West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-05-29

-erarchY Of ofice-hoiders, step down and
out, return 20 your station among the peo-
pie, we have no longer any use for your
services. That rotation In Office In one Of
the cardinal doctrines of the Democr attic
party, Is sh6wn by its record In the past
and by STRICT adherence 20 IL alone can
we hope 10 receive the blessings Of q free
and representative government 70 our peo-
Ole.
rLurooRAoy-oAPIrAL ys. LABOR
On labor depends the materisl welfare
Of our county, and TO the place clearly
before your minds the relative condition
of the laboflng man and the Office holders
In the decade preceding the financial pan
ic of '73. 10 ID only necessary tQrecrr TO the
satisfies of that period, which shows In
disputably decrease In the wages OF our
mechanics, artisaps, manufactures and la.
bors of all kind and description Of 36s
per cent, snd'in tie same period, while
our industrial pursuits are languishing, our
people suffering from q present and urgent
necessity, the wages of official luxury in
creased more than 90 per cent. The sal
sryaf ne Presidept increased from $685.
600 toS59, 600; that of Congresmen from
%, 0O0fo &. 600 including peTouisites. And
other Office holders In the same proportion.
II such was the condition or tbings under
our imperial government, no wonder that
Senator Sharon, more candid than his fel-
lows. should write in his own organ, the
Nevada Chronicle, I'VE need o strong
government, the wealth o.; thu country
demandsit," "the capitalists need protec-
tion," "their rights are as sacred as those
of the paupers who continually pirate
about encroschment," 1--WE baye tried
Grant and know: him TO the man for the
place. He has the nerve, VIII turn can.
ister and grape upon the comupistic mob
of the Country who cry bread or blood
The mohied interest Of the country for
self preservation must eustai n the Repub
licsn party. This is a frank ayowal or
the purposes OF his associates, and reflects
the sentiments of his more cautious Co
conspirators. Yes, Grant has nerve. So
had Cromwell, Napolean and &c Jar
nerve sufficient TO trsmple Upon the liber-
ties OF "a people Who oan deny IL?
Cesar. in frail bark upon the raging Wa
ter and In imminent peril of death, camly
wrapped his cloak about him and exclaim-
ed to the trembling mariner. "Qlid Times
what fearest tbouH You bear Ce ,ar
and his imperial fortunes. AT the head
OF our government the nerve of Grant, di
rected by selfish aims, and monarchial
ideas, would work ruin of constitutional
Limitation. aud plunge us at once into AN
oiigarc3ey OF power, oppression and des-
potisri
To the financial pOljea Of grasping Re.
publicanism In the secret decentralization
of silves we owe the financial crash of 1S-
70, an udderhand and silent movement.
most carefully kept from the COMPRESSION.
al record, which shows no trace Of it's his
tory. A scheme arranged by the bankers
OF Wall street with John Sherman at their
head. and successfully executed as 1t was,
with its inevitable consequence, plunged
the uuicR into utter bankruptcy and ruin.
It's cause we can readily decern in the fear
tnat the abundant production Of metals
would cheaper the value of gold and sill
YER, while the demonstration of one
would enhance the value, of the other.
The end was accomplished, and not until,
its immediate consequences, closed fur
naces, and industries, did our people per
ceiye the depreciation of their substance
IN order to make gold dear England,
Germany and Franc had pursued similar
policy :, but the disastrous crisis in India
the stagnation of commercial interests Ia
Germany, checked those governments AZ
once In their costly war upon the bl-me-
talic system; political economist in Eu->
rope, the verdict of the silver commission
have shown conclusively the wide disas-
ter that followed that fatal step. To the
Democratic party are we indebted to It's
reconciliation, Z
There'wssfnuch more that should be re-
ported, but ahe want of space forbid.
MIR. Lucas sharld receive the THANKS OF all
lovers OF }tbsfty for his mahly advocacy
of right.