The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-01
Dr. G.,mer Changes the Subject.

Editors Dispatch am now "satisiled::"
have thrown my last brick at the candi-
dates. I agree with neither OF them, and
neither of them agrees with ME, and SO
endeth the chapter. "A plague on both
their houses" say.
With your permission I propose now to
say few words as TO the issues involved IN
the canvass, and in doing so | will address
myself particularly to Republicans, though
if may be hoped that what shall have to
say will not be altogether lost upon Demo-
Gratis. ,. ..
This is no time forth display OF partisan
feeling. I have usually acted with the Re-
publican party, because, i'll the main, lhaVe
believed the course oil that party 10 have
been judicious and wise. But, as you know,
[ have GA more than one occasion shown
chat, when occasion requires it, can rise
above party and party trammes. Heart and
soul with my party when believe my party
to be in the right; when in the wrong OPP
pose it, whatever tie sacrifice to myself per-
sonally. And yet Lam aparty man. At
this momentI feel prouder Of my party than
] ever did in my life before. am proud OF
its position before the world for honesty
and fair dealing. [ am more proud OF 1t De-
cause it has had the courage and manllness
to do right, despite the clamors OF the null
titude and the wiles OF 1emagogue5 who
have led the mob. 1t is an honest party.
It is a fearless party. l am sorry to
have to add, however, that it has
not always been so honest and so
fearless. 1t has,, am sorry to have to &C
knowledge. on. more than one occasion
shown it's human origin. need not specify
faults. Suffice it to say that in times OF in
flation it became seriously inflated. Car
buncles, huge, open.mouthed, and mon
strous, sometimes crew. upon its nose, some
times found lodgment near its heart.
Gre dits-Mobilieres and salary-grabs were
| among these putrid cXcrescences, and for a
time they clung to it with deatt-like grasp.
But, thanks to the better principle which
underlay its constitution, these blcmishes
have been sloughed off, and now the party
stands forth regenerated and dEenthralled,
the exemplar Of all that is praiscworthy as
a party. Everywhere. all over this broad
land, North, South. East, West, the party
stands firmly and honestly by the right. I
may not be a prophet, but does. any
one doubt that such faith and constancy in
welEdoiRg will receive its reward at the
hands of'the American people? But this is
all foreign to what / was going to say, an d
SO 10 Inc point: sn.trrr .r.st - IA .-ijt
We have here in Virginia a duty to per-
form. '.He WHO'S not ior-us is against
u.s.. Is. the Administration, which is strug-
Cling to yindicate the honor OF our country
at home and abroad, and to give the people
a sound and safe currehcy,-" as good as
gold Ito nc sustained. or are we going to
so cast our votes as to leave all these great
interests to the haphazard OF chance? It-is
very easy to charge that-the present "hard
times y, are due to the action OF the Govern
ment in contracting the volume OF cur
rency !: but the facts do not prove it ;
for the facts b show that the volume
OF currency now free to circulate, if
there was demand for its profitable use,
is greater by many millions OF dollars than
sit was 10 the apparently flush times OF 1868
1872. This being so,1 we have. to look
for some other cause for the hard times than
this one We'll, what, then, is the cause Of
the hard times? a"When doctors differ,
who shall decide ~ 1t seems to me, that
the cause is so plain that the g Wayfarer,
though 0 fool, = may understand it,, There
are certain laws of finance which can no
saore be violated with imRunity than can
tie laws OF our, being. Extravaganza and
folly, extension os credits to theirgutmost
Isiinatsi In wild and reckless speeulations, are
Esure, soonerao or later, TO give! way to dis
trust, sswatt sof G0naidence,t and ultimate
ssaiIaaa lit lis sc with adiyiduaIs !; Ill
| 1850 with governments : II is so with PEG
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