The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-10-02

For the Jeffsrsonian.
Tax-Payers Read.
X cpublican Financial
/ Rule i'm Ohio.
i In 1855, the last year of Demo.
cratic rule in Ohio, the State debt as
shown by the report OF VIM. d. Nor
gan, Democratic Auditor of State,
made to Hon. VIM. Medill, Cover
nor of Ohio was over fourteen mill
ions Of dollars. (See Ex.t Doc. of
1855, page %. Soon after came the
terrible defalcation of John G. Bres-
lin, Democratic Treasurer Of State, o.
over one million dollars, the largest
ever known In any State, The effect
was to stagger the faith of the world
IN orr credit. Our credit as State
was paralyzed and prostrated In the
dust. Our State bonds would hard
Ily sell for IS cents on the dollar.
With this tremendous load upon her
shoulders, the RepublisAn party took
control Of the State. ANdebt@of fif-1
teen millions to provide for and pay,
and the ruined credit to restore. Soon
came the great Democratic rebellion
with all the attending horrors OF war,
bloodshed, death and misery. Our
noble Buckeye State, under loyal Re.
publican rule wheeled into line. She
furnished more men and money, took
better care of her soldiers in the
field, of their families at home, and !
of the widows and orphans of her
gallant martyred braves and did
more to crush the rebellion shan any
other State in the Union. Noble,
gallant, Loyal Ohio, we are proud of
her, our own native State! But to do
this she had to contract a large war
debt, known as the Union Lhan, in
addition to the debt 1of fifteen mill
ions bequeathed by the dying Demo
cratic party. Now what has the Re.
publican party done? First she has !
restored and built u. the PROSTATE
dealt Il Me 50 Sc thS rspert
d our Adaisofp fpf State sfor1 SS6fP fPsge
17) you find this language;
"The finances of the State were
nerer in as fauora5le a condition as at !
the present time, ard her credit in {
the market is not surpassed by that |
of any other State or Government ~ i
a; e D','s'sSasassb ~ in. a4ssbol,,s ,sAaI ma on the
same page, we find that the war |
debt had almost been paid OIL c
and the old Democratic State debt !
reduced to S11,341,745. In 1867, &
the report OF Auditor Of State (page 7
II,) for that year, the Total foseign Z
and domestic debt OF the State in '
elusive of the foreign and domestic t
Union Loan (being the war debit OF =
1868, has again been decreased to 9
eleven millions, since which time Il
nearly half million more has been '
paid upon this deH--as rate # de- @
crease which in less than ten years 2
will under Republican rule free our a
State from debt, and as a conse- v
quence from n large portion OF our Il
State taxes. How was all this done! |,
What is the policy of the Republican i,
party? (See page IA of the same II
rsport you find this language: The y
pract;es of scohouy and the sdop- Il
tion q means ofretssnchnsnsof ex I
penses. h
Taxpayers, how 1 dos you like p
this practice as compared with Dem 4
dcratic rule in this county? In L
twelve short years under Republican v
rule the prostrate credit OF the state 0
restored to the highest possible per- I
fection, the rebellion crushed. the 8
war debt neatly paidIandl lkis5 State Ii
debt decreased from fifteen million n
down to about ten millions excluding b
the war debt, all this too without in r
creasing your tax one cent as, have v
shown In former ARTICLES. Docs not e
this challenge your admiration and t
demand your faith, confidence and b
support of the Republican party I il
Does it not show the exercise of the {
highest and truest faithfulness, hon il
esty and integrity in the msnage- d
ment of the affairs of your State !? b
Biz Ao.s is Democratic rule in your e
County? TAx-PAYER. a
~ ---ETo ?
Marriage Licenses.
We are indebted to Judge Barnd :
for the following Statement of licenses .
granted for the month of September: \
William H. Hughes and Sophronia +
c.. Watkins.
Conrad Reynolds and Elizabeth III.
Sampson B. Wilcox and Mary A. S
Smith. .. s. ,s..-.-.s. ,,al. i(
Il B. Franks and Amanda Wright.
James Creighton and Maggie Say
lor.
d. C. ConneA and Sallie Hutehinr s
son. q 3esFse Il
David Armstrong and Sarah Z. {
Green. ~ L.
Peter Rausch and Susannah Krich-
bsnm. rHI'i "nt
John Ward and Sarah A. Sloan. I
7 Jacob A. RAinehard and Hattie G.
Crum.
EPeter Helpman and Mariah Baw-
|mSot.