Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-07-15
THE PARTY OF MORAL IDEAS.

Democratic trIumphs.
THE PARTY OF MORAL IDEAS.
The efforts mado by the High Priests of
the Party of Moral Ideas to convince the peo>
PIE of the purity aud virtue of the Repub>
lcan party during the past extra session of
tho 46th Congress, would be amusing we're
il not for the corrupt history of their party
for the past sixteen years, which stands out,
beyond all question, the worst political record
ever Known to the world. And with their
base record before us, these gentlemen would
have US believe that for the past sixteen
years, under the rule Of this Moral idea
party, the people enjoyed the choicest of
blessings; probably all their corruption was
O blessing to us-bat we fail 10 sce it as such.
1t striEes us, when we recall the 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 befell Egypt. Ono of tho blessings
given US by this party was, for instance. the
Credit Mobelier Fraud, the favorite offspring
of this Moral Idea party, which really was
blessing to Scu3ler Colfaz 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 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 Freedmau's Bank blessing,
through which every poor negro in tho coun-
try wdo could be induced to trust his little
eavings with the christian gentlemen and
statesmen who controlled this affair, was
worthlessly robbed, ard the people arc now
called upon to make good the steaings these
f1iGi>toned cE1istizn men Of the Moral Idea
party are now enjoying. See Senator Ed
munds bill introduced in the Senate, 45:h
eession.I The next blessing recorded is Sec
rotary Belknap, who pIuudered the living
eod the dead. Now be certainly was b'es>
eing, to-AIrs. Belknap, for his stealogs en-.
able3: her to live il. luxury. Then We had
Robeson of the Navy Department, who stole
and squandered millions of tho peoples
money, and left us as a monument of his
crooke dness the most worthless Navy of any
nation On eath. Next we have Attorney
General Williams, who est iu his Office at
Washington and, without one shadow of law,
issued his cdicts to the U. 8. maTshals over
the country, which consigned many citizens
to prison, thus preventing them from the
exercise of the right of franchise guar
enteed them by the constitution. This, NO
must admit, was blessing, for it 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 con-
adeniaf advisor and friend OF Grant, who
was great blessing to I4eet & Stocking, of
infamous memory, ind the St. Louis whiskey
ring. This gentleman, in his of6cial Po-
sition, enabled these thieves to rob the gov>
erpment. and like the other thieves, took his
share Of the plumber. The party of Neral
Edeas gave this gentleman official life. Next
we have Geo. S. Boutwell,, Secretary of the
Treasury under Grant, who stole the peoples
money aud altered the public debt statement
tnat uIs parry HiIShO ucCCl'C t"o FCUPIc anu
retain. power. Hon. Henry G. Davis, of
West Virginia, the nemesis of this Repub"
Hcan 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
thu country that what the Republican party
wouldhave the people believe were blessings,
have proved to be the most dreadful of curses
And they beg the people to continue them in
power. snd offer US nothing better than their
plunderiug record of the past, and give US
no assurance of honesty in the future. But
the day of-grace for this party has passed.
The people have decreed they must descend
into that oblivion fitted for such corruption.
The Supreme Court of Appeals concluded
its session in Wheeling on Wednesday last,
and adjourned until the first day of tho next
term, which begins in Charestown on the
9th of August next.
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