Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-05
To the Editor:

To the Editor: "WAs1ISG .oN, MAY 80, 1910.
''There was, since the formation of the Co
vernment, political contest more united with princi
Piles dear the bosom of every freeman than the pre-
sent. On one hand, there is party contending for
the surages of free people, by exciting their feelings
with PdrddeS and mammereS Invested OF principle; and
the other party that has boldly and unequivocay
promulgated their views upon every question of public
policy, appealing to the and common of the
people, rather than their excited feelings Which ofthc
two parties entitled TO the sutrages of the people,
The Democratic party that is contendng for prlnci
pies, the Wing party, made up Of every political
concomitant, from disappointed Republicans to BfarE
Cockade Federaiists that alone con,ending for Of
fee that they may be enabled to force upon the Anne
rcan People British Bank, with capital of fifty
millions. | consider the contest, even with The Wing
available candidate, Bank or no Bank. This is the
issue; and | hope you will call the attention of the
people to the fact. They boldly proclaim, that the
country cannot do without Bank; but, at the same
time the people led TO believe, that they are equal
" opposed to the creation of Bank upon constitu-
tonal grounds; and when they cornered upon the
subject they Immediately ask, is Mr. Rives in favor Of
United States Bank If he is not in favor of Bank,
he is aiding and abctting those who have stood forth in
bold relief the advocates and defenders of the late
Bank of the U. S, and in favor Of creating
such institution. This conceive to be prima tacie
evidence, that in his apostacy, he has repudated his
principles and is in favor of such an institution. Mr.
Clay was, in 1911, opposed to the creation of u 5
Bank, upon constitutional grounds but IN le4O, he is
tonal grounds. Them the only inference that can be
drawn from Mr. Rivess late course, that he goes the
whole Federal doctrine from Alpha 10 Omega.
"The country is flooded with almanacs, representing
Gen. Harrison in uniform holding stallion: and the
Hon. Keneth Rayner Of North Carolina has franked
them into his district and other portions OF North "a
rona as documents cmanatng from the Government,
because this is the true Interpretation of the Thanking
privilege. He must, indeed, have formed poor est
mate of the intelligence of the people of his State, ne
thinks that their attention will be diverted from the
true before them, By pictures representing heroes
rather than reasoning with them as intelligent men,
and boldly procaimng the views and policy OF his par
IT, The same subterfuge resored to in "eoh"
kandbiHs, and the ultimate decision of the people is
well known to every intelligent man.
"Our friends are up and ADDING animated alone by
abiding faith in the virtue of the people, who will never
cover Federal usurpaton The prospects from every
portion of the country cheering, and the Wings al
ready begin to that they hniloocd before they were
out of the goods In November, the death-knell OF
higgery and Federalism will be echoed and re-echoed
from one end of the Union to the other by the united
voices Of every Republican. MARK rhdt Say!!!'