The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-05
The Political Education OF the
IICODIN.


People.
The Ohio canvass has been great
school for the education Of the mas'cs
during the last few months. We ven
turc 10 say that the average citizen Of
that State understands more to-day about
the history and philosophy Of panics-
about the nature, uses and relations Of
monCy-about ovcr.productions at home
AnI ovcr.importations from abroad, than
at any former period Of his existence.
And this remark applies not only to the
citizens Of Ohio but to large numbers Of
people outside Of that State. There has
been not only an active but, in some re.
.pccts, an exhaustive discussion Of the
points we have named. And this discus.
sion has been had not only on the streets,
but more particularly in the news.
papers We have never seen the dailypress
appear to a. much advantage rs in this
campaign, This remark applies especially
to the articles in the Anti-inilNtiOn press.
The papers on the other side have not
displayed either the ability, intelligence
or courage that have been manifested by
the anti.inAalion journals. TO play upon
the misfortunes Of the country, and to
prejudice the masses against the party in
power, and especially against the bond.
holders and the banks, has been n com.
parativcly easy task as compared with
that Of Stemming the tide in that direc-
tion. 1t has been no light matter to en-
counter the hurrall for "more money and
Ic'' misery" Ono CNtCh-pcnny phrase
like that has had more weight with
some people than the prOfoundest
arguments Of the proiOundeSt political
economists on the other side. To
= man ont Of work or deeply In debt
what could be more hOnied and scdllc.
tive phrase than this. We want, said Al
len at lcllairc, land he says the same
thing wherever he goes) "mOre money and
Ir'' misery" And straightway ii ire.
mendous shout ofresponses in unison with
94tseNprCssion Iillsthc air. Perhaps not
one 'NouiCr in fifty stops to analyze the
phrase. They adopt ii as n slogan because
hler'cIy expresses two prevailing ideas,
one Of which is that the party in power
has ncedIc''ly and wNntonly cut short the
supply Of money, and the other Of which
s'hat II the supply was only increased
all tile present depression would ,lisap.
pear and everybody would he happy.
This expression Of "morc money and
'e'' misery il only one Of several very
captivating phrases that have become
current in the Ohio canvass. And they
nave not been without their effect. II il
".'h Us III this country as ii is III Paris,
NheFc it issaid an cpigram IL the prelim.
'nA'y oil revolution. We do not revOlu-
uoo'ie' however, Ns the French do, with
oaFf'caic', hut at the ballot.box. For
instance, the memorable campnign Of
lS'V in tIi' country was carried by such
.'''h'Pehhy phrases as gold and silver
'Cflhe Office holders and rags for the pCo.
P'c' and by such silly harangucs as Jack
Vs'escclebratcd"gold spoon speech" We
van all see what a ridiculous affair that
,'0Va" was, and how very evanescent
we're l'' trut' SO far as the Wings were
'UncernCd 1t was indeed mushroom
auart' 1t il known now, and ever will
N,""ihc hard cider and log cabin" cam
PNSn, and i1no where spoken Of except
"a farce
i'ad the daily press in 1910 been what
"''o'd'y there would have been differ.
,"' result But there were no papers at
VI" lime of large daily circulation, and
"e NeeElies were carried by slow coaches
~" were mere party hacks, full Of parti.
'10 'Ancor and mostly run in the inter.
s'o' lhcp politicians. The country was in.
"''ea by spectacular humbuggery Of all