The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-08

De-lnIerBStS OF women anu cnllOTcI, inc
aged and infirm. Tie right of our soldiers
TO demand integrityi is of the most sacred
character A fearful crime will be done by
those who suffer national bankruptcy to turn
into dust and ashes the pensioners bounties
thus gained at the cost of blood and health |
and exposure. Itis worse that govern /
ment should be overturned by CORFU tion
than by violence. A virtuous people win
regain their rights if torn from them, but
there is no hope for those who suffer corr
ruption to sop and rot away the fabric of
their freedom"
These are the positions we took years ago
in the darkest hour of the war, these areSthe
positions we hold now, and they cover ev-
cry question of public and party agitation.
To show the anxiety we felt to avoid all Sec
tional controversies and our sense of the val
ue of intercourse with the Western States,
will quote from the message of the same
Democratic Governor in 1864: -".' .'f /
"a deep interest is felt with regard TO our
commerce with the Western States. Its
growing value and the loss of our trade with
the Southern States makes US dependent for
commercial prosperity upon that section of
our country which sustains our domestic and
foreign commerce, and which adds so large
ITO the imports and business prosperity of
the City of New York This State will be
untrue to itself if it fails to controsthis great
source of wealth by a vigorous and gener-
our policy Rather than suffer its diversion
into other channels, we should strike off all
tolls upon Western produce. New York
should exhibit that degree of interest in all
measures designed to benefit the West which
will show our purpose to keep up the most
intimate commercial relationship with that
portion of our Union.
Clt5t W0rIs are quoted-not be-
cause the words of any one man are of
consequence, but to show the record
of the great party which inspired
| them. The Democratic party saw
the evil in the, beginning; they are
the party to cure it. They have al
i ways kept our public finances out of
confusion, when in power. Years
! ago we pointed out the wrong done to
the West by making them send nearly
twice as many soldiers to the war
from each Congressional war district
rs were demanded from Vermont or
Massachusetts, while the currency
given to them under the banking sys-
tenn WAS not one quarter as great, al
though the Western States needed
currency the most. The act author
iZing the banks of New York to or.
gaa,ze under q. general banking law
Was not signed, because the currency
Twas unjustly divided, and because the
Fsystem made an useless tax .upop,oul
people of SIS, 900, ,OO0in gold each year
Thus we tried at an early day to saw
our country from sectional questions
In vain we warned the East and Wes
against an nnwise, policy. The Eas
and West upheld the policy of tn
administration, and We have now t.
deal with the results. What are seml
of them [? All of the States are heav
lily taxed. but some of them get bacl
as much, some more than than they
pay out, while others get but little
In the case of the heaviest item of eX
pense-the military and naval system
the Western States get nothing a i
except the cost of Indian war; 4whIl
large suus are spent at the South
The next heaviest item is the interes
on the debt. The West gets but
small sum back; most of it is paid t
the North Atlantic States. The in
direct taxes, tariffs, are still NOR
hurtful to the West, as they are praC
tically premiums given TO Easter
manufacturers. The division of tn
favors of government in distributing
banking currency, is startling in, it
/, Injustice. But the most offensive di:
: tinction is that of having two. kind
> of currency. good money for the bond
: holder, and bad money for the labor
er, the pensioner. and the busines
a man. Every paper dollar now pa
r out is a government falsehoOd, for
: claims to be worth more than its res
!, value, and it goes about the countr
defrauding the laboreV, hepensione
the mechanic and the farmer, A
>, indignant chief of one Of the tribe
: from whom we bought land at a
: early day. by pledge of mOnied al
# nuity, said this government was
II cheat. 1t got land from. the IndiaI
ct by promising them so many dollar
I Leach year, that now, paid them
- money which was lie, which said @
70 its face it was a dollar when it wi
% but little more than half dOlla
n The red man told the simple trutl
m OfaIl the devices to cheat honest i
In lhor, to paralyze industry, to degraC
re public morals and TO turn busine
at pursuits into reckless gambling, nor
E. has been so hurtfnl as shifting stan'
D. ard of value, a debased and lying ca
Nv rency. have not thus set forth Il
$. condition of our country for the 'pq
q pose of indulging In invectives again
d. the party ino power, but for. anoth
he object. Many Republicans who a
at nit the wrong doing OF theis leader
X say that we. have no. plans for the
.rs lief of our country, that pointing o
,al- wrongs Is, of no use unless we c.
ak point out remedies. This we propo
IN to do, and we probe the ulcers to t
ut quick becaase we mean to meet t
M case and cure the malady. Amor
of other things which have caused an
led I iety in the .disordered state of 0
al Union, is the fact that our Cover
Yar ment bonds. are nainly held in o
ns.. section of our. country. The labor
ew the West puts its earnings in a lar
The tdegree into lands, which are ia
in burthened. The labor of the E;
i'd puts its earnings into. Savings banl
the life insurance, or other forms of me
wv led investment, rFhns they are deer
no interested in Government. bonds. Il
its amount in savings banks, in this St;
1t alone, is $14O. 1000, 900. This shows Il
on there must be at least $500,0oo, 200
in money thus deposited in all theStat
ac- The average of. the deposits In is
sti= sf- the State OF New York was g