The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25

10 pass it over the presidents veto, failed
stability OF the country's currency, ever
since. Added to this, in regard 10 our
moaeyed matters, Mr.. Van Barren succeed
ed Gen. Jaeksoa in 1896, and
although he found in the treasury
forty-three millions OF money, with no na-
tional debt to pay, no war 10 support, nor
any internal improvements Of a national
c aractor tn prosecute, having, ,lso, the
revenue collected daring his tcrm OF Office,
ne, neyertheiess, wen; cut Of office with /
treasury five u.;iiicns in debt. This unpar-
donable Use AMI abuse Of money, prepared
the people 20 want the United States bank
once mere 10 remedy The deIlorable cOndi-
| ti0n Of iGoaey matters, the treasury bein!
utterly bGul :tipt This powerful uprising
Of the people prasiUced III, Re numinaiion
aud 81, ction u Il u. Hrrris,.u IN 1910. beat
ing Nanliu:cn s.iamefllly \ re charter
OF the Uni;ed S.at-s bank wa- the ruipg
political i,sue "f the csml,.ign ni 1879, and
was the central plank in th.. platform upon
which Gen. Harrison made tie cauv, be-
fore the people This, a: that time, was
the leading measHre of Wing policy and
secured the election f Cea Harrison. Upon
this same platform, having the re-charter
OF the bank for iis central plank, stood, al
50, that "biiky horse called Juhn Tyler. :"
Mr.. Tyler had formerly ac.ed with the
Democratic party.
He pro!6s 'ei, no Scyer, for few years,
to have been converted to the Wing faith
with many oiher-) in consequence Of the
removal Of the public money from the
United States Bank by General Jackson
Under these propositions, If TO he trusted,
he was, so far as the bank was concerned, a
proper candidate to be put on the platform
with General Harrison. lie was not only
put on this bank platform, hut, like General
Harrison, was elected On il rs Vice Prcsi
jdent
Now iyr the sequel Of this election
Among the first important official acts oI
General IIarri-on, was to call an extra
session OF Congress for the 4th of July
1871. General Harrison was inaugurated
on the 4th Of March, and Unexpectedly, ht
died on the ith day Of the following month
There is, some how or other, something
mysterious thrown around the death o
General Harrison. II a man of the firm
ness, talents and integrity of Daniel Web
ster had have been elected Nice-President
instead of Mr. Tyler, it might be that tn,
, President would hav- lived longer, per
Iaps long enough 10 have ser' Cd out hi
term. General Harri-on and SIR. TyleI
were both elected by the people, as We hav,
seen, for the os;ensible purpose Of having th,
Bank of the United States rechsrtered
Gen. Harrison in compliance with the vii
Of the people on his par, had called Con
gress to meet at an early day, ~ every bod!
knows, for that purpose. Tie opponsnt
of the bank, the Democratic party, woulI
spare no pains to defea; it il possible. II
would seem that the death of Gen. .Harri
son would not have been sny obstacle take;
out of their way, since Mr.. Tyler wa
pledged and elected TO carry out the SANE
policy. This Is tie view that every wei
balanced mind would take Of il. What Wa
the result after the death Of General
Harrison, Mr.. Tyler was sworn in as Pfesi
dent. Congress met persuant TO call, thu
bill to recharter the bank, policy t,
which Mr.. Tyler was pledged, passed. boil
house, 10 find It's grave in the hands oi hin
who was elected To support it. Putting al
OF these things togt ther, and there is some
thing my sterinus about the death Of Gener
al Harrison. IL is likely, if it had been
known or even believed, that Mr.. Tylel
would have been faithful TO his pledge rs 8
bank man, that the General might hay,
lived longer. Let the reader put all thess
facts together and draw HE own oonclu
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