Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-15
woRD TO Captain DovENER.

Our genial friend, Cap. Dovener, has
already taken the stump for the single
gold Standard. or, to speak more correct
". has already made speeches in which
he has committed himself to the single
gold standard. In this the Captain did
not exercise his usual political acumen
and slrewdness. Capt Dovener's cor
rect political policy was to keep as quiet
as possible on the currency question. He
knows. provided he hasn't forgotten it.
that the Republican party in this and
every other district in West Virginia has
heretofore been On the side Of the bime-
tallis,s-or free silver men, as the
CAPTAIN and the esteemed Fourteenth ST.
orean now delight to call them.
Mr.. Dovener hus a treacherous mem
DRY. else he would recall the now prom
;nent fact that in the tidal wave" cleo
ton Of 1894 he was elected at time
when HE Republican leaders OF the
country were shouting loudly for bime-
taIlism. and that when he du5s bimetal-
lists or free coinage" men Reputation
lists" he hits himself, or, correctly speak
ing. the leaders Of the Republican party.
We would not accuse Capt Dovener
Of ever having had occasion to use pO-
Ii,ical csmDaign text book. but he knows
that such volumes are issued and con-
cain the parVs political stock-in-trade.
We have before us the Republican cam
paign textbook Of 1894, which contains
the official arguments OF the Republican
editor and Republican stumper Of that
campaign. In this interesting volume
we find the following under the head Of
Bonds of the United States"
Mathews resolution declaring them
payable in silver, passed the Senate Feb
ru2ry IS, 1878. yeas 40, nays 90; passed
the House Jan. 20. 1878, yeas 1S9, nays
10.
Introduced in the Senate by Senator
Stanley Mathews, of Ohio.
Resolved. by the Senate (the House of
Representatives concurring therein),
That all the bonds Of the United States
issued under said ac,s Of Congress here
inbefore cited, are payable. principal
and Interest, Al the option OF the Gov
eminent OF the United States, in silver
dollars of the coinage of the United
States, containing 4l2A grains each CT
standard silver; and that to restore to
It's coinage such silver coins as a legal
tender in payment CT said bonds. prin-
cipal and interest, Is NOT IN VIOLA
TON OF THE PUBLIC FAITH NOR
IN DEROGATION OF THE RIGHTS
OF THE PUBLIC CREDITOR"
How have the mighty in the Republi-
can party hllen from their declared faith,
from James G. Blaine on down through
the scale until we reach M. Hanna S
man. William Mckinley, of Canton, O.,
whose free coinage record to-day is a
matter of scandal among the Republican
sold bugs Of New York, and would have
defeated his nomination at st. Louis had
no, Millionaire Hanna and others who
are on the side of Wall St. and WELD in
Euence therein stood sponsor for him,
Here we have the fiatfooted declara-
tion promulgated by the Republican Ma
tional Committee in the last campaign
TO Republican speakers and writers
throughout the United States that the
return OF silver to its Constitutional
basis as a money metal at the present
ratio of coinage-16 to lis NOT IN
VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC FAITH
NOR IN DEROGATION OF THE PUB
Lie HONOR"
Thisisin direct opposition TO the main
argument which the same men are adj
vancing to-day. and affords an excellent
disqualification Of the stability of their
political principles