Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-07
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10 1860, tde lead ere Of The Republican, bsf'S
appealed 70 the Psppleio be permitted 10 take
charge Of ehb Gosarntlent. ECONOMY, Re-
form, Freedom Of the Pfess. and Liberty Of
Speech" were prominent planks in their plat.
form. A plurality Of the electors In the United
States voted for their candidates, which gave
them position and power. The same party
leadeFa come now under o new name, and aek
again that their candidates shall be elected and
their power extended. What has been done
since these men we're placed at the head OF ths
Government This 10 legitimate inquIIy---
one that the people have right to make, and
one that ought 10 be answered before the pub
lie judgement b pronounced at the ballot box
on the second Tuesday of October. Let ua
see: .i'.'
They found tho best financial system the
world ever sax---iho Sub Tfessury. Taey have
ignored Il and annulled its operations.
They found o revenue tariff. yielding $780,.
600, 600 per year, and bearing equally on all
classes. They have wiped 1t out, and enacted
one that brings comparatively no revenue, and
.sxes the poor to make the rloh richer
They found dissatisfaction and dangerous
disaffec.ion In come of the S,ates, created IL
part by their osE miuTule under the State GOV.
efnments, and, instead Of accepting compromise
and peace when they were offered, and could
have been accepted without! sacrifice or humilI.
alton, they rejecled Them, aud allowed rebellion
ana civil war ~ ensue. 20
They found the Government compar itively
free from debt. Now its debt ID over two thou.
sand millions, which 10 to be psid by years oi
toll, by the producing class OF the people.
They found sound currency based on gold
and silver. This ihey have driven into the
market as commodity, 10 be bought and solC
by thsvers and speculators, and In ts place, ,they
have given us paper "proDises TO pay"
They have supported thousands OF negroes
while families Of soldiers have suffered from
want.
They have taxed the people to pay Il negIoe
w:o havd been oct free by demonstrations
euscimtnslf ON Abolision Congress.
They have invented new and unheasd o
taxes, which are nov being collected b.
agents of tho Federal Government, oppressiy,
and unt quail in thoir distribution, taxing tn,
West th4s the factory. sys!em OF the Esst ms,
grow rich.
Free speech, Free Press, Freedom from Ar.
restp, (wihout warranty Trial BY Jury, th,
right to hesecure In person, property and effectr
have all been denied by the usurpations ant
despotism oil the present Federal Admnistra.
tion The aim OF the Democratic party 10 h
restore to thopeople shese rights aud to build u
q barrier sgaiust the increasing march OF cha
tJr.nny iraugurated by the Republican Admin
listrstion now 10 power. ...
This ard much more Of the same sort the,
have done for the country since they came in.
to power. They nov. tell us they do not van
the Union as It Was aud the Constitution as |
Ia, and that the war sh. II not stop until sllu.r1
is toipsd out root and branch.
Democrats, and conservative men of al
parties, zee 10 1t, that you elect men TO Office OF
the aecond Tuesday of October, who ate fa
Economy, Reform, Freedom Of the Press, Free
dom Of Speech, Freedom from A rbitrary Arrests
aud who will lot Ignore their principles wheI
they get inso power. Elect Vallandigham ant
men like him Who are Internationally for th,
Union aud Ihe Constitution as our fathers mad,
then.
REMEMBER, THE IisuE Is BETWEEN FREEpol
AND DEsp JTIsM.