Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-06-17
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not been able to maintain the
good times which were enjoyed
everywhere in this country on
the day of the victory. Bust
ness failures have increased,
banks have suspended, money is
harder to borrow, and borrowers
are compelled to pay higher in
terest for their loans than for
many, many years. Feverish
uncertainty prevails in every fl
nancial and business circle. La
Dor and capital are in doubt
about the future. This has been
our condition for two months,
and no change for the better is
at this moment apparent.
If to-day the President should
officially and authoritatively an
nounce that there would be no
change in the industrial legisla-
ton of the country, and that the
financial situation would be met
and solved upon that standard of
financial honor and national
good faith which has guided
the Republican party since it's
installation to power in 1861,
confidence would at once come
back. Would it not? Does any
body doubt it? Security would
displace alarm. Faith in the flu
ture-so indispensable to easy
money and good times-would
be restored; gold would stay at
home and money would go from
it's hiding place into the great
avenues to business where it be-
longs.
If it is true, as the administra-
ton boldly proclaims, that our
financial distress is occasioned
by the silver purchase law which
requires the government to buy
$500, 900 ounces of silver every
month and issue treasury notes
therefor, then why does not the
administration convene Con-
gress and repeal the law? Mr..
Cleveland vainly sought it's re-
peal before his Inauguration, but
we have heard little from him in
that direction since. With the
Congress Democratic in both
branches, elected by the constit-
uency which elected Mr.. Cleve-
land, with undisputed authority
in him under the constitution to
convene Congress, he issues no
call and takes no steps to repeal
the law which he believes is the
cause Of our disturbed business
condition.
1t is published in the papers
that an army of pension exam
liners are to be let loose to travel
from county to county and from
town to town to hunt down the
pensioners and discover, if posi-
BILE, if there be men here and
there who draw one or two dol
lars month in excess of what
they are entitled to under the
law. The published ruling of
the secretary of the interior
announced in the press will
strike from the pension roll of
the country hundreds and thou
sands of worthy dependent sol
diers, who, if not altogether in
capacitated, are practically in
capacitated from earning a liv-
ing for themselves and families.
The Republican party believes
what it teaches and practices
what it breaches. 1t was organ
lied and has succeeded because
in all its years it has had con-
victions. 1t does not profess one
thing and do another. 1t has
courage, and stands by it's prin-
ciples just as faithfully, just as
Loyalty after defeat, as after vic
tory. Principle and conviction
are supreme and masterful and
they constitute the bugle call to
duty. Those who may have i'm
agined that we would lower our
flag should no longer be deceiv-
ed. 1t floats from the old flag
staff, and is borne by as true and
fearless Republicans as ever car
ried it in the great conflicts of
the past. 1t is not our habits or
our history to take down our
colors. We put them where
they are; we mean to keep them
there. We love them, for we
believe in what they stand for,
and hundred defeats would not |
draw us from the field of convic-
ton and duty. Our principles
are not ephemeral, but eternal. |
They are part and parcel of the
foundation and fabric of our
government. They made us
what we are-the greatest and
best government in the world :;
they will keep us there if cher
ished and observed.
How many Democrats. are dis