West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-22

have done credit 10 this country. ~
We are live people, we have a liy
system Of Government all are more o
less affected by its action, all have
voice in It's result. Every mail bring
intelligence of three or four State Con
yentions. That tho whole hemispher
will be charged with electric fluid. ant
that every man who loves his countr
'wiil be awake as TO what is going, ol
arm md him.
This Republican, party tries to hay
~Strorg Government. Look at ITS pro
ceeding in New YoIk and Illinois tt
have n delegation at Chicago that vii
not be the voice of the people. viii
Congress GUST the man 2 they want
military chieltain at the head of affair
now. They want to place Gen. Gran
upon pedestal of power where jackson
or Washington would not dare TO ap
pear. We know knaves and fools vii
rush IN where angles will not tread.
IL ~ no business or purpose Of miuo I,
taSe charge o the Republican party, bu
II they will break through alto place
that man in tho Presidential chair. I d,
not believe that by the 9th of Ncvcmbe
there will bo any Republican party lef
in the country. What blessing I
would be!
Mr.. Howard,of Grafton says that he f.
not only for Grant for one term bnt TO
l.fe-a king,
10. gentlemen, things arc tending In
this way, and moro depends on the Chi
cago Convention than We can now
dream of No man can have anv doubt,
about that. Why lid Washington aat
Andrew Jackson refuse third term
because ii would lead TO mon archy. 0h
you and have heard our E,thors SAY
that they dad not want king, and, thank
God, that day has not passed away.
L will call your attention for few
moments to State affairs. You know
now that tho Republican party is fIatter-
ing itself to overthrow the Democratic
party in this Ssto.
Have they ever repontod of that course
which they have adopted? 1t is then
they Cam that this Democratic party
which has been in power i'm this State.
If 1t continues its affairs will have dono
wrong. No. gentlemen, no SUI ch homes
nave called forth this in the Republican
party.
You are all well-aware that since the
last Pres ideDtial election there has been
two now parties in this State one the
Groenback party, and the other the Labor
party, the Grcenback parry being the
weaker.
n,,n In
VINO nave been mislead from their true
positions as Democrats2 The Demo
party mas always supported them as poor
men. Yes, gentlemen, if these gents
know on which side their bread was
buttered thoy would vote otherwise.
Now, gentlemen, isn't it remarkable
that the Republican party would seek an
alliance with the Greenback party. Now
we are not going to abuse the Green
hackers, tLey claim TO be better Demo.
crat' than we, and some of theirdoctrines
were very good. Gents, what is a coaL-
ton, such as proposod? II union of
opposite opinions by Inc mutual surren.
der OF their principles. Why, what q
beautiful picture it would be to SEQ a
republican and n Greenbacker Oh the
stump. There are the records to show
what they said of each other. They say
that 1t was owing to the Republicans that
some CT our honds Woro placed not sub
lect to taXatit N. They charged tho Reps
party with having caused all the
panic. When you come 10 look at their
papers you 500 that they say that Grant
wants to be king.
To damage this whole nation with fat
IN oney is the work OF mon OF cracked
brains or lunatics.
Now L have that confidence to think
That this coalition will not be successful
i-Sg inc hepuDiican party take wal ming
~ the iate OF the old wing party. Al one
lure 1T was ono of the grandest parties
They made a coalition with tho know.
nothing party, and what w s the rosultP
lhey sunk never to rise again.
Did not the Republicans i'm virginia
unite III coalition to repudiaie their
debt? They did succeed little. but are
falling to pieces every day. Coalitions
can not last. They are not founded ON
principle.
That the Democracy of'this State has
That they ought To come
out of power i'm this State WHY. Sir.
what would this country now bo without
the Democratic party.2
Who gage you Louisiana and Florido2
II was tho Democratic party. "a voice -
: Who gave us AlaSkaf"1 Wby. tho
Republican party had to give territory
10 initiate the Democratic party. And
you got an iceberg, TOR which you paid
of dollars.
Mr.. Faulkner closed his remarks
amid greatapplause.