The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-25

him immenselY popu'3' IL Se'''"t A's'
tn. prosperity Of the Country,
ti,n,,ch in this issue Of the ISTELLr
..crr shows the magnitude Of the fall
...5. now being done in New York. Itii
I"nlr a..J tremendous, and all classes ofmer'
I.T, .s'pt. are more than gratifed. The same
%i,g .r I, true Of other cities, in fact, oi
.,.,y sy large commercial centre. For in
' s,nss The Cincinnati Gazette Of yesterday
yi,.t-Tbs trade Of Cincinnati, both in
.,Inme and value, is greater now than 1t
'Ss,T W., vas before at this season.
s'Ss 'SSsseoad-The proportion Of purchases
,..SSSS by country merchants, is greater,
."S roIec,ions are better, and credit is
~. iss strained, than ever before.
TbiI-Country merchants are buying
,.n,sIsrvsly Of articles which are above
@ -S.t ara called necessaries, and which
n,T,ke more Of the indulgence OF taste
snS Of luxury, than ever before. Z
Fourth-MOney was never 80 easy to be
t,d m what may be classed as fair bank
.hIs credit nor at so low rate OF interest.
Fihb-Neyer was the loss by discount
4, the currency, or by failures In the Is.
susn, Of currency, or by the friction OF
exchange, reduced to so low point as
Es%irtl,-The manufacturing industries OF
III kinds we're never more fully employed
than now.
csptiopsI IL all this, but Is only sharing in
,be general prosperity Of the country. Yet
va nave potent, grave, and reverend DEM
ocatiee statesmen who say that change
!. necessary, to bring in the party which
M, made a standing declaration Of war on
AZ, financial and money systems,
There is q vast deal Of significance in
n. closing remark above. 1tis one
th.twill commend itself to the serious at
su,on Of the business men OF this coun.
try. The advices that are everywhere
coming to light show that the business
b.
men sok with alarm at the possibility Of
what NAV follow Democratic success. We
sonretsed yesterday with very intelli'
rent gentleman, Just from the East, who
Mures US that men Of Democratic atlilia'
.ioas are aueasy and disturbed over the
te,ul. Of the Maine election. This
will not be without It's salutary
effect. The Columbus, Ohio, Chamber Of
Commerce set forth a view Of the result
10 Maine that will not fail to attract pro-
baud attention among business men.
They pointed to the spectacle that not
outstanding the adoption Of q hard
money platform by the Democracy at Gin
dnnati only few weeks o,yet they were
stsAdy rejoicing over a Greenback sue,
tssin Maine, thus showing that the party
has no principles, but is all thing to
Ilmea for the sake OF the spoils Of office.
A party that is thus atioat on the sea oi
adventure, ready to follow any flag that
lad, the way to public plunder, is not
oue that the ssgacious business public Of
hh country will follow. They are too
veil satisfied with the existing business
situation and the encouraging prospects
light ahead, 10 exchange q certainty for
Aa uncertainty. Senator Blaine voiced the
sober thought Of the business interests Of
tAsSorth in this respect when he made
asIOllOWiug remarks in a speech at New.
nt New Jersey, on Thursday night last:
"When the war Of the Spanish success.
don was involving the continental powers
d Europe in war, George II. said to his
Minister, Sir Robert Walpo!e, that he
Fslsy feared for the fate Of the Ministry
md Tor the overthrow Of that great politi'
apGrty which had upheld the House o.
Hanover. The characteristic answer OF si'
Robert WalpOIe was that His Majesty
lsel have no fear for the Ministry so long
HEheat brought sixteen shillings d quar-
III, and every man In England could get 9
pod days wages for a good days work
AID believe II Ia not Ia the history oil
ny Ministry in England or in this coun
!that 1t has ever been overthrown in q
the Of general prosperity. Loud ap.
l41se believe also that the Republi
"a party In 1876 presented solitary
GaptIon as q political organization
EOGg enough and deeply ground
d enough In the affections
Nd confidence OF the people tc
RfViye financial disaster aud win sigma
vietOry in the face Of the business depress
hn then existing. Loud applause. And
lttthat IS what people did 10 1875, for, a
though they were suffering great hard
t,aes; although many people were want
nigIOr work aud some were possibly LACK
W bread, although prosperity was
loshere to be found In the full aud abund.
aatneasure in which theAmericausunder
WOOD prosperity, yet, in spite OF II oil, the
people Of the United States said that dan.
81 aud peril to the Constitution aud the
SSety substance Of our government would
GSgreat II the Democratic party were
aVsu control Of it that they would rather
so,'Y through the financial disaster than
alts an experiment OF seeking relief from
@e Democrats, Applause. ~.
AId when the trust reposed In the Ro.
publican party has been go amply iuBtifed
saen everything they predicted and
promised in regard to the finances Of the
%ueI'y has been more than justified
zen prosperity is general. industry re
,' Wsd' and every man employed who Il
s.il0g to work at good. wages, aud when
sphl has found renumerative employ
Seas in conjunction with labor, I
sVula seem to me what the boys woulC
@a!ae S. height Of impudence Tor the Dem
se,, SSaae party TO ask to be allowed to taxi
Su''0s at such time.
H.,