Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-15
Some Intelligencer Fun.

To the Editor of the Register.
Being unable to get a copy OF
Puck for Sunday amusement l did the
next best thing and took Wheeling
Intelligencer OF Saturday.
And it was funny from the word go.
The first thing l struck was the as
founding statement that Bridgeport
man had discovered that American ST.
wire dollars were not as good as gold
in Canada. II Hill got a CANADIAN
quarter Hill also discovered that BIT
ish silver isn't as good as gold in the
United States and | don't understand
that there is any immediate fear OF free
coinage in Canada. The Inteliigencer
and the Bridgeport gentleman needn't
go to Canada to learn that American
silver and American gold are only
worth their value in bullion as soon
as they cross the border
The Inteligencer's funny man also
says American half dollars can be
bought in Toronto for forty cents. Let
me suggest TO him that he can make
more money buying them at that price
and bringing them back here at profit
Of % per cent than he can spelling white
paper for the Intel,igencer.
The gentleman who wants TO make
a small black spot in the chair once
filed by John f. Kenna also says that
John Howard would have us infer that
the managers of life insurance COM
panies, etc. are scoundrels because
bet- fny hat
i,ors in "5O-cent dollars
Well. judging from their public ut
terances the inference wouldn't be
largely oyerdrawn. A man who will
lie 70 the policy-holders of his company
ought to have the combination of the
safe changed on him every night.
On the other hand, does the aspirant
for United States Senator mean to say
that the 100000 voters are "scoun-
drels. thieves and rascals" filled with
the inclination but lacking the nerve,
TO run around at night with dark Ian
terms and jimmies?
Besides. I haven't seen in any of the
circulars issued by life insurance COM
panies that they are going to decline
TO compromise with dishonesty by re-
fusing to accept these "50-cent dollars
in payment of premiums.
I've found a new goldbug argument
I've found a new gold bug argument
and as the Intelligencer's are getting
worn at the knees. l offer it free. Its
a true story. TOO. A drummer from
here was in Webster county the other
day and found a gold Democrat:
BILLY" asked him 'Why?" We'll"
ne SAYS. they tell me under this free
coinage every man can just so ahead
and make all the silver money ne wants
10. and we don't want that, We know.
But" says Billy. do you mean that
YOU can take mould and make dollars
like bullets -" That's what they tell me,
and I'm agin anything ike that.
Another fellow at the home OF the
would-be Congressman from The Third
sa!d: "The Republican candidate for
Circuit Clerk told me this 16 to means
rs dollars for my children and not a
d-n one for me-"
So You see since Hart and Dorr have
been canyassing the Third district the
sound money sentiment is rapidly
Crys,allizing.
The InteiIgencer also devotes
space Of three or four sticks" 10 the
remarkable fact that Com" Harvey
some time or other got a check for
81 SEQ cashed in gold. The Intellgen-
eel. seems 10 think all free-cOinage peo-
p-a have spasms when they see i piece
of gold. Well there wouldn't be much
sickness in this part Of the country II
tbev did SKIP"
C'arksburg. W. Va,