard. Mr.. Pendeton demonstra-
tai why this was so We owe TO the
people OF England. Germany. France,
Beleium and Holland the countries whose
consent we must obtain. many thousands
or millions of dollars. This is not what
our government owes them. but what the
people or this country owe the people OF
those countries This Is due them for in
vestments and mortgages owned by for
siru bankers and syndicates upon rail-
roads. breweries. life insurance policies.
etc. They own five thousand million dol
lars OF our railroad bonds alone. They
own every railroad I'm West Virginia which
is mort-aeed for It's full value. This was
why our local gold bugs and corporation
attorneys speak with the voice Of Eng
land These countries have millions In
vested here and must invest their increase
of capital here. because il does not pay
them 20 invest their money at home.
Theirs are old countries and there is no
room over there for them TO invest their
money Thus they win never consent 10
have the gold standard I'm this country
changed for by coming our silver IL
would decrease the value of their money
and thus they could not compel us 10 pay
back 20 them two dollars for every one
we had borrowed from them. Mr.. Pen
dletou. after making "a remarkably clear
statement why foreigners were so much
Interested iu our financial affairs said
THAT b. his hearers would study the ques-
ton as they ought they would understand
that God had sent the people Moses In
tla person of William j. Bryan to lead
them OUT of dependency and desolation
Ir the people viii follow the Republican
bidding no sooner will the news of Nc
Ei1ley's election be flashed across the
waters than the old bond conspiracy will
ha renewed. Mexico. Japan. China and
OH. South American States will then be-
come The objects of the gold conspirators
until one-haIf of the money of the world
i- entirely stricken down and the other
hale made to do the business which for
mer'y was done by the whole. Thus UNI
der the gold standard the seventeen thou
sand million dollars which we now owe
win represent thirty-seven thousand mill
lion dollars worth Of property, labor and
products. IL YOU possess a spark OF the
patriotism that animated your fathers of
q hundred years ago YOU viii never vote
Tor VIM. Mckinley You can understand
why every British journal denounces
Bryan as an Anarchist because he uses
his tongue Of fire fin behalf of the masses
of the American people.
Mr. Peudleton continued further and
mldea clear and comprehensive argument
m favor of admitting silver to free coin
age completely answering -he decisions
the gold bugs were throwing into the eyes
of people who wanted TO vote for the in
terest sof their country. He invited any
person present 10 ask questions and as
sured them that they would not be ridi-
cu.sj but treated with courtey.
Before closing AR Pendleton referred
TO the Intimidation and questionable
means chat were being used to compel
men To- vote the gold standard ticket and
explained to- them that on election day
they would have the protection OF the law
and would be given liberty 10 vote their
true convictions. Absolute secrecy gov
crued our present ballot laws and it was
% criminal onanse for any election judge
or clerk 90 divulge any Information as to
haw amy voter had cast his ballot
Mr.. p.udleton's remarks on this sub
iect were timely and were enthusiastically
chsered Tie concluded with a peroration
which 10y It's eloQuence aud power aroused
an the latent emotions of his audience
and produced the greatest enthusiasm.