The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10
John Berry addressed the unterrifed

Democracy at BeefyS' Hall, on last
evening. He had much fault
to find with, Republicans, but not a
word of rebuke for the rebel Democrats
of the South. In speaking.of the war,
he was careful to put the Union SOL
diers and the late Confederate soldiers
on precisely thesam footing. Praised
all alike. Indeed, we are Of the opinion
that Mr.. B. entertains much more re-,
spect for the. Confederate. soldiers who
are now cooperating with theDemo-
cratic party, than for those who vote
the Republican ticket, He howled ter
ribly about ten States being kept
out of the Union, when he knew IN his
very throat that seven Of those States
have been restored to all their rights,
and are fully represented in both
houses of Congress. If, however, those
States were now represented by such
traitors as JEFF. Davis, Lee, ,Toombs,
Cobb, Stephens, Forrest, Hampton, ETC.,
under, State constitutions recognizing
human slavery, instead of men. who, at
the risk of their lives, restored the old
flag in those States, and established
constitutions that challenge the @admi-
ration of the world, Mr.. Berry would
have no denunciations to make.
He went on in the usual whine about
the exemption Of bonds from taxation,
and tried to make his hearers believe
that: the poor laboring men paid all the.
taxes. We doubt if there were two
Democrats in the hall that. pays.;-any
income tax to the General Government.
He alluded in touching terms to the
fact that the county had to refund some
$4,000 to the First National Bank, Which
caused much lamentation among the
Democracy that liveo of taxes paid by
honest Republicans. Now what are the
facts in regard to this money Whfchihas
been refunded to said bank. The Ma
tional Banks were overtaxed. the courts
decided that it was unlawful, and the
Legislature passed law ordering that
the amount OF overtax should be re-
funded. AS we understand it, the Ma
tional Bank stock is taxed the Same as
any other property, no more no less.
We have been long enough in this
country to learn that some men put alt
they can earn down their throats, then
perpetuaHy envy those of their neigh
bors, who by self-denial and economy,
happen to accumulate some. property.
Mr.. Berry then told his audience that
the Republican party advocated the
payment of the pfincipaI~of the 5-2Os
in gold, which we deny, and refer him
and his audience:to the platform adopt
ed by the last Republican State Con-
vention. The Republican party recog
nizes the national, debt as just, and adj
vocates its payment according to con-
tract. The Democratic party hates the
national creditors because they assisted
the Government crush out theinfer4
nal Copperhead party of the South in
its efforts to ruin the whole natien.-
Had those men refused to lend their
money to the Government, the Southern
Confederacy would to-day be an, &C
compishedfact, and our glorious Amer
lean Union live only in song.
MIR. Berry assured his small audience
tn at everywhere he saw indications Of
approaching Democratic success. We
suppose he had his eyes on Vermont
| about that time. He concluded his
speech with the declaration that the
Democratic party was the only party
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try. The man who can believe that
ought to be able to see through three
| thicknesses of sole-leather with his eyes
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