Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-05-30
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CORRESPONDENCE.
From the,LabOr Vin6icatorJ
SUMMIT POINT, JEFF, Co., W. VA, I
May 4th. 1876 I

,llE May 4th, 1876.
Ei Of The Th4icdfOr The time is Il, "
at hand when Governors, Legislators NJ d
Judges are 10 be elected, in truth and verify
by the people, or to be imposed on them l.,
the professional politicians aud slate makers
and the people have another opportunity to
decide whose right it is, to select their own
agents, they themselves, or the professiCna
! politicians and slate makers for them. My
advice to them would be, for once at least,
aud by way of experiment, TO try their own
| hand at the selection of their own officers. rs
in my opinion thoy could rot do worse thar
The pro- essi0nsl politicians and slats makers
have done for them. They certainly have
made botch of il os far IS the people are
concerned, however we'll they may lave done
for the mohied o!igarchy, the railroads or
other monopoiies, and for themselves In.
deed, how could they miss doing we'll for
themselves, when most of the professional
politicians and slate makers are ia their own
persons. and whether Gs Governors, Legisla,
stors, or Judges, either stock. holders in banks.
or railroads, or other corporations with special
interests or their hirelng Sdvocates, picked
out and selected by their mahipulatious, NJ
packed eAucusos, to make, and judge, and ex
ecute the laws of the land not for the gem
eral interest aad common welfare, but for
the special interests aud particular welfare Of
these very corporations Of which they nrc
often part and parcel, or if not, IRE thOir
special favorites in banks. or, ride on their
road with !Eoe passes, for which they make
their constituents Che peoPle) pay in tho end.
All these outrages Of al tho monopo!ies,
Mr. Editor, (aud they are legions, even OUT
side Of the banks and railroads, which are tho
worst arc now cu the lips and in the mouths
OF ground down ard suffering people, and
if complaint and talk would do my good,
things would bo put right in hurry. But
this will not do, this mere Jrutam .fiilmeW,
this sound and fury siguifying nothing-at
least in our day, aud when the nge of mir
Gclcs is past. There was a, time when tho
sounding Of rams horns shook down the walls
of jericho. But that won't do now, Tho
thing was tried, or something like il, in our
llte war, but it was n failure. / forget how
mGuy tons, but certainly good many tons Of
gun. powder were exploded in the noighbor-
hood Of fort, to shake it down by Coucus-
sion Of the mir but it was n fizzlC. IT had not
the least fleet. What we want is action. inn
mediate practical actiop, and the Solidarity"
Of the whole pcopie, for the productive inter.
OTIS o! agriculture, manufactures, md CONS
morco, brought mp and out and hurled with
TIE stern power OF n battery of canGopFdgainst
interests,,in hostility OF the prca general in-
t=taIests Ab%Ee-t.ained.
II agriculture, ranuUucuuTcs nnd COM
mcrce flourish, the common inteT bsis flourish,
aud the entire community, in all " members,
is in condition of prosperity. Bot when all
these genO'aI and producing iuteress nre in
decay md IanguishinE, os they nre now no.
teriously, and the sPecinl interostA alOno
flourish, We may understand what is tIie mat
ter, aud must lop of tho parasites, or, al least,
stop their legislation for us. What tbesp
three great interests want, is cheap mOnoy
aud cheap transportation.
TO promote these great Oud vital ends, 4
herewith inclose syou some resolutions, t.s
first seven were passed st meeting in Ken :
tucky, aud fl.c S;i and 9ih added by me. ]
c,uld wish they would be passed at all tho
primary meetings in the State, ms instruction
10 their delegates, in the convention u
Charleston, aud to guide tlcm in the teleO-'
On OF the men vino are now called for b.,
the people, Very truly yours,
JoHN A. THOMSON.