The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-31

J. mitied against free government. VIVA
protection will there then be for the free
dom OF the South2 What guard will
there be against ballot.bOx suffers anC
. like criminals 10 the North2
!. Wbatfuftber is likely TO happen? The
Democratic party has opposed from the be
Z ginning, as unconstitutional, our whole
system Of National banks, and favored q
system Of Stale banks rs q matter OF con.
slitutional right. By the passage oil
q law OF two lines they can repeal the
tax OF ten per cent, now levied
upon the notes OF State banks, and
thus, without a formal repeal Of the Ma
iional bank system, they can revive the
whole State bank system, .and food US
with wildcat and red.dog money. That
this will be done have no earthly doubt
whatever know that the leading South
cru Senators and members are especially
anxious to revive the system OF State
banks with view 10 have irredeemable
paper money again, and some Of the
Western Congressman will follow In the
same direction. All this will lead directly
TO the repeal or dsuse OF the National
bank system, because 1t Is O principle OF
financial law that the poorer currency will
supersede the better, and In short time
every person will be trying to shove of
upon his neighbor unsecured notes Of
State banks which will 70 down with the
INST wave oil financial panic. All war
legislation, or that which has grown out
OF the preservation OF the Union and the |
maintenance Of the Government, will be |
gradually swept away, the army and navy
will be opened to rebels, and the men
whom We fought against will again WELD
the military and naval arm OF the Govern
ment. Rebels, still proud OF their achieve.
ments in the rebellion, bitter In their
hearts, and full OF rage against the deienf.
ers OF the Union, will ride rouRh-shod In
tneir new authority over men who have
sacrinced their all in defence OF the
country: The public credit cannot long
escape from the strange and unnatural /
restoration, and the business interests Of
the country, so intimately identified with
political events, will feel the staggering
blow. =
Are the probable results Of a Demo.
cratic administration too strongly stat
edp II so, 1t Is only because i'll
may. be deferred by public opin.
ion from going to the extreme logic OF
their position. But know these men
well, and ! believe that the result Of the
Iull aseendancy Of the Democratic party
will be TO shock the public credit; to open !
he Treasury wide to rebel claims; to wipe !
put all that was achieved by the war; 10
urn our Government back from It's Ma.
.tonal tendencies TO what It was in fact be.
ore the war-a mere coniederacy Of States g
land to cripple the power OF the General z
government in the enforcement and exc. 9
sutton OF It's laws.
Why encounter these risksp Is there t
.nything In our present condition that 8
'hould lead the people OF the North, those 8
Who fought for the Union, who love the I
'lories won by our heroes Of the war, TO g
make hisshameiul surrender to our foes ? 4
70, my countrymen. hechange propos.
ID is repugnant to our manhood, injurious
o our interests, and fatal to the national
'olicy that has so greatly advanced our y
ountry among the nations OF the world y