The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-22


the monopoly Of money lending at
doublsinteres Monster railroad cor
porations have been incubated in Con-
oress, aad endowed with millions OF
sores 'of the public domain, Partial
tariffs have been framed to put money
in the pockets OF the few at the ex-
pense of the many, and other devices
have been adopted which it would be
tedious to enumerate, for the purpose OF
swelling the gains OF capital. The
laboring population have seen and felt
these evils. Probably without under
standing the ingenious process by which
they were oppressed, they have, pever-
theless, felt the fact that they were op,
pressed. Hence the wide spread dlscon-
tent that pervades the laboring glasses.
Hence the labor unions and strikes
among tradesmen, that are OF almost
daily occurrence. Hence, in word,
the constantly recurring, but futile e.
forts OF labor, by local combinations, to
rid itself OF the exactions of capital.
1t is time that the. laSoring masses
should understand the true source OF
the evil, and the only efficient means Of
arrestipg it. 1t should be explained to
them that capital has got possession OF
the government. and is using its vast
powers 10 the injury Of the interests OF
labor. 1t is vain for the unorganlzed
masses Of labor to struggle against the
disciplined hosts OF capital aided by all
the machinery Of the Federal govern
ment 1t is this great money power
which has put into active motion all
the agencies which are rapidly concen'
trating all power in the hands OF the
President. 1t ia this power which,
by artful manipulations of the cur
rency, has oppressed agriculture,
commerce and manufactures ltlsthls
which has depressed the value OF
property to enhance the valne ofinoney.
1t is this which has increased the rates
OF interest to the injury of industry in
all its departments. 1t is this which
has subsidized the government Itself,
and now supplies the sinews Of war for
the presidential contest, It's this which
has multiplied the horders OF Office
holders, and now seeks. with the peo-
pies money, to buy up the people them.
selves. In all ages capital has been
.timid 1t breads the instability Of pub
lie opinion. II fears change. 1t shriuk5
from the struggles and commissions OF
turbulent Democracy. 1t delights IN
the security of a strong government. 1t
would gladly repose in the shadow Of an
imperial throne, rather than hazarI,
the restoration of government foundeu
on the will Of the people. These are
the ideas that are daily giving
strength to cenrralism and causing the
ship OF State to drift towards empire.
r. any one doubts the soundness Of these
views let him 60 to the North and con-
verse with the wealthy men Of that
section. He will find, in almost every
instance, that thev support the present
Administration because it is favorable
to their peculiar interests. IF | were
asked what is the remedy for these evils
would not hesitate to saw to the labor
ing man-the farmers and mechanics OF
the North and South and West-if it
he your object to uphold the interests
Of labor, and to rescue the country
and it's institutions from the dam
ger that threatens them, the
only effectnal mode of accomplish.
ling these ends ia, not hy forming To-
cal combinations, or labor unions, but
by recapturiug the government from
the hands Of those who are pervertng
it's powers to the oppression Of labor
The fact cannot he disguised that in
the present contest, General Grant is
the representative Of this crashing.
centralizng money power Mr.. Gree
ley, on the other hand, stands forth ss
the champion Of the industrial interests
OF the country. Born in poverty, edu-
Gated to labor, himself farmer aud
mechanic, all his interests and all his
svmpathies are in harmony with the
industrial pursuits Of the people. The
opportunity will soon be afforded to the
intelligent masses to choose between
tham