The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-09

kTrhA because silver then commanded
premium over R0ld, and II was not
10 the interest OF the bullion owner
TO have his silver coined Into standard
dollars, ~ that time gold aud silver
Stood on terms OF perfect equality 10
far as the law was concerned, but even
then II was impossible to maintain the
parity OF the metals at a ratio OF 10 ID
]. u has been demonstrated that under
successive administrations since 1871
DOWN TO the Inauguration OF Mr., CleVe.
iahu IN 1921, u period OF twenty years,
every possible legislative effort has
Dten made to prevent the deprec nation
of the white metal. nut nOlwi,hstand-
inE the enormous purchases OF iiIty
millions annually under the Sherman
law, the value OF silver hlA steadily
declined, the decline keeping pace With
the diminished cost OF production, and
NJ law nt Congress could unrest the
downward tendency because It resulted
IRON The tnexVrable laws OF trade, Hided
BY the dcmOne ti2ntion OF the metal
BY the great commercial nations OF the
world over whose financial systems
and economic policies thu United States
has no control, and never can obtain
control except by war and subJuga-
ton. Are We prepared to take up arms
and wage war against all the enliKht-
eEed nations OF the earth IN order 20
force the demonstration OF silver?
II Is u fact that silver Is now pro-
duccd at cost VI twenty-five cents
per ounce, and II anybody denies this
6tdtemcut let them obtain copy Of
the last monthly report to Its stock
holders by tlra managers Of the hrgcn-
tum-JunlntN silver mine Of Aspen, Col.
Orado, where that admission Is made
Ia nj A.,N uENt
would attempt by law 10 make that
product worth 81 - per ounce, so that
the operators OF silver mines would
realize a profit OF 800 per cent on the
output of their mines. TenpeRny nails
ARE now worth less than 3 90 per keg
In the markets OF this city, Why do not
our manufacturers appeal 10 Congress
or nominate Il presidential candidate
Who VIII advocate the passage Of a
lRw declaring that ttnpcnny nails
shall be worth $40 90 per key? Isn't
there just as much sense and Just as
much justice In one proposition AZ the
other" We have lived under the pre-
sent gold standard through some If
the most prosperous years Of the re-
puhlc, aud nobody ever thought OF de-
handing any change until from the un-
avOldablc. causes already explained. the
were diminished by the depreciation
of the value NJ iher product. Eastern
manufacturers during the past twenty
years have seen the value ~ their pro-
duets sI down. down. down. but they
have hot un that account sought ["
degrade our Ult&nal currency or con-
promise uui national honor. nor array
one class Of our citizens against an
other class. IN order to regain our lost
prosperity (Or they fully realize that
II Is not our currency laws that have
produced this wide spread disaSter.but
that u has resulted from the too free
chiuaGN' Il Incompetent STATESMEN,
whp have been experimenting with tx
piodnd theories OF domestic economy,
Candidate Bryan lnveIghS against
III" issue OF bonds In time OF peace. and
relates n story about physician pre-
scribilg cold water for sick child
until &c became strong enough to take
"mOre medicine" Now, whose medicine
was 1t that made the whole country
sick Did not thIt wise Stat-smRn,Mr
Reed, Of Maine, and hosts Of other adj
yOcateS OF protection stand IN their
places in Congress and tell Mr.. Bryan
and his associate tAriff tlnkerS that
theS would dimInish thu revenues II
northumberland panic, Stagnate bust
ness. destroy public confidence. bank
rupt employers. and reduce the wage
earnerg 10 poverty and want by break
ing down the revenue laws aud open
Ing our markets Ia the competition Of
foreign manufacturers, All these pro-
pheCies have been FUZZY verified and II
IL Ike the devil rrprovIny sin to
hear Mr.. Bryan condemn the Issue o:
bonds. He has the brazen effrontery
to crttEise Mr.. Cleveland for thus In
creasluy the public debt, when II was
by his own vote IN Congress that the
executive WAS forced to protect tlr'
credit Of the government IN the only
way That was left to him, Republicans
are generous enough to say that the
only mistake made by Mr.. Cleveland
was In not appealing 10 the patriotism
Of our own citizens 10 furnish the mo-
ney necessary avoid national bank
ruptcy, Instead OF conducting private
negotiations with foreign syndscates. 1t
Is due 10 Senator Elkins that nil of thu
"Peac, B0Hds" did not find their way
Into the treasure vaults of London
bankers. But the deal was made. and
S262 900 900 OF yellow gold Was paid Into
the public treasury Us the proceeds Of
the bond sales. ard for q time At least,
We have warded of financial chaos
Republicans and Democrats alike
agree with Mr.. Bryan that we have
paid dearly !0r the money, hut the
American people arc not going 10 de.
grade their own manhood by yielding
to the dishonest advice OF Mr.. Bryan To
repudnte that obligation by forcing
the lenders 10 accept tifty-cent dollars
In payment OF the one hundred cen.
dollars with which they purchased the
bonds
The moral sentiment Of this country
VIII oppose a violation OF III. eighth
commandment and the p~opr Will re-
pudiLtc the repudiatnr. Thou shalt
not steal" IS universal law, and IS
not imported free Of duty from any
foreign country.
II Is an honorable ambition In any
man 10 aspire to the presidency Of this
great republic, but a Christian and
conservative people cannot 20 far for
get their duty to God and country, as
to give their SURFACES to one who by
the exercise OF Il potent gift of SophES-
try seeks to lead the multitude from
the path OF honor and justice. and who
without just cause seeks to SOW the
seeds Of disSenson among n peaceful
people.
Candidate Bryan has not advanced
the cause OF free silver by his speeches
In West virginia. 'NERlTAS."
Wheeling. October .. 1876
Barrett In Kan,ini PHI.
Special Correspondence.