Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-13

Gratis go to this meetings with clothes
pins on their noses. The only effect Of
his nomination was to embarrass us Ma
tionals.
"You do not hope to elect any OF your
ticket, then?"
."Of course not. We are only keep
ing up our organization for the future.
II Ewing is elected it splits the Democ-
racy in half and the better half comes
to us. If he is defeated the hard money
sympathizers in the Democratic party
with the bankers and bondholders will
resume control and drive the true De-
mocracy to our party. Heads we win,
and tails they lose"
"But, Colonel, don't you really think
this currency question settled?"
"My dear boy, you are young yet-you
are in the bloom of youth, as it were,
and will one day be endowed with more
experience and more wisdom. The cur
rency question makes the smallest part
of the issue before the people. Sam
Cary and Tom Ewing, and people of
that sort talk altogether about that be-
cause they know that a little and the
graver issues not at all. The work be-
fore us is to fetch our government back
from dishonest financial job to what
the fathers designed-a political ma
chine only. We want the government
of the country divorced from the bust
ness of the country as elfectually as
Church and State have been divorced.
To do this we must get clear OF the fear
full burthen of unjust debt forced upon
us that to-day mortgages the property OF
the country to one-half its value. We
must destroy this monster called cor
pOration that is trying to destroy us.
We must put an end to a system, in
PRODUCED from Europe, OF few
non-prOducers living in idlcness on
the toiling millions-in word, the aris-
tocracy of wealth and the paupcr labor
of the masses"
as not that slightly communstic?'
"Not at all. 1t is just the reverse
because We recognize the sacred right OF
property, the poor mans most precious
gift, that We fight theft even under color
of law. 1t is because the few have
robbed us through legal usurpation,
fraud and abuse, that We intend having
settlement. Why, look at our rail
roads. Eighty thousand miles under the
control, indeed, the actual ownership, OF
men that you can almost count on
your fingers. Railroad kings, they are
called, Corporation cracksmcn, in fact.
They, through a process called "watcr-
ing stock, have built up an indebted
ness for which not one cent OF
compensation was ever given, that
burthens the labor and products OF the
country-an Indebtedness that to-day
would rebuild and rcstock the entire
eighty thousand miles. My dear follow,
you see the National-Labor party has 4
mission before it, and greatly mistake
the temper and intelligence OF the
American people if that mission is not a
success in the end. But you see am
talking seriously, and for al interview
at this late hour OF canvass that wont
do"
The REGISTER man propounded several
more queries, but elected nothing
further OF general interest, and SO OK
pressing his thanks to the genial
Colonel, he Withdrew to write out the
conversation while il was fresh in his
mind.
The Colonel leaves to-day by the Pan
Handle road for GAINESVILLE, where he is
to speak this afternoon. We asked him
why he did not go 10y the more direct
route of the b. &. o. road. "Well, to
tell the TRUTH" said he, "the b. 4 O.
men do not like me very cordially, and
the feeling is somewhat mutual. |
would go out OF the way good deal to
avoid ride on that roaG."
"Why, the b. & 0. men have always
treated us very generously, and seem
to be remarkably nice kind OF fellows.
What seems to be the difficulty in your
case?"
ain 1877, during the strikes, said in
the Capital that if John Garrett could
be dug out of the cellar, where he had
hid, it would be a good idea to rig up q
derrick and hang him. Gou wouldn't
believe it, but the old gentleman didnot
like it."
at does seem incrediblew
eyes; the old man must have been
prejudiced," and with genial smile
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