The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-09-23
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The Conservatives Moving-Friends
of the Country true to their First
Eove-Dr. D.. S. Sampsel on the

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The meeting of the Democratic
Club, at the Town Hall, on Friday
evening last, was the most magnif-
cent in point of numbers of any
meeting held by either party since
the commencement of the campaign
The announcement that DIR. Sampsel,
heretofore a pillar of strength in the
Republican party, would address the
Club and the conservative portion of
the community upon the living is
sues of the day, drew a crowd of
citizens who have of late been pond
ering upon the reckless policy of the
Radical element of the blican
party in relation to the questions of
Finance and Reconstruction. The
spacious Town Hall was packed to
its utmost capacity, and hundreds,
unable to obtain seats, were obliged
to leave. Never have we witnessed a
more earnest desire upon the part of
the people to hear discussed the
great questions pertaining to the
perpefuity of our government than
was evinced on that occasion.
In calling attention to the ring of
Federal ofieerholders who are using
the influence of official position as
well as the peoples money to perpet-
uate themselves and leaders inpower,
the Doctor administered some most
scathing rebukes to the members of
tho ring in this place, who had boast
ed before the Republican Congress
ional Conyention. that they had al
ready marked the slate and laid out
our gallant fellow townsmen, Col.
Barber, in orderFokeepiH place the
'IittleJokefs tThe sqdirming and
in the paid ranks of the
petty thieves since, shows how well
the shots, hot and fast, fired by the
Doctor, found their mark -
Upon the Financial question Of
the day, DR.. Sampsel's. speech was a
most mastery expose of the corrupt
Radical system, by which they intend
to fasten upon the country a bonded
debt for the benefit of banded :bond-
holders, creating that meanest of all
aristocracies-an ar~istocracy ofwealth
the pillow holder, the me-
chanic. the laboring man, the real
producers of wealth, hewers of wood
and drawers of water to the bloated
money bags of the country.
We wish that every laboring man
in the county could have listened to
the expose made of the monstrous as
of the "Little Joker" that the
poor man paid no taxes. Clear as
the noon day sun the speaker showed
that upon the already burdened back
of the laboring poor fell the crush
ing load of taxation which was eating
out the very vitais of that class, who,
under the favorable auspices ofDem-
ocratic rule we're called-and truly
were-the bone and sinew of the1
country-the laboring masses. -
We are glad to learn that DIR.
.ampsel has consented to make some
speeches in different portions of the
county before the next election. We
hope that the thinking, conservative
part of the community, will, where
ever the occasion offers, turn out and
listen to the telling truths enunciated
by DIR. Sampse'. The honest, sober,
second thought of the people upon
these great questions, if properly
aroused and brought into action, will
nurl from power the betrayers of the
peoples trust and inaugurate a new
era of fraternal intercourse peace and
prosperity to the whole country. So
it be.