The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-02

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pur statA ant She gori OF our Ssopn-.
/ We are empl5sea OF Baltimore &
oaio Railway CompanySSt has been
asserted, not once. but ESuy. times.
HAT In advocating the caussAsc honest
fu0ney In this campaign, we ss being
'o5erced" and .'inHmidated. N our.
iEuperior officers. 1t Is charged sthEAw
ere guided In our olitical sac tonsSeS
|sabservIence 20 the company Interest,"
.'ss6 fear OF official displeasure. This
l.s not only totally false. but it ElsSS SaII q
3sross and gratultous insult 70 our
ta,alhood and our intellt neersaY are.
smen, not towards. We are ctuzens, not
slaves. We resent fthe insult which ts:
iottered to us and propose to show our
jsrssr,ment at the polls.
money, and we shall do It because, Of
cur own free will and judgment. we
are Convinced that the free and uHlim-.
lied coinage OF silver at thu ratio of l6
20 would sbe injur iousg to our indi-
yidual interests sas swage-earrers, det-i
dmsntaI 10 the welfare OF the state
aad disastrous3to thu United States as
nation. we have not conc to this
decision unthinkIngIy. VIC have reach
ed the conclusion which we have, de-
!!berately; and having reached It we
earnestly appeal to our fellow citizens
to stand with US. ~ = -
What It Means. ~ ~
The free coinage OF silver 1T the ra-
To OF ls to / must result IN a depre-
cated currency and : q cheap dollar.
The silver advocates CONFESS as much!
as they claim that The Sptice OF all
commodities would rise when measnr-
ed In our coin. We do onotSwantg cheap
dollars. As individuals we are sentitled
to good dollars for our good work. As
nation this best country onsenrth u Is
entitled to the best currency. Z
The depreciation of our silver coin-
age must Inevitably drive al the gold
out Of the country. History proves this
and nobody denies 1T, All our debts
abroad are payable In gold only. To
pay those debts would take twice their
face value In nififty-cent dollars al as a
nation. we tried to pay these. debl thus
doubled In value ittwould be certain
bankruptcy. II we did not try but In
sisted on paying every debt ollar for
DOLLAR In our deprecia ted coin. It would
be reputation. We do mot wish to see
tae nation bankrupt nor do we wish
10 see the stars and stripes Haunted
before all the world as an emblem OF
FeepudlatIon and q badge of CONNER
c!al dishonesty, 9s Il Z; \; n
Thirty-hve years ago when lincoln
called for, troops, the tailways men OF
the west responded I SO lthat many OF
she railways could hardly be operated.
ihr danger. which threatens the 7coun-.
Try today Is, weSearfestly believe, 5Io
Iss grave than II WIS then; and once
again. We as ralwly3$nth / propose to
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appeal 10 you as our friends and cfca
fades and ns fellow. cltizens sof SaI
mat NC all love. There is no U, n &
country" in the United - ter ID;
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