The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-08
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THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Speech by Gov. Stevenson.
The Jacob "Flrst Gun'' Spiked.
Mr.. jacobs Speech Reviewed aud
''" Refuted.
The Republican Party Vindicated'
Democracy Dlssected.-Th Tax
~ Question. 'lt ~
The Republican Party vlndicated.

Democracy Dissected.--The Tax
Question. sl ~,
Internal ImprOvement-Our Increase
Of Population
The Negro Question Ventilated.
Coy. Stevenson made. speech to q
public meeting at Charleston on the SOtll
uIt, OF which We find the following excel
lent Synopsis IN the Kanawha journal:
have just received copy Of the
Wheeling Register Of the Esd inst, which
gives the proceedings Of Democratic
Convention ut MOOreheld, and containing
the speech delivered on that OcCasian by
the Hon. John j. jacob, Democratic can.
ditIatc for Governor. The editor Nnnoln'
Ces It in flaming head lines as the "Firsi
gun for Acob." am much mistaken Il
It dOn'tact like the one mentioned in lLNdi-
bras which "kickcd the OWNER owe" - -
The Register says that in this speech
Mr.. Jacob ''placed himself squarcly on
the platform adopted at Charleston" and
the editor might US well have added, that
in doing SO secured his own defeat and
drove the last lAil into the coffin Q, the
Democratic party in West Virginia: No
candidate can put himself 'squarely" up,
on platform which sins against tile light
Of day and the progress Of tho times and
hope for political salvation; platform re-
puiiatcd nike by Republicans and the
most active md advanced wing Of the
Democracy The Democratic candidate
bewails thu fate 81 10000 tlisifRnchbc1
white men IN West Virginia yet endorses
II platform which blasts all hope Ofrelief
for then SO far ut least, us his party is con-
cerlletl, Tor lin Indefinite. time in the flu
turc. MIR jacob begins by announcing
himself as the candidate Of the ''grand old
democratic party." This Is unkind 70
say the least of II, IL the old Wings and
Conservatives who do the hard work md
give the party responsibility. Had not
the Register better tNkC down lis sign
democratic Conservative State ticket:"
The speaker says he cannot serve as Gov.
ernOr without ~ sacrifice Of personal In
tcrest." lie need have no fears on that
score; having become the candidate OF
the grand old Democratic party" >swal.
lowed the Charleston platform, and repu-
dated the Flick Amendment, lie will not
he troubled with sacrificing his valuable
time in. tic Executive Office It Is cyl,
dGntly 10 10 my fate tonialiei these. saert;
fic6s Ior'Miotlier two YEAR,. Tie Moore.
field speeches have settled that.
THE NATIONAL DEBT AND TAXATION.
MI. jacob says: "IN,fingt the lust dc.
caile Radical rule in Congress has fastened
upon lis debt Of &. gOO 600 900. : "a =. 8
According 10 The report Of Secretary
Boutwell,, ,Glr 'thGs year ending June 10,
1870, the national delft is little rising
81 zoo, 900, 600: so TINT according to the
showing GtIMr. Jacob, The Republican
party has already reduced this debt nearly
$400, 100000. n
"A most crushing argument, sir, is this o.
yours about the debt against tho party
you represent. For what purpose was
This debt contracted! Was 1t not to sub,
due most wicked rebellion, commenced
by and prOtracted In the Interest Of the
"grand old Democratic party" whose can
.dllate. YOU are? Was the Republican
party, to stand still while their country
was wrapped IN the flames Of civil war
and until this grand old Democratic party
and It's allies lad shivered' the Union tC
atoulsP Your party, sir, is directly re-
sponsiblc not only for this debt, but for the
half million Of our colntrymen North and
South who persisted in that unnatun
strife, and over whose graves the grass il
growing green to.day.F Itidid not suittht
speaker to tcllhis audience that underitht(
policy Of economy and retrenchrnen'
adopted by the Republican party, this
public debt was reduced since the 4th o
March Inst S14G, 100000; and that in, thu
single month of Junepast the vast'surIl o
S20, O0Q, 900 was. paid; that wlnle the re
ceibts 'Of Tie Government for the last yeai
were $4O8 600, 900, the expenses of the
same period were but $685., 10000 show
Ing an actual saving Of $l16I 600, 600; that
the funding bill by reducing the interest
on the public debt will thereby lessen tax
alton sea, 900, 900; that changes made, il
the tariff bill reduces taxes $50 ,000'O 600
that the appropriations were reduced
Sl2, 100000; the expenses Of the army ant
-nayyp So 100000, and that the Interha
Revenue Tux has been cut down $4,000,
600 annually. g" St}@y}S . iooS5
The. charge that the Republican party
either An this State, or In tile Genera
Governments, raises revenue from .tht
labor rather than the wealth Of the coun
try." Is lust the reverse Of the truth, an(
In every case where taxes have been heavy
Il has resulted either from the wiCkednCs.
or negligence OF the Democratic pNrty
One 6f t6G(teaviest. taxes In ollr State WiLl
10 Spiay boGnties to our soldiers, wht
shOuldered their muSkets to put down I
Democratic Rebellion, which had plunged
Inc country into the Red Sea Of SCCes
sion and civil war. Tho less these gentle
men say about this the better for the ltttl'
reputation their party has left. But Thu
tax has gone, never TO return. The mex
heaviest lax was 10 build school houses fO
thghithertu ~shamefully neglected, child
rem OF the State. This same Qenio cratit
party had undisputed control OF the terri
tory out Of which our State was formed
(ortwo generations, and instead Of build
inr school houses for the children OF Oul
own people, sent the taxes raised from
these people, across the Blue Ridge, Il
build Colleges, Universities and Military
Institutes for the Slave nristOcracy o
Eastern Virginia. But our school house
arc built and mostly paid for, and this tn
also is nearly gone. The less Democratic
speakers say upon this matter the bette
forsthenGyA euarteFot o million Of dol
lars, expended every year torfrec schools
1900 school houses newly erected, and I
growing permanent school fund, alread!
amounting to 100000 arc radical 0rgu
mcnts that are hard to answer; our Stat
tax proper, Is less than half what 1t wa
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