Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-03-28

defaulting Western city and county bonds?
But it will be found that, in nine cases out of
! ten, Democratic voters do the mischief.
1t has seemed very good to Western Demo-
Gratis to encourage Reputation of the public
debt. Eastern men are the main creditors.
Bold-faced and direct repndiation would not
succeed, and therefore various evasions have
been attempted. The Silver Bill was not the
first. Mr.. Pendleton gained National repu-
tation, and because 'Greenback George" by
reason of his proposal to pay the bonds in a
deprecated paper, Mr. Bland would have be
man iE the West, if his scheme to pay in
silver, worth go cents. debts due in gold,
worth 100 cents, had rot been nipped in the
bud by hostile Senate. After the election
of Grant in 1868, leading Western Demo-
crat asked, ''How can we beat this money
power?" Presently he answered his own
question: 'We must strike at the bondholders
and the bankers" His idea has become the
established policy of his party. Even Mr.
Tilden, wanting a nomination and able TO get
it, was compelled to accept it upon platform
hostile to the record of his convictions.
This Western Democracy, We are told, will
protect the country against Southern hunger.
Yes, only as the lamb is protected when it
lies down inside of the lion. The politicians
of both parties at the West have been singu-
arly eager to secure appropriations of public
money. The Democrats were out of power,
and could only clamor. The Republicans
were in power, and could strive to capture
Democratic votes by their zeal for local ap-
preparations. Now the tide has turned; the
Democratic member is with the majority;
and we find, in many cases, complaints by
local papers that, whereas the member from
some ether district has secured the passage
of an appropriation bill, in the eloquent
words of the Herald of st. Joseph, Missouri,
'We never hear of our member in any such
work. For all practical purposes, we might
as well have chimpanzee to represent US as
Mr.. Rea." 1t happens that Mr.. Rea is not
Democrat, and he does not get appropriations
for his ''deestrict," and therefore might as
well be a chimpanzee. 1t does not appear
that a similar difficulty has been found with
any other Southern member. With very few
of them fault can be found because they do
not ask enough and clamor for it loudly
enough in the name of partially reconciled
but hungry South
Are these Western Democrats to protect
the country against Southern demands? These
men, who are everlastingly railing at the Gov
ernment becasse it does not give them enough?
These men, whose constituents consider
man no better than a chimpanzee, if he does
not get special appropriation for them2
These men, who are hungry for ''more
money!" and willing to rob bondholders,
bankers, and capitalists generally, in order to
get ''more money!" But how Can more
money be got into circulation? Only by in
creased public expenditure. If Mr.. Sherman
is not legally required to pay out more money
than he receives in the form of paper or
silver, the impecunious and hungry Western
debtor will remain impecunious and hungry.
Unlimited appropriation is the only path
through which the Western Communist,
called Democrat, can reach the expansion of
currency that he desires. That he will prefer
a Western appropriation first, the money be
ing required to be spent in his district, is not
unnatural. But he will next prefer Southren
appropriation. 1t will put out the money all
the same The genial and chivalric Southern
ners may see fit to vote for his small swindle
in return. And, rs ancient Pistol said,
''profits shall accrue"