The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-02
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At' =. c1 o;n.enback meeting held at Well
,as"I ,bsrea, delegates were appointed t
lsE, Es,..sr.sional .s Convention that meet
Ht.o.sI HttsIny tomorrow, and to a senp
f.Ir Convention not yet located, an
'fl. t..,, eighteen resolutions, some ofthen
'ls',s, ,..sIisr. were passed. Among then
ID! ID! ,5.oiption number TO- declaring thn
", ,.,n,a.hi1c with those who look upol
=, ,''S.l ':,.F Of this government as an lire
" " a,D,r c,rnncg,' and r''O 20 eharac
n.y. =. r.a,bc honest audacity of this dec
,,a Itbrings to the front what man!
% ., ,,terppt to keep in disguise at the
T I, Dre.ents a square issue that nc
~ ni.understaud, viz: a hopclessly
!'-i..-,bIe currency. The Sqnarenes'
- 1S. i..pe is made sqnarcr still, il posi-
y Sy The declaration, in resolution Il,
y, 4, re : are opposite the Treasury Of the
ii S,tss holding in It's vaults $780,
s@S6oI MA cOin, and demand that the same
W. Y. rid out, and be made a part OF the
!,.al,ipg money ofthccountry, and that
a, ,.,,nption act he repealed"
~Tsi,Jrl,ralion is to be read in conncc-
-. yab tbc following resolution, its i'm
-.J;,,, y DD,leccssor, viz--'that liquida-
s.,J,iIthe bonds will not initiate the
',,,,,dthe country beyond its wants, be-
,sthe government received in money
u mount equal to the amount Of bonds
NsiH ~,
~, .,,ruple Of thousand millions Of cur
r,r ssoat or cIse that many bonds could
,si,steca sold, which is about as crazy
,5rlrstion as We ever saw in print.
J,4riItTo thousand millions of bonds
nm D9tont all at once, and just as il it
,.,t natter of familiar history that
i,5,.the var the government paid out
,sU 4, iat as it received it for bonds,
M cabling an indefinite quantity of
bui, TO be purchased with compara-
tr,ly snail amount Of money.
nsens Incredible that otherwise sensi-
ytn.n. glii men too, like some Of these
hotsounty men are. four old friend
!asA Applegate, for instance,) should
Ssas side the great lessons Of history,
nlaeifOEn experience, too, and pro-
dim themselves the advocates OF hope
lslrtraleemiblc currency, and also SO
tinl themselves to common sense Us to
6,HlsI the emptying Of the US. Treasury
dllt0in,on ,onthe pleathat this coin would
Ssbsone part Of the circulating
macy the country" instead OF being
HiVly, as it assuredly would be, deep
&u in the old stockings Of the country.
iAee men do not seem to know but gold
ts not circulate now as a part OF
q, money Of the country because it is
hlIappmiam Of One-half of one per
at ndthat much less would it circulate
Iha The premium shall advance, as
tant certainly will, to many times
eshf Of one per cent, in case the
kokp county resoIutionsarc carried IN
sF.aio. %
4uuuber Of these Brooke county imen
al themselves JetFersonian Democrats,
fayd they seem to forget that it was
iA& Jefferson wlosaid that "capital may
kPnluNd by industry and accumulated
ESonony; but juggles only will pro-
FS to create it by lcgerdemain tricks
iappet.n
AnunbetOf these men call themselves
!EtSR Democrats, and yet they ignore
alhat "Old Hickory" ever said on tho
asH Of thccurrency, especially his well
SoEl declaration in favor Of a currency
sdssnibIe in specie, when he said that
-Thsrneyer was, nor never could be
" hf any other kind except for specu-
Eon and gamblers in stocks, and this to
he1te ruin Of the producing classes on
Nhlchlhe prosperity Of all is founded. A
,fue currency gives life and action to Ia
%'ndb the morals Of Il country"
A god many Of these Brooke county
aen 'Sal for James Buchanan for Prcsi-
"a, iadihought him great statesman.
Nay remember that speech in Congress
a'hthh thus dcseantcd upon the evils
d1ehl currency as they propose:
lae evils Of 4 redundant paper cir
ssSlon are now manifest TO every eye.
AItnaieIy raises and sinks the value OF
~! aans property. 1t makes q beggar
nan tomorrow who il indulging in
g'a@ Of wealth to-day. II converts the
sISl 'Ssaes, Of society into n mere lottery;
I'M W. taoSe who distribute the prizes arc
Sa'ly Irresponsible to the people. When
e collapse comes, as come Il must, II casts
SIt TSSies out Of employment, crushes man,
nj S-IuisS and merchants and ruins thou.
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