Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-08

gentleman named Al. Pruden, who hap
peued to fill the office of Police Judge, arc
would hold it for few weeks, perhaps
and gentleman the office of City Audi
tor, a Mr.. McGibbons, who was worth,
man and Democrat; be would Eli that of
fee also for few weeks, and there was al
so Mayor, Mr.. Thomas. What did thi
Democratic Legislature dol They hat
been told, by the Supreme Court, tina
they could not appoint anybody. So in
stead Of saying that these men shall be I
committee to appoint Police Commission
ers, they said that Police Judge, meaning
Mr.. Pruden, and the City Auditor, mean
ing Mr.. McGibbons, and the Mayor, mean
ing Mr.. Thomas, should be this COMMITTEES
and that they should appoint Police Com
missioners, to hold office for the term O
five years, and these Police Commissioner.
should appoint the whole Police of the
great city of Cincinnati. What kind o.
Popular Sovereignty do you call that!
What kind of regard for the rights Of
the community do you call that? There
was bare-faced attempt to put the people
of Cincinnati, for the period OF five years
under Democratic control, so far as respect.
ed the appointment of the Police of the
city, and that TO beyond the action Of the
people themselves.
Look at these things, fellow citizens.-
Just look at this series of partizanship, oi
sham legislation, of the violation of the
fundamental principles recognized by them
selves, and then tell me whether the party
represented by such a Legislature, and ap.
proving of the acts of such Legislature
deserves your confidence. / don't wonder
that these gentlemen going about the
State fail to refer to the acts of their own
Legislature. So far as l know, they say
nothing in favor Of any of them, except in
this mere matter of the Sub Treasury, and
they speak of that as if they had estab-
ished a safe system upon the model oi
the Federal system, when it is both unlike
that system and unsafe, as | have shown
you. - s0sszts ss
Fellow citizens, now leave this matter.
/ have reviewed briefly, in some particulars,
the difference between the administration
and legislation of the first four years, un
der Democratic ascendeDcy, and the ad-
ministration and legislation of the two
years when the Republicans had the pow
er in both departments. l have shown to
you something of the acts of the present
Democratic Legislature, and leave all
this for your consideration and judgment.
| do not attempt to characterize it one way
or the other; all do, and all desire to do
is TO lay before you the simple facts which
exist upon the public records, and ask you
to make up your judgment upon them.
DEMOCRATIC SPEECHES.
| understand that our friends in different
parts of the State very seldom refer to
these matters. They seldom refer to any
thing in which the interests of the people
are largely involved, the subjects of f.
nance and trade, or legislative or admins
lrative action, but they go about the State
for the purpose of telling the country that
Lhe Republican party is wild upon the SUBJ
ect of Slavery. They don't undertake to
say word, so far as l have seen any of
their speeches reported, upon any Of the
matters which interest the people, but SIM
ply to talk about the universal nigger quss-
lion, as they call it. All that they seem
% say is ''nigger, nigger, nigger." Idon't
know but in thus discussing and assailing
he negro, they act upon the principle so
highly recommended in athletic contest, to
AXE one of their own size. Laughter.
But, fellow citizens, it does seem to me
hat we have other questions which inter-
crest us, in this country, besides this ques-
ion of Slavery, and questions too, to
which we should pay good deal of at
ention.
propose, before | talk about Slavery,
20 call your attention so some acts of Fed
'ral legislation.
THE STRONG ARM OF DEMOCRACY.
A few years ago Mr.. Buchanan was
ooking for the nomination for the Presi-
lency. In 1852 he wrote letter from
In that letter he said, intend
ng that it should be read by the Ameri-
an people, that our financial affairs were
n had WY; that our expenditures had
lready reached the enormous sum of fifty
Millions of dollars, and that unless the
he Democracy put forth its strong arm
nd resisted this tendency to extravaganza,
here was reason to apprehend that in the
curse of some short time the expenditures
7ould reach the sum of one hundred mill
ons of dollars. There was no knowing
hat if the Democracy did not put forth
S strong arms but the expenses of the
would swell to the enormous
um of Que hundred millions of dollars.
Well, now, Mr.. Buchanan was elected in |
$50, as we all know. did not vote for
i'm, and good many of you did not, but |
ome of you did, to your great sorrow.-
Laughter. Well be was elected at any |
.te, and what did be dol Why, be put
'rth his strong Democratic arm, but it had |
le opposite effect from what he had pre-
icted in his letter. Instead of arresting
xtravagance, it propelled it, and in the
rst year of his administration the expen-
itures Of the government were about six
Five millions of dollars. They had al
lady reached the enormous sum of fifty
lillions, when he went into Office. Now
ley were raised to sixty-tive millions. In
s5s the strong Democratic arm was still
and still in action, and the ex-
snditures, according to the estimates