Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-16
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Cha question of whether we snail per-
sist In the single gold standard OF
money. as declared by the Minneapolis
end n. Louis conventions Of the RepuD-
ltc-n Derty. or whether we snail nave
silver as was provided in the statutes OF
The republic for nearly one hundred
years. until il was stricken down by
1yavs chat we're dark and by tricks tnat
were vain. in the house Of is unc0n-
sc.0us friends, ia 1873. (Applause),
A strange assertion, SOM gold 5Iahuafu
man saws. Yes. l admit it; but unIor-
r,,natelv. Il is true. The DerpeLuauoh
o. he gold standard means the destruc-
ti51 Of every nation on the race OF 'he
earth. We know that history reps ats
itself. and If the primary redemption
money os the world Is 10
be gold alone, we cannot
forge. the warning words OF Alllson,
Engnud's greatest historian, that the
arel downfall of the Roman empire was
NOT dine 10 barbaric invasiOnS but that
.ba urinary causes lay in the reduc-
+ion of the metallic currency or the
world from 81, 500. 0000,00O 10 less IMAM
5000 600 900 for all Europe. We cannot
forget the Dark Ages, hat Tor a thOus-
and years settled down upon Europe
and during which labor Tell 20 SIX
cents q day and wheat sold Tor SIX
rents a bushel. We cannot forget that
For thousand years. from the MIN 20
tho fifteenth century. mankind Gespalreu
and civilization languished on con-
tr1cted and ever contracting medium OF
exchange. Neither can We forget that
the light OF hops did not break upon
benigh,ed Europe unit! Columbus ana
rfs adventurous successors sent ST.
YER stream incO Europe from the New
World. and that constant growing 81
YER stream came Ike water 10 paIcle1
land. Neither can We forget lnaS
rbe billions Of silver which lowed
i-.o Europe and the world from l49z
uo-fl 1879 was not sufficient for the luil
acconDtshment of the purpose untli
ir was supp,emented by other OInons
"a g0'd. dug from the mines or can
F,~r.q ami the other States or the great
Wesr. Tt was then, and not 'liI lileN'
-r,- .la civilization OF the nine
-ssnrb century attained It's growth
and +he Dsop.e Of the ear,l began 70
,'c.v rho continents and sail the seas
T. was then. and not till then, thao me
f1r suaigl, Of civilization broke upOH
-bs world we believe that peTs-s1-
INC I'm the single gold standard OF
money means the turning back OF the
hand uD91 The dial OF civilization, pro-
80 and human happiness. We nave
ne .u-rrrt-v of the Royal Commission
~ C-.s- Britain and Of David \. Wells
.a,- fr-m 1873. when silver was DC
-ly-s 1v the United States. Germany
md ,b. Latin Union, a strange ana uu7
r.ul. depression OF com -Le.Ve a.
t--.e prevailed Throughout, Europe 9AV
A~- Tue evidences Oh tals, D@s
r--r -r-l UrqUa=-.Onab.e authority
-r.s-he. with the opposition TO the
,s-.orq-i1u of silver 20 the position II
o.c1D.s5 fr-m 1892 to 1873. must be
rY~ fxrusa and Will explain the n0m1-
patton Of Bryan and our determination
TO elect him. applause.
"r.--.,s examine mis- question liJle
more u.la ely. a2G see whether our
condition IS mcs. 10 be bs1eated Oy
persistence OF "a. gold standard, or
yr-.l,- he free ana unlimited coinage
Of s9s gold and silver q, ,ne ratio OF 10
m vf-lsu, waiting for he action, con
SOM or suggestion Of any other naIcn on
earth Q1D,ause) VIII not be best. No'
f, ~ history has here been a greater
outrage and wrong IRAN that placed up
ON The people of ,le United States by
m dem1neiiza, of silver. No soon r
rad the fires of The Confeder2cF Ill up
Chsr'eson harb2r ,han the great bank
ers of London. New ICrk, Boston ana
Cee. c..es gan To- plot and scheme
how -l coin aCji- Onal millions cut Oh
Tie sweat ana blood Of a stricken and
sun ..s people. Slyl0ck was Suiien
arI l.55nt. he was too c0v3rGly 70 con-
EJue his blood TO the defense Of his
country. and TOO ayar.ciOus 10 loan his
m.a.y 10 the needy government at less
than -srer- y-f0ur per cent. profit. and
lle, .r. Le men whom The gOid stand
ara papers say are our patriotic cspi al
ISIS. NCu hear it stated IN some papers
4l-t this s.0ra.ion Of silver 20 he po-
s..0o 60 occupied prior 10 1913 means
some strange ana unusual proceeding,
br- Z. is not so. Fer more than four
thousand years geld and silver have been
u-cl rs primary money an over the
Garth. ana in 1872 the frs, law for the
coinage o. silver provided thai 81 grains
e. silver should c5 the unit Of value and
,ol sc0u 1892 90 1878 371H grains Of
silver WIS the Uni, Of value in this cOun-
ur I'm nlym5a Of an debts. l know
that John sherman SELL i'm q speech not
long ago shat silver w5S dem0netiz in
1896. bat the order made by Secretary
az STATE Madison shows that he only
stopped he coinage Of the silver dollar
for q time, because 3714 grains was
worth more chsh a dollar in gold. all
silver was being exported out Of the
country 20 France and other countries
lf Europe. and hey were ordered 10
coin f.-y-cen, and quarter and ;eu-cent
pieces so chat they might stay IN the
country. and this order stopped the
coinage Of dollars for a time. In 1884
tey emit down the amount OF silver in
tc= dollar ON. it d.i not hurt silver. la
1893 we reduced the quarters and ten
CrHE pieces bu, we dii not touch the sill
YER dollar. and f. was coined rigat
along until 1873 at an Increasing ratio
ultl silver was stricken down ia the
Congress Of tbs United States. in that
year hy ways That wese dark and
.y tricks tina. we're despicab.e. John
oaem5E struck down silver in the
Congress ~ the United States ana de-
moEat.zej ~ IS primary money. You
ask why - was done? I. vas done
without The knowledge Of the Ameri-
ssn psJp.- No, solitary newspaper
F1ew E, FIR nearly a year after this
lnfamous conspiracy was perpetrated
upoa ,le people General G.an. dtl