West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-17

w come neat. " bc should approach with "A
NepuhuCAn ticket iu his hand those ,vho
loaded him with chains aud clothed him win
VhrSe> would sing ~ dcum luuf mus. put ON
man "inco -, r9Se OF honor, and give him high
ho!erring TO the currency of the country
senator voorhees, said; "Thc Secretary ~ thc
treasury slN Years ago. m the tau, of i'm
pending, compulsory legislation TOOK tho
step, apparently voluntary but i'm fact inVol-
nnntars' 70 tccciNc the grccnhack for cut TOMS
uVtve on imports. notwithstanding u law
which required such duties in coin The
gtcchohck currency, its existence and its
volume thus assured. aul its chnrnc,cr thus
non9rrd. rose al onoc J., par with mintcd guld.
aud has there remained liNis rather than mi.
ms to tho present hour. despite the croak.
my Propnecies Ot all the architects and SUI
tcrhteudcnts Of asyluns tor IDIOTS through.
out the whole land. Does the RcpuhiIcan
party mean 10 include this currency. which IL
mas 50 long denounced as dishonest rags. with
honest currency Or with tho best money
known &c the civilized word2' would be- glad
~ haSs an answer hut IL can not be found in
Again, what - the position OF the Rcpub-
ncnn party on silver money! Il it honest
or dlShoucSt currency Does II rank with tho
best money Of the world, or ia IL a spurious is
surt the history OF the Republican pnr,y
SHOWS lts hostility to silver money I'm ls,3 a
hopuplcan congress struck from the Coinage
act the American silver dollar. IL was done
WIN the sllcnce, skill and deception of inter
National fiaud When the struggle came ns
II did hvc years later, for tho restoration OF
thls branch OF our currency. a Republican
fr9sldcnt Mr. Hayes, inspired and guided 10y
~ v.
Mr. sherman. launched his veto against tho
rill Tor the rcmonotizatiop OF silver. From
that day to this believe there has been no
annual message delivered by the President To-
longresS, aud no annual report male by the
secretary OF the Treasury, which havo not
contained a recommendation looking to a re-
peal OF tho law Tor the coinage of silver aud
pointing To gold alone a the specie basis for
pabor currency
The speaker. after reading tho tarin plank
oago, saidi 49,
Ns al
eNiraordlnary confession of guilt ever made
bN pohttcai party, and of the most fatal i'm.
port TO those who are responsible for the evils
u condemns. The inequalities here admitted
TO exist In n system OF tarItT taNation we're
placel ln the law more than twenty years nKo
by the republican party, ana have remained
lherH ever since. Less than two years ago. i'm
the Forty-sHvcnth Congress that party went
through the work of tariu revision. and n hill
came law In March. iSsi stu the ineouaIi.
ties OF tho turiu remain. The admission
pf'iihat pfi mat fact Is made of record The
burdens OF uNutiOn are uncqually
placed on the labor and productions
OF the country. A greater crime Than Is here
confessed can hardly be committed against
IN" people. Long years OF opportunity to
correct this enormous evil nave boon ucricct
cd. Under Republican tarin legislation
monopohcs on every hand had waXod fat and
grown 20 giant proportions while labor has
often cried for bread and cried i'm win What
scenes nave we hchcld during the last few
weeks IN ohio ana PcnnsYlvaninT Have they
been scenes OF comfort, protection and pros
pcrity TO the laborcrf Destitution. idlcness
riot, blOodshcd and violence. rather Than rp'
some of tho fruits of that policy which the
party IN power has inflicted on the laboring
oinsscs
The next pledge In this remarkable tariff
plank OF the Republican platform is to reduce
ddho surplus. who made that surplus in tho
Treasury aud whcrc did II come n omf II came
from the pockets OF tho people and rs not
needed tor the expenses OF the Government
Ibis the result not only of unclunl taxniion
A
beyond any public or Legitimate demand The
SNact amount OF this surplus revenue in the
ktns the Republican candidate for Governor
stated II, believe. as high NJ 500 1000 and
seems TO take pride In the fact that his party
mas eNtoUe1 from the taxpayers of the
United states so large a sum of money for
which the Government has no need
ne regards this idle, dead money In the vaults
OF the Treasury as n blessing He Is mistaken
In his philosophy of Government H. H.
