The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-09
ANSWERS ro CoNuNDnrMS.

The Philadelphia Times rropounds the
following conundrums:
iii the Democrats of California and
the Republicans of Iowa resolve on the
same day in favor OF hard money, free
trade and against third term, and the
hfra me Democrats of New ! DIRK are
devoted to prompt specie payments,
and the Republicans of Ohio mount
non-scctarian schools as the only I'M
broken hobby lett, while the Republic
cans of Pennsylvania cast that aside Us
political stage cIup-trup and declare Tor
municipal reform which they don't prac-
lice who's who and what's what in the
oreat national issues Of the day? What
political parties remain with fixed prln-
riples? WHAT doctrines will triumph IN
November should Rpubhcanism win!
These conuudrums come under the class
that fellow cant most always somo-
times tell
Now, really, it docs not seem to be at
all hard to answer these questions. The
only difficulty arises from the fact that
the Times confoundS new questions which
cannot possibly be made issues, with
those which haze ever been and ever will
be points of difference between the parties.
The currency question, for instance, is by
no means Il party one. True the Radicals
hoped to make il so, and trusted thereby
tn conceal the correct ISSUES, and get up
n war of word, which might deaien the
people to the oft repeated Charge oftheir
shortcomings. For this reason, at the last
session of Congress, they rushed through
without debate, an net fixing u specified
time for specie payments. This they
did knowing that the act would be- In
onerutive. and ~ the Democrats We're
lust coming into power, they hoped that
The burden Of the failure might be thrown
uppp them. The wanted to blind the
people bv saving to them, We passed an
act for hard money, but the Democrats
have zone to work and repealed
or frustrated that act. 1t was
- piece Of cunning in thorough
keeping with the nature Of that party,
for deception Of the people has ever
been lis strong hold. But this time, the
attempt will fail. Leaders of each party
hold the same views on this question, ac-
cordrns to the section in which they live.
and it cannot be made party issue; but
must be settled by prudence and wise
craftsmanship.
But AS to the questions, What doc
,nnes will triumph, in November, should
Republicanism win? and what principles
would be established by Democratic sue
ccss2 there is no difficulty. If Republic
canism wins, the doctrines Of ccntraliza-
ton and Il strong government, leading
TO an Empire; of country being ruled
bv rings such as the Credit Mobilier,
SANFoRD-JAYNE moiety contracts, and
other frauds upon the people too numer-
Gus 10 mention; of keeping carpet-bag
robbers and favorites in office; Of the
wholesale arrest of citizens of the South by
United States Marshals; otiutimidation Of
Democratic voters about election times
of false southern outrases; of interior
ence with State governments such AS was
attempted in Louisiana, and advocated
in Arkansas; of FORCE BILLS, for sus-
pending the writ of haJeas corpus, and
binding sovereign States hand and
foot; OF sacrificing the peace and prosperi-
~ of an entire section to vindictive /
hate; of making every possible effort 10 .
control the Presidency and the Govern