The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-10-19
General Uprising to Prevent Ma
: tional Disgrace.
MEN OF BOTH PARTIES UNITE.
Formation Of. Many, Gold Democratic Campaign
Clubs-A Final Effort TO Crush the Free
Silver Heresy and Scandal

involved diSnonor, 0sgrace ana con.
tinued distress at time when values
of commodities and the price Of labor
were at the lowest, when convulsion
could but emphasize the injury and
distress which free silver agitation had
already wrought. The result of our
work brought the country to hope and
activity. until now prosperity obtains.
values are up and the price Of labor the
highest in the history OF this country.
considering the purchasing power Of
money.
"a thousand times better would 1t
have been to let free silver win in
1896. when depression and ruin ruled,
than let 1t win now, when prosperity
rules. The revolution in values that
would ensue upon the election of Bry-
an would pull down our financial and
commercial structure, involving COM
plete Industrial disaster. The fall
would be so great that the wreck would
be beyond repair for this business gen
GRAFTON, and these conditions would not
wait for Mr.. Bryan's Inauguration: his
election would precipitate them before
sunset of the following day. Therefore
our duty is to take up the contest
where we laid it down and fight 1t to a
finish In good conscience, in good faith.
in common decency, in fulflment Of
our duty as good citizens. We cannot
do less.
Sufficient for us is the fact that the
gold standard is in danger. Free silver
is the real issue again before the coun-
try. Our duty calls us to the same ac-
ton we took In 1896, and no true friend
of honest money, national honor, safe
ty and prosperity can desert our colors
and go over to the enemy.
1--WE repeat, no nan who opposed
Organism in 1896 can in good con-
science and true principle support 1t in
1000. Its champion is the same Popu-
listic Bryan. advocating the same prin-
ciples and purposes.
"Our simple duty is to bury Bryan
ism beyond resurrection and establish
for all time beyond successful assault
the gold standard.
1--WE urge all Democrats WHO believe
as we do to cast their votes where they
will count for most, Mckinley and
Roosevelt"
The Baltimore League.
One Of the largest and strongest
branches OF the National Democratic
Honest Money league is the one Mt Bal
timore. This was the first organization
of the kind In the field in 1890. and 1t
made great record for itself. The
old committee of 20 which managed Its
affairs in 1906 recently met and decid-
ed to reorganize for the present cam
paign. decming 1t quite as Important
to act now as then. Only two of the
committee Of 90 have changed their
views and come out for Bryan. The
work Of the Baltimore league is now
going on as vigorously as four years
ago, and the prospects are that the re-
suits OF the work will be similar to the
previous results. At the first meeting
the sentiment OF the members was ex-
pressed in the declaration that the
league again entered the campaign be-
cause Organism and free silver were
the real issues and because, as the
Gold Democrats of Maryland believe 1t
was their vote that carried Maryland
for Mckinley in 1896, they believe it to
be their duty to support and vote for a
continuance OF the administration
which has assured honest money md
good times. At least IL, 900 Gold Demo
Gratis in Maryland voted for Mckinley
in 1896. and the leaders of the league
believe that the bulk of these will vote
the same way this November.