West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-06-04
RAMBLINGS.
SILVER SENTIMENT FROM SALT
RIVER.
Obserrant Observations by a Quiet
Observer
SALT RIVER HEADQUARTERS,

FROM your un bounded munificent
and liberality in according to us so
much space in the midst of the col
umns Of The ARGUS OF the last
communication written by US, and
as we touched upon the subject OF
Republican politics in 'Prest ton
county, of the hopes, the results,
the good and the evils thereof, we
are hattered In the belief that our
second, though slightly different in
construction of material, means the
same IN tho end to all Intelligent
citizens, and in so doing We are led
TO believe that our production may
not be consigned TO tho sprays of
the waste basket, but that ID may
appear in the indomitable herald of
the people that we may read, and
although we may be slow of action,
but that the true principles of our
party doctrines may take deep root
and the deep. dark seat of igno-
rance may be shaken up and let the
light Of intelligence, reason, logic
and that independence may be es-
tablished and recognized by the
thinking classes of this section, this
part OF the voting community may
be able TO join IN with the better
classes of civilization, the great ag
ricnltural empire that is fast dawn.
ing and blooming into motherhood
west OF the Mississippi river, which
is soon destined to Teyolutionlze
the debased plutocratic system that
has had for the last twenty years
the death gold grip upon the people
In this great land Of ours.
The baby has already been taken
from the cradle of filthy lucre and
weaned from the corrupt breast of
the small in numbers compared
with the population of this country.
but very powerful in the creative
machine power of money making
that is grasping the working men,
the living men of this country, by
the throats, whose only ambition is
to slaverize the people, not silverize
them, far from that. The tocsin
has been sounded, the horn mas
been blown, the thunders have been
heard, the rumblings Of the great
Western wagon have been echoed.
aud re.echoed from California to
Florida, from Texas to Pennsyl-
yanla. The children, the fathers
OF the sons of the future history
and the future liberties, are all
In the field to stay, and at almost
every convention being held throug Oh
out the entire South and West.
from the Ohio river on the East
and Maryland on the North, are
asserting themselves and placing
themselves upon record, declaring
by their actions and by their reso
lutious that the time has come that
! the shackles must be thrown Off
men that once enjoyed the gift Of
Office aud the emoluments thereof
are sacrificing the gift of office for
prIncIple and are persuaded by that
noble manhood that has character.
lied and immortalIzed the living
world with honest integrity and
liberty to all men, and they have
also declared themselves upon the
great issues that are before the PEG
pie OF this campaign that they Will
not support the nominees of their
party unless the people are repre-
sented IN the platform with a silver
plank. We ask, in the language of
a past Virginia statesman, "What
means this uprising of men of po-
htlcal infueEce if it be not for the
purpose of reyolutionizing the
monied power and the oyerthrowing
OF tyranny, corrupt legislation,
bought and sold statesmen of the
Wall Street lobbyists ?''
We find that in the formation Of
our govern ment, which has stood
as ? glittering embodiment of lib.
erty and of humanity beyond a
century, was formed by men who
had gained their independence from
q yoke Of tyranny and slavery I'm.
posed upon them by Great Britain.
and we find IN them whose veins
percolated the spirit Of patriotism.
liberty TO al men, not TO the few
the men that created the Oonstitu.
ton which guarantees to every
citizen the right Of free speech and
that Of free Freshmen who were
actuatcd then by a love for their
country and for the we'll being Of
their fellow-citizens. How differ
ent is IT now upon the dawn of the
second century OF our indopend.
cnco. Does it not look like that
history will repeat itself? Gold.
corrupt legislation, consolidation Of
corporated power-even the Presi-
dent Of tho United States selected
bis Cabinet ont Of both political
parties TO carry out his financial
policies and financial schemes. and
70 th@art the will OF the people.
And now, Mr. Editor, let us get
q little more practical and little
nearer home. Col. r.. w. Monroe.
who 10 writing series Of letters
which are being published in TIRE
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