West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-07-02

should have taken place in the al
vanced Republican times. It would
have been Oh account Of Democrat,
free trade.
An unbroken Democratic period
OF prosperity for thirty SIX years
was broken by the election OF Presi.
dent William Henry Harrison. q
Wing, "a Republican, If General
Harrison had lived the result might
have been different. but one fact Is
established IN history, that the
campaign of 1910 was the introduc
ton OF the campaigns OF modern
times and esembled the primaries
OF Preston county Republicans and
the Third Judicial Circuit lIoke-
Fortney nominating convention.
Everything was carried with a ven.
geance-mOnster outdoor meetings.
Log Cabins and Raecoons, caravans
OF hard cider. song and dance, "Tip
pecanoe and Tyler too, which
stirred the heroism Of the Wings
the West trlumphed, the Log Cabin
and the Coca entered the White
House. In this campaign the first
system Of straddling found origin
IN cur American politics; quarrel
ing IN Congress, using vile epithets.
which has eliminated to the high.
est point in our last National
House Of Representatives that eyer
FELL from the lips OF civilized or
heathenized man that will never
fade from the memory Of our own
dear Grover, and yet the country
was safe with himetallism.
james X. Polk. OF Tennessee.
was another Democrat; ndminIstra
ton OF 1915 attended with pros
perity.
Ztchari III Taylor was elected
as u Wing in the campaign of
1919. General Taylor was a
large STAKEHOLDER, bat in political
action belonged to no party. He
was elected upon the issues of being
brave and true man, conscientious
IN bis principles-and still 16 to /
was all right.
The fourteenth President Of the
United States was Franklin Pierce.
Democratic. His opposing party
was called the American party or
"Kncw Mornings" Many of their
organizations were held In secret
meetings. They taught none but
American born should hold Office:
they desired to check the power of
Catholicism in this country: they
became a national party to some
considerable influence, but their
principles being unconstitutional.
withered and soon died.
The Democratic administration
Of James Buchanan was next i'm
order. which was visited bv the
money panic of 1857, IA repetition
of the financial crisis of 1887, by
the failure of large business house
IN Cincinnati. Nearly all the banks
IN the country failed, thousands of
merchants aud manufacturers were
ruined, railroads could not paw
their debts, and for time it seemed
that all rich men would become
poor and the poor men become beg.
gars. In these modern times of
Republicanism (this panic) 1t would
have been accredited to Democratic
free trade, and still the tramp had
not as yet made his appearance on
the American stage. That was re-
ferred to the panic of 1878, and the
ratio was still 10 to /.
The campaign of 1860 resulted in
the election of the first President
of the people by the people and for
the people, Abraham Lincoln, of
Illinois. The Democratic party at
this time adopted the straddling
and dividing system of politics.
The great National Democratic
party of the land was divided by
personal party leaders, hence Mr..
Lincoln's election. Our Union was
saved, our national debt was bill
lions, our credit abroad was good,
bimetallism ratio 16 to /.
The eighteenth President was
General u. S. Grant, whose Re-
lfupiiOdh du uiluiSbTdJiOn was CLOSELY
connected with the reconstruction
days, the Credit Mobelier scandal,
railroad magnates, syndicate steals,
salary grabber, the revolutlonizinp
Of the Constitutional and Jackson
ian system Of money which had
met every condition of our Govern
ment In peace and in war, at home
and abroad, for a period of eighty
one years, but our whole political
function as to finance had under
gone change to suit the men who
composed this administration whose
highest ambitions were theft, polit.
zeal power and monied discrimina-
tions.
When we look at the character
Of the men who were in power al
that time, we can easily see WHY
our money was changed from tn,
people to the single gold standard
money to suit thieves and the ricf
plutocrats Of the world. But still
the masses Of the people had hon
esty in their veins and liberty ia
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