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

th6Gt h9ioqghtIo pay fortthe TnlHtafy
and negro policy of Congress and its
corrupt schemes. 1t has just passed
law that eight hours make a days Ia
bor, while it piles up load of taxa
tion which forces the laborer to work
ten hours or starve. But the wise and
honest use of this $500, ,O0O, 600 would
not have stopped here. When it car
ried our bonds TO the level of specie
TjrIile, it would have ca rfiedsour cur
rencF to the value of specie. The poll
~ of'making our cIlrrency as good az
gold by Contracting its volume carries
Will it great DISTRESS and sufitrihg.4
But II We fift up its value by getting
rid of the taint upon the national
credit, il harms no one, it bIesses all.
| Now our legal tender bank CURRENCY
must be debased while our national
bonds stand discredfted. They must
rise and fall together. They are. ali |
based upon the national credit. Bank
notes cannot be worth more than the
bonds which secure them. If, then,
the S5OO,O00 900 had been duly and |
honestly used to pay our debt, to day /
the tax payers would have been re- |
lieved, the mechanic. 1aborer and pen !
sioner would have been paid in coin, |
or money as good as coin. and would !
not be cheated out of one quarter OF /
their dues by false, dollars. Tho hol- |
ders Of bonds in savings banks or lie 4
Insurance. would be better of, as their 4
securities would be safer and worth |
more There would be no question
how they, should be, paid. for .this.t
question grows out. Of the tollies OIL
those in power, and will disappear
when they disappear from the places
they now. hold. The ;bondholder
would no longer stand in. an odious
light. He.would not be charged with
the taxation that has. been. used to-
. hurt rather, than help his claim. If.ai
wise and honest use of the public
money would have done this good, in
the past. it will do it in the future
But the, Republican party. at Chica-
go, pledged itself, by its nominations
and resolutions to keep up its negro
policy. 1t is impossible to give .untu !
! tored Africans at the, South 1ncop-..
trolled power over the. government
the, property and laws of the, people
of ten States, by excluding, white
J votes, without HiiIitary despotism,z
! You cannot give to three milions. of
negroes more. senators than are allow
+ ed to fifteen millions of white men
! living in New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
: Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Mich
> igan, without keeping up, great SIAN
i ding armies. Without a general am
nesty, and the restoration of the. .suf:
!, l'frage to all the whites of the South, a
= great standing army must be a. per.
,f inanent Institution. In order to curse
, the South with military despotism
!, negro rule and disorganized labor and
!, industry, they cursed the farmers O
.. tffe North with taxation, the mechan
- ics with more hours toll, the laborel
e and pensioner with debaseti paper
- the merchant with a shifting stand
= ard, and the public creditor With
! dishoAored and tainted ilationa
n faith. Are these classes to turn an(
y to see how each may shift the burth
. ems upon eacil other, or are they tt
= make common cause and do away
: with the curses Of bad government
- If he republican policy prevails, thi
- struggle must begin. Either the la
: borer or the capitalist must go down
Both cannot live under it, and mer
,f must choose between. If, on the 9TH
- er hand, the policy Of selfish ambition
q and sectional hate is put. down, ouii
# country will start upon new cours,
- of prosperity, and all classes will real
=, in common the fruits of good govern
: ment. 'Phe next election. will turl
= -upon~this question, canthe Congress
10 ional party succeed in arraying the. in
,,. dustrial and. monied Interests agains
4 each other, or viii these. unite an,
of turn out the authors OF. the mischie
re under which they are all suffering p
in The only hope of our. opponent. is dis
ia cord where there should be harmon,
m and concert Of ACTION. In our State
is at the last election, we appealed to al
classes to help ussave New York frou
he lnisgovernmeht, and all. came. up. t
ar the rescue, and we made a change
rh seventy thousand, Let US again al
he peal to all classes throughout the Ur
eh ion LET, go before the people, wit
an these facts = ana we. will make !
ce change which will sweep the wron
IN d6er55 from flieir.. places, We say /
Ms the dholder. and the Iaborer VII
ar n / has put his money ig.te savings hanl
rt. ''We do not wish to harm you, we We d
Sc not seek to give you bad money, b,
ID. to. get a good CURRENCY for all t wi
is not help us to break down the cred
1. of your bonds, it hurts US I; it NkeeI
sy up our taxes. by making, US pay, -hig
Oh interest; but we ask you to, help say
ar, fus as tax payers, from. the cost Of Il
68ei negro and military policy at ii
oh S6uth::iS It'll hard. for Us to pay 70
on ~ IF you let men in power take the no
nd 'ey we give in taxes to reduce yyou
nj claims; and dseift to uphold Imrf'ifital
iii despotisnl. we see clearly that S5 sta
,re Of affairs which viii compel you
,e3'f take a debased CURRENCY viii for
tell -every laborer. farmer, mechanic al
nv creditor to take a debased 'cdrrenc
no as'Well.t Yyour claims We're ali W
aid PED out tomorrow By an issue /,
~ sreenbacks, it would not relieve il
hi fear of patriots labor would stifl Il
/ es cheated by false 2dollafs,, our sstandaI
Of t'ofivaIae w6dld stiIfbe Sitting
mt, Taxation would be kept u up, BY Il
Of I feconStr6ction policy, for it IS despc
ihe ism more ttian debt that makes fax
nt:: tiQn heavy: Nothing would be ST
lch tied. Tho Judiciary would stfn:
yet tranpled under foot, the E4ecuti
on; t1wouldissiIf she qAahacled so that
uid could not :pun nishaerinies nor prote
,sy'GL Innocence. But strike down the'Co
less gressional policy and all will be s
the right. Since the.war. closed in ISt
Dur the government has spent for its {