Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-14

at the ratio of 16 to | without waiting
for the consent CT any other nations
for the reason that it would increase
the volume of money, open the mines
and bring prosperity. and thereby open
the mills, as the country needed mores
money. The Republican party opposed
all this and advocated the gold stand
ard, saying we have plenty CT money,
citing the banks as fun Of -~cney. in
other words the country ha-. all the
money they needed TO do business with.
but they did rot believe that and for
why" because they Immediately set
about increasing the volume Of money
knowing that it was the only thing
that would bring prosperity to the
country, and in the three years ending
June 80, 1899, they increased the VOL
ume of money in the United States
(S426, 000, 100000 four hundred and
twenty-six millions of dollars; lust
think Of it people. and that is just what
the Democratic party claimed in 1896.
That an increased volume of money
would make better times as it has, but
has not reached every one rs it would
have done had William J. Bryan been
elected and silver had been remonitized.
The Republicans are still trying to in
crease the volume of money for they
know the Democrats were right In their
theory in 1886 by issuing gold certifi-
Gates so the banks can use them for a
reserve and thereby relieve the silver
certificates held as such reserve. and
thereby increase the volume of money
in circulation. would it not be a better
policy to coin all the silver mined in
the country, or in other words, remoni-
tie silver, and make times still better
and give employment to the miners in
the west instead of keeping soldiers to
guard them at the expense of the tax
payers, which would give employment
to the diversified industries cf the whole
country instead of the few protected in
terests of the favored few. Republi-
cans, allow me 10 call your attention
to couple OF prophesies or warnings
made on or about the same time by
parties living far apart from each other.
who know the sentiment of the people
and keep in touch with them, Senator
VIM. T.. Chandler, OF New Hampshire.
and Senator John Nj. Thurston, of Ne
braska, both tried Republicans.
They both said if the Republican
party did not remonitiZe silver that
they would be beaten in 1900 and it
would be the last of the Republican
party See Gold Democrats and Rspuo-
licans and the subsidized press, does
that look like silver is dead and William
j. Bryan getting over the country as
he does, speaking to large meetings
everywhere, is the very best proof that
he is not dead. Oh what liars are the
subsidized press and the gold bug DEM
ocrats. William J. Bryan and free sill
yer are alive and kicking and will DO
nineteen hundred
Mr.. Editor i can't close this article
without adding Vermonts platform in
full, which is as follows:
I'VE lift aloft the unstained banner of
the Vermont Democracy and emphasize
our answering loyalty to the money
Of the Constitution the money of
Washington, Jefferson, jackson, and the
long line of illustrious American states
men, the money that brought prosperity
and contentment to this country for
eighty years is the money that will re-
store prosperity to business and a suf-
fering people. The Vermont Democ-
racy takes especial pride in expressing
its undiminished admiration for and
confidence in William j. Bryan, whose
unanswerable logic so clearly voices
the principles and benefits Of that gov
eminent which confers the greatest
good upon the greatest number OF peo-
pie.
A BRYAN DEMOCRAT, That is in
favor of 16 to /, first, last and all thu
time.