The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-02
British BANKERS as Presidential
Electors.


Electors.
Chicago Times.
There Is a certain grotesque inconsis-
tency IN the latest campaign "fetch" OF
the Grant people, the full realization OF
which will be apt to lessen rather than
increase the strength of the Hayes candi-
dscy. Foreign bankers they tell us are
not wiling to have Tilden elected be-
cause his administration may make
American stock speculation less protita
Bile! SO, because of this, the organs and
the leaders of the Hayes campaign beg
the voters to turn against their couvic-
lions and please the foreign brokersl The
party supporting hayes cannot be de-
Tended, they admit, nor can his election
DO made TO seem anything else than
prolongation of Grantism-but the for
eign bankers like Grsntism better than
reform, and as polite nation we cannot
consistently think of denying the holders
Of our bonds the right OF saying whom
we shall select for our president. This
is new construction OF international
comfy, and when examir ed Its efficacy rs
An argument for Grantism will be found
rs ineffective as the bloody shirt and
a good deal more fatal to those who in
vented it For what does it presuppose2
To begin With, it is confession that the
party OF rings and subsidies which has
held unchecked power for 16 years, has
taken foreign capitalists into its conf
dence as factor for its own perpetuity.
1t means that our financial condition has
been based upon the continuity Of the
dishonorable and precarious mutual in
Jurisprudence of the administration
fnanciers and the foreign money rings
which have fattened on the spoils Of our
ignorant and inefficient financial policy.
1t means that the Jay Cooke operations,
resulting in financial losses of millions to
the people of this country, are desired by
the foreign rings that they may be en-
abled to despoil US still further. 1t
means that the extraordinary system
whereby an irresponsible Official like
Robson is permitted to advance millions
of dollars to bankrupt firm is regarded
by the foreign bankers as likely to in
crease the opportunities for profitable
speculation in our self.dishonored securi.
ties.
But this series of pslpsble inconsistent
cies has its greatest aggravati' n in the
Difference which the party OF Grant pays
to the assumed misgivinss OF the foreign
money powers. If these money poten-
tates are accorded So much weight the
election of NH American chief magistrate
why should HAYES refuse foreign-born
American citizens who do not happen to
be bankers, the right of voting their pref
erence? sAre we TO understand that the
money in the case makes the Potentially
OF right2 Is the foreign banker daw-
ding IN the great capitals of Europe, who
despises America and hates her institu-
tions, to be accorded greater weight in
the selection OF chief magistrate than
the citizen who has come to this country,
invested his small capital in our banks,
contributed his skilled labor to Our indus
try, and his intelligence to our social sys-
TEN? Are we to understand that the
party of Grant desire to be understood
that group of British bankers can join
in secret junta in London and telegraph
its orders to this country whom they wish
elected?
1t is one of the ussges of Europe diplo-
macy that one country must defer to the
wishes of another in the selection OF
rulers. The history of Europe is repe-
tition of this Countless wars have been
fought on the right to do it Europe has
been deluged with blood for thousand
years that one kingdom might dictate to
another the choice of rulers. No later
than 1914 Europe banded itself to force
the hated race of Bourbon on the throne
of France. In 1880 the same hated Bour-
bons iRterfered in Spain to seat an OBJ
noxious member of their family on the
throne and compel the marriage of the
queen with a creature of the
French court. But the interference the
DRY shas no more consistent adept in |
Europe than England. For 20 years the |
very same argument that the insane par |
ty of Grant is now using, with faulty |
of the desperation of its straits,
was preached to the continent OF Europe
From the peace of Amicns to the battle
Of Waterloo, the governments of Prussia,
Spain, AustrIs, and Russia and Sweden,
were informed that unless ministers OPP
posed TO the "Corscan 'upstart" were APP
pointed their bonds would be thrown out
Of the market. The great commercial
nations rs disregsrded the wishes of Eng
land were put under the financial bans
and the attempt made To stsrve them into
When Napoleon, 10 stop
This system Of universal bullying, issued
bis famous Berlin DEGREES, interdicting
commerce with Great Britain, that power
put herself IN conflict with tie civilized
world by claiming the right to search
,verv vessel on the high seas, in which
A merica alone resisted her and in the
md trumphed.
But IN her widest dreams since the
lamp act Crest Britain has never at
empted until now to dictate :he choice
or president 1t is true that
here were strong efforts put forth
" these English bankers land the
English bankers are the Eng
shlgovernment) to bring about the sue
ess of JEFF Davis, but this was attempted
n more underhand way, and there was
% strong party with speakers and news
apers To enforce their wishes. 1t is un-
Drtunste for the success of the foreign
ankers in this campaign that their pecu-
ar candidate has pronounced himself OPP
osed to the right of even naturalized
,reigners who are citizens and voters to
ave voice in selecting our rulers.
ence the inconsistency ofsccepting for
On dictation from the bankers.