The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-29

| change for the reason that the proSecu-
tIon and succ ssflll conclusion OF the war
with Spain has been In the hands and
| in the control of a Republican President
J and administration. Important ques-
tions growing out Of the war are yet TO
be settled. Naturally and logically the
! party having charge OF the war should
settle these questions, and there should
be no change until their settlement is
final and complete. Therefore Repub-
lican house should be returned. The
election OF a Democratic house at this
time might prevent the nation from
! gathering many OF the substantial re-
! suits and fruits Of the war. The people
| Stand willing 10 trust william McKin-
| ley. Don't em0arTass him by electlnS
a hostile house of representatives.
/ West Virginia has gone Republican in
| the last two elections. She Is fairly
| Republican state: her material interests
| are always promoted under Republican
policies. The products Of West Virginia
demand rotection-without 1t they VIII
| lanGIYish and our progress and develop
ment will be retarded. There should be
| no step backward by failing TO elect four
| Of our Republican candidates for Con-
| Rress They are worthy and deserving
men, none truer and better. They can
| b trusted to stand for sound money and
protection. Governor Atkinson and the
Republican officials associated with him
| in his office have given the state an able
efficient and pure administration, beyond
reproach or the rach Of scandal. This
stands to the credit Of the Republican
| party and should be potent fores IN
keeping the state in The Republican col
umn this fall and returning a legislature
that will elect Republican United
States senator.
The silver aus,tIon.
While the Democrats Of some states re-
! pudiate free silver, IT is only fair to state
that at the four congressional conven-
lions held in West Virginia for the pur-
pose OF nominating Democratic cahdi-
dates for Congress. each convention de-
cIared in favor of the Chicago platform,
therefore for the free and unlimited
| coinage OF silver. free trade as well as
! the attack on the supreme court. This
| declaration cbIlges some discussion OF
| the silver question, trite as II Is. Out
| side OF Its money value at the ratio OF l6
| To l. the silver dollar commercially Is
only worth half as much as gold; there
\ fore II Is not as valuable and safe
| metal out OF which TO make money as
| gold Is. In our country silver derives
! half its value from It's money use and
the pledge nf the government that all
/ az our money shall be equal to gold.
| cold IL lust as valuable without the
stamp OF the government as with Il. II
| enid coin should be melted by fire 1t
/ would be worth just as much and would
| purchase as much as befWe. II silver
! coin should be melted 1t would have
! only half the value II had before as
money, because It's money use would be
| destroyed and become simply commo-s
/ dlty worth just what II would be sellihB
| FOR in the market. This shows conclu-'
| siyely that gold. II Il can be had, should
| ne used ns money, because It IS moreval-
liable md safer, and no loss can come
10 the owner In case OF destruction as
money. The production Of gold is in
! crelsipE all over the world, and there
| can be no JUST complaint that there Is
not sufficient amount for money pur-
noses. The American people. the mer-
| chant. the farmer. the mechanic. the
| banker. the lawyer the wage-earner, In
| deed all the people are entitled TO the
best and safest money in the world. The
polltical PARTY that denies the people The
hest money IS not their friend, and
| should not be entrusted with power 10
force upon the country debased cur
rency,
Friends Of silver.
The government can not by law create
values. Beyond its ability to maintain
silver equal to gold, /; can not make 50
cents worth Of silver equal to 81 in gold
This is simply impossible. and the ex-
,arlsnca Of mankind has prnved Il In al
| ages. The reason for this Il too obvious
| to need argument
| In declaring and Insisting on the gold
standard as the measure OF value, nc
Republican party does not turn iis back
| on the use OF silver as money. Far from
| Il! X favOrs The largest possinic use 81
! silver. The only limitation the Repupu-
can party would put upon lls use ~
money would be that 1t snoula Hot ~
beyond the ability Of the SoVerhh'c"SI NJ, 90
maintain It's equality Win Eolu' ny
pS,rIiican Marty insists that to what
| ever extent silver Is used as money II
snail oIways he equal to gold 80 that M
one can be dcfrauded by us use.
In Ling that silver at the ratio OF l6
., / n. naIntnIned equal 10 gold when
! lie commercial value II not equal 20 w.
tbe TcnubIican party Is In fact the true
s,,e,J ~ ailyrr and not It's enemy ne the
Democratic party cl1imA we now nave nav,
SEoO 900 or 5000, 100000 81 filvcr, all
canal 10 gold, II We could safely In
creIfs,. ms amount and al the same time
keep It equal TO gold. ! would flygr ms
being don, Immediately. The Repubii.
ran Marty earnestly faVors International
blmetnllism and ~ working 70 bring
about this result
introduced bill In the senate 90 re-
tire all paper money under s., Thls
would put into further use about 1o.0OO,-
900 Of allvcr dollars.
Evu. ofFreo Coinage.
II we should have the free and unllm-
He'd coinage Of silver at the RADIO ~ 10 to
/ our people would have to pay In gold
for everything they bought abroad,
while the nations OF Europe would pay
us in silver 1t % cents on the dollar, for
what they bought from ua, thereby re-
duelng the price Of our prOlucts just
one-half, or forcing US ~ have one price
In gold and another In G!lYcr Tor our pro-