Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-13

after month. and during the last three
years. followed by shipments OF gold 10
Europe. bond sale after bond sale, until
ruin md bankruptcy stared the people
IN the face. Mr. Tobfn followed II an
able argument for the restoration Of sill
yer as one Of the money metals ana
was enthusiastically cheered when, III
conclusion. he made a plea for financial
independence.
Il was late when Mr.. Howard began,
but by his plain, direct arguments. ne
he'd the undivided attention Of the en-
tire audience TO the end. In the begin
ming Of his remarks ne referred briefly
10 The me when he and Mr.. TObin,
fifteen years ago, were pleading from the
same platform in the interests OF the
w0rkingmen. Going right into the meat
of The money question, Mr.. Howard said
that 10 was an impossibility for the
American people 70 maintain the gold
standard. He declared further that we
were nOc on a gold basis now because
We have not the gold and We can not
get the god with which 10 maintain
the gold standard. In support Of this
proposition the speaker inquired how
much gold We had now. According 10
those who know and the Republican
orators themselves there is not in this
country five hundred millions in gold.
The government itself has but one
hundred millions in gold and to get that
il cost The government debt OF 1882
100000 to run thirty years with from
four 70 six per cent. interest You
viii find that you will have TO pay
your share of this enormous debt. Not
only that, but the government has not
thing TO SHOW for it nor have the people
received a dollar more into their pockets.
II has simply been An issue OF bonds
10 get god 10 pay bonds, another issue
Of bonds % get gold TO pay gold and we
have nothing 10 show for il except the
blessed privilege TO say We are on a gold
bass. Mr.. Howard predicted that If Nc
kinney were elected that he would have
70 issue bonds within SIX months, and
that under the present system he would
be compelled to issue two hundred mil
lions Of bonds before a year had ended.
Mr.. Howard asked his audience il they
had heard anything from the Republic
can party. from Mckinley down 70 Dove
uer. that informed them how they would
provide against future bond issues. He
said that they had not told the voters
how they were going to get the gold
with which 10 maintain the gold stand
ard because there is not enough gold in
existence. Republicans offer as their
only suggestion that they would get 1t
bv tariff. In exposition Of this fallacy,
Mr.. Howard said that il they would dou-
bic the tariff they would MOI get in reye-
nue. one more dollar in gold than they
had. Why? Because the present tarln
law does no. provide payment OF import
duties in gold But the Republicans
sill insist that they would change the
law so as TO make all import duties
payable in gold Mr.. Howard success
fully proved beyond all dispute that this
would not alter the dilemma, for under
that Arrangement the importer could
tender his greenbacks, treasury notes or
silver certificates al the treasury, or
sub-treasury in New York and after
having them redeemed in gold, could
take that gold and with it pay his i'm
port duties. Consequently it was plain
that the government would not nave
single dollar in gold more than IL had
before. Il does not make any difference
how much revenue they get, because
they must have gold with which 10
maintain the gold standard. The gold
Standard has bled the people continually,
and AZ this day the only remedy that
Mckinley can offer. after receiving IN
s-ruc,ions from Hanna and the money
mower. who are supporting him, IS 10
continue the bleeding process. Inc go-d
standard men have bled this country
until we owe five hundred million dol
lars. The 81. Louis convention made
p plank Hedging itself 10 continue the
r-esen- condition. In refuJauon OF the
statement which Major Mckinley makes
rs TO prosperity existing prior TO 1872,
1rr Howard recalled to the remem-
brance OF his auditors the great s,rlka
and hloo5sbed hat took place in PITTS
burg in 1867. and at Homestead IN
1900 Distress and disturbance had been
The natural result during all the years
Of the operation Of the gold standard
and today every man who worked IN the
fed factory and mine was compeiIed
~ give twice as much OF his
nroduc.s and labor as he did
before The flood Of silver
which the Republican party IS aGraiu
viii he inflicted upon the people was
shown 10 be mere nonsense for there IS
m silver 10 come from foreign coun-
-rfas and we are the largest silver pro
5ucfng country in the world. What Cd
isc.i7n IS there even if the silver Of the
world did come TO our minis ana was
coined into American dollars. Il the
foreigner would take those dollars away
with him and would circulate them IN
his own country then for the first tune
in the history OF the world we would
have an international dollar, one that
wou's be current everywhere. II II
would not 90 curreI- in his country he
would have to buy something with II
here If he buys a bushel Of wheat here
our farmer VIII get something 10 pay
off his mortgage or come TO our city ana
bnv some Of your goods. II our silver
wont go abroad We can't buy abroad
and what better protection than this
would YOU want?
Mr.. Howard continued at some length
IN an remarkable, unanswerable argu-
ment for the addition of silver to our
monetary system, and demonstrated
10 the satisfaction of every voter in his
large audience Just how each individual,
as a farmer. lab0ring man. or business
man would receive his share OF the
benefits to be derived 1t was a great
sneech and during the entire time he
was Speaking the audience listened with
rant attention. At the conclusion Of his
argument he presented the banner TO the
Eighth ward cub for the ladies with
few eloquent remarks. The banner was
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