The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-23

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7. We believe that in the conduct Of the
civil service men should be Aeleeted for
office on account of.their qualifications,
integrity, and moral character, and not
on account Of mere party service, and in
order that thereby the public business
may be faithfully conducted and economy
secured the patronage Of the government
should be 90 dispensed that il shall not
be brought into conflict with the freedom
OF elections.
8. We believe that all men are equal
before the law and that the great and
fundamental principles OF our free in
stitutions cannot be departed from with.
out violating their genuine spirit, and in
order that equal justice shall be done to
all and especial .favors conferred on none,
it's'the duty OF the government TO pro
vide by all necessary laws for their presers
yation and enforcement.
0. We insist on perfect religious free
dom and freedom Of conscience TO every
individual, are opposed to any interfer.
ence whatever with the Church by the
State or with the State by the Church, or
TO any union between them, and in our
opinion it isincompatible with American
citizenship to pay allegiance to any for
eign power, civil or ecclesiastical, which
asserts the right to include the action, ot
the civil government within the domain
Of religion and morals, because ours. is .
government OF the people, by the people
and for the people, and must not be sub.
iected 10 or interiered with by any au-
thority not directly responsible 10 them.
10. A country SO bountifully supplied
as ours is with all the sources Of wealth,
possessing unsurpassed capacity for pro-
duction, every necessary facility for the
growth Of the mechanic, manufacturer,
arts and all the facilities Of labor, needs
only the fostering Of the Government TO
establish its. material prosperity on. p
durable basis. In our opinion, therefore,
it is the dnty OF the Government so to
regulate its revenue system as TO give all
needful encouragement to our agricul-
tural, mechanical and mining and man
ufacturing enterprise SO that harmonious
relations may be permanently established
between labor and capital and jhst re.
muneration be secured to both.
II. In our opinion 1t is the duty Of the
government in passing laws for raising
the revenues, to levy taxes SO aS TO give
the greatest possible exemption 10 arti-
cles Of primary necessity, and to place
them most heavily on luxuries, and the
wealth OF the country. ~ y
y. We believe that il is the duty OF
the Government in furnishing national
currency so to regulate il as TO provide
for its ultimate redemption in gold .and
silver; that any attempt to hasten this
period more rapidly than it shall be
brought about by the laws of trade and
commerce is inexpedient. Therefore in
our opinion SO much Of the so.called Re.
demption Act as fixes the time for the
resumption Of specie payment should be
repealed, and after such repeal the cur
rency should remain undisturbed, neith-
er contracted NOR expanded. pe,9eing
assured that the financial troubles ot the
Country when relieved from. the Inter.
ferences, will be speedily and permanently
cured by the operation Of the. natural
laws Of that policy which the Republican
party has constant ynaintained OF stead.
lily looking to an ultimate resumption oil
specie payment. - 2 4 = = q
l3. The grccnbuck currency was crea-
ted BY the Republican party as matter
Of absolute necessity TO carry lbe govern.
menl Euceewfully through the win. Of the
rebellion and save the life Of the nation.
lit met with the fierce opposition OF the
Democr party on the declared ground
that it was unconstitutional and wonld
prove worthless, and il this opposition
had been successful the war would have
resulted in the independence Of the South
ern Confederacy. 1.-THE Democratic par:
Ety was sincere in this opposition, one OF
It's objects in now seeking 10 obtain pos
session Of the government must be to
destroy this, currency along with
that furnished by . the : national
banks so that the country may be com:
PEELED to return to the system OF local
and irresponsible banking which existed
under the administration Of Buchanan,
and therefore as 1t is necessary that this
4 currency shall be maintained in order to
save the country from the most ruinous
system Of local and irresponsible banking
and from subsequent financial embarrass-
men,s It's pest in,ereals LeqIife T., as fi;ouj' ~
shail pe leit IN ine aa,u; ~ oaSm;as ,sS ,s"u'
-15. When the Republican party OBJ
tanned possession Of the Government, in
| 1861, the annual expenditures were great
or than the receipts from the revenues in
consequence Of general arrangement in
commerce and trade brought. on by mall
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