The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-08
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~ t,,.o orr readers go to the polls I
~ .,,r,., that they will at least stop
W. ..,, and think Of the importance G
''' ,,,.,. conflict. \ vote for principle
-, .,lxav. important. Asa poet, wl''
Atom been quoted, has well said;
..,.l,, fail, l..yond recall,
ALta, ,,,,,n rolls breath cat h0ati
IE'njD. IE fact, the Einglit'l act
u, ,ir,,Ioal, ia ir"cihAhs No'e'
r.,,u conceive Of no election more i'm
than one that vitality affects th'
.i,l and business interests Of thu
,.,or,ry. We can conceive of nc
-, c,lamity to the country to-day
overwhelming vote in West Nir'
~, obio. Indiana and Iowa in favor of
,,,ciplc, as are held by the "fiat"
ia If PAPER money theorists. We
Al almost despair Of the republic II
-;.u. were really to become the un.
.,.,,,lryoicc Of the country. A nation
,,,li, /, undermined has no guar
,,roi ooa,inncl existence She has no
,r,sh to suppress domestic instruction
,l hr,i.n Invasion. All nations
il bs, ant for prey. She cannot bor-
therefore she cannot fight. Credit
s,b. rer life blood Ola free government
,.ion tba, tampcrs with her currency
,,na oi pcarc gives evidence to the
.I,b,, she is nnsound, both in intelll-
,. and morals. An enlightened self
,,,,.,. aside from principle, calls for n
Ain. guardianship OF national credit. 1t
I'D, sine qua non OF social order and sta
MA, n, in other words, Of civilization
trt
While this view of the question to be
,.DI upon to-day at the polls is n general
az. /, /, nevertheless one that comes
|3ndirctIy and quickly to every mans
,.roO,l interests. We can have no local
q i,EviIual prosperity for any length OF
tn. when the general fabric of credit
/, eyning rotten. Capital is proverbi-
,l, sensitive as the barometer, and scents
I,se, aiar of. Let it he known, there
In or even seriously suspected, that this
Urntr is about to enter upon q wild
drtr Of irreIeCmablc paper money, and
=. nav expect to see capital Withdrawing
|t<liIum the industries Of the land and
y4rlag iteIi into such shapes rs will sur
Ln The crash Of bankruptcy that must
hrflbIv soon follow such terrible weak
r. snd wickedncss. MIN
Whit excuse is there for going back into
bTlitmeSs on the currency question,
lka lher five years Of weary pilgrimage
Am.h financial wrecks and ruins on
,rr side Of lis, We have come ut
X ia sight Of the promised land2
ca it he that like ancient Is
aFlEt are to prove ourselves so defec-
tNa agcity, 80 lacking in patience and
tid that We are destined to commence
intW aUrr Of hopeless and aimlcss wan
'tIas through u trIckIess desert, the most
sdoOmciperlaps todie before oversee.
lEs is1in 90 near Il view OF the promised
aal on which W. have turned our backs.
Welppeal to every man capable Of TAX
ltgln intelligent view Of his own true in
''est to bcfore going to the polls to-
d!andCOnsiIcrthc possible consequences
TivOte inthe wrong direction. No one Of
vcaR afford to err in this matter. The
'os oteach one OF It's is part OF the pub
Ii Ten!iG that is TO he rendered to-
~! 'nd We must not depend on any
Vfe bot ourselves 10 render the verdict
Isil' let It's all 90 to the polls and say
uN Ac country shall go forward in the
lNt@n Of rcdcCmable currency, and
'a |" permitted to sink into the chaos
NJ aaarchy Of u great flood Of irrcdcem-
a& Taper money.