The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-01
Isa Change Advisable.

Is it for the best interests Of the peopl
that a change be made in the administra
ton Of the Government
Why should a change be demanded, an,
what would be gained to the people by
changer
The South, which is the Democracy, re
belled against the Government, and th
most bloody and expensive war Of moder
times ensued. The Republican part,
fought the battles of the country, and sup
pressed the rebellion.
Under Republican rule the interests OIL
the enormous debt incurred has beel
promptly paid, and the debt itself gradu
ally reduced.
During the war the paper money which
the government IVES forced 10 ,propid
went as low as thirty-three cents on tn,
dollar, and at the close OF the war the val
ne OF gold fluctuated SO that there could b,
no certainty for either the farmer, tn,
manufacturer or the merchant. Under thu
wise administration OF the Republican
party the paper dollar and the gold dolIa
are, to-day, equal in value, and there is nj
tiuctuation In money.
By wise adjustment OF the tariff.to tht
necessities OF the country, the manuiac
turers were never SO prosperous as now
the manufactures were never so extensive
The West Ia becoming as much OF a work
shop as the East, adding immense value
to Western lands, and enhancing the val
ue Of every bushel Of grain grown in the
West.
By wise adjustment OF what have been
conflicting interests, the Republican party
has made reliable market for our entire
agricultural product. In spite OF the enor.
nous crops OF the past.three years every.
thlDg.the farmer has 10 sell brings good,
remunerative price, and themoney he gets
for 1t is money that has q fixed, permanent
value. &
By fostering manufactures the Republi.
can party is bringing the best population
oil Europe to our shores. Never in the
history Of the country was there 80 great
an emigration, and never was there 80
good class OF emigrants.
The Republican party has given the
country sound and unassailable system
OF finance, it has crossed the continent
with railroad, it has populated and added
new States, 1t has made the old States pros
porous, and 1t has brought the Nation TO a
condition Of prosperity 1t has never en-.
joyed since its organization.
: As Republican policy has brought about
these splendid results, that policy must be
continued TO insure continued prosperity.
As the policy OF the Republican party
must be continued TO insure continued
prosperity, who is best calculated TO ad.
minister that policy. the party that origi-
mated it, or the party that has always OPP.
posed it?
In the matter OF finance, which party is
best for the interests Of the country, the
Republican party with a settled policy,
which Is the same in all the States, or the
Democratic, which declares for unlimited
greenbacks in. Meine and Indiana, and
honest money in New York and Massa-
chusetts? for free trade in Indiana and
Illinois, and high protective tariff in
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania?
Representative Goode, OF Virginia, bases
his claim for reelection upon the fact that
he secured for his district, which is OF not
as much importance, commercially, "a the
smallest Northern city, $4,000 in appro,
priaiions from q Democratic Congress.
But for fear OF the veto Of Republican
President, the Democratic Congress would
have squandered untold millions upon
such districts in the South. No district
in the North got proportionately anything
like this amount. As simple business
proposition, Is 1t wise to put the control
Of the Government in the hands Of a sec
ton whose patriotism means appropria-
tons, and whose greediness would bank.
rupt the Treasury in five years?
Is . change advisable which would
give the control OF the Treasury to the
States lately in rebellion, who hold and
afim that the hundreds of thousands oil
living Confederate soldiers are as much
entitled to pensions as the Federal sol,
1iers, and that the General Government
Is lisbls for every dollar lost by the war,
as well as for the Yalpeof the slaves lib
erated2
A Democratic success Is Southern sup
cess. A Southern success Is a standing
menace to every interest In the Northern
States. With the country in the hands o.
the Secession element, what man OF senst
would embark in any enterprise that in
yolyed capital, or. that required stability
for its successful prosecution?
Stability ard settled policy Is the one es
sential element ofprospeity and progress
Any change involves o risk, and make
uncertain what should be certain.
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