The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-07
ANOTHER LETTER ON THE SENA.
TORSHIP.

IOhShIF.
The Financial Views of the AsPtrants
to be Considered-Who should be
IIRewarded.
SAND PLANE, Nov. 80, 1874.
Editors of the Register:
As the time is near at hand when We
will be called upon to select man to
fill Boreman's place, in the United States
Senate, and there being number who
aspire to the position, woudit be regard
ed as out of place, at this time, to make
some inquiries of the different aspirants
as to their views on the financial ques-
ton? We regard this question as para
mount to all others. The people have
no sympathy for any man who declares
that there is currency enough to supply
the demands of the various industries OF
the country, or who declares in favor OF
u speedy return to specie payments.
Whenever u man presents either OF the
above principles as his creed, we know
that he is either banker or bond
holder.
The people have no use for either class.
If ever there was time that appealed
to the people to be guarded and watch
well their interests, it is the present.
Their country overwhelmed with debt;
every branch of industry prOstrated;
universal cry of distress and starvation
coming up from the various branches Of
industry throughout the entire
land; II venal administration
composed of corrupt rings and public
thieves, spending untold millions of the
peoples money, and who are fOstered and
cared for by President who has never
failed to reward a successful THIEF with
fat office, especially so if the thief has
divided literally with him.
The last decade has proven to you that
the administration of your country has
been corrupt "beyond measures and
that it's legislation has been exclusively
to build up monicd aristOcracy, and
upon that to build II grand consolidated
imperial despotism.
ask YOU fellow citizens, is it not then
your duty, in view ofthe treachery and
corruption of your present public SER
wants, TO ask of, and demand from them,
who are asking your sutfrages for high
and important positions, "What are your
views. gentlemen, on the financial qucs-
tions?7 Are you wiling to give us back
the 100000, 900 of currency you retired
in 1865, and with that redeem 5OO,OOO-
600 bonds to start with, and more as the
industries of the county demand?
The immortal jackson, who was a
statesman rs well as soldier, said: "Fel-
low citizens remember the fate of An
cient Rome, and vote for no car
didate who will not tell you
with the frankness of an independent
freeman the principles upon which, if
elected, he will administer your govern
ment.
"That man deserves to be II slave who
would vote for mean candidate when
his liberties are at stake
Then, is it strange that the people
should demand to know the views of
those who seek their sutfrages, before
they promote them to office. We offer
you man who has proved that his SYM
pathics are with the people, for every
dollar that lie could raise Is put INTO
manufactures a man who is in favor
of IN increase of currency to such an cX-
tent rs to produce healthy trade give
life and prosperity to the business inter-
csts of the country, and relieve the now
oppressed debtor. These are the senti-
ments of one that we know to be one of
the most profound financial thinkers in
the country.
Tn" Weston correspondent gives us
the names of four gentlemen, each OF
whom, rs he thinks, are emihcntly quail
fled. We have no disposition upon our
part to speak disparaginSly of his choice,
aswe regard his tlatterngnotice ofthe gen
tlemcn as mere Y complimentary. There
are important questions to be settled be-
fore We can come to Just conclusions rs to
the merits of the respective candidates.
Are we to iguor, the claims of those who
bore the burthcns in the heat Of the day
We rccollect when the Democratic
party was crushed to the earth; when it
was equivalent to six months session
in Camp Chase for man to acknowledge
that he was Il Democrat. Who was 1t
that came to our rescue with their talent
and money when the dark cloud OF po-
litlcal dcspotiSm lowered over IL, and
threatened to burst in vengeance upon
the head of every one who dared to
cspcuse the cause of Democracy? 1t was
such men as j. \. Camden, Judge J. NJ.
jackson, Okcy johnson, Lewis Baker,
and many others that might name,
men who dared Ia say that they were
Democrats. Are their claims to be en-
tirclv ignored. to make place for some
proSelytc to Democracy? Re-
member that one, wiser than We, has said
that the "Laborer is worthy of his hire
claim that those who have been true
to the party, in its dark and trying
hours, are first entitled to promotion,
if they are honest and well qualified.
say as Washington said l believe at
Bunker HILL put none on duty Tonight
but Americans" So if You want the
old Democratic ship, that has just under
gone full repairs, and is declared to be
>caworthy, to ride IN proud triumph over
the waves of Radical corruption, and TO
be moored safely in the harhor of consti
tutional liberty, take the man who has
proved himself to be true to his party, in
the hour of her peril.