The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-05

Look Before You Leap.
MOnongalians to the Rescue!

Members of the House of Delegates
for this State The Democrats and
Greenbackers will vote for Mr.. w. +.
Watson for Senator and James Hare
and Noah Henderson, Esqs., for the
House of Delegates; while the Re
publicans and hard money party have
nominated VIM. G. McGrew for the
Senate and J. NJ. Hagans and ii. l..
Cox, Esqs., for the House of Dele
gates. For which of these men
should the thoughtful taxpayers Of
this county vote?
Watson, Hare and Henderson are
known to be clear headed, sagacious
and honorable men, identified with
the people and of the people. On the
great financial question Of the day,
eminently sound, in favor of a sound
currency, be it gold, silver or green
backs, alike good enough for the rich
and the poor; for the farmer, the me-
chanic, the labo.er, the soldier, and
the bondholde, and sufficient in
amount to answer the just demand of
trade. And they are also entirely
sound and safe on the Virginia debt
question, or that portion of said debt
(now about fifteen millions only that
our Legislature will this winter be
compelled to grapple with and act
upon. They do not believe that
West Virginia legally, equitably or
morally owes one cent Of this sum or
debt of the mother State; and do not
believe that the people of this State
should be taxed to pay debt they
do not owe and never received one
cent of value for, and if elected they
will exert themselves in the interest
of the people of this State, and vote
against tits State assuming one dol
lar ofsaid debt. Virginia has repu-
dated it. Let us not assume it. To
assume an unjust debt is nearly as
great wrong upon a tax-ridden PEG
pie as to repudiate just debt. Let
us see to it, that we do neither Can
the Republicans say as much for
their candidates? Let 'us see. 1t is
true, that we are not apprised of any
direct or positive evidence, as the
lawyer would say, to convict these
candidates personally of holding
views on these subjects in opposition
to those of our own candidates, but
we do say that we are full handed,
with strong and cogent circumstan-
tial evidence ae ainst them on all of
these subjects. Now to the proof:
First, then, the leaders of thesRepub-
lican party land these candidates
claim to be of thdse leaders) favor
the hard money theory and as a CON
sequence hard times, heavy taxes on
the poor, with an increased indebted
ness. for they vehemently demand
that the non-interest bearing debt of
the country (greenbacks) shall be
exchanged for an interest bearing
bonded debet, and thereby make mon
ey scarce, times hardland an increased
public debt. These same leaders are
also known to favor this Stateyassum-
ing to pay the said portion of the
Virginia State debt. They tried their
little best in the convention of this
State of 1872, when amending our
State Constitution to incorporate a
provision therein, binding this State
to assume her portion of said unjust
debt. Second, These said candidates
VIM. c. McGrew and j. M. Hagans
are both sons-in-law of w. L. Wiley.
Esq, and largely under his guidance
and infiuercc; and he is known to be
jealous advocate of the hardest
phase of the hard money theory, hard
times, little money and increased in
debtedness, and declares any other
money than hard money dishonest
and denominates greenbacks ''rags,'
and the greenback theory, the rag
baby, bastard, illegitimate and un-
constitutional, and yet he seems to
have forgotten so soon, that if it is an
illegitimate rag baby, bastard, uu-
constitutional and dishonest, that as
Senator, under his solemn oath OF
office, he helped his party to make
that same rogue of a bastard baby
and compelled the honest, toillno
millions to receive and support it
| Will the Senator and his friends re-
member this? Again, our VIM. c.
McGrew is the son of Hon. James c.
MeGrew, of Kingwood, who stands
side by side with Mr.. Wiley Oh
! these questions, and if he did not
help make this rogue of bastard
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