Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-16

mess houses went down In ruin. Wages
were reduced and great strikes followed.
This was the crime of 1898. 1t was a de-
liberate conspiracy worked by English
gold spectators and managed by the Am
erican agents. They desired 10 stop the
coinage of silver and thereby enhance the
value of gold. They therefore gave the
American people an object lesson This
object lesson" was a panic. If they think
a panic necessary now they can provoke
one In three days. But they DO not want a
panic at present They therefore ship So
100000 of gold into the country until after
election. This is another object lesson.
Should they withdraw the entire gold re-
serve of N2oooooo0. which they could do
tomorrow il it suited their plans. Mr. Nc
Einley would not carry precinct in the
United States
You viii certainly remember that every
gold bug paper In the United States pre-
dicted an instantaneous and permanent
revival of business il the Sherman bin was
. repealed You will remember the glowing
promises which were made TO the people
If they would subscribe TO a gold standard.
And when the congressional election came
around the people elected a gold standard
house of representatives by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The Senate passed a free
. coinage bill. but the House rejected it.
It is now two years since England de-
/ throned our silver and placed the United
+ States on q gold basis.
/ How do you like the gold standard sys-
tenn as far as you have gone? DO you
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/ Do YOU think your interests are identical
I with those Of the Rothschild Bros. and
with j. Z. Morgan. August Belmont and
/ their other American agents? How do YOU
/ like q falling market and a rising dollar?
/ The house and lot which you paid 5000
/ for is now worth $500 How much richer
will YOU be at the end of four years when
il has deprecated to 5000?
Having placed the United, States on n
gold basis IL was necessary to keep it
there. It therefore became necessary for
the English conspirators TO control the
present elections. Their American allies
assured them that the easiest way was to
buy up the national conventions of the
Republican and Democratic parties. They
were given the money and TOLD to so
ahead.
Messrs. Morgan, Whitney, Belmont,
Cleveland and others. agents OF the gold
syndicate had no easy task. They were
intrusted with the mission of examining
the gold standard down the threats of the
American people. In the meantime the
English syndicate had been reaping its re-
ward in successive bond issues. Cleveland
issued 500. eco 900 worth of bonds. which
are now netting millions of dollars in pro-
fits TO the gold combine. In the Republi-
can state conventions of 1894 the demand
for the restoration of silver was almost
unanimous.
But the gold papers hammered away,
and as the time for the Presidential con-
ventions approached they became virulent
in their abuse of silver But these de-
nunciations had little effect on the people.
The vast majority of the Republicans Of
Ohio. Michigan. Indiana, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin. Minnesota. Iowa and Nebraska, and
other producing states were yet in favor
Of silver and protection. They supposed
that the suspension of silver coinage was
hut a temporary expedient, and never
dreamed that any political party would
dare TO declare for q permanent gold
standard. They denounced Cleveland for
his gold policy and bond issues, and as
serted that they only awaited chance to
+ defeat the Democratic party for its devo-
+ ton TO the interests Of Wall street.
But the good yellow gold came forth
| from it's hiding place in the dingy London
/ vaults and banks. It touched the palms Of
| state Republican leaders, and they chimed
/ their voices in attune with the clink of the
EeIoW coin. II dropped into the hands of
/ hepuoHcan editors. and they shamefully
/ ignored the editorial policy of a decade.
penued the praises of gold and instituted
/ a war ON silver-the money of the Consti-
tulloh ana the money of the people.
MI McNlniey was notified that he must
/ either swallow the gold standard or go
without nomination. He haprad for
mercy lie pointed 10 a long record in
which he had ever stood as the champion
I of silver. He called attention to the dang
err Of forcing gold plank on the peonle
who had been taught the dangers attend
ing the adoption of single standard.
At one time the gold clique decided not
10 nominate Mr.. Mckinley They looked
up the silver record and found II so mo
nounced i'm its hostility to gold n1onomat-
allism that they hesltated. But an exam
nation showed that all the great Repub-
lican statesmen and leaders were in the
same fix. Reed had been for silver: Har-
rison had been for silver; Allison had
championed silver for a generation: QUAY
had spoken for silver. They had learned
20 love silver from the lips of such men
as Lincoln. Grant Logan. Garfield and
others whose names are revered by the
common people of the Republican party.
Morton or Depew was out of the question
Grover Cleveland was the only honest
money man in public life, and it was too