The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-19

not be cut of I'LL you cut off the
corrupt head. No use in talking
about equal taxation until we Sc,
cure an honest administration oi
the Government.
! CONCLUSION.
And now, fellow citizens, we have
seen that the war was made and
supported by the Democratic party
the same party thSt are now ask
ing the votes of the people. This
war rendered necessary our large
debt, and this debt renders neces
sary our heavy taxes. For this
debt and these taxes the Demo.
cratic party is responsible. Dur.
ing the war the Democratic party
predicted the success of the rebel
lion. They damaged, TO the ex.
tent of their ability, the credit OF
the Government. They pronounc.
ed the grcenback currency, and
the flve-twenties, seven thirties and
tho -forties which the Govern
mont fouLd it necessary 10 issue, not
werthihe paper on which they were
printed. Thispu up the premium
on gold, and deprecated the value
of the money received for bonds
and taxes--adding at least fifty
per cent. to the cost OF tho war.
In addition we find the Demo.
cratic party favoring payment to
rebels for slaves made free by the
war. And this they would pay in
gold, after wiping out greenbacks.
Thus. the Democratic party has
not only saddIed the country with
a debt of S3,50O,000, 900, but they
would double that debt in paying
rebels for losses sustained in an at
tempt TO break up tho Govern
ment: and they would add insult
to this injury by restoring to pow
er and TO Office the men who hatch
ed treason in the Cabinet of u Dem.
ocratic President, and in the halls
of a Democratic Congress.
This is picture OF the Demo
CRITIC party otto day. 1t is Il true
picture Of the mon who are can
vassing Ohio for tho Democratic
ticket. 1t is true picture OF Val
'landigham, who seeks 10 be elect.
ed United States Senator from
Ohio. 1t is true picture of Judge
Thurman, who spont largely of his
substance in feeding rebel prison
ers with delicacies during the war,
but had neither money nor sym.
pathy for Union soldiers, who
were perishing in rebel pens, and
eating maggots as q substitute for
meat. 1t is II true picture of tho
party that would low, having
failed in an attempt to destroy the
Government, blast it's credit; bring
lasting disgrace upon the coun
Try. and crushing miseries upon
The people, by repudiating the ma.
Lional debt, and 80 dcpreciating
yreenbacks. that basket full OF
hem would not purchase meal
or poor family.
This is tho table tho Democratic
party will spread whenever its
Vallandighams, its Thurmans, its
Woods. its Lees, its Jeff. Daviscs,
hall obtain control of the Gov
Never in our history was there
more important election than
hat which takes place in October
t is not second in Importance to
hat in which the people of Ohio
lefeatcd the candidate who was
waiting and watching over the
border" by 100000 majority. Upon
hat the fate of the nation in war
cstcd. Upon this the fate of the
lation in peacc rests. If tho Dem
'cratic party get into power we
hall lose in peace what we gained
n war. This is the true meaning
# tho contest. Our great war
eaders see il; our statesmen see il;
ur soldiers sec IL. Let not the
eople be deceived. Follow our
reat war leaders, Grant. Sheridan,
nd Thomas, and fear no danger.
,csert these leaders and the terri.
10 consequences can not be fore
old.