Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-28


Convincingly-Says Bimetallism
Means Prosperity and a Contin-
uation of the Gold Standard
Means Adversely - Hon. Sep.
Hall, Of Wetzel County, TO Speak
Next Saturday Night.
The Bimetallic League last night
opened up its campaign of education in
a most suspicious manner While it
was an unusual event to hear an orator
earnestly and eloQuently advocating
principles which only recently met with
defeat, it was only a partial evidence
of the deep feeling of unrest and anX-
iety on the part of the masses TO ma
the way by which their condition
might be bettered.
The audience, which was made up OF
voters from both parties, showed the
deepest interest in what was said and
never failed to applaud or endorse
good point with considerable enthus1-
asm. 1t was a meeting that compared
very faYorably with the best demon
STATIONS during the campaign, when
the contest, which kept the voters n
a state of excitement, had not yet been
settled. Col c. /. PCorman, of Bell
aire, who has been prominent as IA
leader in the Republican party in East
ern Ohio, but who left the party last
year after it had endorsed the policy
of anti-bimetallism, delivered a mas
terly and most eloquent address upon
the subject of bimetallism, for which he
made a strong and convincing plea.
The hall was filed and the audience
grew larger as the speaker continued.
+. H. LANCE was named by President
Tighe as chairman of the meeting. Mr..
LANCE made an excellent speech in in
Producing Col POorman, who was
warmly greeted.
Col. POOrman commenced by calling
attention the fact that il was an un-
usual thing TO hold political meetings
in intervals between campaigns, out
said that there was in the public nina
such unrest. such discomfort, growing
out Of present conditions. that poilllcal
questions and policies should re dis
cussed not only during the campaign
but throughout the wear. The orGanl-
cation of the gold standard power IS
prolific in distributing literature 10
prejudice the minds of the people by
the gold standard organization.
They were educating and agijatlng.
Where they sent their literature
throughout the country in favor or the
gold standard. they called that tduca-
ton They called it agitation when
speaker got up 20 advOc1-e blmfialhs'n.
( The. sneaker said ne believed in a9lJa-
lion as il purified and strengthened
civilization and brought hetlr govern
ment AS John the Ba0Jis- preached
Christ so some one as the representa-
tive of reform must preach reform, or
the matter that leads 10 the reform 10
! he ACCOMPLISHED. No argument can
affacr the result so far as the condtlon
IF national affairs is Concerned, YET II
cannot be disputed that there Is a VIDE
snrsad anxiety for a remedy TO better
Tho state of the people. The best plan
I is for the people TO get together ana "e-
eide what is for their interests ana NO.
10 deDend solely upon represen IaIiNe9
/ TO Congress. who are our humDle ser
wants before the election. but our mas
ters afterwards. We have national
administration that pays no attention
whatever 10 the monetary question ana
m tbe fact that the last great naIlonal
contest was waged upon that questioh.
The administration says that the lasO
oor,raipn was upon the tariff question:
.,1 the President has called q special
session of Congress TO pass tariH Dill
the sneaker declared himself to De
rr,.s.+foris-. and just as good protec-
zionist as he ever was. but stated that II
u.ae his conviction that owing TO the con-
df-iors existing at the present time IN inns
c,,r+rv that tariff duties were imperative
! .,,,s,+ for the purpose of raising reNe-
nues. They cannot affect the wages OF
/ ,obor or prices OF commodities. because
/ +l,ara q n more potent force pulling down
| steadily down prices of all products ana
/ +be Drice Of human toll Itself. While
| +tssa conditions exist and this force IS
! ~ work. no tariff can give relief TO the
/ country. -.,--, 90
/ That tariff duties were imperative ~
! far as protection to labor IS concerned
was plainly illustrated by reference 70
| the fact that pig iron, steel rams loco
motives. and all other products OF tle
protected industries are shipped 10 Ihe VI"
! world and sold at prices to compete VIII
an +ba countries who lead in these man
rrac+ures. and at the same time on each
r.od,,ct there is a tariff duty levied. Yet
IN view of these facts, they say we want
more tariff to advance the prices Of these
tbings. The speaker declared himself TO
he bimetaTlist for the same reason that
he was ~ observation-disclosures he de-
sired labor TO have a fair share Of the
condensation received I'm payment for its
TOLL Going TO the question of wages. he
sqfd that from the time Of Christ wages
rqd advanced throughout the world. par
+iorIarIv in the most enlightened coun-
fries down to- the year 1873 He eX-
,,,.ined this to he because the volume of
money was adequate TO the demand OF
re trade and business Of the world for
money. The value of money depends upon
the demands of the worlds business and
trade for il. and if that be- true the max
ing of money. scarce makes IL dear, the
making of it plenty makes it cheap. The
sbriveling in values. both Of labor and
nroDertv. i'm al the world is due TO the
fact that instead of nine billion dollars
% do the business of the world with we
have only four billion, five hundred mil
lions as basis money.
To show the bhghting effect that the
characterization of silver had on Volues o.