Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-10-03
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INCONSISTENCY OF THE ADMINisrRA
TlON PARTY.
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repetition Of practices in direct opposition
10 their own theories and profe ssions.
For their professions OF reform in the
expenditures OF the Government we have
an increase Of the expense from thirteen
10 more naH Mi'iy m'iiions Of aoiiys per
onnHm.
Their cleansing Of the Augean stable"
has resulted in filing nearly every Office
IN the Government with irresponsible
Psrtisans whose abuses OF the trusts re.
posed, and msl. practices in the Office
they hold, are daily coming 90 Eight, be-
cause their enormity has grown TO such
an extent that they can no longer be COZ
cealed.
Their opposition 10 banks and bank mo.
nspolies has swelled The bank capital and
the number of banks to three times the
amount they were when this consisisnf
party came into power.
Their opposition to foreign capital, their
fear o. the free people OF this country
becoming the morigaged slaves and vas
sails OF ioreiEn lords and capitalists, has
resulted IN filling Europe TO surleii u ith
American stocks. and The sending numer
Gus emissaries. some Of them the loudest
disclaimers against The introduction Of 70.
reign capital that the halls OF Congress
ever bad, TO beg oil foreigners the favor
to send their capital TO this country.
Their opposition 10 the officers OF the
General Government interfering with
State elections has grown into a complete
system OF official influence, under which
every officer. from The President down 10
the petty postmaster OF The most remote
post office, Is bound TO do his utmost 10
sustain the party in power. From a Co
vernment Of the People, they have made
this emPhaiically Govern 1ent Of office.
hoidersl
For the care and safe custody OF the
revenues Of the Government they have
furnished the keg-freasury system, under
which the treasurers have Legqsd away
millions o! the Peoples money.
For the better currency they have CO.
vered the country with the notes and
rags Of local. irresponsible banks. quadru.
pied the notes Of exchange, and filed the
whole land with dislrust and uncertainty.
and deTanged all the channels Of trade.
Their gold. which was ito flow up the
Mississippi" TUNED out TO be ell paper.
and the settler on the public laAds. whos :
Trend they have ever professed TO be.
has submitted TO be shaved TO the tune OF
from fifty TO hundred per cent. TO get
money wherewith to purchase his home.
They who boosted that they were the
poor mans friend. have lined the broker .
and rich shaver's pockets with thousands,
taken from the hard earnings Of the Ia.
borerS and Consumers.
They who are the opponents Of State
banks, and opposed TO bank rags, bank
paper. and cry aloud for pure metallic
currency, are nevertheless the president.
directors. and company Of these irrespon.
sible and soulleSs corporations.
They who opposed a na,ionsl bank.
and urged and adopted the State bank
system as all that the country needed,
either fer carrying on commerce or the
ssfe.keeping and Disturbing the revenue,
now denounce that system, and urge the
he-fTSI'Urb. which they then so jealous
ly opposed.
They promised 10 free the Government
OF her national debt and they have given
her another.
They were 10 give a better currency.
ADD they have destroyed ell.
They were 90 reform sbuses in the I'D e.
minisira,ion Of the public offices. and the
number Of conuptions in Office never
were so great as now.
We might go on and add column uron
column 10 this account. but IL we're use
less. Let the inquirer after truth ask
from the history Of the past for one PRO.
mise which has been fulfilled. Let ,he
supporter OF the powers that be" point
TO one pIedRs which has been redeemed.
or one OF their measures which has been
carried out and produced the results pro-
missed. Truly. consistency. thou art
jewel :"