West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-17
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Evansville.
CorreSpondcsce OF the Argus
The election passed OF quietly n,
this place, excepting n few fellows
WAC KICKED at the wind, but no one
was hurt.
Taking everything into consider
alton, the Democrats should feel proud
because, after considering the late
war, the eastern panic, the abundant
harveSts. and the revenue tax. which
were all fayorable 10 the American IN.
dnstries and thus favorable to the Re.
publican party. and after all this, we
made a good showing.
Some OF our stiff uccl<ed Republie,nS
twho roalize that cattle and sheen are
rapidly declining in price, were under
the Impression on "Wednesday that
congress woald be Democratic aud
they at once began to prnpheSy de.
l cline, and said that e. would no caused
by a Democratic congress. Hold ON.
orethre0. cattle. sheep wool. cotton.
wheat, coal, coke. corn. oats. buck.
wheat, pork, iron. wAeEs and many
'~N hHNN httllNNN ana the
dollar OF the rich a still gets higher
andshigher.
Sons OF our politicians arc claiming
that the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio OF 1G TO l in a dead issue ANA hat
it's cnactment would be detrimental
to the American people, and in the
denial OF their prediction I will here
proclaim "A little allegory.
Once upon n time. about the wear
1889, n little republic starts out to make
a financial road with such men AS
Washington, jefferson. Madison, Mon.
roe, etc, as managers The road is to
be paved with gold and silver ballastS.
arranging In size as i6 to L; the same
metals as has boon used in the 6nan-
e'al roads since the early dawn OF Gre
alton. The little republic su cceeds ad-
and paves tho road well with
those metals until 1851, when the la
borers kick up n racket and instead OF
using the metals for ballast, they hide
them and use grccnbaoks and shin.
plaSters. which seemed 10 do very well
until ls73, when Master sherman &
Gu sets the road on fire aud DESTROYS
n portion OF the greenbacks, thus caus-
ing the republic to travel i'm n .anan-
cial mire until the coinage OF silver is
again resumed. which causes the gold
and silver 20 both come forth from
their hiding places and again we have
an admirable financial road until about
the year 1889. when tie Republicans
declare that IL requested by the holder.
bonds can be paid off with gold and
gold alone. Since this time tn. la borers
on the financial road are unable To get
either greenbacks or gold for bnllasts
and the available silver has lost on
half OF its value. The gold is used for
SIDE walk where none but ca pital and
Cossism are allowed to tread.
The poor aro sinking in tho silver
miro n the rich are reveling on the
elevated golden pavement and are
causing laws to be enacted that win
ensiavo the unborn defendants of the
humble poor.
says one, is there no remedy We
answer. yes Like causes have like
effects and IL we return To the prin-
@I ~
cipalS that made our government the
grandsst in existence; we can again
look o" our finance with pride, aud
thus avert the catastrophe that is sure
To ioIlo" between capital and labor.
should the present stats OF affairs con.
tinue TO exist.
Some ono may say tnat the Dem.
ocrats were i'm power two wear. ngo
ana were compelled To- sell bonds. and
ant not lePislate Il free silver act,
which Is a sad truth, but the cause was
that the chief magistrate and a few
senators had refused 10 admit OF such
legislation after silver deprecated
But as to the bonds. the die was cast
IN the Republican r. by maxim
the appropriations exceed the income
ao""t 80 millions per year. by enact
ing the wholesale pension bill and the
sugar bounty bill, etc. Yet for fear
the Democratic congress would enact
laws that would make the Govern.
ment receipts exceed the ex 5enditures.
the income tax vas decided by the
supreme court as unconstitutional; hut
no" we have it in existence by the
name OF internal revenue, which pays
Uncle Sam about one million q day:
also the grand and wonderful Dingley
Dill fell short 81 million the first year
and Mr.. Jones pays the freight
stop. poor sinner. stop and think be.
fore you further got
Let the bosses play the band on the
golden pavement and we are com
PEELED TO dance.
Come re poor and lame and blind.
grasp the silver straw and we will
erect our forts and storm the golden
sidewalk ia 1900. SAIAW,rnp,
SECOND DISTRICT.