The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-14

Will make uOte VI tulb IhCL. lucy VII
ask, why so bold two years ago on finance
and why so mum now? They may vel
ask this question. Two years ago, at New
: Martinsville, the Democracy demanded
that "the greenback currency shall be in
creased to an extent adequate to the de
mands Of the business, trade and
prosperity OF the country" They
also demanded the repeal OF the Ma
tional bank acts, the abolition OF the
National bank system, and the substitu
ton OF greenbscks for National bank
notes. See section Of the New Martins
vile platform OF 1873.
Now see the difference. Two years
have elapsed. Col. Wilson went to Con.
gress on the strength Of that platform. He
proiessed allegiance to it. And yet never
an act for Greenback initiation has
he introduced into Congress, and
never an act Of the kind has the
Democratic party passed. This, too,
notwithstanding the party was and is
in power in both branches OF Congress.
The Greenbackers Of this district will
make note OF this wide difference be.
tween profession and practice in this can.
vass. They will perceive that the New
MartinsvilIe platform was regular sell
on their credulity, and they will not allow
the Colonel TO bamboozle them this time
az he did in 1873.
There is another fact that the Green back
ers will take notice OF, and that is that the
Resumption Act has inflated the currency
oil the country. 1t provides expressly for
such an initiation. For every eighty doll.
ars OF Greenbacks retired under It's pro-
visions, one hundred dollars Of National
bank currency are put out. So that we
have had an imitation Of paper, an infli-
ton Of gold and an initiation Of silver, and
a total initiation in year Of 14O millions OF
dollars.
No thanks to Col. Wilson for all OF this.
1t come in spite Of his vote to the con-
trary. He voted to repeal the Resump-
ton act, as did the large majority of the
Democrat ic party. The policy tina. has
given the country to-day twelve hundred
millions OF money is the Republican policy
Of Congress. The Resumption act did it,
and that act the Democratic party at
tempted to repeal.
Now We claim that the Greenbackers OF
this Congressional district, ifthey know
when they are well of, will not follow the
professions OF Col. Ben in this canvass.
He went rightstraight 10 Washington after
the canvass OF 1878 and voted for Sam
Randall hard money man.-for Speaker
the man who has the appointment OF all
the committees-th financial committees
included. Randall is the self same in
dividnal who took the back pay "swag"-
as Jake Jackson calls II and has 1t in his
pocket to-day. Col. Ben voted for him
"swag" and all.
There is no more need for a dresnback
candidate for Congress in this district this
year than for q fifth wheel TO wagon.
Not bit more. The Republican policy
has given the country on immense volume
of moneY-the greatest ever known in its
history-and good money at that. Under
this Republican policy We are on the
threshold OF great prosperity. To change
this policy and resort to some crude
schemes that would stsrtle the world, and
beget alarm and distrust, would be the ex-
treme OF folly. We do not believe that
the voters OF this district will, when they
come to pass soberly on the existing situs-
tiou. be willing to exchange present. and
certain good for an experiment full OF
grea. possible evil.
II we are not mistaken In this view, Col.
Wilson cannot count this year on the
votes OF the Greeuback party to re'eleCt
him to Congress, any more than he can
count on the dissatisfied membership OF
his own party to that end. The BUSH
ness current is with the Republicans
this year; In this district and elsewhere.