not blessing; u is curse. II should not be-
thcse' u should br IN circulation in the hands
OF the people IL is active money which pro-
notes the general welfare. Tho miser's :
hoards 90 no one any good, while tho busy
dollar brings JOY and relief. Tho business IN
forests OF this country ~ the present moment
are painfully in need of more active busy
money than ~ now in circulation. 7 here ~
financial peril near al hand, and for this peril
tnr Republican party has made Itself respon-
sblc by draining hundreds OF millions of
money from the channels of active trade into
the vaults OF the Treasury -thcro 10 lie i'm
useless rcposc ~ an evidence OF tho folly and
senator Voorhees, spoke OF the efforts of tho
republicans 10 build mp navy In the follow
ing language:
The Republican party I'm fts successive nd
ministrations since the war has taken from
the Treasury nearly $3.50 ODJ OOD OF money ON
account OF tho navy, and there Is not ono
good snip this hour 20 show for " all. Would
You expect me 20 vote still further mtlions
Tor the same purpose and 80 tho samc partyY
IN the Republican platform the rcstOratiou of
the navy To it's old time strength and cficiency
~ demanded with great zeal Why mas IL MOI
already been rcstoredY Has tho Navy Dcpart-
ment hcCu robbers TOOst, whore money was
obtained but not expended for the public scrv-
iCcf AtanY rate. tho country, has lost conf.
9ence, anu INC appropriations Will be- cutdoY ~
Tor that department as low as possible urh N
there Is change. / deny. however that "A
great navy In time of peace Is tho true policy
pi thc bONernmcnt, any moro. than % stand
lnR army Every once In "a while claInorous
appeal is mudc in Congress for stupcndous
sums OF money FOR ships guns aud forInca.
lions. These appeals during Republican a.
condancy have generally been heard inst on
the eve Ola PresidcntiHI election ono ya,
made very earnestly in tho last srssiot ~
rupupn fund Oi tho Republican managors In
INC prcsrnt canvass would have boon much
Continuing scnntor Voorhees, s,f,f.
1t Is a singular and fatal fact that on every
ghcSuon oi pubic policy mentioned i'm ia
stands sclf-condeuncd by hs own con iuct
nud history. ~ dcuOuncss as q prrnf wrpnsr
the grant OF large trncts OF the pubic binds 10
coip1rauonS, attcr having granted nonrly
2jOuOUOU Of acres. II dec aros thSse land i,
herilaRc Tor actual settler. after having given
All the most vnluablc 20 railroad corpOratioua
VI dcmuud~ the speedy forfeiture Of an land
grants which havo iapsed iy reason of non
compliance ot their conditions. whom. i'm faot
WIN lull power Tor many years. the RcpuI.
lIcan party mas nevcr forfeited u single moro
N was lcft FOR n Democratic house 10 begin
thlN WORK ~ inc iFst session OF Congress a
DcmQctauc loninittec on Public Lands. with
my Democratic colleague. Nj Cobb ne ~
chairman, prepared and reported bills which
passed the House, fOrfoitinR nearly 1OOO n0
on tcrcs In"-c bills were aCnt fp the liopub.
liCan senate aud not Touched. Ofbor bula ri,
~ Tue committee. ana aro on the House ca
cndar Tor action urXt winter
me hepuniicHu plHtfOrm Declares that
American t/ou- hy adoption must have tho
same time the Republican partv. and eooerio
uoueIN ils caulidro FOR President mas win
ON proiosi on notice Of the outragos. per.
nlilch INC british 'ovcrnmcnt TO arrcet on
suspicion ana impr.son Without accusatiOuor
trial. and withouf limit os 10 duratfon ~
naturdifcd CItiIcu OF fhis country IL n uafivo
oi Ireland and found boo that unhuppv land
Hlst0ry is made up ON This question:. Whiir
JAMES a.. blaine. as secret ~ y of Nfsto ,sos ~,
dcrng national salute at Yorktown iu Ccil,
Der l-sl. in honor OF The British faQ. thai
Same Tag as the hated emblem of moro than
seven centuries OF accursod Tyranny. was
WAYNE in ins 'icnt triumph over British laTs
subjects and wherein Br.nton. IA Tfnior
soldier, wont blind; all Of whom wore An. RI
can cIuEnus hf adoption, and not ono of whom
received tho protection Of hts Governments
tul t remains for the great and sacred
sDuicct Ot pension to iiiustrgfo the fun rrnas
urc ~ fraud ard fHIso Drff .u.c Of which fbe
~ pub CHu rarts is capab'o Dol ite uftor1uo.s
~ i'tft th. ptoplo anu m ~ ohria. Cpuduci