Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-04

On the Presidents Message ana
Secretary Sherman'S Report
The Greenbackcr's Ready for
the Issue The Republicans
Dissatisfied - The Democrats
Jubilant.
WASHINGTON, December l.-Wcstern
Republicans are very much concerned
about the extreme financial view eN-
pressed and recommendation made by
the President and Secretary Sherman,
hut many Of them find consolation III
the fact that the gratuitous advice an
nuallv offered Congress by these gentle
men is very seldom adopted, and that
mo- harm will come of it. But the harm
that has already come OF il, in a party
sense, is easily noticeable. The effect
has been 10 stimulate the GreenbacEers
in Congress IRON condition OF lndliIer-
cnt silence To an encouraged and hopeful
activity. Since the fall election it was
supposed that the Greenback element
in Congress would not appear rs an IN
dcpeudent unit, but would scatter
among the two other parties according
to the political predictions ot each
man. And that was about the situation
until SATURDAY.. Those GreenbaCk menu
hers who arrived early in the week saw
mo- announcement for the future OF
their party in the signs OF the times,
but today they are as clipper and
lively rs can be.
eyes. sir." said the Rev. Mr.. De In
Mltvr. "the greenback party is on hand
and ready Tor work. told the brethren,
when they We're somewhat des-
pondent over the results OF the fail
elections. that Providence would direct
us wisely and raise up something Tor us
% do. The message and the treasury
report now indicate what that is. Both
The President and the Secretary Of the
Treasury recommend the practical abol-
ishment of the money We advocate and
defend. The mass of the people are
greenbackers, and the position which
has been taken bv the administration,
representing the Republican party, VIII
drive them into cur ranks. lie Prcsl-
dent will find no sympathy with his po-
,ition outside of tine money changers.
Yes, the message was good one. IL
pointed out our duty when we were
doubtful as to the direction in which 1t
Law
Said Gen. Weaver: "Thc President
and Secretary, i'm taking the lcgOI-tendcr
character Of government notes, have de
rlarrd principle upon which the lie
publican party cannot stand before the
people. Those who thought the mis-
SION of the Greeuhack party finished
lind their mistake I'm the utteranCes OF
tile Secretary of the Treasury and tine
President to-day
Mr.. Forsythc, of Illinois, said: THE
President has revived the hopes of bet
ter government through athirt political
PARTY. But what will be the Republican
loss will br our gain. The mistake that
sherman and he made was IN suppOSlng
the Republican party was in sympathy
with any such dOctriuc. ! don't believe
IL is. The President will wake mp To
find ont that he has made n mistake in
a few DAYS
The Republicans from the West are
very much ANNOYED at the contents OF
the message and the treasury report,
and even some of those from the Fast
think that it was unnecessary Tor them
to raise am issue that has been settled
so fully as the currency question, par
tiruiarIv upon the eve OlIu important
presidential campaign Even 50 hard a
money man as Governor Ciatlin, OF Mas
~lrhusrttS. expressed grave doubt rs 10
tine wisdom I'll rcyiving the currency
question. and others from the eastern
States agree with him. although they
showed more hesitation in expressing
themselves. The only persons who
wrr, found 90 thoroughly agree with
tine President and Secretary Sherman m
their uttcranCcS and the proprietv Of
maxim. them were NcSSrS. Garfield,
Morton. of New York, Hawley, Chjtter-
den. Ballou. Aldrich, of Rhode Island,
and i'm the Senate Morrill,, OF Vermont,
| EdmuudS, Hoar and few others. The
/ general opinion was among western
people that Secretary Sherman had
ruined his presidential chances by an
ta.ouizjug western Republican scnti-
| myut.
One prominent Western Republican
/ sail Tonight. THE President has re-
/ opened an issue that had better bc left
/ where it was. We can make nothing
\ i'm a contest ON the currency from the
\ stand which lac has taken, and until
\ now We were i'm the very best possible
/ condition for the Presidential fight but
| our people will find some way of over
| coming this unfortunate blunder, and
| it may not finally be to our dlsad-
/ vantage"
\ Western Senator called attention to
the fact that Secretary Sherman :
recommendation 10 destroy the legal
tender character of the greenback was
merely a repetition of what has been
recommended i'm treasury reports ior
the last five wears. In 1874 Secretary
Bristow recommended that an early
dav be- fixed when United States notes
shall cease to De legal tender. In
1876 Secretary Morrill, recommended
the same. and President Grant, in his
last message tO Congress, recommend
eel 4 repeal Of 50 much of the legal ten
der act as makes these notes receivable
for debts. None of these recon-
mcudations have been adopted,
and Secretary Sherman will no
doubt meet with the same diSiayor.
Other Republicans say that the Re
publican party will not be held rcspon-
Sible for these UtteranCes, because they
are merely the private opinions Of two
men, and 1t Is no secret that the
cabinet were about evenly divided
in opinion as to the property of the ut
teranCes of the message.
The Democrats are very jubilant over