West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-06-04

regard TO party affiliations, must
make firm stand dpon the finan-
cial question. That is good com.
mon sense. When parties have no
longer principles but to scheme
and TO shylock, it is time that every
citizen should girdle on tho whole
armor and see that the delegates to
the Chicago Convention are silver
men. The people do not want gold
delegates.
Here are my sentiments em bod
led in the language Of two Paulist
preachers that bad the pleasure to
meet and listen to on several occa-
sions during the fall and winter.
These two noted diYines were lee
turing throughout the country for
the benefit Of their Catholic church
and State. | went TO hear them
for two reasons. First, they were
able and instructive; second, they
were plain, frank and modest in
the use of their arguments. They
said unto the Protestant portion Of
Their audience, which was large,
that we have no objections to your
public schools, bat they are not
good enough to teach our Catholic
children in. Your public schools
are good enough to teach your
Protestant children in, but it is not
what the Catholic wants. We say
to the gold men, your money is
good. but not good enough for the
people. There is not enough of 1t
for the business people.
Colonel Monroe says that the
rich Will call ms cranks. commun-
lists and anarchists. Well, what is
said of the rich and poor? learn
from the book of all books, the
Holy Bible, that a certain rich man
died, and when he died, he went
straight to hell. have no history
that he was even switched off at
purgatory for repairs. AS far as
history IS concerned, we have no
evidence that he ever did anything
that had violated the law of man:
that he might have been an upright
citizen in society, but. history ln-
forms us that IN hell he lifted up
bis eyes and saw Lazarus in Abra-
hams bosom. | don't thiak from
this picture, Colonel, that we
should worry ourselves about what
the rich should call us. Now, for
Lazarus, the poor man, when he
died he went to Abraham's bosom,
and Abraham was in Paradise, and
we have no evidence that Lazarus
possessed any redeemiRg trait of
Character; further than that he was
pauper.
Your writer has travelled some in
his time and has been a close stu
dent of observation. We have been
over about sixteen States; have
visited thousands of families, col.
lected thousands Of dollars, came
in contact with probably half
million of men at least, and we find
that 80 out of every 100 men and
women will pay their honest debts,
and will meet their obligations il
not forced to the wall by greedy
spectators. These people are what
are termed common classes of men,
among which are found the best
men of the earth. There is more
virtue among the common classes
than In any other classes to DO
found anywhere. The man with
small family, with a few silver dol
lars in his inside pocket for rainy
day, with cheerful wife and 81
pleasant home, IS the happiest man
on Gods green earth.
Let us look at history for mo.
ment. Who are the great men of
eur country, and who have been the
great men of the past? Where did
the great men come from !? Rich
families ? No, from the most hum.
blest cottages and cabins. Why
should the common classes cater to
the rich ? Why, it is you, the com
mon classes, that have made the
rich richer, and they form no part
of You except the fruits of your
labor. You never was in their So
ciety, and never will be, unless you
follow the rich men of our country
to where the rich man saw Lazarus.
| have oil my life been voting party
principles until four years ago.
Since that time / have been voting
with the people, aud when my party
needs my support it will have to
come back to the principles of JEFF
ferson and of Jackson-a Lincoln
or Garfield cannot hurt any good
Republican.
Let the workingmen, the com.
mon classes throughout the land,
unite upon the one vital subject.
bimetallism, and as far as political
entronehment Of goldbugism can be
swept from the face Of the earth
with one single blow of the people.
We have great encouragement. We
have the Western States; we have
nearly half of the Southern States:
wo have half Of the Prohibition
party that met IN convention last
week in Pittsburg; We hold the bal.
anco OF power i'm the Senate Of Che
United States, and will hold that
power for the next four years.
whether it be Mckinley, Reed or
a IIfeou