Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-30
Mr.. ELLIoTT'S DEcLA-
NATION.
The Fair-Haired, Beardless
Statesman On Finance.
"BoldIy and DshaniIy for License
Insults To Soldiers.

bnAubts Nd s0tuteEss
At Wheeling last Saturday even
Ing tire opposition had meeting.
Green r. Clark, and J. II. Elliott.
candidates for Representative, sher.
ifr crozier and e.. w. Crozler were
present. They bad very respecta-
BILE and creditable audience Of some
80 or 90 persons, and the writer here
Of was present for the purpose OF
hearing and reporting for the JoCR-
NAL, In order 10 give our readers the
benefit Of DIR. ElIiott's stereotyped
defamation which he II rehearsing
every evening TO tell the people Of
Marion county that he IL the man
who would be glad torepresent them
in the next Legislature. DIR. Wilkie
was chosen IN preside ut the meeting
lie said he did not know who were
To be the speakers. but he thought
they were over in that corner point
Ing To the motley quartette above
named, who had modestIy took seats
I'm an obscure nook. The young
Demosthenes came forward, and
some one In the audience announced
Mr.. Elliott. We here give syDop-
els OF
THE DEFAMATION
Gentlemen NJ Wheeling and riciuUE
We did not come here tn builyrag
any one In the opposition party.
Living under the same flag, our IN
terests are identical. No one por-
ton NJ the nation can prosper 10 the
detriment OF another. The North
cannot prosper to the detriment OF
the South, nor the East to the detri-
ment of the West. Parties are ne
cessary. They are arrayed one against
the other When one party becomes
predominant II becomes corrupt.
Docs this explain the speakers
course for the past three years? He
left the Republican party two years
ago. Then we found him In the
Grange party, which became pre-
dominant. Next we found him In
the Autobiography party, and now
in the Democratic party, and when
he succeeds In making that party
~ predominant NJ course II will be-
come corrupt, and he will leave that
If he does not get nm Office.
We are here 10 see which one OF
these two parties will best enhance
the interests Of our country. We are
here to investigate the principles
upon which our government II
founded. II II the name more than
principles that creates division the
name and lack Of investigation. We
are Disposed 10 follow the Teachings
Of our fathers. When l speak Of
parties mean the leaders. mot the
common people. The old questions
are dead.
FINANCE.
The question Ii whether specie
payments shall be resumed In 1879.
according 10 the law passed by last
Congress, or not. The Republican
party passed the bill, and consc-
quen'ly are In favor Of II. This
would take advantage of poor men,
whose debts would be increased one
sixth by it. Look Mt our delinquent
Tux lists published every fall We
want no law to increase our taxes.
Bonhholders pay no taxes but buy
your farms nj tax sale ut their own
prices. VIII we be any nearer ready
for resumption IN 1870 than now.
The gold 10 resume Ii not In the
country and wemust have$i00, 600.
900 more, which we would have "a
procure by sale of bonds to foreign
nations. Are they afraid tho green.
backs will become worthless? II
they do, the bonds will depreciato
also. The law was passed In the In.
terest OF moneyed men. England
did not resume for 20 years. We are
not In iit state TO resume; IL will
bring financial ruin. The Democratic
party Is unit on this question
throughout the nation. I'rhe Demo.
cratic party has always hitherto con.
tended for hard money and for specie
payments. There Il In fact more
division In that party to-day upon
this question thnn that party ever
/, before knew upon any other ques.
/, ton.
{ development IL all we want to
! make this the grandest nation In the
: world. We must have financial sta.
! bility. How can we expect ilnan.
q cial stability rs a result OF Democrat,
I success ut the polls, when the Democ.
kracy Of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa
land the West favor expansion, aud
!, the Democracy OF New York and the
! Eastern States favor contraction ~