West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-12

have the own ends OF amassing wealth
in view, or TO suit The more dangerous
designs Of an ambitious and unscrupu-
loui ADMINISTRATION. by contraction,
Withholding bread from the labOrer and
teaching him subservience, and by ex-
panslon teaching him venali,y by con-
traction sacrificing all men who have
incurred debts 10 capital and who in
depleted currency are not able 10 pay
and by expansion or imitation (6nng
with wind) egain increasing prices and
enabling the same capitalists TO sell at
high prices, wha! they had taken from
their miserable victims by the contrac-
tioo. So this contraction and Initiation
affects the tariff, until it is a very grave
question whether with this and oihercauses
protection does protect.
II "a tariff is laid when there is con-
traction of the currency, and the price
OF materials down. and lsbar is cheap,
and an initiation of the paper currency is
made or takes place, new tariff becomes
absolutely necessary.
We can so see that those who have
control Of the paper currency, have
the whole issues of life and death as il
were not only TO the industries OF the
country, but of the contrac;ions which
place the property OF millions of our fell
low-citizens at the mercy of these men.
We can so see that with greenback
currency there never can be protec-
tive tariff any six months together and
that oil these other evils will be in
tensely aggravated by such power over
the currency. The Constitution pro-
YiGes for money, not currency. Money,
like the waters of the ocean, seeks
common level over the whole world,
and to the extent that any nation furn-
ishes currency as q subsiitu,e for money,
the money so displaced from circulation
will seek its level in some other coun-
try where IT is needed, and where there
is no currency TO exclude ii. The coun-
Try with the largest amount OF enter
prise and industries of all kinds, with
the least proportional amount of cur
rency will have the largest amount of
solid money, the least iluc,uotion in
business, aud the most permanent pros
perity. And this is in the very spirit of
the Constitution, and comes the nearest
to representing the Democratic idea OF a
Republican Government. With the
Democratic party money-mouey az the
solid and permant Mt basis of all of our
great operations is a principle. With
the Republican party 1t is a measure
only, but it IL measure by which they
can move all those springq of actions
and make who it will aud DESTROY
whom it plcsses Of those who commit
their business and their lives to its con-
fractions and infl4tiOns
NECESSITY or EDUCATION.
Republics are only safe with an rdu
Gated people. obstruction as distin-
Guished from education, which is go
largely given by some OF the Eurorean
Empires ,aakes bat machine men for
the uses of the government. In such
governments they Wiil be mere instru-
mon's Of lis power, or in the contras,
and opposition which will sooner or
later come TO the human mind placed il.
such conditions, they will be those
agents OF destruction which we know are
now undermining the whole fabric of
society in Europe. The education OF the
people should be left to the iurisdic
toe Of the States aud if there were no
other reasons for preserving their iden
ties and maintaining their constitutional
fulness of power, this one alone would
be sufficient to control our judgments
and command our sympathies. In the
variety Of systems of education which
each State will institute for itself. and
each striving TO have the best, in the di-
verslties of their interests and pursuits.
there will be an Education of the people.
q self power to seek the best and do Tho
best. stereotyped instruction by the
general government, so emaustipg from
one source of power, would be to the
people in their national sffairs like a
State religion. 1t wonld be moulded TO
one type, for one purpose, and toe tai.
ent and alb lily which would appear.
would be selected by the government TO
maintsin Its autocTscY, consolidate lis
power and limit that competition Of tai
ent, and character when now in the
States, tends to bring our best men to
the front, and which will increase as
cur systems Of education shall have
time to demonstrate their good results
and to perfect their systems of edu
cation. We propose to keep the
education Of our own people in
our own hands, because II is
meet and right that by such sduce-
tor they should have the competent
intelligence TO understand these cues
lions OF government, those relations of
capitol and labor. those mutations of
tariffs and currencies, those characters
of men whom they must select for their
public agents and comprehend the great
destiny Of our country, in which it is
becoming The civiliziDg power Of tho
world. We 20 not want 10 see this
country become. under any system Of
stereotYpcd or governmental instruc-
ton, pallid and deceyed representa-
tive OF dying liberties, nor co-conspir-
ator with the governments Of the Old
World against tho freedom Of mankind.
/ desiIe TO keep the administration Of
the finances Of the State in Democratic