The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-08-02

factory is running, with its blazing fires
the entire day; il tho farmers,
without being busdCned by taxes, arc reap
ing the full rewards Of their hard labor in
the long sumiHrr sunshine, and have enough
to subsist and educate their families few
cry farmer finds his farm without mortgage,
himself without debt, ready 10 extend the
hand Of fraternity 10 IN unfortunate neigh
Dor; II this bo the condition of affairs, then
we ought 10 thank the Republicans for bring
Ing this state Of things about"
lie then drew picture Of affairs rs
they really exist; showed up the banc-
full blight which had been spread over
the Southern States the taxes which
had been been literally piled upon the
people everywhere, and the cxtrava-
gancc which had characterized the Re-
publican alminitration.
lie next alluded TO the numerous dc.
falcations which arc constantly coming
to light, and said that if a paupcr,
scadcl by hunger Of himself aud fami-
ly, should steal n loaf of bread, he
would be BRAIDED aud punished rs q
thief, but ifa government official should
steal u hundred thousand dollars of the
peoples money his crime was diguiicd,
and he was not called II thief, but do.
faultcr, and, said he, "a crime don't
change its character by being nick
named"
The Governor next touched upon
the question about which SO much hue
and cry is made: that Of the currency.
lie alluded to the fact that tho Radical
party is trying to raise great hubbub
about rag money" and he asks,
"Who made this moncy?' Every
dollar of it from beginning to end, was
made by the party who arc now clam
oring against it. The Republicans
made it; the Republicans made it n lc-
gal tender, and put it in circulation,
and now they arc loud in their efforts
to repudiatc their own bantling.
"Thcy are trying 10 bring their own spawn
into contempt, and in doing that, hey are
doing good deal more than they think
they are dong. Now, "rag money MS
they call it, is promise Of the United States
10 pay. That is all it is. A bond Of the
United States is n promise 10 pay; u bond
Ct the State Of Ohio or the city OF Cincinnati
Is promise 10 pay NIL the railroad bonds
Of the Republic are promises 10 pay. They
all stand upon the same foundation ofcrcdit,
and the nrn who undertakes TO discredit
the notes Of his government, discrelits the
entire amount Of our private aud corpora
ton Indebtedness rs well; the individual
notes Of u people who will not pay their
public indebtedness will be worth but little
in the money markets Of the world"
lie then spoke of the immense
amount Of commerce all over the civil
liked world, which is done on credit,
and completely refutcd the absurd sto.
ry that the Democratic party was in
favor Of reputation. lIo said that il
population came at al it would como
from the Republican ranks, and il their
bantlius died, it would be through
their own bad nursing.
Next lie touched on the dismissal
from power, given by the people to
their corrupt rulers last Fall, and the
tricks they wcro using to regain their
lost prestige. He asks what they pro.
pose to do?
"Nothing but 10 get on their knees and
ask pardon, md then turn around and
whisper, Cant We get up something about
Catholics? Can't We get the great Ancri-
can family BY the ears on some religious
question? and while they arc pulling ind
lighting each other about religion, slip in
aud get possession of the government again y
tive can, do this, then VIC ought 10 CON-
mcncc 10 pack"
lie again, in conclusion, alluded 10
tho position Of the Democracy Of Ohio
upon the financial question, and said
that villa. they wanted was an abolition
of tho National banks for which the
people pay $50, 100000, and an issue
by the government direct Of its green
backs. lie said
"Thc obligations Of this government will
al be paid. The people will mol allow re-
pudiation in any shape. Their moral
sense revoIts at the idea. But, say our
Republican friends, you Democrats have
hard money record. How can you be for
"rnC money" now? | lean say 10 them that
circumstances change policies. When we
were a hard money party hard money was
possible, and II was Tor the interest OF the
masses. We have Lccn IN aali-Nationa.
bank party. In Jackson's time We opposed
n single National bank because II was tctri-
mental to the interests Of the American pcc.
pie. Now We have two thousand National
banks, draining the life.bloOd OF the people,
why should We not raise our voices against
them? The old National bank Of BidIc
latlencl VII Of The peculiar privileges grant
cd 10 il by the Government, and our pres.
ent National ba nks arc conlrivances by
which the Government authorized Il favored
class 10 pluck the Government goose, ex-
ccpt the pin-irathrre, which are left for the
people. But who has n right 10 say that
We arc not Il hard money party to-day?
What Is there in our recent record 10 con-
trovert that idea? There is not Demo-
crat in the land who will oppose resuInr-
ton Of specie payment, when it can le
brought about without paralyzing indus
tries and impovcrishing and distressing the
people. hut We do not make such an idol
OF metallic coin as to he willing to breed
communistic rcvolts and fill our land with
paupcrs 10 force resumption. We fully re-
alizc that with ten thousand millions Of in
dehtcdncss, public and private, and the vast
volume Of business represented by it, that
speedy resumption is absolutely impossible
without bringing immense distress mud dis.
asier 10 every class Of our population except
the bond holder and the money changer.
The Congressional pledge OF resumption In
1919 hangs like IA pail over the business of
the country. Prulcut men have been fol
lowing the example Of contraction set by
the Government. They have been drawing