Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-19
SILVER DEFENDED.
4 West Virginia Farmer Calls Some Re
publican Leaders to Account.

publican Leaders to Account.
To the Editor Of the Register.
SRI see an article in the Thrice
a Week" World of the 14th Of Septem-
Der last, headed, Clergy Attacks Bry-
an" that I believe demands some no
t!ce and reply. OF course, there is a
moral issue in the present campaigr1
and l have expected the clergy and
Christian professors OF all denomina-
tons 10 be heard IN regard thereto. But
7 was surprised to hear such express
sions as those uttered by the New York
clergy, VIZ: That the Chicago platform
was made in hell" and that Altgeld
and his comrades acted as the devil 5
stenographers:" that silver is delusion
"A bold-faced falsehood-that the 10
TO l silver dollar is dishonest etc,
ETC. These and similar derisiye names
and ep.thets, applied by the advocates
OF the gold standard 10 silver and its
friends, are blasphemous and indica-
tive Of a spirit of infdelity which better
becomes Bog Ingersoll and those OF his
ilk than the Christian clergy. Sucn
declarations impeach the wisdom, hon
esty and goodness Of Almighty God,
and cast reproach on the names and
characters OF the fathers and founders
OF our republic, and on the authors OF
the constitution and those who adopted
IL. For the truth and proof OF what l
say, l refer the reader TO the Holy B.o.e,
10 history. 10 our law, and TO records OF
Congress, and common sense. me
Bible was written by divine inspiration
and contains the law and will Of God.
In it We learn that He is the author
and creator of all things, therefore the
author and creator of gold and silver;
and that He, by the inspired writer's,
called the two metals money, and that
before the metals were coined the rata
by weights was about II Of silver TO
one Of gold. We have no account that
there ever was any attempt made TO
depreciate either of the metals during
the period included in divine history.
The people OF the United States rec
Ognzed and adopted the money than
God made and gave 10 man fer his Use
and convenience in the transaction of
business. In 1916 England demonetized
silver. England's act did not In the
least effect the value Of silver in the
United States, nor The prosperity Of our
people. F.fty-seven years after Eng
land demOne,ized silver-that is in 1873,
when silver commanded premium in
the United States, Congress, without the
shadow of reason or excuse, committed
the hydrahead midnight crime of de-
monet.zzfion. BY that act Congress
impeached the wisdom and honor OF
God by trying 70 d.sannul his law. We
are 10 infer from that act that Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison. Jackson.
and all our patriotic statesmen that
lived prior to 1873, were ignorant, IN
worthy rascals, because they adopted
and used dishonest, unsound
money" That act was an attempt 10
DESTROY One-hsf OF our redemption
money; it gave license 10 the bond
sharks TO rob the United States treas
ury, and 70 the treasurer license 20
bankrupt the government. Now, when
we consider the moral and pc 'itical Is
sues involved in the present campaign,
and that the laws Of God are immu.able.
and that He will vindicate His honor and
Judgment, We are not surprised 10 see
the moral element of all political par
ties enlisting under the Democratic
banner 10 defend the constitutional
rights and liberties Of the people; nor
are we surprised to see a united effort
upon the part of the money lenders
ana bond sharks Of England and Wall
street. the trusts and al the benefciar-
les OF class legislation to perpetuate q
law that enables them 10 raid the treas
ury and to rob and Cypress all other
classes Of the people. But we are sur
prlsed 10 see those that were once Dem
ocrats. or that professed TO be- engaged
now in an organized effort 10 defeat
the party that they have betrayed, and
10 which they are indebted for all the
unmerited political honOrs that they
have ever enjoyed. Such base and
contemplate ingratitude cannot be de-
scrlbed by wO.ds. Some men can be
bribed with money, and others Will
barter their lifelong convictions and
their manhood for Office. Blu that
gauzv T1dianapolis farce and decoy will
not deceive any rue, intelligent Demo-
crat who would vote for that ticket. 1
know of but one case of such brazen au-
dacitv on record. and that is recorded
in the book of s.. Matthew 4:S-9.
There is not one feature Of the Chicago
platform but what any true Democrat
can and VIII endorse; and we believe
that at the November election the peo--
ple will vindicate the law. wisdom and
honor of God. and Of the fathers OF our
renubIc. by electing William j. Bryan
President, and will by that act denounIce
John sherman and his coad1utors n
the crime Of 1878. and will thwart the
bond sharks and their emissaries IN
their effort to rob the people and to re-
duce them to serfdom. When goId ~, IS
demanded in paymen- Of taXes-tne9
ultimate object Of the gold standard
ron3S'r3cv-farmers viii become ten
ants under English law and Wall street
landlords. May God save us from sUch
I@'e C. W. MORTON.
Strands. W Va, October i, 1890.
SEEKING AN AGREEMENT.