The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-08
THE CAMPAIGN.
Magnificent Democratic Meeting at
Cooper Institute. .-'sai-I
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR
A FULL AND CLEAR STATEMENT OF
THE ISSUES of the CANVASS.
THE DUTY OF CONSERVATIVES.
Radical Extravaganza Compared with DOM
oeratic Economy.
THE COST OF THE swINDLE PERPETRAT-
ED BY GHE RADICALS. 80
THE QUESTION OF THE DEBT.
&C., &c, &c.
TIE COST OF THE sWINDLE PERPETRAT-
ED BY IHE RADICALS.
THE QUESTION OF THE DEBT.

FELow-CITIzENs: We sec in every part |
of our land proofs of widespread change |
in political feeling. AS the evil of this gov |
ernment unfald themselves, the best men of |
the Republican party are driven from its
ranks. At its late Convention, its policy |
was shaped in great degree by those who |
are most violent in their passions and most |
brutal in the policy they urge upon our peo-
Pile. While the ablest Republicans refuse
to go on with party which tramples upon
the Judiciary, usurps power, and is unset
Ting all ideas of political morality, and un-
hinging all the business machinery of our
land, we are laboring under some embarrass-
ments from the great volume of the change
in our favor. Those who are raIlying around
the standard OF constitutional rights have
heretofore held conflicting views with re-
gard to the events of the past eight years,
and the question Is, how can we set this
great majority in the field so auayed that
they can drive out of place the disciplined,
and desperate horde of office-holders who
now Ihisgovern our country? This is the
only problem to be settled. The American
people are disguised with the conduct of the
Congressional party. Can we mark out
policy which will unite the majority of our
standard This can only be done by a
thoughtful, forbearihg, unselfish course. At
the same time we must be outspoken and
must confront all the questions which per-
pleX us. Men look forward with hope and
fear to the action of the National Conven-
ton, on the Fourth of July. I shall not
speak of candidates. Let the claims of each
one be considered in a courteous and kindly
SPIRIT and lei us take care that nO!personal
partisanship shall draw us aside from our
duty to our country We shoald' support
with hearty zeal, every upholder of constitu-
tIonal rights 1t is upon discord in our ranks
that our opponents build their hopes. A. par
ty born of strife naturally looks to selfish
passions to keep it alive. Let this hope be
crushed out by our action. 1t win, in the
present state of our country, be an unholy
thing 10 go into the July Convention with
any purpose which shall not have in view
The rescue of our Government from the men
who now haye-it IN hand. The next cleo
ton will be controlled by thoughtful busi-
ness and laboring men. No party can gein
their support unless its tone and temper
show that it seeks to get our country out of
its uQubled condition: Appeals to prejudice
and passion will have no weight These
were tried at the late Republican Conven-
ton. 1 need not say with what cold indif-
ference they have been received by the pub
lie, The quiet watchful citizens who seek
for the protection of wise administration
of government, now turn their eyes upon us
We must look to it, that we take no position
which will not bear the closest scrutiny
The financial condition of our country fore
es itself upon our attention. Among the evi
results of our monied and tax policy, tho
most hurtful is the jealousies it has mad,
between the sections of our country. 1t hag
divided our Union into debtor and credito
States. 1t builds up favored interests anC
crushes out the industry of other classes.
taxes toll and lets some forms of wealh %
free from the cost of the Government. 1
gives to labor and business debased money
and to the untaxed bondholder sterling coin
These cures upon honest industry hay,
grown up like M-weeds among the SACRED
of labor until we are troubled how to roo
out the tares sown by evil spirits, withou
killing the crops planted and filed by homes
industry. Lest ii should be felt that what
have to say on this point springs from an
views about the candidates or action of tn
National Convention, 1 will go back to til
first years of the civil war, when the Demo
cratic party or New York took its positio
upon the financial policy ofgoVerninent- 1
the elections of 1862 it was discussed befor
our people We then pointed out the gres
evils which now trouble US as the sure ri
suits of the errors OF those who were shaI
ing our moneyed system. To show clearl
Il how we then tried to avoid these dangers
let me read some, passages from the messat
% esiof Democratic Governor 1o.the Legisli
ture, in January, 1868 ID. In his position
! spoke after consultation; for the gre
party which had just placed him in the E
ecutive chair. Positions taken many yea
ago could have no reference to the person
} wishes or purposes of this day. 1 will spea
, of the questions which now agitate our cou
tly in the light of the warnings we then I
Il tered. In the Convention of 1856, the nor
. inoe of the Democratic partyof the State
!. New York, fog. iAe Office of Governor, US
g the wOrds:r oi t..-- ~ -a.-a-. .'--.- +
|. ''The vast debt growing out. of this W
will give rise to new and angry discussion
i. 1t Will be held almost exclusively in a fe
Il Atlantic States. Look upon the map of t
= Union and see how small is the territory
If which it viii be owned. We are to be div
ed into creditor and. debtor States, and I
last win have a vast preponderance of po
er and strength. Unfortunately there is
taxation upon this national debt, and
share is thrown off upon other property.
> is held where many of the government &C
/. tracts have been executed, and where
some instances, gross frauds have been pr
in ticed 1t is held largely where the Cons
i tuition gives disproportional share of pol
cal power.
In his message to the Legislature, in Is
the Democratic Governor, speaking of
public credit, foreshadowed our dishonol
hcondition at the time in these words: L
''Extrayagance and corruption are vic
tioGs of the faith pledged 10 the PUBLIC ere
tors. The money loaned to the Natio
!" Treasury was not brought forward at . Ii
ofpeAoet hut in q time of doubt and dang