The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-09
: NUMBER 81.

defeat for his State only four years ago,
pending the Presidential campaign, so
dlsheartening to our party's cause, that
only the timely and stalwart efforts OF
Grant and Conkling could have redeem
ed the field and secured Gar6eld's elec.
tion-a work soon rewarded by the pal.
liant knight when opportunity (as Gar.
fields adviser) was given him by deal
iBg q cowardly bow from ambush TO
his old antagonist, Roscoe Conkling.-
Himself speculator, enjoying a for.
tune too great to have been acquired by
honest industry, legitimate business en-
terprise, or bis country's service at S5,-
OOO year, he sympa,hizes with and
profits by speculative stock jobbine and
gambling methods of acsairinp wealth
methods which have wrought ruin,
disgrace, and business disaster beyopd
compntation. schooled ynnih and per-
suaded middle age to avoid honest and
useful industry, made suicide and iusan.
itycommonplace, unsettled values. placed
the fruits OF honest toll in the power OF
the Goulds and Armours to bear down
or bull up In the markets as whim or in.
terest may dictate; methods which re-
Gently gave US but an exaggerated illus
tration OF their iniquitous consequences
in the Grant Is Ward fifteen -million-dol.
lar failure and robbery.
Reference to Blaine's Congressional
record relating to subsidies, class legis.
lation, corporate exactions, &c, will
readily satisfy the honest inquirer OF his
uniform support> of monopelies and in.
difference to the common veal. Little
wonder that he omits in his letter to re.
Ter to or explain the cause of the great
disparity in the distribution of this mar.
velous increase Of wealth accumulated
during the period be chooses Tor COM
parison; that he fails to note the fact
that the one three hundredth part of the
S44, 600, 100000 Is held BY one man.
while others rank little below, and his
own palatisl residence, com handing q
rental OF $1,000 year, suggesting
more than an average per CAPITA Of
wealth. Little wonder that be is silent
on the subject of interstate commerce.
the regulation OF which is demanded by
all producers and legitimate traders.--
Great corporate interests command non.
interference. II was lame defense of
his devotion to improved civil service to
cite The fact that during prolonged
public service he only advised the remo-
val OF "iour pecsons." The expert OBJ
server will conclude that the true better.
ment OF the service demanded the remo-
val OF ten times four. He should have
emphasized his position by noting the
hdelitv with which horde OF relatives
have been constantly fed at the public
crib, notably the favorite brother Bob.
drawing pay for another's service. Nor
will the citation OF his pacific assurances
10 Mexico, quite cover up bis South
American policy. aud interference to pro.
tect. tue Landrau guano scheme, The
death OF his servant, Hurlbut. whom he
feigned to rebuke, may serve TO partially
conceal the true inwardness of this al.
fair, as did his esrhled rendering of the
Mulligan letters first mislead many char
table people touching tie Little Rock
bond Job
The disingenuousness OF his Ietter of
acceptance is further betrayed by it's sie.
nlficant silence touching tue events Of
the past three years. Bringing down
bis historic hgures to the present would
have revealed the fiction involved in bis
statements; would have shown a mar.
veious shrinkage in nominal yalues.
would have noted the downfall of busi.
ness prosperity and business morals. and
would have pictured as few can do 40
as he the furnace hres DIVING
out, the wheels of factories standin9
still, wages reduced, beggary usurping
the place OF labor, bank and business
failures, creditors and depositors wan.
loniy detrauded, bones lost, and crook.
edness in public affairs. Mr.. Blaine IA
Objectionable furthermore for the com.
pany he keeps, for the friends he has
made Will the chief promoters OF his
nomination be his chief advisers. IL
elecsedr There's the rub. need men.
ton no names. but will suggest that the
least Objectionable OF his pei supporters
are the Tribune's supporters OF Greeley
in 1872 and accusars OF Blaine 10 1873
and 1850, charging him with bribery
aud other penitentary crimes.
With no pronounced issues between
the two great parties, we can safely af.
ford TO yield temporary executive con.
troll at this time to an honest man.
though he be Democrat. And il grave
questions OF public, policy we're at issue,
they cannot be determined by the Exec.
utive. This is the prerogative of Con-
gress, the lav-making branch, hereto-
fore for time and now under Demo.
cratic control. II is vastly more impor.
tant to good government that the Re-
publican Party be restored to supreme
cy in Congress than that the administra-
tion of law be intrusted to an unworthy
partisan surrounded by bad COUNSEL
While Mr.. Blaine is known to be unwor-
thy, Gov. Cleveland has demonstrated
his fitness and worthlness for the posi-
ton ny his fidelity, ability, and integrity
in the discharge of his executive duties
as Mayor Of Buffalo and Governor OF
the great State of New York, and in nv
opinion very large majority OF intelli-
gent and unprejudiced voters believe he
should be elected. II one-half of the
Republican voters who agree In this
opinion have the courage OF their con.
victions and vote conscientiously he will
be triumphantly elected. The scandals
affecting the domestic lives OF all cand,.
dates should be committed to the polit.
ical ghouls and hyenas.
While 1t is my fixed purpose to sup.
port Cleveland and Hendricks, it is no
less my determination to support ell at
and worthy nominees OF the Republican
Party for county, State, aud Congress
ional positions. Regretting aud depr.
eating the conditions which compel what
will be dominated a holt, l remain very
truly, THAD. C. POUND.
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