The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-18

THE RkPUDIATioN OF SOUTHERN DkBts
{ the Senator said, Il their own state faith
and credit is not inviolate with Southern
leaders, what in their hands would be
faith Of obligations, which were the means,
the cause and the memorials OF their de.
feat, but we are told that General Han.
cock would watch them. An angel must
watch tiger, child might attempt TO
: divide beef stake with blood hound, 4
lamb might lie down with lion, but the
lamb would lie inside. The peril OF Dem
ocratic ascendency in all branches Of the
government Is deeper rooted than any
measure within the scope OF existing
public questions. Statesmen abroad talk
Of the balance OF power and Of changing
the map OF Europe. These sayings means
not much more than might easily occur
here without
RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTION OR TRAN.
scESDNa THE usAoEs OF THE RKPUBuc
at least seven new States could be brought
In, and in the case Of some OF them
very plausible case could be made. The
project would become high party meas.
ure. Its success would assure complete
Democratic asceudancy in the nation for
generation at least. i would put the
! Government, not merely in the hands Of
the Democratic party, but OF the Southern
Democratic party. The course of the De.
mocracy regarding the Judiciary was freely
criticised, and in remarks upon the sub
ject the speaker said; With the courts rev.
olutioniEed TO conform to the reactionary
notions and dogmas, preJudices and inter.
ests, what may be the fate Of questions al.
fecting the commerce among the several
States, revenue, bank and legal tender
currency, taxStion OF Government bonds,
the currency in which these bonds are
payable, civil rights act, election laws,
claims for refunding the war tax on
cotton, the amendments and many
other grave matters, no man
can predict. In the meanwhile
THE ARMY HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A SKELETON
and whenever scsre and pretence or
spec Of war on the American border or
elsewhere, can be discovered or invented
the army must be increased or filled up.
Filled up by whom? That depends on
the approaching election. II Garfield aud
Arthurare chosen, by the Union men, men
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and English and the Democratic party get
in, by men who ''went With their States. "
The present tariff and revenue laws are
deemed very bad by the dominant ele-
ment OF Democracy. They want to change
them. They will change them radically
whenever the way Is clear. There is the
whisky rebellion now in several States,
and the officers OF the law are powerless
to suppress it. Recently warrant was is
sued for the arrest OF one Penton. A
deputy Marshal went with posse to exc
cute warrant. In his report to the Mar.
shal, be says Penton assembled from
twenty-five to fifty armed men and set
him and the law at defiance, and when
cautioned to desist Penton replied
WHEN HANCOCK is ELECTED THIS DAMS
TooLlsuNEss WILL sroP."
In regard to the assertion that South
Urn war claims are barred BY the Four
teenth amendment TO the Constitution,
Conkling said: There can be no doubt
the way is wide open TO all Southern
claims which majority can be found
to vote for and President to sign. The
Democratic party has had possession OF
one house OF Congress for four years, and
both houses Tor two years. What useful
thing has been done or proposedP They
have stricken some millions OF taxes from
whisky and tobacco. They have attempt
ed by revolutionary means TO put the ex.
ecutive under duress, and TO cripple the
Government in order
TO OVERTHROW lust AND TrME.HoSoKEn
LAwS
What else ] don't know. It Is said that
the Democracy have reduced appropria.
tions. do not so understand 1t. The
claim OF economy is no better than Jug
gle. The pretended savings which had
been purposely left out OF the
regular appropriation bills, came in
as deficiency bills after the elections.
In the face Of these facts, bold and ar-
rogant as the claim Is, the country Is told
OF the wondrous Democratic economies,
and it begins to be stated that the re-
sumption Of specie payments was brought
about by the irugality OF q Democratic
Congress. IL race was 10 be sailed on q
sea Of fiction the inventor Of this state
ment would surely take the cup. The re.
cendent achievement. Tho credit OF 1t
belongs to some party. and to that party
the future generations will look back with
the greatest admiration. Whoever would
know the truth about II can easily do so.
Mr.. Conkling here gave history Of our
finances from the close OF the war to the
passage OF the resumption act, which act,
he said, encountered solid Democratic op
position in both houses, but was passed by
Republican votes. Repeal bills were
brought forward and the Democrats voted
for them separately and as
RlpERs TO APPROPRIATION HiLLs.
Meanwhile, the world seeing that we
meant to be honest after all, notwithstand.
ing the Eeprdiatlon at the South and the
threats In the North. aud the vicious dec
larations in the National Conventions 1t
became easy TO negotiate four and half
and four per cent bonds at par aud above
par. This was done and the debt has
melted away at the rate OF two millions
month. The interest charge has been re
duced one-half, andlwhep the bonds Of
high rate Of interest, still outstanding, lall
due In 1881 and afterwart, they also will
be replaced by four and three per cent
bonds. This all lookS pretty aBll-vely
well by the side Of the exploits OF the last
Democratic administration, Dir. Buchan.
ans, which increased the debt ;en-fold in
time OF peace, paid l2 per cent inteIeat O1
Treasury notes, and sold 8 per cant, fwen y
year bonds, for 50 cents on the dollar. 1t
Is well 10 add that during the last Ave
years OF their congressional control, the
Republicans dismissed one hundred and
twenty millions Of annual taxes; thirty
one millions Of tariff duties, and eighty.
nine millions OF internal revenue, Sena.
Tor Coukling concluded as follows: Tho
candidates we support, besides being Re.
pnb|icans, are
LARGELY HrTRD FOR THE STATIONS WHICH
AWAIT THEG.
Some experience with him in Congress
made me well acquainted with General
Gsrheld. That he has intelligence, expe.