The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-20

MARrIFs. FERRY, Augs16th, 1877.
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Greenbacks.
MARrIE's.FERRY, Aug 18th, 1877. i
Editors of the Register: 30 .
II has peen my privilege pately to a.
tend meeting of the green back CLUB oil
this place, and1 must say that with most
saw, and heard was greatly pleased.
Their platform embodies the desires OF
all the western Democracy ut least |
Their earnestness IS refreshing; that they
mean business, no one can doubt. But
the most of their speeches are at fault IN
ore particular, and that Is III charging
the ills that are upon us equally
upon both the old parties. NOW
the most casual view OF the case
ought to satisfy anyone that the Demo
cratic party cannot be held Responsible
for the management Tor acknowledgement
rather) OF the national laws for the last
sixteen years. During this long period
these modern dark sges-the country mas
been submerged beneath tidal wave OF
Radicslism, so widespread, deep ana
chilling that lbertys iair tree WIN al
her branching ottshoots, has been
threatened with total extinction, ana
only saved BY the pers st nj and INDY
ing efforts of our oft defeated but stu
raIlying and fighting Democracy.
During this glacial period tn the r.
publicans have had al overwhr'm az
minority in both branches OF Congress,
and IN almost al the State
Legislatures, together with the
Chief Executive snd at least
s by OF the Supreme Court.
And what was done during TINS deIec'
table period?
'vain man, dressed in a little brief au'
thority, It'll,
PLAYS such fantastic tricks before high
He,ven
AS makes the angels weep.
The Credit Mobilier steal, the most
gigantic piece OF robbery the world ever
saw. was inaugurated aud pushed
through to successful completion by Re
publicsns. -,
Enough land WAS given away to rail-
roads 20 make SIX large States.
Indians were deirsuded OF their Just
dues and forced into butcherlng the help
less frontier settlers, while the army that
SDO1lQ nave utitilNtNI GllNiii "oN' 'NSN''''~''
in the South to keep scalswags and car
pet-baggers in positions that they might
plumber and rob brave and suffering
people
Negroes were induced to put Their
meager savings into bark under the
management of the Freedman's Bureau
and the whole was gobbed by piou'
scoundrels headed by the lordly Howard.
Two kinds of money were instituted,
one for common humanity and the other
for the gilt-edged gentlemen, the bond
holders.
Bonds were sod to these velvety-
handed fellows for forty cents on the
dollar and they were promised green
packs for them at maturity, but they,
having q weakness for gold, manifested
the same, and Republican Congress and
Republican President said they ought
to have whatever they wanted, tor they
alone had come forward and saved
The nation, and so they cancelled the old
bonds calling for the common money OF
the people, and gave them new ones,
calling for that supertine one, only SUIT.
ed TO the delicate hands OF the bondhold-
or, GOLD, thereby adding SOO,OOO,OOO o.
dollars to the Indebtedness OF the nation.
And labor has this AL to pay.
And last, but not least, they stole the
Presidency, thereby making it disgrace
TO be an American citizen. ALI this and
more has been done by the Republican
party. Now, what OF the Democratlcf
Sixteen wears of defeat has purihcd
that party. so that now it may challenge
,omparison with ANY party IN the word
for purity. Every defeat IN these
long dark years mas carried
over to the Republican party
batch of the dishonest time.servlng
oflice-hunting summer Democrats, and
brought back III return an equally large
lumber of honest Disguised Republicans.
Office WAS out OF question N the Demo
cratic party during these lonely dark
years; so he that expected office must 90
elsewhere And they did; they went 10
| the Republican party. One word more,
and am done Democrats, why should
YOU leave Your party ut this time and
stray of into some other organization to
| promote the cause of greenbackst Isn't
u al aglOw Win green OacklsH ulhh
Of Tilden and stick. Democrats, If ye
cave strayed off after evil o the wisp.
lights OF other psrties, come back and
,trik" finishing bow against the party
of bayor et.rule and robbery.
Democrats, millions OF tramps now
throng every pathway and avenue
Of this once happy country, sent thl:her
by the dsmning policy OF the Republ
can party. Remember them and IIlden,
and the bondholders, and come back.
Come back, the day of salvation is at
aand. The hand writing IS upon the
wall. The sun of Austertz is brightly
cleaning IN n cloudIc>s sky
Republicans may and should leave
their party, and II they cannot find true
nobility IN Their souls sufficient to force
them head long INTO tina. great National
greenbsck party, the Democratic, let
them build up another and we will JOIN
hands with them against the despoIleIs
Of the land and our war cry shall be
Down with the b)ndhOlder; down with
specie resumption