Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-18

on the SIDE Of Free silver.
rSsc,al 70 the Register.
Poiat Pleasant, w. Va, August IT,
TIE Register to-day pr.r,s The fellow
ms.
Editor Register am frequently ask
ed - my friends and assoc ales what /
think Of ia present sirat,5n in politics
financial affairs. and what intend TO
do during the impending conflict be-
tween the adherenls Of gold and the
saruscns Of silver VIII irform then
throuoh tbs medium Of your valuable
columns. 1 have been a farmer IN Ma
-Ol county West Virginia. for twenty
two years. and have voted the Republic
can ucke, for twelve years. / propose
now, after thinking the matter over
for eight months. 90 conserve my own
interests by vodng this fan The Demo-
cratic national ticket. on w1lcl IS NE
scribed The legend. Free and un--ul-.-I
coinage of silver at the ratio OF lt -l
For che las, six years / have ben l'y-
ing against hope hat chang would oi-
cur which would save myself ana oe--ec~
hosts Of brother farmers from --- pam
of seeing our families denied lAa A-.
sites and comforts of life, our us
grow less productive. Our ROOFS 10. l.-lI
over our heads. our fences 90 TO- -e.tE'
and cur hocks and herds dec.maJ-d oy
The disastrous prices we receive lot our
products. Week by week and m0u.- ot
month during these SIX years. prices
have had a general decline, ana every
New Years day has found us p'''1'
than one year before. And. as we vA-
port as much as formerly ana consume
as much as usual WAY -l-s sl-Ao-IS
deprivation of the gUer-on Oh lioo- "1"
brain? The only answer 10 lA-s e.'.7
lion is that the gold standard Is 0'-..--7
our returns I'm TWO, and the Jv1--p"t .-7
power Of our receipts has ial.1A -o
a level that farmers have utc'"
serfs Of gold and .ts owners, anu ~-
no longer the free men. the noo--..- "-o
used 10 tiu the soil and 10 a@lp-"-sS
enjoy the reward Of effort.
Without paying returns for Their '.l-
duc-s farmers are unable 90 p~E3-.-e
the merchant or 20 give employ mess
moro labor like their own, the N.-
chant IS unable TO pa-rOnlZe -1e manu-"
facturer: mills, factories ana lu-i-.
are shut down; transportation cues -
10 the hands OF receivers ana s.i. VASES.
stares hundreds OF thousands. yes --.---
lions Of wiling workers 10 me l-.'
and that in @ land running over WIN
plenty. The wrongs which are
trared by Wall Street, and I.- sn
prOduce crush. first the farmer anu naN-
the rest OF the Industrial circle. lhase
wrongs are visited upon the aeFo.-I
heads OF the tOlers Jlemsa.ve The
workers. The wage-earnerS. the look
ers-ahead OF our glorious land OF free
dom and plenty. and through them. np-
on their wives and mothers and then
uDor the children of -0-da-. the man
hood and wom8rhCCd O, the future.
Lack OF proper money return Tor me
Dot and IT'S product makes useless -he
purse and the savings bank and other
modes. investments. manhood IS uu-
uerved. the weaker are pushed ont OF
The ranks tramps abound. desperation
IS abroad even TO the dissolution OF the
ties 0A tlHNNA-A elAA .....e.'Af ...7.. .."'e
ard an the enemies Of home and farm
are turned loose "Wbe~e poverty
stalks in at the door love flies one of the
window" and the chords of f,tal duty
are ru-hless'y broken. sons par, from
father. daughter from mother and hus-
band from wife; and ali this from a
want of reward for labor and effort.
The demand of the laboring ard mid
de classes of to-day is not for p0mp
and state and power, i- is only for the
opportunity 10 work and TO receive
such reward. I'm the market for The re-
suit OF that work. as viii purchase the
necessities. YES. the comforts and lux
uries OF l.fe-fOr, as nothing is too
good TO use" one man is just as Wen
entitled 90 comfort aad luxury as am
other Let MS have work and IT'S
need and we won't complain Y Others
do enjoy p0mp and stale ana power.
Deny us. and the desperation and pow
er which comes when the l3b0ring and
middle classes are showed 90 the wall
will make shor. work of obstacles once
the combination makes sway.
The results of tle lack OF balance
which are fs,t and en- when wealth. is
concentrated FIN the hands OF the few
while the lars majority are making
"bricks without straw" are these:-a
venaiity C1 Jhs ar.s.ocracy They feel
the insecurity Of their position and place