The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-10-07
JUDGE RANNY AT ASHTABULA.
OHIO's PROPORTION OF THE
NATIONAL DEBT.
what Would be the Quota OF
Harrison County.

On the 10Th; that able man, Judg,
RanDy, made a speech at Ashtabula, il
which be figures out the duoto bf the Ma
tioual Debt Of Ohio.
"When I was III ths Constitutional Con
vention, many years ago, We had State
debt upon us amounting then to near 500.
0O0. 1000, 1t had been contracted for the
construction OF canals; and ,6ther works oI
public improvement, that had greatly develop.
ed theState and its resources, We Thought il
was great debt to be paid, and we there.
tore made careful provision iD the Constitu.
ton as to how it should be gradually liqui-
dated and paid. We had the turnpikes,
the canals, the interests in railroad that
this debt has been contracted to build, and
which had developed the resources OF the
State ahd aadea ,tp its riches thousand
tSld more than all 1t cost.
But now just see where you have been
put BY six Of seveh Years II Radical fuah.
ciering. Get yoif slate and pencil. The
State Of Ohio has nearly one-tEnth of the
entire population of the United States, aid
when, you take Into account her riches and
Wealth. the somfoFt spd elegance and luxury
with which her inhabitants live, as cpmpar-
ed with other portions Of the country, do
hSt uterstats the thing wheir say that
Ohio has rbob, htr Fully une-tenth ef this
entire debt. What does bne-teiith of this
etitire debt ath,otnt, to-, to be saddled upon
the>State of Ohio? 1t amounts to only
25O, ,OOO, 900; little over that. The
State Of Ohio in debt $3.50, 0,OOO,0UOl You
have got about an ordinary cbuhty here in
Ashtabula, and they woh't let you build a
cotittIhpuse OF. Jail by ths there will Of your
County Coiiimissiohers that shall Cost ydii
over ffoth ten to twelve thousand dollars,
till you have beeti consulted and voted upon
it, so careful are otif law makers I'd sts that
they do not run you into debt! Htw rhuch
is there on the county of Ashtabula2 You
hate got only S3,000,O00 on the. Uotinty of
Ashtahula. We have about eighty cotin>
ties. IF you divide $3.50, 100000 by the
eighty coiihties 1t will leave you about 50,
OOO, 900 to pay.
Think Of it taxpayer. Harrison County
must shoulder 80, 600. .OOO--three million
dollars Of the National Debt. There are
fifteen townships in Harrison County, which
would make just $2Oo,OnO to the township!
Are you able to pay this in gold, tax
payers of Cadiz township, of Stock; Of
Franklin, of Moorefeld, OF Nottingham and
the rest. t....
BINGHAM SAYS YOU MUST PAY
IT IN GOLD .
That wonld taefedss our proportion in
Harrison County one Hii1i5n dollars, at the
present value of greehbacks.
Are you ready to pay Bingham his gold.
Hoo iyng couM ii tohe yod to pay your
share by paying your income tor? Does
yoiir income Tax pay the cost Of ITS collec-
t,0n?
There Is All east solution to the difiulty.
Vote against Bingham. Vote for men
like Estep, who are in favdf Of plying The
debt in the same currency in which it was
contracted G,eenbdckS.
This will lift the burden ffom yoti.
This will bring your nose from the gtihds
stone.
This is the great question before the
people. Wade Hampton and Forrest are
the "side issues" This only will "let US
have Peace.