Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-01

~ mt and not until the repeal of the
sherman law Tor its agi;atlo1l aia goiu
sneak into it's hiding place. If silver Is
mot to he used for redemption purposes
II c the most WORTHLESS money IN exist
ence. There 5 not one single syIIaDie
of sense in its advocacy from d soiu
standard point. Aluminium IS Hgnter
and doesn't iarnish, paper IS IIsHIT
and more convenient. Then why com
silver at all if it is to be redeemed IN
gold. Mr.. Mckinley ceases to De
statesman If he believes that an inter
agreement can be satisfactorily
arranged + America does not take the
initiative. and the near future VIII DEM
onstrate the folly of such position. ii
view of all the facts it smacks OF lgAoE-
ance or impudence for speakers 10 De
inf'cting themselves upon an Cypress
ed people advocating the gold standard,
and the next breath telling them that
THEY ARE FRIENDS TO SILVER.
Il is now absolutely certain that tar
IF legislation will be blocked until Sill
yer receives proper recognition; that -
admitted by all thinking men. the Sill
yer advocates agreed to re-enact the NC
kinney law without changing the cross
ing of a or the dott.ng Of an II silver
was restored. If tariff a,One can cure
our Ills. the only way 10 get 1t IS 20 de-
feat the gold standard. If the people
assist their rights on silver all other !eg-
station in their behalf will be easily
ACCOMPLISHED. but if England succeeds
on the money question, she VII nave
easy sailing on every thing else she ue.
sires in the future. The importers OF
English goods in New York are all Tree
traders and will for all time be Iound
for the gold standard and for free trade
If the Wall STeet-Lo1don comhlhe can
cause such a complete revolution IN
NcK:nley's veiws on the money ques-
ton will II be safe TO trust him on any
other national issue? His defeat VIII
be a Just rebuke for his inconsistencies
and N my opinion West Virginia eIec-
toral vote will not be cast for the COIN
contortion.st. The soldier who Dared
his breast was to be paid S13 per month
and in fact was only paid fraction over
four dollars. while the gold bugs as
rule al, employed substitutes, C.eVe-
land. their chief. not being an exception,
who allowed his substitute TO die IN an
almshouse. Now thirty odd years AFTER
the war is over we find them still asking
tor further relief from the financia! sui
fering caused by the late war, but not
one word do We hear n favor of making
good our Obligations to pay the true pa
triot. the common solder, the balance
OF HIS THIRTEEN DOLLARS.
The gold bond has risen in value and IS
now worth about one hundred and TWEEN
tv-ive cents. and it is sought to make 1t
worth two hundred cents while thous-
ands of unpaid veterans, after years or
pr,yation and suffering are sleeping the
silent sleep of the tomb. No paid IoD-
byists are to be found at the national
capital urging an honest settlement OF
their claims, but they and their chi
dren are asked to pay tribute TO the Jew
ish syndicate who used every effort in
former days to destroy this republic.
"Mr. Kinley is pleased TO assert thct
he does not favor arraying one class
against another. 1t appears 10 be all
right for the Oppressor TO say 10 the op-
pressed. Lie still, you have no right 10
complain Of the burden. The siren
song that the silver sentiment is dying
out will not Quell the uprising Of oppo-
sition that will take place when Nc
Kinley's gold standard message reaches
the voters