Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-17

Ike calling their opponents attention to
the evident fact that this is fatal admis-
sion. for from no part of the country do
reports come Indicating any change in
the rapidly rising Democratic tide for
free silver.
The conditions which make the Demo-
cratic masses for free silver operate with
equal force on the Republican masses
and forecast the most disastrous defeat
ever inflicted upon the Republican
party.
A prominent treasury Official related
an episode in a Western State. A friend
Of his bought q fine farm in 1889, on
which was a $1,000 mortgage bearing s
per cent. interest, or $500 year 4
week ago the farmer began 10 haul oats
to town TO pay that interest. Il took
1000 bushels of cats at ten cents bushel
10 settle the bill. Eighty acres Of crops,
one-half the entire farm, went to keep
even with the mortgage.
The corn on the other eighty acres
VIII not begin TO pay taxes and farm
expenses. That farmer is S400 poorer
this year than he was a year ago, count
ing his work and that Of his family for
nothing. He has been 4 Republican.
This year he is for silver and Bryan,
and ne is in the center OF 4 farming
country extending hundreds of miles in
every direction where identical condi-
lions prevail To say that the Republi-
cans Of that section win vote for Nc
Hinlsy and sold is an insult 10 their in
telligence.
In this connection the following inter-
view with Senator Faulkner is interest
ing:
Never before said he. have I seen to
any such degree the eager inQuiring pUr-
pose which possesses the public mind
We receive hundreds OF letters from Re
publiCduS asking for our campaign liter
allure. We SeuQ what is called FOR. Then
IN e week or 10 days we get letters from
mcntS 10 distribute among a dozen peO-
pie. That means that We have made Il
convert and that he has turned mission
aTy Ii is "a rccCgGi1ed fact i'm politics
that q man who changes sides from prin-
ciple. immediately seeks 10 influence as
many OF has friends and associates as
possible. Re is deeply i'm earnest and
seeks TO sustain his course by persuGding
others 20 his way Of thinking.
Now that is what is going on all over
tho country. The people are educating
themselves on the financial question
Then. TOO. this campaign is extraordinary
from The fact that parity leadership plays
"a comparatively icsiIuitcant part. The
people are rising In Il body. Il seems TO me,
10 assert their independence. They know
what they want and they arc going 20
have IT, Tn my judgment IL would mako
little difference what the party leaders dil
or did not do; the people will have their
way.
we are going 10 circulate Bryan's
speech of acceptance by the million. 1t is
the most convincing argument 7 ever read.
He was wise not 10 attempt IN Oratoricai
effort. He wanted 10 appeal 10 the mil
lions of readers throughout the country.
by this time a majority of the voters Of
tie United States have had an cpportu-
nifty TO read the speech and judge for
the Democratic ticket No matter how
much the opposition press may attempt
to carhle and distort that utterance In
their editorial columns, the speech Is so
strong. clear and simple I'm It's argument
that no one can misunderstood q single
sentence.
.Nr feel under obligations to the Assoc
Ciatel Press for the splendid waN In which
e. handled and sent out the New York
speeches. Compelled 10 print the news
as they were, every prominent goli paper
I'm the country was forced 10 lay Mr. Try
ans arrumcut before It's readers. II we
had arranged 90 spend 100000 I'm circu-
l1ting the speech We could not have done
u SO effectively.