The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-28

seemed satisfied. All determines ~ 80
1t their support, regarding 1t, as whole'
one of the very best that could nave
baen presented to the people. W hen
IN, Grand old Nestor OF them
nil William, the Honest, Of Ross,
was nominated by accIamation, and he
came forward to the footlights to speak,
the vast assembly arose at the sight OF
hi, venerable form, and stood and ch"ered
most Justify, and at this instant the whole
Opera House was Illuminated by light
ing a thousand gas jets on an instant by
electricity, and perfect flood OF ligAt
,uiiused the whole audience. There
stood tue noted nominee-thc grand au-
dicuce wild with delight-thc band struck
up "Hall to the Chief, and all in all, the
scene was grandly impressive. We doubt
if ever man for any office IN tins or any
other State received a more tattcrInS
nomination than Mr.. Allen Tor the see
oud term.
The dear, old, honest fellow felt 1t
deeply, too. He is one of themoSt keenly
sympathetic of men. He well knew tins
homage was paid to him, not SO much rs
/ IL man. as governor-nOt for his per-
! sonal worth, or party stamina, as Tor ms
official integrity and his pro ound love OF
/ civil Justice and rectltudc. y more hon
st man never breathcd than he. III,
aympathies are with the people. lie se''
dom, II ever, removes u man from once
for mere political reasons. as he capa-
bic. Is he efficient, is he honest, Is ne like
is to render more service to tA" state
than the individual who would take MS
pace2' Such are the considerations that
usually govern him in his removals from
uIlicr. His determination u" ID"
right in spite Of party clamor baN lost
him the sympathy of some bitter Pai.-
sans; still he acts tcarlesSIy Tor what ne
regards the best interests Of the people.
REGARDLESS Of the rule that the Radical,
have tar too closely followed, that ",o
the victors belong the spoils. In thi,
line. a- in many others Governor Allen
na, Sc. au example worthy of imitation
by every man in power, and OF high
rommcudation byail for whose ulyau-
tpsc 1t was first laid down. If he has
any ambition it's to do politically a- he
you'd wish to be done by, and ever to
au, for the best interests of his coustitu-
outs, without respect to party prcdilcc-
uou-, or party dictation.
There never lived man more in SYM
pathy with the toiling multitude, or labor
iug classes than he Long a farmer him
self he knows what it is to farm. Once ii
daily lsborer, he knows what is to toll.
once poor, he knows what poverty
Is, and Is the poor mans friend. Hence"
he naturally adopts the principles OF the
Grausers. and Is never more eloquent
and 81, home than when addressing their
assemblies, or advocating their cause.
He i, Just the man whom the tol.inG
ma>,c, delight to honor. He Is in a.l his
social habits strictly temperate, and all
reports to the contrary are false, Indeed
this whole Democratic ticket is prc-emi
n-nt for il, sobriety mot II man on It
that /, over fond OF drinks that vii. III
toXicate. In this particular, as in others,
il ha, the advantage of the ticket of the
opposition. For. it is notorious that
whilst Hayes is radically temperance
man. Young and Williams a"e habitualIy
the other way, and are by no means tn"
men that any truly temperance advocate
can conscienciouSly support.
The Governor Is in full accord with the
principles OF the platform on which ne
slurd, He feels that all its leading iea-
lures are the outgrowth ofthose old Dem
ucratic dogmas that lie mt the very iouH
da,lon of all Just government, whether
federal. State or local. The dlscrep-
oucv that some say they see
between the earlier teachings of the
Democrats on coin currency, and that
plank in this platform that ask for an
increase of grecnbacks, is imaginary, not
/ real. Or if it Is it Is explained by those
/ iunctures of civil affairs where their
[ s,riugency change their condition. That
may nave been eminently proper fifty or
even twenty-five years ago, which would
b. entirely impoli.ic, nay unjust, now. \
moments consideration will show that
this Is true of money as a medium of
commerce. Whatever the status OF buSi-
mes. then required as to money, whether
+, should be- gold or silver, or paper, Il e
rule of the Republicans has made paper
money a necessity nova necessity that
all must accrpt-and alI Hort to rc,Uu
suddenly 10 Il metallic medium, Is an effort
to enrich the capitalist and imPoycrish
the poor.
Here is Mr.. A. who has $4,000 in
bonds. which he bought for $4,000, or at
80 cents on the dollar. For eight years
he has drawn every six months $1,000 ~
cold for them. about $500 in currency.
tn to this date he has received in gold
$4,000, or $50, 500 in paper He gave at
first bu, so 600; and now be lacks but
$500 Of having his entire Investment
returned to him in gold interest or hc has
$500 more than his investment IN cur
ruurv interest, and still, ~ a Republican,
Hr insists on and votes for the Govern
men. To- pay him his bonds in gold and
not in paper, which may be just to HIM,
hard aS il j. 10 the taxpayer who gave,
perhaps his son to die for his country
but when this necessity, created by Rad,
iyal rule, places coin within the rcsrh OF
the rich man. the Democrat steps in and
ash, that the band, of the currency be
les, stringent, and they be IoCscnrd So
far u, the demands of trade and the rights
and interests of the laborIng GLASSES re.
luirc, that currency may not hc placed
beyond their reach H. we'll as coin.
The poor, if they are not to be slaves
10 the rich, must have either metal or
paper money within their reach. But the
Republican policy has already removed
gold and silver beyond it, and now with
all bankers and moncyhaldcrs they are
striving to brig this policy To bear on
paper money also, that the rich may nave
Inc sole monopoly OF the money, audthe
common labor be kept toiling on ia pow
rrtv and ~im-servitudc i this right
j. equitable? VIII the massc. permit
t4 VII they sanction il any longer
with their yotes? We do not thini, they
wll.
Governor Allen at tn" head of the
Democratic party see, tins. And hence,
De- Is IN full sympathy with the platform
"a which he stands when il says:
The contraction of the currency here
totore made by the Republican party,
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