Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-09

of the people. Bank failures have
brought no fright. delay or loss to the
bill-holders. why change it noW?)
'sThe note. of an insolvent bank is as
good and as current as treasury note,
for the credit of the United States is
| behind it. Our money is all national
! money; I might say international, for
these bills are not only equally and in
discriminatory accepted at par in all
the States. but in some foreign coun-
tries" Of this was all true in 1892, why
this change of front in 1896 and
1900, which they, the Republican party.
was then charging the Democratic
party with advocating?) And Mr.. Har-
rison went farther and showed why this
SAFE CURRENCY SHOULD NOT BE
ABANDONED. am still quoting
from the letter of acceptance in cam
paign book of 1892. to show their en-
tire change Of views on every subject
most vital to the government Of the
United States. / mean a government
such as we have been used to, 'by the
people, of the people and for the peo-
ple," and not one for the classes.
On. pages 81 and SO, FOREIGN AT
FAIRS AND NATIONAL HONOR. 1T
has been the purpose of the administra-
ton to make its foreign policy not a
matter of partisan politics, but of pa
triotism and national honor. (Has
this administration done this? No.
now listen to the reason given by Pres
ident Harrison why they should have
done so.) And l have very great graf
ifcation in being able to state that the
Democratic members of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs responded in a
true American spirit, have not hest
tated to consult freley with them about
the most confidential and delicate af-
fairs, and 1 frankly confess my obli-
cations for needed cooperation"
(How different now. They might, and
do consult Gold Democrat, but never
one that stood on the Chicago plat
form of 1860 "They did regard
patient, but firm insistence upon Amer
lean rights, and upon immunity from
insult and injury for our citizens and
sailors in foreign ports to a policy of
irritation and buster? They did not
believe, as some others seem to believe,
that to be a Democrat one must take
the foreign side of every international
question, if a Republican administra-
ton is conducting the American side"
(Oh what change! The Republican
administration under President Nc
Kinley, has been and is now conduct
ing the foreign side of every interna-
tiona1 question, according to the con-
structions of President Harrison, and
the Democratic party is standing to-
day just where he said it stood during
his administration, and l say more
power to the Democracy for their pa
triotism and honor.) Il do not believe
that tame submission to insult and
outrage by any nation at the hands OF
another can ever form the basis Of a
lasting friendship; the necessary ele-
ment of mutual respect will be want
ing" what drubbing this last par-
agraph of President Harrison on for
eign affairs and national honor has
been given! They had commenced to
change their spots then, and it more
than likely that that was one of the
causes of Benjamin Harrisons defeat
in 1892. He had too much confidence
in Democratic principles, and therefore
Wall and Thread-needle streets
thought it best to defeat him, which
they did by turning over their slush
fund Of over 100000 to the Cleveland
syndicate, provided he would do their
bidding, which he did.
Before / finish, l want to add lit
tie piece of history that speaks for it.
self. See what Secretary Gage has
been and is now doing with the peo-
pies money.
On pages CT and IS. DEMOCRAT
&c FAVORITISM OF NATIONAL
BANKS. when the Democratic party
assumed control of the government in
1885, the amount of public money held
by national banks was $13,665,57
This amount was INCREASED, under
Democratic administration, until on
April 30th, 1888, it was s61,921,29i. BY
March 1, 1899, this had ben reduced
to $4S,S1S.991. Only about one-fourth Of
this amount was actually required 10
be SO held in the business of collecting
revenues and didbursing expenditures
THE REMAINDER WAS SIMPLY
PUBLIC MONEYS LEFT WITH FAv-
ORED BANKS ON DEPOSIT IN
STEAD OF BEING USED TO RE-
DUCE THE GENERAL INDEBTED
NESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
The amount has been reduced under
Republican administration to 1885,
270, or about the same amount as was
held when the Democratic party took
control of the Treasury in 1885; that
is to say, THESE UNNECESSARY
BALANCES HAVE ALL BEEN coll
LECTED, and the money so obtained