Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-31
"Brooklyn. July IA. 1896.

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Brooklyn, July IA, 1896.
Dean MR.. JENks:' OF course. l was
glad to receive your sentiments con
oorniug the politica! situation. |
have not said anything publicly, and
do not know that shall. lam not
IN a position to sfeak, and only hope
that those who are viii prove equal
TO the occasion We have reached. 1t
is time for moral courage. | could
not express to you all | feel; but, de
pend upon it in lie hour of weakness.
hesitation, and desertfoh, the grert
tnind and heart of tie l6Saliish in.
tsligent people Is not faifefing.-
through masses Of 55bhistts and
masses of immiaterial fact and fiction,
their segrgate intelligence, made up
~ Gre graduate 81 con and Common
.osrn.ok.saes with a6sdSn;dtf vision; and
sb scue th;iugss may not be shap.
edH ,RlsafOrrn deeGiafatfuh IS they
would bave them; hevettheiesa they
see aud understand the riIhin ptiii,pose.
and are steadra,t t5 it. fbeir ranks
are not eisordered by this shameless
cry of Anarchist aud Socialist which
is being thIwh into their faces, and
whidh IS ABOUT all that can now be
Asard from certain quarters which
might prudeHtly refrain from such
Vicious spihets. Such free use of
theIa is likely to provoke the inquiry
whether, for insance the compare
lively few who have i'll generation
or less amassed, and who are now
amassing, vast inflated fortunes out
OF the public by the issuing of uh
told millions of fraudulent bonds and
stocks upon the public privileges
and franahies, to pay interest and
aus dividends upon which a proper
tionate tribute is levied upon nearly
avery community in. the country
whether they are not the Anarchists.
the endangere.B OF our institutions
and Social nrder, Instead of those who
think is Wholesome anb wise that such
e state of things. and the unrest and
decentralization caused By il, shobld
net continue. There is no jealousy
against wealth in the country. On
the contrary, those who accumulate
wealth, however great, in any legiti-
mate calling, professional, mechan
Zeal, mercantile, agricultural; or 9th
ers, are subjects of emulation and
honor. This is true Of every locality.
Ii Is wealth got by this means aud
oy that, By trick and device, out OF
the public by means of public fran
ehises, and of laws devised for TIE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the few at the ex
pense OF toe many, which is under
the ban of the splendid intelligence
ana moral sense o. the people vi this
country.
1.-The parts of the platform against
which this vulgar cry of anaroy and
socialism is leyelled, though not speci
ned, are obviously those d) to The
money cuestion. ~ to an income tax
and l3) to Interference by the genera
Government in loca. effairs; for The
rest OF the platform consists of tho
usual commonplaces. Eet us see
10 respect of the frst. tfe Republi
can platform expressly favors bimet
Alisn, but holds that il is imprraesi
cable ia shis country unless the 9th
or principal nations adopt il, and i
pledges thu Governments to the us
6aost endssyslis 70 btasssSs about sucl
adoption. The Dsnb'o5;c.: .asf RS siaeforu
2kosfesks for bimetalisnn55;, but R6sd
thas nation is strong Snd grea
ss sxaeks the lead Of the worl,