The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-27
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STATE DEBT OF OHIO.
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AMI 1SEADs
Henry Brown, Democratic candi
date for State Senator, in that re
markable letter of his, accepting hi
nomination, wherein he exhibits
great acrobatic feat without saddl,
or bride says, "While our State deb
has not grown beautifully less, tn
local and general taxes of this Stat,
have been doubled under Republican
rule" Glessner, in the Courier, ant
all the pack following, take up tn,
cry and tell us our State debt ha
been increased by the Republics
party to Eleven Million of dollar
and is still increasing.
What are the facts? Let US exam
inc. Get the volume of Executive
Documents. part 2, for the year 1855
ipage 2S. Youthere have the repor
of VIM. d. Morgan, Democratic Au
ditor of State, directed to VIM. Me
dill, Democratic Governor. W,
there find that on January l, 1856
our foreign and domestic debt alone
was over Fourteen Million Dollars
Soon after came the defalcation o.
Jno. G. Breslin, of over One Million
Dollars inaddition. Onr Stste bonds
became terribly deprecated, aour
credit almost ruined, our energies
paralyzed. a or
Under this state of things the peo.
pie placed the Republican party in
power, with this enormous debt
wholly created by the Democratic
party, resting upon them.
What now has the Republican par,
ty done in the short space of ten
years during which it has been in
power. Get the last report Of the
Auditor of State for the year 1856,
pages 16 and IL, you there find that
under Republican rule our debt was
decreased little over Eleven Mil
lions. That during the fourteen
months prior to January 1, 1867, the
debt had been decreased by the almost
incredible amount of One and q Halt
Millions of dollars, while the :" credit
of the State in the market is not sur
passed by that of any other State Or
Government in the world" Remem-
ber too, that since January l. 1867,
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars more of the State debt has
been paid of. Also, remember that
the debt was contracted by the Dem
ocratic party in . time of profound
peace; that during the late war the
State of Ohio did dmore, than any other
State to crush treason and rebellion
we are proud of her glorious record
but to do that work the Union party
had TO contract an enormous wal
debt in order to care and provide for
her soldiers and their. Families.
We tell no fables; we have refer
red you to books and authorities
which you can find in your Clerks
office in every township; exam.
inc them for yourselves.
Look at the record of the Union
party for the past ten years. The
defalcations of Breslin wiped ont
our credit restored until, financially
we stand first among the States and
governments of the world, and our
bonds not in market-our large wal
debt paid off-all the interest OF the
debt paid promptly, the expenses O
the government met, and yet with i
sfl the debt decreased near Four Nil
lions, ard now so rapidly is it being
paid of that IN ten years more oul
gallant State, at the same rate OF pay
ment, will be free of debt.
Where in the history of government
can you find more ability, more econ
omy, honesty or faithfulness than
that displayed by the Union party
Remember too, that all this has beer
done without increasing your take
as we will prove at another time.
Are you prepared to displace thi
Union party, with all its glorious wa
record and place in its stead in tn
control of your State the Copperhea'
party with its record Of treasonabl
sympathies9
Does Henry Brown, Glessner, &c.
in their statements. wilfully and de
liberately falsify? II 50, they forfei
all respect and confidence, and insul
the intelligence of the people by pre-
isuming upon their ignorance.
If they themselves are so grossl!
and inexcusibly ignorant Of the Il
nances of the State, they are, indeed
noble and fit persons to teach tn
people and represent them in on
Senatorial chambers.
s. JUSTICE.
UnpardOned Rebels.
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