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VIRGINIA FREE PRESS.
|. \. & ". I. D. GiILAHEl. editors
harlestown, Jefferson Co., w. Va
OFFICE IN "JEFFERsoN BUILDING"
Sturdy, Au gust II, 1915.
Mr.. Faulkner on the Stump.

Hon. C. J. Faulkner addressed the citizens
of Pendleton County on the 22nd nit. at Frank
lin. and subsequently, at Romney and other
places, and fOrcibly and eloquentIy presented
the issues of the present contest, and laid bare
the iniquties of the Grant administration
sought to be perpetuated 10y the election oi
HAYES. lie congratulated the people upon the
indications that the power of the admnlStra-
tion had been broken and the people aroused TO
a sense of the wrongs inflicted on them, and
predicted glorious democratic victory in No
venber. He gave a clear and satisfactory
statement of the work Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives; how seven indeiatigab!e commit
tees had unearthed corruption and villany in
bigh places and brought some of the perpetra-
tors 10 condemnation how it had reduced the
appropriations $50, ,OOO,OO without Withhold
inc anything essential to a just wise and eco
nomical administration Of the government.
Among other things, as we gather from an
interesting synopsis in the NerS, he said the
Government had for eight years been :un III
tbe interest of the bond holder against the
laborer. Sl.7OO,O0O,O0O, in bonds had been
issued 10 carry on the war which were to
have been paid in the currency oil Tue iahu'
said bonds having cost the holders out iorty
cents on the dollar. Mr. Faulkner SAID he
had it from Sumner, Morton and Ihad Ste
yeus that such was the case, yet. Gen. Grant
in his canvass for the Presidential chair gave
the boudhoder to understand that 1t they
would secure his election, be would protect
their interest. Eighteen days after inangura-
tion be signed bill passed by Congress to that
eject. thereby increasing the amount S5OO,-
600 600 In twelve months thereafter these
bonds were exempted from taxation, thereby
making non-taXable one-eighth of the whole
nropertv of the United States, or S2,OOO,OO0,-
600 when all of our exports did not pay the
~ rerscs Of government by Sl20 900, 900.
'rbc inevitable result Of such legislation was
to contract the currency as to make the rich
richer, and the poor poorer, and leu 10 TIC
crisis Of 1878.
The Resumption Act was passed to en-
barrass and hamper the democratic House
The Comptroller of tie Treasury reports a
contraction of $50 00O, 900, since the passage
of that Act. and the democrats IN their plat
form boldly and uncquivocally demand It's
rcpcal. The republicans on the other hand
dodge the question by resolving to return to
snecie payments, "as soon as practicable"
In ten years $500 100000 had been col
lected from the people for the federal govern
ment. and but ten per cent had been eXpend-
ed legitimatcly, showing their villainy. lie
said an appropriation had Leen made for
tribe of Indians that never existed on this
Continent.
Speaking Of the profession Of love and re-
gard for the negro made by the republicans
Mr.. Faulkner gave its exemplihcation IN the
management Of the Freedman's Bank. The
RAIDS took all the money and left the negro the
bank.
He claimed for the democratic party friend
ship for popular education, asserting 1t to be
theguarantce ofthe happiness and prosperity OF
the nation. He heartily endorsed Iildeu and
Hendricks as men worthy the confidence and
support of all honest men who desired reform
in all the departments Of government. III
den was the embodiment Of true reform.
He closed by expressing deep Interest IN
orr State election, counseliug unity and ac-
tivity. and predicting success.