The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-13
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The Puzzle Solved .-a2s Reasons
for Voting the Republic
can Ticket.
Viz: Three Business Mems Reasons :.
Twenty Independent yolsrs' Reasons
Mine Unlon Soldiers Reasons.


THREE REASONS FOR BUSINESSMEN.
/. Because we don't want change
GarGeld's election insures q continuance
Of the present prosperity, while Han
cocks election introduces an element o.
uncertainty and distrust which cannot be
estimated.
2. Because the Republican party has
fixed financial policy which events have
proven successlul; while the financial
policy OF the Democratic party varies 10
salt Che exigencies OF every election.
8. Because party which holds that the
first allegiance Of the citizen Is due to his
State, and which has not scrupled to re-
pudiate the debts Of nearly every State In
the section 1t controls, is not likely TO be
more careful Of the credit OF the Nation.
THE INDEPENDENT vorRR's TWENTY REASONS.
/. Because we recognize the fact this
contest Is 8 political renewal OF the armed
struggle which ended in 1885 with the
triumph Of the Nation.
2. Because the Democratic party re-
ceives its chief support from, and owes
u
8. Because the Solid South has forced
the sectional issue upon the country.
4. Because the South was made solid by
violence and fraud.
s. Because in this Solid South freedom
OF speech does not exist.
6. Because in this Solid South free bal.
lot does not exist.
Z. Because in this Solid South an honest
count Is not permitted.
8. Because in this Solid South an
organized minority has overthrow the
republican form OF government left US by
our fathers and substituted o reign Of
violence.
9. Because in this Solid South the
authority Of the Nation 10 set at defiance
and its officers assailed.
10. Because experience shows that the
men who control this Solid South will
commit any crime wbichis necessary to
keep the South solid.
II. Because solid southis menace TO
the American Republic which II struggled
four years to destroy.
IL. Because the men who led the Solid
South in her war against the Nation are
now with the Democratic party.
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not deserve reward.
H. Because those who hold the Demo.
cratic doctrine Of State.rights cannot hon.
estly take the oath OF allegiance to the
Nation. ...-....
is. Because under the last Democratic
President the Nation Treasury was bank
rupted. It's arsenals robbed, and its flag
insulted by men who had sworn to de-
fend Il.
IS. Because the men who plotted this
treason against the Nation excused 1t on
the ground that they believed in State.
righu!
II. Because the President who knowing
ly permitted this treason 10 ripen under
his Administration was, like Hancock, o
Democrat from Pennsylvania.
Is. Because loyalty to the Nation de-
serves reward.
10. Because the Republican party Is the
party Of liberty, the party Of civilization,
the party Of progress, the party ofpublic
faith.
20. Because in-the hour Of the Nations
trial, when It's life was assailed by the
Solid South, the Republican party pro.
claimed It's loyalty to the flag OF stars, and
led Solid North through reverse and dis
couragement to final victory.