West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-10-15
the following glowing tribute to the
present Administration.


present Administration:
" AMI row. fellow Dersocrnts OF Indi.
ana. we enter this contest WITH high ami
earnest cow Lotions OF duty 10 our state
nm Rhtv development OF her ineVhaustihlc re.
sources and the establishment aud growth ot
her glorious Institutions OF learning ana or
CHRISTIAN honeN olonce. under the auspice, OF
n Democratic COnSttutiOu, and for the most
part under Democratic state control. appeals
10 us TO bc true 20 the broad and liberal prin-
clDles on which all hoe greatness Is founded.
Whatever else may happen. the Democratic
party owes IL 30 its good name and splendid
record Ia Indiana that the remuneration OF
the state shall not fall into the hands OF those
who diStrust the people and who deny to 9th
efs the Same freedom and right they exercise
Tor themselves But in n stll broader sense
We are called ON 10 exercise our rights aud to
discharge our duties "a citizens. The admin.
istration OF the Federal Government by Gro.
yer Cleveland has been bitterly assaiied.
mulsreprcsented and slondered by the
the leaders OF tho Republican marty
In Indiana. No two minds. perhaps. ever
agreed ia ever! thing. nor does il follow thai
n supporter OF an administration necessarily
concurs in all its Official details bnt 1 am hero
10 night TO declare. aS far rs my words vii
", that the Admin istratiOn of Grover ClpVe.
land : strong, clean. faithful 10 public dut,
and worthy or all acCeptation by tho Demo.
cratic party aud 10y the country what pub.
io Interest has suffered AT his hands, NbRt
pubic duty has been negleciedi What pul,.
nc trust mas been betrayed: In the more
IMAM electric hght thrown upon every net OF
MS hdninistrdtion and on every step of his
pubhc lie by the powerful aud sleeplesS
newspaper press OF tho United States no
stands clear and above reproacb in hia yrc,t
once. senator Harrison had much 10 say ian
NJ, recent speech IN regard TO Democratic
p!ehHcs which nc alleged had not been fiIl.
nled. He well knows, and so does the conn.
try. that the Democratic party in Congress
r"pesi had mac ,sw' nor 70
nor 10 appropriate a dollar OF the pub.
nc money without the approval and the
concurrence OF "A Republican nAjurity In
the senate. The Democratic party has MOI
had inc ldw-making power Of this Govern
ment, embracing rs IL does th,, les, slsiiye
aud executive Department. n singI, Ia =. s,n,,.
the 9Th OF March. 1851 Every evil OF lcV!sis
non which has afflicted the country tow~
der Failed TO get his arrears or peuSion n 4,
because the laws made 10y the Republican
party did not grant them. N lie Il Il NOT Ret mis-
bounty, ~ ~ because "A Republican President
vetoed the Mill granting u If the ,olorca
prpplc were cheated out of the = small hard
eFrn'nH. and savings 10y the Frcedmeu'S Bu.
r'hu and bv the irpedmcn'~ Hank Il il ~.
cause Republican laws were so IN lde thst I'M,
thieves could break through and steal sen.
stnr harrison seems entirely to forget the
responsibility OF his own party "a shown
bN the long and biottcd records while
nc NehetnentlN HrraiRnS the Democratic party
Tor what IL has done and for what II has
" ed tn do in the last eighteen
urnt could be laid before the Democratic
executive for his Signature without having
hr>t received the sanction of the Republican
part Ia the senate. NV colleague appears
10 complain OF the amount Of the appropr "A
lions made IN the last session OF Congress
aud quotes AN imposing array aud "A sncciotts
arrangement OF hgures, recently made by
senator Allison. of Iowa l. il not enough 10
sN th"t Alison wa. and still is, chairman OF
ported and voted for every appronrint,ou
PHI. ana that S"nstor Harrison voted with
hiih: On the question, however, whether the
actual expenses OF the Government have in
creased or diminished under CleVcland's Ad.
IN hl>traton. ann content To rest the whole
case on the statement recently made bv John
y. 'ulii>le the very able, clear. headed and
lmpartalninded Speaker OF the House He
puts the total pNpruditurt.s of tb. Co,.rn
ment Tor I'll" fiscal year ending June 20 1856 AT
Sl','t3.,ai less than those OF the preceding
year. The Speaker gOesiIto details. but none
nre needed IN support ola conclusion reached
10y him. Tue recent Democratic state conyen.
non OF Indiana, III very comprehensive reso-
, , IhuouNcu Ine hhllity, the integrity and
Tue economy OF the present Administrat ou
It's ability IL conceded by the people of All
parties, aud its integrity has not been uues
TONED, ana its economy has been proven by
tue record Mr.. Cleveland has broken no
pledges. IL broken pledges, however arc the
meme Tor th's canvass, would inquire how
me pledges, protuse. continuous and Abun-
dant, az the Republican party TO the colorcd
people or the country have been kept, Mr.
Cleveland appointed, during the last session
OF congress, a wcll-bred, Intelligent educated
anu Ncry competent colOred man tn AN i'm
bortant once ~ the District OF Columbia. The
Republican party has eight majority In the
hltcd states senate, and that body rejected
Mr. Matthews when his name came before /:
Tor Register OF Wills. The love OF the Itc.
publican party for the colorcd citizen ~
based on tho same condition as rs iovc for
Tue former rebel of the SOuIh-partv scrvice:
Only mat the rebel, when he belongs to- the
Republican party, gets offices in abundance
while the colored man, whether Republican
or Drmocrat, j. left 10 feed oh the crumbs
VIII Ch fall from the Republican Table or
more generally left without any thing al All
May we not expect the support OF all classes
VINO believe In an Administration which mn.
DER Tue most irving circumstances, has had
the courage of its convictions and has been
faithful TO all IL pledges. either expressed or
impl ed:
The public debt is bong paid more rap
luiy than the public creditors desire;
the surplus in the treasury 80 enormously
oNcrsiated two years ago by the Republican
candidate for Governor. is being rapdly re-.
duccd, Notwithstanding the President with.
held his signature TO the Morris resolution
emaSculated and rendered worthless a. IN
was by the act on OF the senate There il A
1eeIng otconfdence in business circles. aud
sgns OF returning activity and prosperity arc
abroad i'm the land.
let us Join voices hands and hearts once
more ~ the cause or YoOd government Let
NOT INDIANA falter now aud thereby omen n
breach through which the Republican marty
with its evil methods its pernIc Gus prin.
cipieS. and Us rapaciOus hories may return
future Democratic national success and IN
the prolonged supremacy OF ~ Democratic
Federal Administration ~ a voice which in
storm aud disaster as well a. in sunshine aud
victory, has always been heard In the battling
ranks of the Democratic party, VIII still be
listened TO- invoke y united harmonious "A nd
determined EFFORT at this time in behalf of tn,
can people
The speech attracted number of
representative Democrats from the
state at large. all Of whom reported 10
the chairman of the State Central
committee tlattering condition OF Al
fairs IN their respective localities.