The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-12

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i. And now convention speaks Of
the supreme court as II may be herenf-
ter constituted, intimhting iiniiistnka-
bly, Che Intention. II the party repre-
sented IN that convention comes into
power, the Intention to SO constitute the
courts. by the popular election OF the
judges, by the shortening OF their tenn
OF oifioe, or otherwise, as TO mike II In
sensible to the stern voice OF tho law,
ana responsive to the passing whlms OF
political parties.
Worse Than All.
Worse, To my mind, than NIL this. Is
the spirit Of socialism that permeates
the whole movement, which has issued
from the convention OF Chicago. il Is
the international OF Europe. now taxi
Ing body In America. or this. one cnn-
not but be convinced when the move
mcnt Is closely observed. the ab,bboleths
| OF It's adherents listened .5:t the dis
courses Of Its orators carefully examin-
ed. The war OF class against class Is
upon US, the war OF the proletariat
against the property holder. No other
meaning than this can be given TO the
appeals TO the common people, TO the
labor TO the poor and downtrodden,'
and TO the denunciations against pluto.
Gratis and corporations, and money
grabbers' and 'oankcrs'
MANY adherents OF the movement do
not perceive It's full meaning: but let
them beware, they are lighting torches,
which borne In hands OF rcletlcss men
may light up In the qcountry the lurid
fires OF commune America. hereto
fore, has been free from eociallstic ha-
tired and warfare; 1t has been a country
OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MEN
AND IT HAS GIVEN TO THE La
BORERth LIVELIHOOD HIGHER
AND BETTER THAN is AFFORDED
HIM IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN
THE WORLD. IL this all to be
changed? Is social chaos, glOatlng over
ruins, to be the method or social eleva-
tion of the masses. There may be room
in some things for peaceful amcliora-
ton through well informed public or
der and orderly legislation, but class ha.-
tired and angry passion never lead 10
aught but general misery and suffering.
The people OF America must to-day look
warily around, guard against catch
words and misleading war cries, avoid
giving any countenance to coclalistic
or anarchlstic tendencies. and know that
the first condition OF prosperity 10 any
and all classes of the people Is a peace
ful commonwealth and assured social
order.
"The monetary question Is. indeed,
secondardy issue in this campaign.
have, however, my convictions In this
matter. The free and unlimited coin
age OF silver dollars at ratio of l6 to
by the United States, independently
of the other great commercial nations,
into dollars which shall be made legal
tender, will disturb the whole business
of the country and bring upon you a
financial depression far beyond any
thing which we are now experiencing.
Free silver FuiIney.
II am often confronted with the PAM
phlet of Archbishop Walsh, OF Dublin.
on bi-mctallism, as a reply TO my OBJ
lection 10 the silver resolution OF the
Chicago convention. The pamphlet of
Archbishop Walsh has no bearing what
ever on the situation In. America. The
| archbishop discusses bimetallism versus
monometallism-and that only from one
point OF view, tho effect OF monumetal-
llsm upon farmers contracts under the
land purchase act In Ireland. He ex-
presses no opinion as TO the ratio In
which silver IL TO be coined, and he
tilul
| lism would lie brought about under an
international agreement. He explains
that India was unable TO keep up Il sill
yer currency independently OF European
nations. 1t was impossible for India
to obtain the loans that are absolutely
| necessary for the development of the
country, and the reason was the iluc-
| tuation In the relative value OF the
rupee. 1t Is the silver currency Of
China lie adds that stops the making
or railways In that country NNalshs
pamphlet IS throughout q solid argu-
ment against the Chicago platform.
ITO what he says We might add that
France and all the countries OF tho
Latin Union together were ultimately
compelled 10 give up bimetalllsm. 40
long as other countries OF Europe would
not cooperate with them. The dues-
tion before tile people OF America to-
day Is the coinage of silver by this 'coun-
| try Independently OF the great COM
| merlcal nations OF the world at the ratio
OF l6 10 ]. This ratio Is the double of
tho present commercial value of silver,
The consequences OF unlimited coinage
III these circumstances are easily per-
| ceived. The one hope OF the silver party
Is that under free coinage we will raise
| tho value of silver to 81 % an ounce.
measured In gold On what authority
Is this said? On that OF tho mere word
| OF the men who make the assertion,
The experience of our own country con-
tradicts the assertion. The purchas-
! Ing OF fifty millions OF silver bullion
! per year under the Sherman act was
not able 10 prevent the fall in the vplue
| OF silver from over dollar an ounce
| TO Its present low value. The eSperi-
cncc OF France contradicts the asser-
| tiOn; France. with all the countries of
the Latin Union, had to give up the coin
age OF silver lest. overloaded with th,.
silver of the world, 1t should lose all its
| gold. Common sense Is against the ns
| scrtion. Silver Is now produced In s,Ich
| quantities at such small expense OF
production that Its value cannot be
kept up to Its former standard. And,
Is the whole business or America 10 br
imperiled by leap into an experiment
which those very men who advocate
1t confess to bc only an experiment, and
which experience and common sense
condemn?'' 80.
The archbishop proceeds to dlscuss
the silver question Mt great Length.
showing the fnllacy of free silver Mt M
TO ]. quotes history and says: mo one
| imasineS that the stamp of n Epycrn
ment gives value TO u metal: IL merely
ccrtiiics TO the quantity and quality.
| Jefferson, Morris and Hamilton never
thought OF making the legal value OF
Il coin higher than the commercial value
OF the metal II contained.
Therefore, with the passage of free
| silver coinage We shall have n currency
rejected at It's nominal value from the
markets OF the world. unstable and
iiuetuatinS In real value, Business can
not prosper with such currency. The
Is stability nf the currency.
i"'orwili sutrrr.
II am absolutely convinced that the
labor classes will suffer the mos, of all