Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-18

tive rover adiudicated BY which court and
decision about to be reafirmed was an &C.
compished fact never again 10 be disturbed
or doubled so that its friends might say:
See; the end of our labor in this regard
has come, let US rejoice, let those who aided
in this great work press on to deal with
equally important and necessary measures
for the welfare Of the whole people"
The Legal Tender
having become the very foundation Of IA
well as a measure OF value in,ertwined with
all the business Of the people the engine OF
prosperity of the nation, 1t seems to me
almost an act of cruelty TO again disturb
causelessly financial question which has
been so set at res, with the assent OF all
good men. As much so rs was the question
of the right OF man to hold his brother man
in slavery. Therefore | said, Il am glad
this question is no longer part in the polit-
ical consideration and craftsmanship only
because it is made redeemable in the very
greenback Nnich this ghoul like agitation
seeks TO repudiate; overthrow aud destroy
such currency as
Andrew Jackson
with the pre-science and wisdom OF states
man, by the the iron hand Of soldier, sns-
tanned by the Democracy Of more than q
generation ago. have WHOLLY crushed out,
and in hope Of wise and good men had
buried forever as one Of the grievious errors
Of administration, which had insiduously
crep, into the government for the aggran'
diScment of few. TO the destruction Of the
people. As Democrat, taught in the
jackson school in my youth, with my judg-
ment maturcd with many years ot converse
in public affairs. aided by earnest and deep
study. with m intensity OF purpose, with u
topic OF such magnitude affecting every iu-
terest of the pcople--nay. it may be the
very existence OF free institutions, ] am
constrained were il the last nc; OF nv life in
view of this attempt, TO undo what jackson
had so well done, coming from whatsoever
quarter il may, 10 say to yon, gentlemen.
that there seems wisdom indeed
4 Necessity
for further continuance.
NAV now turn from il rs the country
has turned from the questions OF slavery aud
war But alas the power OF the darkness oi
error the resurrecuonists Of false ideas oi
the dead past. dug up the Wondering re
mains Of contention from peaceful graves.
where they slept aud threatened by a rc-
hash of exploded resolutions formulated
into platform by party convention, to re,
| viyih and asitate controversies which wili
unscttlc commercial values, hinder and de
Law business, energies our people with np'
parenty but single object to extend sys'
TEN OF purely paper currency issued by cor
pora,ions established by Government. In
| deed. but for private emolamea, and gam
TO corporatorS which the currency itself Is
! TO be valuable your organization. Daring
the renewed cxigeucy aud therefore np1n
this eontes,a,ion an With yoa Ana !,
there were Sai two % Us We oagss:: TO stan;
together agninst this great wrosg and cat
apon
! Al True Men
to stand with ~, either inside or outside n,
the case may be, OF other political organi,a.
tons which may aim 10 perfect other meas.
/ ures for the good of the country. ] thank
YOU for your suggestion tina, in other mat.
ters toward which your organization turns
the interest Of labor. the preservation Of
| lands Of the people for the benefit Of the
people, the control Of agencies created by
| the Government 90 be used for the good OF
the people. 10 regulate and control system
| Of interstate commerce which shall control
and cheaper transportation OF persons,
freight and intelligence and to protect all
in their jus, rights and conhne all to their
true duties to the end that there may be in
this country an equality Of rights, equality
of burdens, equality Of privileges and equal.
iiy of powers TO all pcrrons under the law
has been the rule of my life, ] have the
honor to be with personal esteem
Very respectfully your friend and servant,
ISigncd, BEyJAMS 7. BCrlrR.