Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-16


If the Democracy are restored to power,
this odious tax will be repealed, and the
people be thus relieved to the extent of one
and half million dollars in taxation. .-,
The entire law Is wrong, and should be
repealed. 1t has caused the people to be
uselessly taxed 1t has caused our public
roads to be neglected, and the public arms
to become unfit for use from negligence and
want of proper skill and care. ..,.-,
The arms should be deposited in the pub
lie arsenal at Columbus. where they may
be kept in good repairland ready for SER
vice; and should war come, we have (" the
boys in blue" every one Of whom is worth
half a dozen holiday soldiers. ~ A''l ''fH
o. o,. THE INCOME TAX. ..'"i
The mere collection Of the internal reye-
nue. must cost the. people of Ohio about
six hundred thousand dollars yearl .roiI
We arelin favor of having this tax col
lected by the State authorities, and thus do
away with an army Of office-holders, and
reduce the taxes, by that method alone, at
least a half a million of dollars. And the
two reforms last proposed would Tighten the
amount of taxes collected in Ohio about two
millions Of dollars yearly. '''' ''2'.. ''>'i' ID
'''' '.' THE WAR is OVER. .' ~ ' III
The war is over and new issues are upon
us. idWe must let the past take care OF the
past; ''let the dead bury their dead, while
we look to the present and the future. .,,
We propose reduction of Expenditures,
a reduction oftaxes, equality ia taxation,
and good faith on the partof the, Govern
ment and among the people. And we pro-
pose to restore the States of the South to
the Union, so that law and order may
once more be established throughout the
land. Applause.] hHg -Goi.. yoTg .nggrl
-I.I' a7.l2i "ANDERsoNvItLE." ni h1".
There Is a name, the sound of which fills
every heart with adness--.iAndersonyil
twas at once the prison and the tomb of
thousands of our children, our brothers,
and our friends. The treatment they re-
ceived at the hands of the enemy is repre-
sented as barbarous and cruel. But time
and time again did the insurgents offer to
exchange the Andersonville prisoners for
those held by us; and as often did Secreta-
ry Stanton refuse to make the exchange
According to the correspondent of the Ne,o
York Tribune, who himself was prisoner,
Mr.. Stanton is responsible for the many
thousands of Union graves which surround
the Southern prisons; and Stanton has ac-
knowledged that the pretended difficulty
as to the exchange of blacks was only
preteXt to prevent AN exchange for our own
brave men who were dying in loathsome
prisons. He declared that he would not
eXchangesound men for ''living skeletons"
And by our own Secretaryof War were
our own brave soldiers doomed to starva-
ton and death. While, had they been ex-
changed, twomOnths time would have seen
the majority of them once more in the field.
But they are dead. and each soldiers grave
is silent but awful reproach against Ed
win Stanton, heleader-iu-chief of the Re-
publican party. tApplause.I ..,
........ THE SOLDIERS IN BLUE. ......
When the alarm of war first sounded, the
young men of America sprang to arms to
defend our flagI aud now that peace is re-
stored, they are equally prompt'in protect
ing their rights as white men, and in re-
sisting every attempt to reduce our country
to the condition Of Mexico.
In Pennsylvania and Iowa, as In Ohio,
the Republican leaders have declared in IA
vor of Negro Equality; and the Democrats
and soldiers have united upon ticket in
both Of those States, and in both it will be
elected. n Ia ..a,#fH .g ."- - Noi ..
The =" boys" who went to war proved
themselves to be good soldiers on many
battlefield, and they will now prove that
the good soldiefmakes good citizen. APP
plause.] 5ia'a t.'.il bHE {.
THE DISSOLUTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Discerning meng-of all parties, under
stand that the hour of death, tor the Re-
publican party, is near at hand. Republic
cans of ability and patriotism, are heard to
say the work of the Republican party
is done; the war is over; serious abuses
have sprung up which can onlybe correct
ed by a change in the administration of the
Government, and it is for the interest of all
that that change should take place. [Ap-
plauseJ i.0-s - .gJdt .T9Noq 9Gi J'2
IN every town and city, in every town
ship and county, are to be seen the seeds of
the speedy dissolution of the Republican
organization. No one believes that it will
survive the coming Congress, and like
falling patient, it is only keptalge by slim
ulants,
Would it not be wise then for patriotic
Republicans to take their stand at once,
and not wait until they become involved in
common wreck? For if by their votes,
they should elect General Cox, they will do
so with the certainty of opposing him after
his election.gtWhy, then, vote against your
own sentimentsp why cling to the body
of a party, the extremities of which are al
ready palsied by death. tApplause.] '"''
Thousands of Republicans viii stay away
from the polls to avoid the responsibility
of voting for General Cox, but In doing so
they will evade, and not discharge their
duty. If Negro Suffrage is right; if the
four dollar militia tax isjust and wise; if
it be good economy to eXpend, in Ohio, six
hundred thousand dollars for collecting the
internal revenue, when 1t can be done for
one-sixth OF that amount; il you desire to
pay tax of one hundred and fifty dollars
to buy the negro dependency proposed by
General Cox; ii unequal taxation is equit-
able, and ii high taxes are preferable to low
ones, then you ought to vote for General
Cox. But if these measures are wrong,- as,
in your. heart you know they are wrong,
then it is your duty to yourself to your
children, and to your country to vote against
him., TApplause.]I ~ .i,t-ea.viJ 49, ii
-nads II sr,dogR COUNTRY. ag asn.laas4
I'VE are all yAmericans,l ,lall' Ohioans, and
we should never forget that our country is
the common heritage of the people. In all
free nations there will, and ought to be op-i
posing parties, for they act as checks and
guards upon each other, and without OPP
position there would be danger of the
party in power becoming despotic. - But |
while this is true, partyispirito should al
ways be chastened by patriotism, and every 1
citizen should prefer thecountry's 8 good to-
a party triumph. rIiApplanse!16 tstUoo I'd
AN Unfair attempt has been made by al
portion OF the Republican press to. preju-
dice the action oflthe people by attacks on
certain gentlemen who are not candidates. 1
They are abundantly able toctake care of
they stand upon their own acts |
and opinions9 as II stand by miner they
are not responsible feKmy acts or views, |
nor I racnOncihIp fOr fhqirc