The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14
sd. W. DEMOLIsHEs
Some Anonymous Scribbler Who Re-
Gently Attacked Him.

FIRST want 10 thank the editor oil the
Post for his kindness in Offering to pub
lish my vindication of the malicious
scandal this man has seen fit to indulge
in. Well, as this man has discharged
his little pop-gun at me, and not sin
gle shot has hit, l will consol myself By
simply answering his arguments.
This man appears anxious to conceal
his identity, but think he is the saan
the bows call "Old Growler,' and as this
name certainly fits him, shall use it,.
II says: st might cause the Usage
statesman to rersembef that mere as
sertion is not argument" Well then,
Old Growler, why do yon indulge in
mere assertions, and every one of these
you know to be false? GROWER says:
He, DIV, fought, bled and died some
where in the Cos" Now, Old Growler,
you wilfully stated falsehood when
YOU said died in the SOS, but then you
came nearer the truth than you intend
ed, for | lowered between life and death
for four months and the seven surgeons
who examined me said il was impossi-
bic that could ever get well, and that
all they could do was to get my dis
charge that | might 60 home and die
among my friends; but thank God | am
living yet, and | think one object God
had in preserving my life was to make
me an instrument in defending the
down trodden MASSES against the tyranny
OF the trusts, monopolists aud corrup-
tionists. Old GROWER further says
THE Usage statesman was once a
chronic Office seeker in the Republican
party Well, during the ten years |
voted with the republicans asked for
on office, was elected and filled the
same. When the time came around
for the election again, | was requested
by the Republican managers to again
become candidate, but ! declined /;
two years after ! was again requested 10
run for office this | also declined to do.
| heard OF man who lived in Marion
county and who was elected to office
once. After that he was a standing
candidate for some office, and because
the people Of that county would not
elect him to any Office again, he tore up
and moved to Monongalia county, and
ever since he has come to this county
he has been presistant ofiice-seeker.
Old GROWER again says; The Govern
ment has been coming silver dollars at
the rate of two millions per month ever
since the repeal Of the Sherman act. .
That is not true, Old Growler. but in
order to let the people OF this county
know whose truth and veracity they
can depend upon, yours or miEe, |
make this proposition: We will ask
the editor Of the Morgantown Post to
to get, through the Hon. A. q. Dayton,
from the director of the mint, the num-
Der of silver dollars made each year
| from the time the Sherman act became
law and have the Post publish the
same, and you and | will pay equally
the editor for his trouble. Then il your
statement is true, | will frankly ac-
knowledge my error; but II your state
ment is not true, then you must pub
licly acknowledge the same. | again
quote: 'These are all good dollars be-
cause backed by the property of the
people OF the United States Oh, my
| friend, the greenbacks had exactly the
same backing, but in 1865 on could buy
81 80 worth Of greenbacks Excepting the
| first so, 900, 000) for one dollar in gold or
silver; so you see that you are again in
error. The real cause of the silver dol
lar pa sing at full value is the govern
ment stamp upon it aud the law which
says il shall be a full legal tender for all
debts aud dues For the same cause
the first 90, 200, 600 of greenbacks passed
at par, see secretary OF treasurer's re-
port for 1866 also 1877. quote again {:
Your free coina ,e silver dollars would
not have any pledge of redemption back
of them" How absurd Why, do
| you not know that any congress that
will pass free coinage act, would also
pass an act making them full legal ten
| der. After asserting that prosperity is
on,,f,,.x he eo,e. tMapa,, -, non n,.l
| time loans in New York and elsewhere,
| his seat, offered at ! Is per cent" | am
astonished at this mans audacity in
presuming on the ignorance Of the read
ers OF the Post. Now, Old tirowler,
| demand the proof that money is now or
ever has been loaned in these United
States at | = per cent. per annum Go
to Morgantown and the bank charges
you--as all other banks in tire United
States-6 per cent, and those very same
banks are paying from 3 to per cent.
on time deposits. Do you imagine the
directors of those banks would do this
| if they could get money at = and per
cent | really pity you for making
such absurd and untruthful assertions.
1t is true that certain firms in New
York, whose rating is the very highest,
can obtain money from the banks of
New York at per cent. per annum,
but all others have to pay 6 per cent
the standard interest throughout the
United States.
| In order to make a show that prosper.
| ity is coming, Old Growler says: lone
year a,o wool WAS rated at IL cents,
now Is and 90 In 1896 wheat was 81
cents, now so cents. Lambs in 1896
we're cents now 5 cents. Now let us
see how much truth there is in these
statements. copy fr m the Pitisburg
markets land every reader OF the New
DOMINION and the Post can get at these
facts because all the papers published
in Pittsburg, to the best Of my knowl-
edge, give the market reports). Well,
here we have it in December SO, wheat
! was SO cents, now 80, Is cents higher
than now Lambs Septemb Der Is. 1896.
$4.75 and we're still higher in June and
July, now from So 80 to $500. average
81 %, showing so cents higher in '96.
Oil, September, '96, SLIP, now 70 cents,
81 cents less now than 1896. Wool |
will admit is higher owing to the de-
struction Of SHEEP in Australia. quote
again: tWhy do YOU smite the hand
that made it possible for you to be fed
in your old days. You know the Demo-
cratic party never gave you pension. J"
All, my friend, don't you know we had a
free government for IS years before the
Republican party ever got into power
Are you so ignorant that you do not
know that there were pension laws
prior to the war OF the rebellion? Do
yon know that there was pension Ia n
passed about lS47 by Democratic Con
gress and signed by Democratic pres
! ident? Do you know the same pension
law was in exstance when the rebellion
began? And do you know that the
same pension law is still in existance
with some amendments It was under
that same law that obtained my pen
sion. l deny your assertion that am a
beneficiary of the government in the
sense you put it. 1t was part of the
contract when | enlisted in the army,
hat If any soldier became woun6ed or
totally disabled in the line OF duty, he
should have a pension dating from the
time OF his discharge. Nv discharge
entitled me to pension without any
witnesses and feel that am as much
entitled 10 my pension as President Nc
Kinley is to his salary. am not en-
debted to either party for my pensi n
because | know | am honorably emit
tied to it. Now, Old Growler, how
does it come you get such magnificent
pension? Are you getting it on account
of wounds received in battle. or do you
get it for serving the republican party
Several other old soldiers are anxious to
know why snch an active man as you
is getting SO much more than they.
Old Growler winds up with the fol-
lowing: "Why will you presist in