West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-02
DAwsoN's TIMELY WARNING.
The Republican Leaders are Alarmed
at The Spread OF The Free
Silver Sentiment.
From The.FaIrmonr index.

in West Virginia to such an extent
thar the Repa bIican managers are
seriously alarmed, and to days m
telllJencer contains what it calls a
Timely Warning" u circular let
ter written by Chairman Dawson of
the Repu blican State Committee.
addressed to the Republican voters
OF the State. warming them not to
be deceived by the silver movement,
which they denominate ''trick Of
the Democratic politicians. s." The
reading Of this circular letter shows
that the Republican camp is de.
cidedly plnicky over what they call
the silver craze" and that they
are determined TO stop it ut all haz
Yards, knowing full we'll that ii the
voters OF this State express their
honest opinions at the polls the
Republican party will certainly be
defeated by most decided major
ily. They shoot their heaviest
metal when they call it the trick Of
the Democratic politicians. The
Republican officials may not know
IL. but it is PLAZA to everybody else
that the politicians have had but
Hstle to do with it. 1t was the
peoples movement, and it is keep
rng.the politicians busy to get in
the "band-wagon."
They say the Democrats want to
Keep attention from the tariff and
have resorted to this to make the
financial question the leading issue.
The Democrats think the tariff IS
pretty well settled. If the Supreme
Court had permitted the income
tax to stand we would have suffic-
lent revenue, and erybody would
be happy. AS it is, all that there
is to do is to change the schedules
so as to produce little more reVe-
nue., but that does not require that
the whole tariff question should be
gone over again, out Congress
should take it up on the lines of
the present law, change a few
schedules, and not TO any extent
disturb existing business relations.
But the Democrats are not afraid
Of discussion of the tariff. They
voted down McKinleyism on two
notable occasions and have the ut
most confidence in their ability to
do so again.
They also accuse the Democracy
of being vacillatlng upon the 6nan-
ces, and alluded to the old Green
back question as an evidence to
prove their assertion. OF all the
parties which should be ashamed Of
their record on that question it is
the Republican. They not only
embraced its doctrines, but tried to
embrace its members. They fused
with it and tried to use it in every
way to sneak INTO power, but sig
nally failed. The Democrats we're
largely in favor of a part of the
doctrines at the time. The in.
famous act Of the Republican party
IN demonetizing silver had thrown
this country into a panic, money
was scarce, business was paralyzed,
labor was idle and starvation stared
many people in the face, and the
Democratic party came out, as it
always does, in behalf Of the people,
and demanded the issue Of more
money, believing that if the green
backs were good enough to carry
on the war they were good enough
10 come to the relief Of the people
when they we're being ground TO
pieces under the wheels Of the
money power. But the statement
that the Democratic party has been
yaclllatng on the silver question is
made without the least foundation
ia fact. For over seventy years the
Democratic party favored the coin
age Of both gold and silver, first OF
the ratio Of - 90 ] and later at the
ratio Of lC TO i. It opposed the
demouetization OF silver in 1873.
and since shat time a great major
Ity ~ JIG representatives in both
HOUSES Of Congress, on every occa
sion, has voted for che continuation
Of tho coinage Of silver at the ratio
- ~ TO J, aud never until the
question came up on The repeal Of
tLe purchasing clause Of thc Sher.
man law did they cast a vote which
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