The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-13

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barraaslng, Notifying and destructive 10 its
credit. It Ia better to call halt now and
steer by the safe chart Of the Constitution.
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or the Democrats Mt Charleston on Fri.
q ia5 aST day Might Last. tt5
To " Editor Of w InisItosner.s
eIR:-The Democrats held ratification
meeting at Charleston last night. want
the people 10 know what 10 going on among
the politicians, and shall do what ! can
and what every one ought to do, defend
our young State from those politicians, call
them by what name you may, who arc
seeking to whoop up communicate cru.
eado against property, capital, and corpor.
ate charter rights and 10 lead people to
poverty and ruin. ! noted on the trans.
pareucies carried in the procession these,
among many other notices Of like import.
"Wilson Tor Governor" "The peoples
choice" Down with corporations" "The
people on top now" "Go 1t Windy" up
guards and at them" t vi
asked myself this question. What Ia
the meaning OF all this? Am in the
midst Of French commune Am In
the midst Of German Socialists :? Am in
the midst OF Russian Nihilists; are these
the sops Of those men who made war for
four years in defense OF that properly and
It's vested rights owned by so few people :?
Is this Democracy ? What does Demo.
crazy now mean WAR on capital, war On
vested rights, war on corporations, war on
civilization Where am I? I asked my.
self this further question. up guards
and at them" At whom7 Why at rail.
roads, at capital, at vested rights, at law
and order, at civilization. What else
could the motto mean ? go 1t Windy"
Go for WHAT Why go for railroads, 60
for capital. This means starvation and
want for labor. For how and where can
the people go to get work do unless from
those who have money to put into rail.
roads, factories, mines, farms, etc. I
asked myself this further question.
What made this little city grow
up : from dirty little vii.
lage with an impoverished people
into beautiful growing city. What has
filed this valley in a fsw years past with
thriving population? What brings into
this valley year by year millions OF dollars
where there would have been none? What
gives our honest men honest work? What
puts shoes on the feet, clothes on the body
OF the people, their wives and little ones?
Corporations and capital. And are We to
howl out down with corporations +" "Up
guards, and at them!" Corporations have
charters. Charters are contracts with the
State. The only way to "down with corpo-
rations" Is to confiscate their charters, and
this ia simple communion. Hence when
you howl "Down with corporations !" "Up
guards and at them !" 1t is the howl OF the
Commune. It is war on property, and they
who cry Down with corporations !" mean
confscstion. The politician who encour.
ages such cry Is public enemy.
Let capitalists who are coming into West
Virginia every day to invest their money,
some to make railroads, some to build
foundries, factories and machine shops, to
open coal banks and ship coal and some
to buy lands, let such men come here
and find Governor and Legislature put
into Office under ouch principles and bowls
and they will return whence they came.
Can any one doubt ii? When conyen-
ton a! Wheeling call it by what nal me you
may, cheers Governor while making
speech defending the right, and his duty
to tax the farm and lis products, as we'll
from q chicken to cslf, from peck OF
corn to crop Of corr; from blade OF fod-
der to stack Of hay; from pitchfork to a
plough; from sled to a wagon, and nom.
mates for Governor gentleman whose
followers cry "Down with corporations"
up guards and at them," and other com.
munistic catchwords, and who himself has
headed a crusade sgalnst railroads and
their charter rights it is time
for the working people, as well
farmers as capitalists, it is time for those
who plan and scheme and risk their money
IS we'll, as for those who labor and toll to
make friends and to save to the State the
splendid future that awaits the combina.
ton Of protected capital and labor. At peace
all the States Of the South are to-day hold.
ing out every possible inducement to CAPT.
talists to come into them, to build railroads,
factories, &c. And are the people Of West
Virginia and OF this Valley in particular,
who are more in need Of capital, CORPORA
tons and railroads than any other people,
to howl "Down with corporations" "up
guards and at them.' ., 5.a..
This sort Of Democracy Is out Of place in
the Southern States st least, and abhoreat
to every man who hopes to make an hon.
est living in an honest way, and to all
who know the meaning Of liberty as regu.
lated by our customs and our laws. Don't
understand me as defending any wrongs or
frauds perpetrated by corporations, cspi.
taliBss or land holders or any body. We
must and will correct all wrongs, we must
likewise defend and encourage all con-
tracts. But We must not make crusade
on capita, corporations, or on laborere.
All must be protected BY equal and Just
laws, and Governor who would whoop
up crusade against railroads and other
vested capital is quite as bad as Governor
who would call forth gatling guns and vol.
unteer companies to butcher miners when
they get on high. Justice for all-charity
for all-forbearance with all-crusades
against none. rs A .,ls 4.
When was 1t that the people lin eleclions)
were not on top? Who betrays the people
in office ? Generally the very men who
whoop Themselves into Office by arousing
bad passions and making wrong crusades
against capital or something else. Such
men hardly know what justice means, and
care less. INDEPENDENT.
Charleston, Augttst s.
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