Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-09

D-Lc not approve O. tIS cOuuUCt VI tA~SO
corporations tlat are attempting
TO VOTE THEIR EMPLOYEES.
We NAV nos be the ones 10 suffer now,
bu- / warn YOU fellow citizens, that the
sine may come wnen these very cor
por3Cous VIII turn themselves against
you ana your families with all the ac-
cumui2ed pCwr r thG, your endorsement
OF their cc1duc- now will give them.
Nc only have some OF these corpora
lions attempted To- coerce their employees
but the great money power C ntered IN
New York has been attempting to coerce
ne people who do business with 1t.
paper few days ago said of Montana
bank WI-cn had failed. mat the reason
given was mat the managers c. the bank
were advocating free silver, and there
fore the New York banks refused 10 eX-
tend credit any loHger and enforced the
coil c,-on Of noe which they held
which suspended the tlnk. Ny friends,
DO yen tn NIX You are under a govern
no q, OF the people? I want TO ask you
swat You think VIII be the result if we
ge- tc jle government of banks.
If U could buJ trust cur affairs TO @
New York banker we might endure il
for q time. bu, when you reTember that
the New York banker is under the con-
rcl o. the London banker l ask you
10 reflect fore you submit the des,inies
of @ free people TO iew fr2ncieis.
We had failure in this city last win
to~. q failure which N my judgment
was largely due 20 the sale CT bonds and
re the fact that the eastern banks were
lr, ing in money from circulation and
business. TO invest in government bonds.
If. my friends. you nave financial pol
lev which permits a few tinanc!els 10
close I'D YOUR banks az will and swallow
MD YOUR deposits and impOverlsh your
7s1rle. I want TO ask you if il is not
r-le for YOU TO consider whether this
cannot De stopped.
They -ell us tlat if we have free coin
age of silver that silver will come N ana
run the gold ou-. We reply TO them
-ha- while We deny that. yet it IS far
5r--er fer the American psOple to have
silver come in and run gold out t1an
10 have
FOREIGN FINANCIERS
come I'm and take il on, and leave moth
ir- i'm its place. They ell us not 10
array one class OF society agains- an
ors~. We are not. They are the ones
who are arrayi1g classes. 1 call your
e-en.ion to che fact tha, he Republican
c-uu.-5a cc this town has sent letters
20 lady cLO0l teachers showing them
who their ,n.er5s- in this question is.
I'm calling rhe attention c., tle school
teachers % The fac hat O gold standard
+r. J. q fi10 m q
and more all tne time. they neglect 10
say that The more the salary rises the
harder i- is for the taxpayer 10 pay that
salary. And more than ihat, they for
-5- ,0 say That II these crimes go on il
viii be necessary 10 cut down the sal
aries OF those who are enjoying higher
salaries while the people are sinking
more and more in-O debt. If you will
snow me q school teacher who, because
of q salary involved and for the hope Of
getting larger dollsss instead Of more
dollars. viii favC~ he gold Standard
While the people of this county and State
are suffering. I viii show you a school
teacher who does nOt deserve a place
teaching th~ children of this country
talk abou, arrayirg one class against
another 7 want 10 ask you why il is
rh3- every Democrat VINO is interested
in syndicate or trust or has a salary
from q railroad corporation. is arTayed
ag2ins, the Democratic party. Why is
f.? Ii is because the Democratic party
has declared against the issue Cs bonds
in time of peace and The traficking with
syld.cstes. 7. is because the Democrat
ic party is opposed to she trusts and the
prices which The trusts have Instituted.
Il, is because the Democratic party be-
lieves in the control. regulation and the
rcsric-iou of all corporations that they
VIII ssrr7 The purpose for which they
were allowed 20 exist.
i those connected with trusts ara
dock.nE together
IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
may we not appeal TO all the smaller
business men who have felt the iron
heel Of the trust and who have been
driven out of business by its unlawful
competition?
The Republican platform in the State
OF New York S2id that we ought 10 have
business administration conducted by
business men. in behalf of The business
interests Of tn country What do they
mean? DO they call the farmers busi-
ness men? Oh. no; he simply produces
wealth. Bu, If q man goes on the Beard
Of Trade and makes more betting in an
hour on the price of wheat you raise
than you make in year. he becomes q
business man. They have been calling
US disturbe-s of the public peace and
Nbey have call q us anarchids. Show
me these people WHO call us anarchists
and I viii show YOU class Of people
who. If we had q war would never 90
20 The front but they are the very peO-
Pile who s'and p those who fight the
battles 20 save their own property.
believe that the men upon whom
/ ne n2rCu must rely when it wants to
| increase lis material strength or its Sc
/ c1r''y i'm hours Of peril, ] bslieve that
/ .Acse people can be trusted to cast their
/ ballots In time of peace to make the
/ various po'.c'es of this nation.
! am glad % see the number Of people
VINO have assembled here this after
noon. [ am willing to defend the prin-
! c.pieS embodied in my platform in Ne
or5Ska. or in New York. or anywhere
else; out. my friends. when YOU attack
/ me and call me q d.surber of tNe Duh-
/ he peace. and when YOU saw thar 7
] could not be trusted with the executive
/ power because I am in svmpa,hv with
| .Ae lawless. I, Is gratifying to me to
/ have tho tc.lc~s of my own c.tv to meet
/ ME and to endorse me as onewh0m they
Least, are willing 10 trust. I have
come among you and I am glad to inset
| v1u al