The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-14

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H. honor, be 1t said, there are some, bul
q, their number Is not large. And how
er many are there who cover these enormi
sc ties with stubborn silence, or even defend
IL them How many Democratic papers
Sc are there which admit that there il such
e. a thingas ku-Klux outrages in the South !
Us And how many Republican papers arc
IN there which denOunce Carpet.bag corrup.
10 tion as Il occurs in the South
ID | have already indicated that the IN.
70 creased power of the Government renders
a more careful conscientious maintainence
Is OF the constitutional limitations of its
Il power, and still greater must be our eau.
y tion In view Of the colossal accumulation
lS OF capital in the hands of great corpora.
II tions, railroads, etc, which consolidate
II themselves as mOnOpolies and continually
Il grow stronger, and which already exercise
II u formidable and almost iRCalCulable
I power over our local as well as our ma.
l. uonal interests Already we are aCcus-
Z toned to the phrase this or that railroad
I company own this or that, State, cxeCu-
y tive, legislature, courts and all, and unior-
: tunatcly II appears but too true in many
y cases. How great the moneyed power Of
) these corporations will he in ten years,
how extensive its ownership in the Coy.
p ernment, legislatures and courts Of law,
whether they will then have the absolute
power to give the laws or impose taxes
upon us according to their pleasure, who
can tell. But this every thinking man
) feels, that in the tremendous growth in
financial power Of these COTpOratiOns
there lies threatening danger for the |
American people MS cure for the party
spirit and its consequences, when allowed |
to rule regardless of consequences.
The speaker said that wc should deny
to party that blind obedience which Il
demands; that our individual notions of
the right, OF consciousness for duty, TO act
according to independently and cOnsCcn.
ttNusly formed convictions, should he
strictly md vigorously preserved When
there Is In q party n strong force Of men
who are determined to know tho truth
and to speak IT, and to follow the party
only when II does right and TO keep its
candidates only when they are good and
to support It's measures only when they
are pure, and under no other CirCum.
stances, then that party will more east
Iy escape the danger Of becoming cor.
rupt
Some Of the leaders of the Democratic
party are In favor OF the acceptance by I
their party Of the results of the war, the
amendments to the Constitution, and
thereby settling the old QuestiOns-in
which endeavOr wish them every sue. {
cess As soon as these old issues are aC.
ceptcd as settled the country at large will
enjoy eternal peace, and II Is q source Of
congratllatiOn that so many prominent
democrats are endeavoring to abandon {
weak and disturbing party policy. In the {
now departure of the Democrats, IL IL to
be regretted that II does not 90 fur enough a
and also that we cannot place full con. v
ildenCe in the formation Of party politics; '
but II Is feared that the pretended acCep. h
tance Of the amendments by the Demo. {
cras Is merely to regain power, and
when that is secured some means will be 4
found to set them aside, either through a
decision Of the Supreme Court, or in some p
other manner, for both the language of
the leaders and OF the Democratic press
plainly Intimate such q course. A large u
portion Of the Democratic party Ia not +
yet sufficiently ripe to accept general d
equality, and II Is possible that the pre- D
sent counter efforts being made may dis. il
solve the party, and if this should take II
place II would not be the worst thing that "
could happen to the Republic. The sepa. "
ration Of tho progressive from the roac. "
tionary element In that party would be q O
happy event. Liberal Republicans arc not "
At all slow in CCnsuring what they do not b
like In their own party, but there Is much al
more to be dislikCd In the Democratic Ii
party. The Republican party Is now en-.
gagged In laying before itself now issues, tc
as the prominent party questions have ct
have been solved, viz the abolition of nj
slavery, the integrity Of the Republic and m
universal equality under the protection of al
the Constitution. The present issues in. III
clude the sustaining by all Constitutional
means, the rightiul results of the war, as dC
Incorporated In the amendments, CON- In
blncd with liberal policy towards the q
South AS discussions Of party, II crowded 70
into the background with them, will give m
place to the issues Of the present, we are
Tor upholding the principles on which the
constitution Is founded and the energetic
condemnation Of the usurpation Of powers. r
We are for . thorough reform In public
service and the abolition of Government
patronage, and for securing the elevation
Of moral tone in political life by placing
in higher offices of the republic, men who IN
by their examples and principles, as well ls
as influence will act, enabling a reform in re
political lie. We are for granting the pa
fullest freedom compatible with our con. ar
system to local sell.government. ht
We are for particular collection OF reve- I'll
nue through tariff on imported goods, OF
but only 10 be applied in the carrying on Ill
Of the government, and therefore averse
TO any system which protects and creates ag
which benefits individuals m
more than the public treasury, on
and which causes increased cost IN
Of living by destroying our ship. 81
ping interest, and destroying our OK. in
port trade, taking money out oil The lo'
pockets Of the many and putting II into lie
lhe pockets Of the few. We are for the =.
conscientious payment Of the national Clt
debt, but for reduction Of the taxes, 30 re
Tar as compatible with this measure, as saI
we do not admire the lnordinate haste of pr
paying an Indebtedness not due by laying t'
on heavy taxes, thereby endangeriDg and WI
rrippling the welfare of the country, We en-
are also for speedy return to specie WI
basis as the foundation of our money sys.
lem. II these issues sound like the pfin.
,iples oil q new party, | say that q new
party will arise as soon rs II Is found that CO
.he old parties cannot meet the demands
)t the present times. II ismy impression
hat the Republican party may become
he new party, as II already occupies the
ground Of the present, and is identified mt
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