Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-12-01
Let the Money Changers Stand from
Under.

vsraphic wires are down and Information aud
travel are enlarged by ola Dame Nature who,
once ia awhile. exhibits Der power and laughs
science. art and other ios,7umcoalites that
we poor worms resort 70 ier cur comfort and
enhancement, to sccrn. Thus cut away from
.ae WORLD q IS appropriate to philcsophiso on
hemoyements that ave going on in The great
country We iuhabit Solitude and philosophy
are couseuial. jefferson, our greatest philos-
opher. coined bis wisdom on bis lonely eyre
At Monticello, from tie heights of which lis
al-seeins mental vision surveyed and solved
the past ,le present. aud the future, and be-
quca,hei immortal blessings 10 mankind The
more material are in which we live trusts to
Superficial rather than profound prccesses;-
leads rs 70 resort more to ezpedieucy than
priociple But principle is eternal and lis
deyotccs, however much they may be thwarted
win, 10 the end be exalted % power The
past decade has witnessed a fierce struggle be-
tween these two conterdios forces, but Priuci-
PIE at last has The writbiug and rel ulsiye mon-
ster in its power. and the doctrines Of Jedes-
sen, after coutcudiag with all the uuholy pas
s,ous for weary years, are at last again en-
shriosd 10 our temples.
TIE student Of tie situation Ia Washington
has everything to hope for the future. a new
deal, broad as the country IN its beuehcsi5ns
is carving its resist,ess course to triumph over
tie l,athsome carclsscs Of raiicalism The
popular branch Of Congress. under the leader
ship Of Randall, is daily tossing thuuderboIts
az the sia-tCsncarcl aud Tassiou-ridden SEN
ate. snd the number Of tbc hoary ola repro
bates tlAs have made il hilcous with their APP
psals &, hate and their los,hsome sud corrupt
obscQui5usre.s to tie money changers are
growing smaller by degrees aud beautifully
less. aud ia a lttle while it viii be conquered
" high nci.led s;cei5 who, Ike Worries,
are fresh from the people aud who vii,
make their voices once more heard 10 iis
ban auj their interests once more triumphant
Contributing 20 this Inevitable result, tAe
Executive hos risen above the pride Of party,
aad has called a halt on ,he lesi1us Of sin tia;
have l1ae infested The Senate chamber Lctus
not subtract from his need Il praise, fyr, what
ever the shortcomings may have been that in
stalled lin, De has used tie power il bestowed
~ tie interest Of Peace aad Liberty.
The most marked feature Of the uew deal Is
ia the organization Of she House by ihe Speak
or. one Of the f5rcefal ezpedieuts reso'ied 20
ty existing systems was % organize Commit f.
tees 10 both bodies ia the interest Of their per-
le;uatfou. Fer the FRS, time in many years /
their immense eagiuery was brough, 10 bear /
en- a man as Imm0vab'e as Jackson and rs IN
-,--uptib,e as that classic jcicle which hung
from The temple Of Diana. sam Randall, as
We all call him, 10 toue IS gentle as a wo-
man but with O purpose as resisti5ss rs the
ages. informed TIE National Banks and the
G5,I ho1rlcrs in orr midst and The Jolly /
Du,ehnan aud L7rd,y Engusbman, Bond and /
other security holders across she water, that 7
they had been grinding their grist At that mill
cr mary a year, and that now il was the peo-
e,s's turn and "by the eternal they should
have IT,
and thus It came about that there was great
mourning aod loud crashing Of teeth among
the ellcd patriots Of Wall street aud the Ie-
tailed noney-bags Ct Lombard street But
the end Is not yy,, f,r, although r,t prophet
ia- the son Of prophet, we preli-, ;hatmany
of these patriots viii be called TO Judgment
Cg,kue4 wants o. know how much " m5aish'
:, cost 70 pass the ActoflSG9 which stole from
ihe people Five Hundred Millions Of their hard
earnings, ana Vl5 GOT Il, and who paid itout
aud wha, other aud further bewitcliug app,i-
a.ces were rcsor,sl 90 lie wants 20 know
low uael they have raised 90 control fuau-
riai legislation ia Tie future and how they
have divided DE prospective profits; and be
vii, fal 10 out, aud then win come a Legjra
from tLs palaces all over tie land and their o.
biIuc places vi,. GUow these receivers u the
p'aadeT from ,le people DO more forever. lie
wants o. SNOW tLc lcXts.us maueuvcgiug that
lemoa.Gz.l silver 10 1873 a-l passed the Re
sumption Act 10 1875, and the rings TIA; ac-
c.mplishcl it aud thoic number and identity,
blth human and metallic From these juycs-
LEGATIONS here for,shaj9wel viii come great
blessing 90 Tie people, fr the money changers
viii once more, as 10 o,leo times, be driven
from tie temple TIE organization Of the
Committee Of Appropriations, with Atkins a;
i,s head, working or economy and retreucA-
meut. aud tie WAYS aul Means Committee