The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-09
OUT WEST.
A wheeling SoIourner In Missouri Writes
Interestingly Of the situation Of
Affairs In that state. N


ers are TO Come up to ~ Louis.
LAFAYETTE Co., No., Sept. 5, 1878.
Editors Intelliseneer: H.Isa
There are three great questions that ar
to-day agitatlng the politicians, bushes
men, merchants, farmers and all classes o
citizens Of this State, viz: greenbacks
politics, and the improvement OF the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi rivers. / name then
| in the order Of their prominence, and one
cannot mistake the tone OF the press or the
opinions Of the people by placing at the
front of these three issues the great qucs
ton OF finance, or ~ 90 Fs
dT GRERSBAcEs.
This question has been the great stun
bling.block in the way Of both political
parties in every convention so far held to
nominate candidates for the next Congress,
and it is amusing to notice the tremendous
,traddles and the fearful stretching Of legs
resarted to by both to entrap the unwary
straer!er and force him back into their
ranks. Thus far all fusions with either
party have been rejected; all offers, brides
and threats have been scorned by the de.
serters, and they stand a united and solid,
phalanx OF voters who hold the balance Of
power as fur as the delegation from this
State is concerned. Their principles boiled
down are simply a big bonfire Of all United
States interest bearing bonds, and a sub.
stitution therefor of an equivalent in the
shape Of green paper bearing the Govern.
ment guarantee, and withdrawal OF the
National currency. Their aims, however,
tend to extremes, which, il allowed to be
carried into effect, would bring about an
era Of imitation far surprising that during
and succeeding the late war.
Once place the power Of coinage, the
money.making power, unlimited and un.
checked. in the hands OF any party, and
Won place dangerous privilege in the
hands OF irresponsible men, who can cas-
liz be made the tools Of knavery and ras.
eal;ty. / believe in the Greenback to a
limited amount for convenience sake; just
such an amount as will make every note
navabIe in q coin OF actual and real worth,
ar Ia issue lust so many dollars in paper
mnnev az YOU have dollars in standard
vnlme Ia redeem them II called upon to do
On. or, II this be not enough to supply the
Idemands OF trale,' as it is called, fall
back upon the privileges allowed the old
State banks, and issue two or even three
dollars in paper to one OF coin on hand,
ac:ing ON the principle that the govern
mer,t will never be called upon to redeem
its paper. Have u basis, solid iounda-
tion. and upon this base your issue. have
aIl notes payable in coin on demand, and
limit the amount to be issued so that the
merchant and business man, importer and
exnorter. the buyer and seller, may have
something to base his calculations upon;
Your readers must not understand tilat inc ne
Greenback party OF this state contains all
the advocates Of TN unlimited issue OF yiag
money. By no means; the large majority
OF the Democracy, that stands Dy its party
like a faithful paddy by his priest, Is ast
as wild on this topic as those openly l1en-
titied with the movement itself. Ihey
stand by their regular nominees, however,
fight or wrong, and you can't tempt q
Democrat from his faith any more Than
Won can make him vonit stomach inll Of
His bourbon. He was bred and fed on
both and goes back on neither. take u
tSen that this State, whether through
Gr.eubackers or Democracy, or both COM
hinco, will send delegation 10 the next
Congress solid, with one ortwo exceptions,
for thc raG-baby they once spewed from
,ba;r nrcsencs and for the repeal oil the
rss,mp tion act aid the overthrow oil the
National Banks.
TIi-lF lu POLITICS
in Missouri are badly mixed; disjointed
by cliaues and mangled by factions; rail-
roads tcombined) trying TO kill the kiver
improvement project; demagogues ana
clap-trap politicians vieing with one an
other in the abuse OF their opponents IN
the grand scramble for office; the Grange
and the Granger fighting all combined
save the River bill. These make q very
nretsy and interesting fight, though one
yery doubtful in Its issue: The State De-
inc largely Bourbon. the Republicans are
living quietly by snatching up the crumbs
that faiI In the scramble, and these crumbs;
will probably be In the shape OF two ana
nossibly three congressman. Three oil the
Ereenback nominees are Republicans, and
hv uniting their forces with the latter they
eynect toicarry all three OF the districts,
AMI theif candidates are pledged to vote
a@S;nst n Democratic organization OF the
NEXT House. So that Congressman Eos
tsr's prophecy that our party would gam
tr ~. or three members from Missouri seems
to|be so far as can learn, well founded
" ..r.r ,,o,,upnvtUu
The Bourbonism OF the controlling party
In this State is simply langhable on account
of liz extremity. To give a fair sample IN
n few words Of It's Righteousness ! quote
rom the Sedalia Dmocrui, OF the 18TH ult, :
aThe truth Is the Democratic party IN
NI;ssouri-with its thumbs in the armlets
of RI vest, and before II royal mint JUMP
means simply to cross its legs anu cry
aloud. as it would TO waiter boy 10 prihg
an another sprig OF mint.
One other thing: The Democratic ONCE
holders in Missouri carl do no wrong
They are office.holders because they are
hnnsst Democrats, and ii Is an insult 70
think they could be dishonest: The ke-
nmhlicans have no rights which they are
bonnd 10 respect, and II they had, sllch
usurped rights would find no recognition
al their hands"
This is good; very, very good anu w
NOR despised, loathsome wretches are
thankful TO know beforehand the intlre
In store to- us when Bourbon heathen'
isn and whisky attain 10 power :,
the aninus OF Democracy here, Us IN
the South, is the same old rule or ruin pol
icy az zoo: the same old spirit Of secession I,
and hatred forthose ofthe Yankee land.
Read the following lines from one OF our
nro,ninent papers commenting on the re-
cent seditious trade Of JEFF. Davis
"rhis ,p<eeh Of the sosoad Washington Z in scnu
r,.nt Viii the very breath and hOaEt.bcats hoer!
"a principles are the principles o. ms
N. VA me world upon the fields OF VAR pfile1p!e
hs, M 1st ard shll conquer In the coming yeais
al Nv EaTth that she has not broken nor eann4