Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-07-20
gHlrlt Of 1effersgll.
TUESDAY MORNING. JILY 90. 1919.
IFor the Spirit of JefIcrson.l
Balaam's Ass Braying over the Money
Plank. of the Ohio Democracy.

Father the chlet owner OF that paper, Jay
Gould, raises howl over the money plank OF
the. Ohio Democracy, almost as wild as
rayenous beast whose prey is being torn from
him; or, to use sinilic-of. Sidney Smith in
describing the noise of the steam>whistle,
''screams" as loud. as an sold Attorney" Just
as the Devil is about to "Stick his claws in
him."
Well let Mr.. Gould, or Mr.. Gould S soul or
spirit, if he has such things, roar as loud as
he will in the heated furnace of the ''brazen
bull" of the Tribune, and let all the people
say roar on. Better for Jay Gould to roar,
than the people continue to groan. They
have, already, groaned for ages, under the
NcbnchadncZzar device of2tle stimage of
Col" or Hard money, and they, now, BEGIN
to understand it, and will rid themselves OF it
forever, They are learning political economy
under very practical teachers, in the opinion
of Wendal Phillips. who says ..no teachers
are SO sharp and successful as bankruptcy and
the sheriff" Hcthinks,, further. that the,ncw
system of money is coming in hurry, and
that ''no single measure of change will do as
much as this can for the happiness, virtue and
progress of the race"
Mr.. Gould, however, does not agree with
Mr.. Phillips. He bawls out, through the
lungs of the Tribune. '.Thcre never was
time when the advocates of hard money
needed to be so active as now" and calls, in
agony, on ''cvery energy of tho newspapers,
of professors in their colleges, and even Of in
diriduals in their daily avocati"ns" to come
to the rescue. Hc says it is "a field for
genuine Missionary work -. ''not question
of opinions but of morals - .'not one of
national policy. but of national honesty"
Well, we will see about all this and, in the
meantime, accept the main issue: and all its
variations of "morals, and snatiogal honesty"
In the matter of ''morals' and ''ltnncsty" the
people need have no fear of entering into
comparison with the monopolists ard bond
holders, even should they rcrudiatc every dol
lar of their fraudulent claims. Nor should
the people rest this discussion entirely with
tho newspapers" and the professors of col
lcgcs:" 1t should be carried to the stump,
and thoroughly sii'cd by the people as jurors.
The iSsuc is one between the monicd oligarchy
and the people, between God and Bael," aud
every press, aud every politician should be
forced to take one sdc or the other
Talk of questions of "morals' and national
honesty y What right have national swim
'ilcrs to talk such things upon their nuhal-
lowed lips? Who is Jay Gould? Why the
man who said under oath .'Incc,7cd Ehc Ly>
's'0fMrcs 0f far STATES, and IN order tn nc>
q"irc them created Tie legislatures ,r;th my
mo"'y. to""d th"t ibis Is tic cAcnprSt
ray" Is net this pretty fellow to talk of
''morals" and ''honcsty?"
The same Jay Could, now. "nccds" to
bolster up his netarious stock gambling and
usury; aud that. too, of his brother gamblers
and nsurers in City and country, and hence
the TriL"ne is imported into our country to
manufacture public opinion Hc-and his
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money" Gas in the cases of the ''four legis-
latures' and ''his" 7riLumc.
Summit Point July 8, 1878.
HARrEn's MAGAzr>E-Hur1,er's Moga>
-'"e for August is brilliant number, the last
contribution in the Number-Mr. Longfel-
lows poem-bcing by no means tho least im-
portsut. The Number opens with an ex,
qnisitc poem by Joaquin Miller, Sunrise in
Venice" beautifully illustrated joseph
Cooks long poem, .-Ticonderoga and Mont
calm" with seven superb illustrations, COM
mcmorating the ficrce conflicts between the
French aud English, at Lake George aud
Quebec, for the mastery of this continent, is
truthful as we'll as a spirited and beautiful
narrative of those grand and decisive events
of early American history. Celia Thaxter
and Mrs. S. N. B. Piatt contribute poems to
this Number. a profusely illustrated paper,
by William II. Rideins, gives Interesting
history Of the growth of that peculiarly
American enterprise, the Express business
The Kew. Julius Ii. Wa-d describes the beau
ties OF camping out, the social gayeties, and
the spoltSman's pleasure, at Mooschcad Lake.
William g. Manning, an officer OF the United
States army, contributes an exceedingly in
tcresting illustrated paper on the "Ancicnt
Pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona" and
several other Interesting papers appear. whilst
Julian Hawthorne's serial story, Garth"
develops in interest with every successive
chapter.
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