South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-09-30

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aud TO them personally, we warn
them against being led away from
practical relief which is within
their reach, into chase after Pco-
pies rainbows which they will never
attain. After all is said and done,
it is the sound opinions Of the
thoughtful people on the farms aud
10 the cities that rule a country.
Party ora.ora-new party and old
.party--with theories aud fancies
may come and go, bat it is only tho
conservative thought of the country
based on experience that rules it.
Let no man deceive you common
sense is not Knocked. No govern
ment on earth ever made its people
richer by simply printing money
and issuing it. No people ever be-
came more prosperous by borrowing
money from their government and
paying interest on it. No people
ever found financial relief byplung-
ing into billions OF dollars Of debt
Tor the purchase OF the railroads,
canals and telegraph lines of the
country. No inhabitants of State
ever found relief by giving up-as
the PEOPLE of Virginia are asked to
do--an income of 100000 year
from railroad taxation, State and
county, and paying it out of their
own pocket. If the theories of the
Peoples party were only, as to
thoughtful mon they appear, rain
bows to be chased for the pleasure
of it they would DO less har mful.
But they are full OF peril il they
would ever Taterialize. They are
theories which il ever put in prac-
tice would cause untold suffering
among the very people they are in
tended TO help.
Well, you say, If it is conceded the
farmers are suffering and the Peo-
ple's party theories are not to be
tried, what is the Democracy going
to do about it.? There are two
things tho Democracy can and will
do about it. First, 1t is undeniable
that this country wants more cur
rency. The cry about the Nation
al Banks and their power over the
currency is very popular, but a
very deceptive one. The fact is
that the scarcity of the currency is
largely caused by the National
Banks giving up their power to is
sue currency and calling in their
notes. They no longer find it prof
table aud are more than willing to
give it up. The remedy for that is
to take off the 10 per cent. Fede-
raj tax on State banks which killed
them off, aud re-cstablish State
banks under proper legislation
which will make them safe and
make their notes current not only
in their own State but every other.
That would give the people all the
currency they could use. Second,
and even more important than the
currency, the Democracy, if it gets
in power, will let the people keep
what they earn in their own pock-
cts, and not have it lodged in the
u. S. Treasury or the protected
manufacturers pocket. Whom a
farmer makes goodcrop or work.
iran does a years work. he will not
have to pay 1t out in high prices
for his clothing. his implements,
and the keep of his family. lie
may then buy those things in the
cheapest market, just as he can sell
his labor and his products in the
highest market. With a sufficient
currency and the privilege of doing
with his labor and his products
what is beat for himself, the work.
man and the farmer will have moth
ing to ask of the government but
to be let alone. All this you can
delay and defeat it is in your pow
er to do both. No one conversant
with the political situation Of the
country expects for moment that
the Peoples party will elect it's tick
ct. Every vote in Virginia cast for
that ticket by farmer is just that
much aid given to Harrison ard
Reid. With the Republican party
which has controlled the legislation
of this country for tmrty-one years
the Democrats never. having had
both houses of congress and the
Presidency at the same time to ena-
bic them to control legislation as
the Republicans had--wlth that
party in power again by the aid of
your vote, it is needless to tell you
that the old beaten track will be
followed and you will only have
succeeded in entaIling four years
more of a government which you
yourself denounce in unmeasured
terms. Stanton indicator.