The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-15

lNfN"tt tAhe eN'NN goNA0a aKtul1Il
less plucky, advocate Il under tho
Iguise Of an enormous issue Of Green.
backs to purchase. the bonds that
would place tho currency Of tho
country on level with Confeder.
ate money before Lees surrender
la basis that required about oae
thousand dollars to purchase n cali
co dress. This would be virtual
reputation Of the debt and for
this the Democratic papors OF this
Statenow argue. Under IL, they
hope to familiarizo the public mind
with tho ideR Of repndiptjon and
under the cloak of familiarity dis.
Ignise all its monstfous features OF
distress, and suffering. y
IL other places however, the
Democracy are openly for repud-
iation. They brazenly assert "no
such debt ever was paid--noi such
debt can be paid-ho such debt
will be paid" Strong language
that for o party that 10 begging
| power at tho hands Of the people,
and language worthy their serious
consideration. tits an, asking Of
the people to vote for a party that
is pledged to make their property
comparatively yalueloss. To show
still further the animus Of the Dcm-
Ocracy we give some extracts from
an article on "Repudiation," from
the La Crosse Democrat, paper
that claims the largest circulation
of any Democratic paper, asserts
that it has over $4,000 subscribers
and is semitic over 5000 Post OIL
ces. The number from which
We extract is dated July 3Oth, and
says:
"Tho idea OF reputation is rap.
idly gaining favor everywhere.-
we see it in our exchanges-we SEQ
it in the plain editorials demanding
tive read it day after day in letters
from the people. 1t is well. Let
the entire war debt of the nation be
swept away to cumber taxpayers
no more"
X ~
"The war debt is unconstitution-
al.
1t is a burden conceived By
fraud. . ~
1t is 4 swindle.
1t is an injustice.
1t is ruinous to American indus
try and prosperity.
IL is wicked, selfish, aristocratic,
and in direct violation Of law, right
and justice"
"Wipc out the war debt--wipe
out the fraud aud speculation re-
cords-crssh out the protected
aristocracy.
ave say Emancipate the Whites
and it can 6e done at once by Re-
pudiation."
To show that we do not misre-
presen, Democratic principles as
the Democrat understands them, we
copy the following article from the
same paper -
NO GREENBAcK PAYMENT-REPUD-
-.--. IATIoN.
ave notice that many of our
Democratic exchanges are advocat.
ing the policy fthe Governments
Immediately paying off the nation
al debt by issuing greenbacks and
taking up the bonds, thereby
stopping the paying Of annual
interest ofsl50, ,000, ,O00--this, they
say, should be done at once! All
very fine, but how? The present
Congress $50 called) has accom-
plished the purpose for which its
dogdays session was held, and
made the Five Satraps independent
of Presidential control-it will con-
sider no matters for the financial
or political relief of the people un-
til next December. Is there any
probability that such body as the
Rump would ever sanction such
measure2 Gould not the recipients
Of $3.50, 100000 per year afford to
buy up such contemplate body
as that sitting at Washington and
usurping the powers of Congress.
No, the proper remedy lies in
Reputation, and the people have
the power to gain release at once
and forever from the burdens now
pressing them, felt each day with
crushing force by every working
man in the country. From this
time forth, in the selection of Con-
gressmen, let the question be sub
mitted to the candidate-Are you in
faror Of and piH you rOte for the re-
Oudidtion ofthe preSen' Federal IN!
iedtedneSS9 Pin them TO answer,
aboring men, "yes' or mo" with
out evasion or equivocation, and see
10 it that you send men to Congress
who can neither be purchased or
iriven from the performance Of a
luty they owe their down.trodden
The debt will never
De paid-not even in greenbacks-
md the sooner Ropudiation takes
place the better for the toiling
Millions who'now "groan and sweat
lnder weary load" impos ed up:
IN them with false pretenses, and
or vastly different purpose than
hat accomplished RepudiatioH
means justice to The people !"
The italics are as in the Demo-
,rat.
There arc a good many Demo-
,crats who hold bonds, and most of
hem have less or more in green
,asks. They should consider well
he repudiating doctrines of their
party, and whether they are will.
ng to sacrifice all their bonds and
,reenbacks'5y It's success. lfthey
,,o thoIy ehould Ia hor for IL Ra5