Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-09
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When They Get Ia.
Senator VOORHEES, has been making one
of his loCdest speeches at Terre Haute,
and we are told that "his remarks COM
manded attention, which We are quite
prepared to believe He entertained his
audience with the story Of what the Dem
ocratic party meant to DO when 1t cot full
control Of the Government. And to be-
gin with, he assured them that Eastern
influences would prevail no longer in the
councils Of the party The engine Is
now reversed, and the West and South
will govern. There Is to be no more OF
the silk-stocking Democracy, no more
housekeeping afectation Of virtue, and
gentility, and culture, aud craftsmanship
especially 10 more Ii.dcn. I'VE viii
take Western material next time, says
Mr.. VOORHEES,: "a Western man goes IN
when he knows that he has right 10 20
in. Wait 4 little while, and see how
we will make things hum We are
prepared for the full responsibility We
mean 10 20 to the full length OF every
thing. The East must get out OF the
way; We are not to be held back any
longer
What the South wish for, the country
already understands let the Demo
cratic party get into power" cries Mr..
VOORHEES,, and you will see bills passed,
without limitations, that will bring sub
stantial relief to the country" The act
for the redemption Of the paper currency
viii be expunged from the statute books
without a days delay NO greater
crime can be committed on earth than for
Government 70 abstract from It's own
people the currency that Is IN their hands.
A law to compel the payment Of debts
and the redemption Of promises Is the
source Of a.. the crimes IN the tecalogue
murder Is light IN comparison with II %
The South ana the West viii put a stop
10 that There shall be no banks. There
shall be no restriction upon the legal
tender quality Of greenbacks. There
shall be no stop 10 the free coinage OF
silver We cant have too much currency,
cries the unterIihei Senator there is no
such thing as too much let the food be
as broad as our bOundleSs prairies, the
Treasury printing-presS as free as our IN
tanned gales And let there be no fund
Ing Of the debt. Curse these foreigners
Shall they have the impudence to lend Us
money? Let u, distribute our debt at
home.
TIE particular function Of the West in
the approaching campaign seems to be 70
set the mills and stamps and presses run
ming 10 manufacture a perfectly unlimited
and immeasurable quantity Of cheap mOn-
ey-tor Mr. Voorhees,, unlike other
economists, values money IN direct ratio
TO the smallness Of It's purchasing power,
and would be best pleased, perhaps with
dollar that would not buy anything at
all while the business Of the South will
be TO distribute debt" all over the rest
Of the Union. The Tribune has given
little catalogue OF the enterprises which
klE IQ44A LNAl4l II uQ4cAllL AQl tut Adf VI
its return to power No man knows the
exact number OF millions, hundreds OF
millions, contempi lated by Us bills without
limitations By which 1t proposes TO make
everybody rich without trouble and CON-
Portable without work but it Is quite
certain that the total will tax even the
unbounded liberai;y Of Mr. VOORHEES,,
and distribute debt 50 efectuany that
every man in America will have more
than ne can stagger under
Altogether It was a pretty bad speech:
1t was discOuragiug speech, five take
1t as fairly representing the common
sense Of Western politicians and Western
audiences, and the political morality Of
that wing Of the Democracy which now
rules the party But it Is well that Mr.
voorhees, made IT, Since the West and
the South have reversed the engine, THE
country ought to know Just where they
are going.