The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-07-27

,GINIA, THURSDAY J
tratlon is petty and ephemeral. All
the stoppages Of the revenues posi-
ble under the most vigilant Admins
iistration could not save the people a
IhundFeth part Of the vast aggregate
Iof wealth Of which this rascally leg
4 islation will rob them.
Ttherefore regard therepeal Of that
( law and of the laws denlonetizing
lsilver rs the first and paramount OBJ
| jects Of effort with all friends of the
! people and a peoples government
Now letany candid man compare
the candidates, the platform, the
acts and spirit Of the two great par
ties, and he win see that through the
lagency of the Republican party i re-
Epeal Of those laws is hopeless, while
Iif The Democracy triumphs repeal
lmay be accomplished. The opinions
Of the candidates are a subordinate
consideration, 1t isa legislatiye'not
apsadtAi i've reform which the
4 I PRESIDENT, tteye < ms .pereoil.
views, dare antagonize ona n mere
question of expedienoy, the repre-
sentatives Of the party winch elects
him. Our government is ruled by
parties, not by man. III fact,
though the President has qualified
veto, and though the Senate has leg
islative functions nearly coordinate
with the House, the body which
comes fresh from the people substan-
italy controls Legislation on all
questions attracting,public attention.
Such has been the tendency in all
free governments, and is an increas-
ing tendency in ours,
Governor Hayes has declared his
determination to oppose the repeal
or modification of the Resumption
Law, unless an act forcing resump-
tion at as early a day be substituted,
Governor Tilden has not committed
himself to this Republican device for
robbing the many to aggrandize the
few. The Republican candidate for
Vice President has, as member of
Congress, voted steadily against its
repeal or modification, while Cover
nor Hendricks-God bless his true
and noble hnnrti-stood bv us in
Ohio last fall in demanding that it
be expunged from tho statute-book.
Looking at the platforms we find the
Republicans silent on that law, while
the Democrats declare for the repeal
of "the resumption clause" By com
mon consent this is held to mean the
repeal of the whole clause authoriz-
ing and requiring the Secretary of
the Treasury to sell bonds or use rev.
enucs to redeem the legal-tender
notes. Governor Hendricks, in his
speech at indianapolis, two days
after the Convention, happily char
actized that part of the platform as a
demand for the only provisions fthe
law which causes contraction and
prostrates the industries Of the coun-
try. So much for the candidates and
platforms. Now what are the acts of
the respective parties in Congress on
the Resumption Law? 1t was born
in Republican Congressional eau
Gus and rushed through Congress un-
der the gag, with every Democratic
vote in both Houses against it, and
almost every Republican vote in ia
vor of it. On five or six different
occasions u vote has been had in the
House on the repeal of the whole law,
or of that clause authorizing sale of
bonds and purchase of gold with
which to redeem greenbacks, and
each time about four-fifths of the
Democrats have voted for repeal
and fivc-sixths of the Republicans
against it. An analysis of the lar
gest vote, which was given on Hol.
mans resolution, shows one hundred
democrats for repeal and thirty-sev-
en- against, and thirteen Republi-
cans for repeal and seventy-five
against. The repeal has only been
prevented by the fact that the Com
mittee on banking and currency was
packed by the Speaker against the
sentiment of the overwhelming ma
jority of the party in the House. In
the absence of report from that
committee a suspension of the rules
by II two-thirds vote was required, so
that about one-fourth Of the Demo.
Gratis added to the Republicans have
been able to balk the will of the
party as expressed by thrce-fourths
of its representatives, forming a
clear majority of all the votes cast
on the proposition.
On the question of restoring the
old standard silver dollar, and max.
ing it again legal tender for all
debts, public and private, United
States bonds and grecnbacks inclu-
dcd, n vote was had in the House on
10Th Of hast month, when S3 Demo
Gratis voted for the proposition, and
only Is against IL, while but "a Re