The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-27
TO THE LEGISLATURE.
The Necessity ofthc Hour.

The interposition of State Legislation
under Democratic policy has saved the
people and the country on many occas-
ions. The time is al hand again when
the Democracy of each State must inter
pose its benign power to save the peo--
pie, who never had any other friend
and never will. In 1898 80 when the
alien and seditIon laws were about 10
change our form of government and es-
tablish virtual monarchy, the Demo
cratic party, under the lead Of Jefferson,
saved the liberty of the people. la 1875
TO 1910, when the L. ). Banks had
brought the country into q condition
something like the present, the Demo
cratic party in each State chartered
banks of circulation, supplied the people
with money, passed stay laws and again
saved the country. We would re-estab-
lish State Banks now, but the money
power, ever watchful and farseeing, were
careful to get low passed virtually pro-
hibiting the States from chartering State
Banks In other words have devised
skillfully concerted and well-planned
scheme to fleece the fold and devour the
flock. They hamstrung the shepherd be-
fore they ATTACHED the sheep We have
left but one course to pursue. GIVE us a
stay law for three years. In tins time
we will have triumphantly elected our
President and driven the devil and his
imps into darkness, and SGT money Tree.
Had we gained Ohio by great majority,
money would have flowed out over the
country for investment in every direct
ion. But it will be Rugged now more
clossly than before. He who cannot see
that business will continue to languIsh,
and property to fall must be bind III
deed Before another Legislature meets
we will see horses worth $l5O.-Dull on
the market at $40. and cattle and gram
coming down ut the same rate. we VIII
see labor fall to 80 cents day and land
three years ago quick on the mar
ket at $40 an acre, dnll ut sou. y
brace of mules was sold the other day at
800. The owner informed me that
three wears ago he paid for them 500
cash and gave his bond for 500. 30 the
seller who was the buyer, got his mules
back and the original purchaser still
owes his 500. La other words the an
fortunate has paid $500 for the use OF the
mules for three years. y tract oil ahd
80 acres was sold the other day fyr
$3.50. The owner in the fall OF 1872
bought his land Tor $1,000. He paid for
it 81 800 and gave has bond for $1,000.
The original vendor was the purchaser
he has gotten his land back and this un-
fortunate still owes HIM 81, 100. In
other words he has paid for the use Of his
land for three years $3.50. In another
wear there will be several thousands oil
such cases in the State. 1t will not do
to say a law, requiring property to bring
threc-forths of its value will give relief
1t will help some it is true. But the
Democratic party owes something more
To the people than this Under such II
law, the valucrs will value property un-
der oath. and the market UGtue Will be
their guide. This under such u law
would hold out hope to the ear, but break |
it 20 the heart, This three-torth law was /.
designed by the States that enacted 1t
for good times. 1t would give little re- /
lief in the present state OF the country.
Ii the States do not come TO the rescue /
Of the people now, and ut once they are /
lost. The Legislature must act ut once.
Thousands of our people, the most en-
terprising We have, will see their prop /
ertv 90 into the hands OF the money F,
power in another twelve months for /
song, and we will suffer in tins State /
more than we sutfere during the War. |
If the Legislature, the Democratic Legs
lature stands by ana allows us 10 be thus /
ruined, let them strike from our Tag |
Mountainous are always free, and add /
to it until they are sold out b bankers
and usurers.
More than half the land of this county |
is advertised for sale rs delinquent and /
forfeited /
The owners cannot redeem It, y /
mouutaincer, l suppose free one, came
to town the other day and tried to Dor
row $500. Ho said his taxes were so.
ne had sold his mich COW for SD !
and he lacked 50. He did not raise the |
money, his land will be sold and his fam
ily homeless. He is one of many thous- f.
ands. indeed better oil The people are
ready to cry out like HIM OF the cross, /
"Oh Lord, my God why hast thou forsak- /
en- us, why hast thou handed the poor
and our country, over to the Devil and F.
his angcls,-to Grant and Morton. to
HAYES and Tllden, to Banker and usur-
erer, more heartless than priest or Phar-
isee. A stay law, a third-fourths and II
law postpoming the sale of delinquent
land for three wears is public necessity, F.
viii you rescue the people from the dew
Il nd I;s ANGELS