The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-08
.AoI.ID FACTS.
one Thousand People Listen 10 the
Great Truths Of the Reform
CsmpaigU.
A Brilliant Night for the Yeoman
Democracy Of the First Dis
.1 trict.
Hon. j. b. Jackson Goes for "Rutby
H. the SALARY Grabber.

Early last evening the Democracy OF
this city began assembling at the large
and spacious rooms of the Central Til
den and Hendricks club, on Nam street,
and when the hour arrived for the de-
livery of the Grafton OF the evening, all
the available space in the auditorium OF
the immense hall was occupied; not even
standing room was to be had, and the
street in front of the building was
crowded. = .iHdkM MOTT
Mr.. Hearne, chairman of the club, be-
ing absent, the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Simpson, vice
president, who introduced the
Hon. J. b. Jackson, of Parkersburg. MIR.
Jackson is a gentleman of herculesn
frame and of fine physique, his hair be.
ing slightly sprinkled with gray. His
style of delivery is almost perfect, and
his voice clear and strong, each and every
word uttered being distinctly heard,
above the din and confusion attendant
upon such large audiences, in all parts
of the hall. His remarks were greeted
with frequent applause, and had salutary
effect on those present not firmly con-
WINGED of their convictions. Below we
give
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
of his remarks: Gentlemen, we are all
citizens of one common country; no mat
ter OF what party or creed, all have an
interest in the welfare OF that country.
Two platforms have been presented to
you Tor adoption, or.in other words, two
candidates Tor election 10 the Presidency
of the United States nave been placed
before you for your support. The
Democracy have nominated US their
standard bearer, the man whom they be-
lieve will best subserVe the interests
of the people. The industries Of the
country are in paralyzed condl.
ton, and skilled labor is idle in all
parts OF this great nation. The
remedy for this great evil is not by
continuing in power the party that
brought abou. this disastrous state Of
affairs, but 10y electing to the office of
Chief Magistrate OF the United States,
Samuel j. Tilden. [Applause.l The
causes of the present depression OF
finances lie at the door of the Republican
party, and they, and they alone, are re-
sponsible. Since the ascendancy of that
party TO power, it has adopted a policy
and continued the same, not in
behalf of the interests Of the people,
but IN behalf of the bondholders-a
policy of no benefit whatever, save for
the sole purpose of enhancing the bonds
in the hands of capitalists. AT the time
of the issue of these bonds, Thaddeus Ste
vens, Morton and Sherman, the great
luminaries of the party, held that it was
the purpose that these bonds be paid IN
green backs. Fourteen days after Grant
was elected, Republican Congress pass.
ed an act requiring that these bonds be
paid in specie, thus repudiating the prin-
ciples of the leaders Of the party, and
augmenting the public debt 1929, OOO, 900.
The passage of this act was not scheme
to add to the public credit, but to add to
the burdens of the laboring classes, and
rob them of portion of their already
small earnings. But the evil aid not
stop here, they passed another act for the
relief of the bondholder, demOnetized
silver ard made the debt payable in gold
and gold only, adding S5O0,OOO,O 600 to
the burdens of an already over
taxed people, and robblng them of
elcrcn hun1red millions Of dollars. Their
object in thus demonetizing silver was
for the sole purpose OF creating mon
eyed aristocracy, contracting debt the
government would be unable to pay, and
forever keep the laboring classes down
to the level of serfdom. England in
acknowledging the debt of $l5,0OO0OO
awarded the United States on account of
the Alabama Claims, refused to pay the
debt in coin, or, if paid in
coin, the English Premier refused
to allow one single dollar of coin TO go
out of the Kingdom, saying that il the
coin were taken from Europe it would
create panic, and disastrous financial
results would follow. If you have not
the COIN in America, and can
not procure it from England, how
then are you going to resume?
The resumption act as laid down
by the Republican party is. sham.
The doctrine of that party is that ma
tional debt is national blessing. And
why Because the bonds creating this
debt are owned by them, and by thus
having u. debt and owning the bonds,
they are enabled to compel the laboring
classes to put their necks tothe yoke, and
grind them to the lowest depths of want,
famine and despair holding complete
sway in their households. Applause.
How brighter than this are the doe
trines OF the Democracy, that the old
silver dollar shall be restored, and that
the whole civil service shall be reformed.
The Republicans also claim that they,
too, are reformers but how What did
HAYES do in the way of Reform when
in Congress? Why, I'll tell you, he per-
formed the distinguished feat of accept
ing $1,000 as his salary as Congressman,
an Increase OF $1,000 over the sum
he was entitled to- To be sure he voted
against the salary grab, but when the
act authorizing the increase had been
passed, he put his hands behind his back;
they were filed with money, and he no,o
calls itreform. Prolonged applause. This
is the reform of Rutherford 3. Hayes
and his party, and who are his en-
dorsers? Why, such men as Babcock,
Belknsp, Mckee, who was sent TO the
penitentsry for whisky frauds, and
Schuyler Coliax, who was found with
the money of the people sticking out OF
his pockets, and was driven almost out of
the pale OF humanity for his acts of
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