The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-04

riverss Let them not be permitted to deceive the
people in these important points. Answer, yes
or no, are you in favor of the system OF internal
improvements, particularly with reference to the
Wings have no concealments TO make in relation
to these matters-every where they will respond
affirmatively to these questions We call upon
the Western people to demand of the Southern
Locofocos an advertisement upon these important
questions.
Upon the subject Of banks and currency the
Locofocos have shown equal insncerty and in
consistency. They every where denounce banks
as odious monopolies infringemens of
popular rights-and, in papable contradiction of
their demagogcal rantings, they have, as record
ed history proves, established more banks and
created more bank capital in ten years than had
ever before existed since the foundation of the
Government Wherever they have had sway in
any State they have invariably heaped up bank
capital mountains hgh-bank capital of the worst
escripton-without the basis of real value The
prosperity of the country has been drowned by
the lava of rags which these banks have poured
for,h-rags issued by banks whose capital was
credt-credit hypothecated upon the tenfold mag
MITIGATION of the value OF property of probemat-
cal existence. Such has been the career of a
party all the while denouncing banks as odous
and dangerous monopolies.
The Washington Globe now habitually de-
nounces the banks of this Distrist, and reioices
that they were not rechartered by Congress at it's
last session. That paper declares that reform
must begin somewhere, and here as we'll as else.
where. And why? Because the people here
have no control in the matter. Members of Con-
gress are not responsible to anybody for what
they do with the people of this helpless District,
and that the Globe thinks sufficient excuse for
commencing the bank reform here. But we think
that is the very reason why honest and conscien-
tious men, invested with absolute power over the
District, would not commence it here. Such men
would begin the work, if desirable, at home. But
the Locofoco demagogues, representing constitu-
encies flooded with banks and bank paper of their
own creation, come here to experiment their
crude theories upon the dsfranchized people of
this District.
We repeat the interrogatory with which we
set out, what would the Locofocos do! What
are their. principles? The Wings have suffered
the demagogues to escape many tight questions
upon several important points, owing to the abb
sorbing disgust which has been excited against
the vilanous Texas treaty, conceived in sin,
and brought forth in inquty." Now that the
election is at hand we trust that these other i'm
portant issues will be remembered. and that Lo-
cofocos everywhere will be held to strict ac-
count in relation to their prospective course. Let
the same questions be put and the same answers
demanded in every quarter of the country. The
Wings should not be satisfied with answers de-
signed for localities. Let the Locofocos answer
what will the party do in relation to the tariff, in
ternal Improvement, the public lands, and the
currency!