Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-20

Other Political News.
The biggest political meeting and by all
odds the most enthusiastic held this cam
paign at Elm Grove was addressed last
night by Col w. W. Arnett Democratic
nominee for Congress.
Col. Arnett and NJ. F. Dryden came to
Elm Grove from Roney's Point where
they addressed a large audience in the
afternoon.
For nearly two hours the Colonel spoke
and held the audience intensely interested
to the close. Owing to the extreme cool
ness of the atmosphere the meeting was
held in the Town Hall Every seat was
filled and every foot of available standing
room was occupied. Farmers from several
miles in the country around were present.
J. c. Marble. an eX-Republican. but now
an ardent free silver advocate. was made
chairman of the meeting. Mr MARBLE is
hut one of many of those in Elm Grove
and the country around who have hereto
fore always been stalwart Republicans
but who find it impossible now to stomach
the plutocratic idea of a gold standard.
Elm Grove has a big free silver club.
are doing yeoman service in the cause
The speech of Col. Arnett was a bril-
liant effort. He was at his best. and not
withstanding the unusual length of his
address. the people were eager for more.
The Colonel by the powerful. eloquent
and unanswerable argument which he
made, proved himself an intellectual giant
ir the discussion of political questions as
we'll as In the forsenic arena.
He was cheered by his audience inces-
sanity as by one man, and several times
was compelled to stop TO permit the au-
dience to give vent 10 their enthusiasm
The Colonel interspersed his remarks
with number of stories which by their
remarkable appropriateness clinched
every fact and crystallized argument into
deep conviction.
Every time the name Of Bryan was men
toned it was a signal for cheering. Speak
ing of the volume of money in this coun-
try, he plainly demonstrated that we
needed more money. and clinched his point
by referring to the fact hat the Republi-
can party admitted this fact by advo-
eating free coinage Of silver through inter-
national agreement. The decentralization
of silver struck down one-half of the
money in the world and Increased the
value of the other half a hundred per
cent. How did it do this? BY compelling
one metal to do the work in which two
had previously been employed. This was
well illustrated by supposng that If a
man had 200 horses and he would lose one
half through sickness or death. the re-
naming 100 would have to do the work
that twice the number had done and
would be twice as valuable. This country
was overwhelmingly in debt when it de-
moneuzed silver and made gold the stand
ard.
What would he thought Of a man who,
with $500 in gold in one pocket and $500 in
silver in another would deliberately
throw the contents OF either pocket into
the deep sea when he had a debt Of 81 900
TO pay. He would be fit subject for Bar
NUNS baby show. This England with
millions of securities in the United States,
| had induced this country to demonetize
one part of our money and limit the pay
ment Of our debts to the other instead
of both
England knew that If silver was demon
etlzed the value Of money would be in
creased. Money was not changed numer-
ically Debts are paid in money, and that
money is secured by products. The num-
Der Of dollars did not change but the
price of products decreased as money went
up.
Silver struck down. gold became doubly
valuable and prices of products have gone
down. The Colonel gave a forcible illus
tration of how the decrease in the volume
of money will decrease the prices Of prod
ucts and make the payment of debts more
difficult. He requested his hearers to vote
for a change.
They knew what they had had under a
gold standard and could not worse their
condition. If it were an experiment IT
would be wise. but it is not an experiment.
1t has been tested. 1t is an absolute GER
tainty Eighty-two per cent. of the peo-
pie are In debt and eighteen per cent are
| creditors.
The creditor should be protected and
there should be no discrimination between
the rich and the poor but it IS our duty
not to forget the eighty-two per cent. 1t
IS the principle of the greatest good to the
greatest number. If you are a creditor
you are douby interested. for there IS not
enough money to transact the business
of the country. Have you heard of any
person who is not in favor of free coin
age? The Republican party is in favor of
It. but they wish 10 wait for international
! agreement which means foreign consent.
All want IT, but some want to get it in
one way and some in another. Interna-
tional agreement advocates are in the po-
stion Of Pat. who went to New Orleans
to hunt work. Pat was looking up and
down and all around when he was accost-
ed by a policeman with the inquiry:
What are you looking for?' For work, "
said Pat. you can get work for a whole
month ut reasonable wages by applying
AT the dock to help unload the steamers, "
said the policeman as he pointed to the
harbor. THAT is not the kind of work I
am hunting for" said Pat Il am looking
for work out of sight" The strongest adj
vocates of an international agreement are
those who hope it will never come.
col Arnetts peroration was brilliant
conclusion to a brilliau ut speech and thrill
ed The audience by the force of its beauty
and power.
Following Col. Arnett NJ. F. Dryden
smoke briefly in an eloquent stirring ad-
dress. which was interrupted by frequent
cheering and applause.