The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-15
POLITEAL INTELLIGENCE.
SPEECHES OF PRoYSESF POLITICIANS,
Clement L. vuIlandighams
In a recent speech at Fort Wayne, Ind, MI. Va
iandiQham enunciated the following views on

THE puBL1o DEBT.
address myself now directly TO one or more OF the |
ISSUES IN wncn you are concefheu III lo56 FlrBt, In
regard to lle public debt. How that debt con- |
fIactedp The republican denagogu VIII tell you it
mes debt contracted TO put down democratic re-
belion. scorn to make any reply TO such an in |
situation, for, III the very next breath |
they win tell you that the democratic party |
was opposed 10 voting supplies for the army and
navy. Il Is imnaterIat to-day how this debt was |
tcnTaoseo, any more than ths, that undertake to
sag ts5 oaetnird OF that debt ia imposed upon the
American people wiongiuliy, frauduleftly and with
out consideration 1t Is the result az robbery and
stealing, not oi legitimate application OF the money
thai pass The debt exists and T. the ' oreat oueson
OF the GAY is wnetner II shall be paid or not say !
, S eesSs and sepnScan parties occupy pos
ton The republican party in It's platform declares
thai me public debt must be extended over what
Ii nay fseait.,ivthue Iltnay mean thirty years or
sixty years or h nav mean forever Moreover,
r,Vss sr,er me = assenbing - NJ the Convention
q. Chieare called the Sanding Bill They have |
Rates. Slarmed aFtne feelrng among the people in
re.r; "a se manner OF PAYMENT OF CHS deDt they
s6a e nsie ~ h caed the sunlnc
bw v,harehv he CONGRESS provides that the out, |
, eon noS oaya5,e but resamaLe m thrts or
fa,Sy Years 10 one instance at Jour and hail per
os ana another four per cent the in
al, ndiealed tes teras Of that b that thew do NOT
tead thar that debt shall be paid or wtSis the nse
I'LL o. hose tho o o an n"rs a.
o aer e1 e Tae ayetwepty bseds are rsssms
~, nona NV nm in frcstncad nv Sanstcr uis'
wmch passei both branches or Conaress ana whScb
ara to be Te"emaSe NJ the naa', ~ sne tS
ea States alter tSrtS or iortv saars snG N nevs T
parable a an am, sn justified out own mouth
republican party that this debt snail ever be paid
Great fools would .ney se they ever intended +
Esop wherein ne tells Of a oo,se that is,d "niaen
onsv dYerenes Its nossess"r Ei,ss - and thsre
aye ma mora ea,ss I'D pay ,he ,S na t ts,o
Vii h ma mora rennhcan ,.rtx ,e No ~n' sd
iaeIs' no more privileged classes In this CON-
HOW sparI. TT mn pam, w
t,on was ,oemi,ar "f the Hppsa ~ panrss ~,
tivea which nrovidr1 for t,.s craa,ion ~ III
knew ,na that which inscribed upon The back Of
iaw but at the time the law was passed there were
no bonds IN existence; Now, the leaders or the re.
an1 de,nana ibsi the don't which vas t hav w n
psid in raper should be pa,d in rod The He S ~
IN ,oid n ,naSss daarencs NJ :sss 200 600 }
of tEe pondhoder SO that the debt instead Of being
mand over "a soo oSo an YET the nea"s aTe 70 us
taxed ss66 600 000 more IL Grant and Cofay aro
csn domDsan @ t 1snsap Of rePup
this debt is loo snall-if the payment Of taxes and
interest are too hight for yoa-why, then vote for
you you must pay that additonaI snin out or your
own pockets aid let us democrats free Thai is o
fair proposition At present every dollar az fs IN y
alien has 10 be paid every dime Ia wrupp from fhe
laborng man Who lives by the sweat OF hs crow 1
Our re1uMcan friends instead Of teno von how, |
this debt Il TO he maid occ,,py themseyes n, saving
that al andighs,n was apainst the war ..t;rant
calurd "A victory down al s,hiIah crushed ont the i
rebelion and broke It's bacKbone.T Tue bonds are
still the same and YOU have to hear the whole hnr
den of taxation lust the same, Why does the repub-
can desire fhe continuance or this stote OF tbpgss
Because the bondhoIder gives him money 10 carry
on The elections aud enable him 10 hold oice N IL
AZ ,
philosophy of tins nice little managemeni hetween
he bopdho,der and the repnblican nartvS VIM ia |
pluckedP Why that poor goose the people The !
Republican leader SAYS to the bondhoer III win Give
you 1900 600 900 more into your pocket hut / viii
lew that much more tax on the peoble hecause Won
sent me TO Congress. viii frat pay myself Saoyo a
year Ia consideration of my great services.n Now 4
That may b. Ceuerous but IL IA certa,nly not inst
The democratic party woud no a the bo,dholder To
his bond Shylock as The bondhoder NAV he