Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-10-02
Politics or 0hio-POsitiOn ei
the Democratic Party.


and Legislature, bat an aansadment to
the Constitution, and the opinion Of
the people on the recent action OF the
National Government. These are i'm
portant concerns. Our local and mu-
nicipal affairs require constant kttsn-
tion, and the Legislature oHgh to bs
composed of men Of talent snd char
acter. Ohio is . great State, with, at
this time, near three millions of peo-
pie, with vast agricultural productions,
with inmense mining interests, with
great wealth, with seven hundred
thousand Of her youth in the schools
of education, with her finances onrthe
most solid baais, and aItoRether pre-
senting to the world . single and illus
trious example Of rep1bllpan inStitu.-
tious in full career Of successful expe-
riment. We hope that al our citizens
feel reasonable increase uf pride and
satisfaction in thiE happy condition Of
public affAirs.n The ftst thing whisa
strikes Us, therefore 3 thai ne ought
to do nothing by any manner Of change
which viii impair fhis prosperity =
The Democratic party sesks TO ooEf the
Republican party Of power, and if sucs-
cessfnl this . 70 be the resuik On what
groundsl- On soma. ef0antls certainly,
or theFeis mo- pFstsus0 v ochangs. II
the Democrats party !Wstss to attain
success would they, not change the
policy Of 0hiof II not what pretanss
haYe they for uppositiUu 2 What do
they opposei The Aapublican party.
What have the RepuhhcEn party donse
On this turns the 9isoeS questions. ThGi
Republican pasty0 oAio has been n
power ten years, and we s6irHa, with
out fear Of contradiction that ik has
been ten years Of the most suceessfnf
and glorious administration Of public
which has ever occurred in any State
or nation. Submitto the test Of facts,
0ut Of those ten years, four years were
period. Of war and -intartia oonVuI1l
sion, such as has been seldom HO5n on
earth, Three years previous Msre .
period Of political canFuisions, tanning
on the question Of human FiShfs aud
human freedoms I've yeaf5 since -havefI
been years Of great pol iticaf conFnision
turning on the Iqu@tiOn sWhesher
rebels fresh from defiant rabAH Zion End
red with the blood of battle, ahould be
returned by the strength d the Demo-
cratic party 10 power IN the Govern
ment over the true and loyal people of
this nation. In lthig last 'stEuRgle the
unfortunate President Of the United
States gave the thg aid Of Executive
power TO the inIurgent party and the
insurgsnt States. In this unconscious
conflict the Repuhlican party of Ohio
never. for q moment hsaitsted -upbn
Its duty, its policy, or its EsaorifcesE
Beginning With the principle of equal
rights, and equal freedotd, for every
human being, Of every color, sex, or \
condition, successfully naintained thelI
contest against the. Eemendous power
of associated wealth, paRtys and preju--
dice. engaged in the defsnse of slaVsRy,
till that vile and inhuman DinstitutiSn
was abolished. Joined in, the war By !
Thousands Of patriots, 10y u Democrats, !
true to the fagN and freedom Of the
country. tha .administFation9 Of the |
State GoTernment Wa5 most siRually |
successful. % Governors Dennisol, Tod
and BfouEh, 4 mustered into the SER I
vice of their country, Including the
National Guards, ss many, and " q bed
lieYe more men, 10 prop oftion 70 populi
lstion. Of and State, in the UnionEI
They had the pleagure OF seeing the i
sons Of Ohio as che head Of the AmeFi 4
can armies, and covered with the lauI3
rels which they had uobiy Won and .
grateful county gladly Conferred. I'll
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Rosecrans, !
McPbsEPeR. GilmEsI g cexE;sad ths
ons record. Wksfs ware ths Demo
cratic party Of Ohio Eh en- these seidisrs
were fighting the battles Of thsira aeoun- /
tryl Clement Ia Ya1lsndighsm was
run for Governor in 1863; George H.
Pendleton, for peacs cand didate in 1864.
and Allen g. Thurman (theif present I
candidate for Governor. was aiding /
and assisting thasB Horthies IN defekkl
ing lif posslbief tha1ehorts of the sblrl
diers in the fald. n They HWare talking L
Of the resolutions Of 1898, of unconl
stitutionaI measures; of military des.
potism Of ths iufsriority Of thsnegro, I
aud Of the constitutio tionaI rights Of Ga-
very. But We return to the, sRepu6li
can party. eHaYiug ntood Efm On the
ground Of human rights; having re- |
sisted rebellion in SAFms, and having Il
triumphed over all fDas, ct home aud i
abroad, the Republican party oflthe
United States inAugursted the o3lf ?
example Of -tfns9 republican freedom I
upon earth, and placed itself ID Ad-
vance Of sll who struggled for the ele-
vation and happiness Of the human
race. But the Republican party Of
Ohio has done more than thiA Il has
given the most perfect examples lot
FINANCIAL SUCCESS on record. The var
found Ohio with State debt Of about
sixteen million Of dollars and left it
with the debt reduced 70 eleven mil
lions. It requirea thess1penditure Of
millions for soldisrR bounSiss, for sol
diers families, and for many incidental
expenses yyst, the Republican party
trusting ialthe people, did not hesitate
to lay taxes sufficient TO- meet these
extraordinary expenses. 1hy Vere
met, and how, st the END OF that Vkst
CONFUSION, the public debt Of Ohio re- |
duced millions, and there remains be-
hind not 8 remnant Of the vast var
expenditure to burden the peoplet
Less than one per ss5st on the valuation
of property viii pay the whole debt OF
Ohio. Scarcely s parallel 70 this ean
be found in the United StatesS- 1T
We say then, as the legitimate con-
clusion from these facts, that the Re-
publican party Of Ohio, having stood
and fought the battle of human rights,
having done It's utmost PSStE N sfesist: (
ing rebellion-saVing the country, and
having conducted the public finances
with such eminent success, has, on
general principals, fairly earned right
to public confidence. But the Demo
cratic party sag u ought to be turned
out, else why is its organization put in
operation. to defeat RepQbfUan candi-
datef We ask, then, on what grounds
they ask for support Do they pro-
pose anything new or batter There
is 9 very extraordinary ifAet-thSy pref
pose notRin4-unless it-is the negotia-
ton Of what has been done. Let Us
look at their leaders, Ende at their
ideas, and astheir followers. Wko are
their leaders 2 The pfincipsl speakers
and operators h Chic are G.. Z. 'Vallsn- /
digham, Geo. Peadleton and Allen |
G. Thurman. When We hear Of these
men We iHVoluntarily sKslaim, "Can
the leopard change bis -sPotsi or the
Ethiopian his sklRi "a What miracle
has been. performed, that these men
have all at once been dyedin wisdom, 4
and excellsnce. and loyaltyf What
revolution has taken place in. Ohio,
that the people should place such mem
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