Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-23
The Party of Moral Ideas.

The Party OF Moral Ideas.
Spirit OF jefferson.
u The efforts made by the High Priests
of the Party of Moral Ideas to convince
the people of the purity and virtue OF
the Republican party during the past
extra session of the FOrty-Sixth Con-
gress, would be amusing were 1t not Tor
the corrupt history OF their party for the
past sixteen years, which stands out,
beyond all question, the worst political
record ever known 10 the world. And
with their base record before ms, these
gentlemen would have us believe that
for the past sixteen years, under the
rule OK this Moral Idea party, the people
enioyed the choicest of blessings; prob
ably all their corruption was bless
ing to us-but we fail to see II as such.
IL strikes us, when We recall tue acts OF
the past administrations Of this party,
that what they would have the people
believe were blessings bestowed upon
our country, have proved TO be curses,
only equaled by those that belell Egypt.
One OF the blessings given us by TINS
party was, for instance, the Credit Mo
hilier Fraud, the lavorlte offspring oil
this Moral Idea party, which really was
blessing To Scuyler ColiaX and several
other gentlemen OF his stamp, who
stand as pillars in this party OF purity
and virtue. Then we had Jay Cook,
with his national blessing, which
nothing but a party OF high moral
ideas could have created. The widows
and orphans whom this pious old fraud
so basely robbed will remember him as
a shining light in this party OF goodness
and greatness. Then We had the Freed
mans Bank blessing, through which
every poor negro in the country who
could be induced to trust his little saw
ings with the Christian gentlemen and
statesmen who controlled this affair, was
ruthlesslv srobbed, and the people are
now called upon to make good the steal
ings these high-toned Christian men
of the Moral Idea party are now
enioving. See Senator Edmunds
bill introduced in the Senate, 10Th
session. The next blessing recorded is
Secretary Belknap, who plundered the
living and the dead. Now he certainly
was a blessing to-Mrs. Belknap-for his
stealings enabled her to live in luxury.
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partment, who stole and squandered
millions OF the peoples money, and left
us as a monument OF his croOkednesS
the most worthless Navy OF any nation
on earth. Next We have Attorney
General Williams, who sat in his office
at Washington and, without one shadow
OF law, issued his edicts to the United
States marshals over the country, which
consigned many citizens TO prison, thus
preventing them from the exercise
of the right OF franchise guar
anteed them by the constitution. This,
we must admit, was blessing, for 1t
has given us foretaSte OF what We may
expect if the party OF Moral Ideas is
continued in power. After Williams
| looms up BabcOck, the confidential al
| visor and friend of Grant, who was a
great blessing to Leet d Stocking, OF in
famous memory, and the st. Louis
whiskey ring. This gentleman, in his
official position, enabled these thieves
TO rob the government, and like the
other thieves, took his share Of the
plumber. The party OF Moral Ideas
| gave this gentleman official life. Next
| we have Geo. :. Boutwell,, Secretary OF
the Treasury under Grant, who stole
the peoples money and altered the
public debt statement that his party
might deceive the people and retain
power. Hon. Henry &. Davis, OF
West Virginia, the nemesis OF this Re
publican saint, opened the eyes of the
! people to the shameless robbery they
were subjected to under the rule OF this
high priest and his friends in the party
of Moral Ideas. But the browning
blessing this party has given us is the
present fraud who occupies the White
House, whose every act has been to
convince the country that what the Re
publican party would have the people
believe were blessings, have proved to
be the most dreadful of curses. And
they beg the people to continue them in
power, and offer us nothing better than
| their plundering record of the past, and
give us no assurance OF hunesty in the
! future. But the day OF grace for this
party has passed-the people have de-
creed they must descend into that OBJ
| livion fitted for such corruption.