The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-08
There is Danger ---A Thought for
Business Men.

awake to the importance OF a right
decision of the issues in the coming
election. There is greater danger
than they seem to be aware of. 1t is
not danger only to the political in
terests of the nation, but it is dan
ger personally and pecuniarily to every
capitalist, merchant manufactures
and tradesman- in this city. Never
were the business interests of the coun-
try more vitality involved than in the
present campaign. Our financial, COM
mercial and manufacturing interests
are so completely under the control of
the Treasury Bureau of the Govern
ment, that the Secretary, under the
laws of Congress, has the whole con-
troll of these vast interests.
The Democracy make no conceal
ment of the fact that they are opposed
to the present system. They insist,
not only that Government Bonds
should be taxed, but that the interest
on the Public Debt should be reduced
one half. And if the interest can be
thus reduced, why not reduce or wipe
out the principal. There is no doubt
an earnest desire on the part of
the leaders to repudiate the entire
indebtedness of the Government,
and if they get control of affairs,
it will assuredly come to that.
Our private intelligence from
New York, the money center of the
country, is that the Democratic poll
ticians in financial circles are dispos-
ing of their National Bank Stock, for
the reason that they know what the
programme of the party is, and,
hoping for success in the election,
they want to get rid of their stocks
before the crisis and disaster comes
There is every reason to believe that
it is the settled policy Of the leaders
to break down our financial system;
and that carries with it the utter pros
tration of business, complete bank
ruptcy, and universal ruin in COM
mercial affairs. These reckless men
are determined, if possible, to verify
their prediction about the greenbacks
and Government bonds which, during
the war they denounced as invalid, and
boasted that they would become so
utterly worthless that-to use the ia
vorite expression of one of our local
politicians "a hatfull would not buy a
breakfast. H'o a247 i.'i a-.5a4s i i,
Its unnecessary for us to show to
a business man how his affairs and
the commercial prosperity Of the
country are intimately bound up with
tho maintenance alof the National
credit, and the present financial sys-,
tenn The destruction of the latter. is
the utter prostration and ruin of the
former, and it requires = but a.
moments thought to plainly compre7 /
bend the danger which is threatening
We call upon the business men of the
Union party, therefore, to awake to-
the Importance Of the issues, and
evince the interest and enthusiasm
they manifested in the campaign of
1864, which they and the loyal, people
of this county so gloriously won.
That triumph will haze been all in
vain, if this contest goes against us.
The blood of our gallant soldiers, the
treasure so beautifully given to the !
nation, and the political victories Of
the past are all to no purpose, if now
we are to abandon the Government to !
the Copperheads and rebels of the
South. Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty. The enemy needs con
slant watching. He is in the field
to-day more dangerous than ever.
We must have another old fashioned
campaign. The County Central Com |
-mittee, we are informed, are making
arrangements for vigorous canvass,
and will supply us with an abundance
of good Speakers. Turn out to hear
them Circulate the papers and doc
unlents. Stir up your neighbor to
the work. Enter into it yourself with
spirit. Let it not be said that the
first commercial city in Indiana votes
for reputation, financial ruin, and
the destruction of the business inter-
ests of the whole country. aH4 II
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County Conventions.
The Republicans of Martin County