Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-06
many, you are but one step from des.

the Republics OF Rome and France, and
we would have had no more free elec-
tions, and We would have been governed
as Rome and France were by a Caesar,
a Napoleon, Grant or some other Re-
publican. We all recollect the way the
South was ruled by Republican Presi-
dent, Congress, and Carpet Baggers.
We recollect the Civil Rights bill (which
made the negro more than equal to the
white citizen) that Republicans tried to
force upon us. We recollect the School
bill the Republicans tried to force
through Congress which provided that
the President should appoint for each
State Superintendent OF Schools to be
paid by the people of the State, who
was to have full control OF all Schools,
and to collect taxes without limit from
the people, to pay their salaries and to
support such schools as they choose to
join us. -
You recollect the Republicans tried
by law to force into the same Public
and Private Schools the white and negro
children. And no white man could
vote or hold Office in the South unless
hV o"OlC lllC HCeIO mo OIudls
AS an example OF what was required
OF the Southern States under Carpet
Bag rule. quote from the Constitu.
ton OF Alabama:
1t shall be the duty OF the board To establish,
throughout the State in each township, or
other school district which 1t may have created
one or more schools, al which all the children OF
the State between the ages OF five 81 and twenty.
one (2l) years, may attend free OF charge. Sec
6, Art XI, Constitution.
Those in relation TO voting, &c, are as fol
lows:
"All persons before registering must take and
subscribe the following oath: Il, r, do
solemnly swear (or affirm that
! accept the cirH and poll. h.icdt equality Of all men,
and agree not 10 attempt to deprive any person
or persons, on account Of race, color, or previous
condition, OF any political or civil right, .pryil.
ege or immunity enjoyed by any other class OF
men," etc. Constitution, ir. VII. See. 4.
You recolect the Legislature OF sew
eral of the Southern States were con-
vened and dispersed by the troops OF
the United States.
The Republican party now, in cities OF
10000 population and upwards, use
Marshals, Deputy Marshals, Supervisors
and Special Supervisors, at the voting
places, the aid and work for the Repub.
lican tickets, and you and ] have to pay
the bills.
In 1876 II C0
In 1873 wv
THESE men were appointed by RepuD.
licans they work for Republican success,
and are paid out OF the General Treas
ury, you and every other person in the
United States help to pay this bill.
-. { T,lrac in NiruinIu no
ing put on trial in United States Courts
because negroes were not put on iurles
by them,
Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Jackson, all refused to en-
tertain the third term idea, and the
Democratic and Whig parties, and the
people commended them tor it. The
Republican party is the first to attempt
to iorce,,a third term on the country. All
these things and many more might have
been forced upon you and the entire
country had not the Democratic party
kept watch and compelled the Republi-
cans to abandon theirintentions.
The Democratic National platform and
Gen. Hancock's letter OF acceptance con-
denim and takes sound conservative
grounds against the centraIizatlon' or
strong government acts and ideas. The
Cincinnati platform says:
. Opposition to Capitalization and to that
dangerous spirit Of encroachment which tends
To consolidate the powers of all the departments
In one, and thus create, Whatever the iOTm OI
the government, real deSpOtism. No sump
tuery laws. separation ofChurrh and state Tor
the good OF each. Common schools fOstered and
protected.
3. Home rule honest money. consisting OF
gold and silver and paper convertible INTO coin
on demand strict maintance OF the public iaith,
State and national and tariff Tor revenue
only.
Gen. Hancock's letter says:
Powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution. nor prohibited by II u the
States, belorg 20 the States respectively. 'r the
people Tie General and State Governments,
each acting in It's own sphere without trench
ingupDn the lawful jurisdiction OF the other'
cons titutc the Union.
This Uniol, ,omprising General Government
with general powers, and state Governments
with State powers for purposes Local 10 the
were laid in the prOfOundeSt wisdom. This Is
the Union our fathers made, and which has
been so respected abroad and so tlenchcent nj
home
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The Democratic party dates from the
days of Washington, Jefferson and
Hamilton to the present time. liamll-
ton was for strong or consolidated gov
ernment, as the Republican party now
is. Jefferson for the people and their
Just rights. Jefferson and the people
triumphed, and the country from from
1900 to 1860 was governed or ruled
less eight years, or two Presidential
terms by Democrats. During the
term of Democratic rule two foreign
and several Indian wars were success
fully fought.
Under Democratic rule Louisiana,
Florida, Texas, California Oregon &c,
were added to our territory. We grew
from 5000, 900 in 1900 (of people along
the Atlantic coast to 81 ,00O,0 600 in 1850,
which extended from Maine to the
Gulf, from Atlantic to Pacific, and the
States OF the Union increased from 10
TO 33, and more than double the terri
tory:
Under Democratic rule the net Ordin-
ary cXpenS of the Government IN
Gliding wars with England. Mexico
and Indians never exceeded in any ...
yedr.....'.....'''''''''''''''' ''''s 80, n a
GrOsS.
In 1850 IO ,'ii
Vo'' -oo'
Under Republican rule in 1865, four
wears after the war was over, the
ne; ordinary expenses
And in 1873 Iol 'ois @ so'
80 gross. .....'''.....'..'''.. 'se'oo'ff',oV'
Number OF Tcicral otlice-holders under
Democratic rule never exceeded d....... il,ovC
Under Republican rule there are oYer......lV1'Vo
The net expense per capita under Demo.
did pNppgf e.
Under Republican rule they are ..
per capita between ......s w ahu spVJ
Or more than double OF that while un-
der Democratic rule.
From an official statement Of the Treasury
Department we find, that prior To Jun" SUth
1861 the total disbursements were ,25',P''l''
81.
This amount includes, the expenses OF rem;
uant of our revolutionary war, 0i the war oi
1872 all Of our Indian wars, the Mexican war All
pension expenditures and interest on the plhiI'
debt prior to ls6l from the foundation Oh lhe
government
According 10 the statement OF the
Treasury Department referred
TO, in six years OF President
Grants administration, from
lS69 TO 1875, there was dis 80 ,. ~,
bursed. Geo f'g' -
Vow from his amount there
should be deducted, as cxpen-
ditures growing out OF the war,
the following items: Pension
expenditures from 1869 10 1870.
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