Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-07-23
Great Men will Differ.

i There is no accounting LOT TN
wide difference of opinion betweel
great men even of the same politi
cal party; and it is strange, too
that this width of difference shoult
exist between brethren in the dem
ocratic party.
For instance, our worthy neigh
Dor ofthe Register and his guardian
angel, Pendleton, are in favor Q
redeeming our Government Bonds
in GreenbaclSs, while Mr. Seymour
the democratic nominee for Presi
dent, is opposed to it.
The editor Of the Register of the
18th of June, said;
every man who is in favor Of
paving the Bonds in the legal cur
rency Of the country, (greenbacks)
the same kind of money the farmer
receives for his toll, will vote
against the bondholdcr candidate,
j. A. Smith" l
The same editor in the Register
of the 4th of June last, said that
"by the payment of the public debt
in greenjacks, according to con,
tract, the people will be saved each
year one hundred and eighty NIL
hons in interest, and their taxes
corresponingly lessened. Tax-pay
ers of Fayette county, which will
you choose ?" I'-"
In his paper of the 10th Of July
inst, the editor Of the Register
says:
We intend to advocate equal
taxation, one currency for all, and
the payment Of the Bonds in
Greenbacks." ..'
But we need quote nothing farth-
er from the sage writings of our
gVted neighbor; all know that he
and his party herebouts have advo.
Gated the immediate redemption Of
our Government Bonds in Green
backs, a species of currency which
not many months ago, or years, at
least, they denounced as worthless
trash. tt
Now for the opinions of Mr.
the democratic nominee
for President, on the subject Of the
of Greenbacks for Gov
Bonds. In his celebrated
speech before the New York Dem
ocratic State Convention on the
llth of March last, Mr.. Seymour
said:
at is a mistake to sup
pose that the interests of the
bond-holder and the taxpayers
are antagonistic, The tact is over
looked that, in order to make any
saving by giving the bondholder
debased or worthless paper, we must
bring upon ourselves disaster and
.lishonor which will cost an hun
ired fold what we can save. II
means that we are to give to the Ia
)orer for his toll a base currency.
It means that the honor of our
country shall be stained. 1t means
hat our business shall be kept in
uncertainty and confusion, Itmeans
hat the laboring man shall suffer
~ the increased cost Of the com
'orts of life. Itmeans that the tax.
payer shall be burdcned by gov
arnment proved to be corrupt and
Imbecile by the very depreciation
Of its money, We cannot afford to
speculate upon the nations honor
at so fearful a cost. We know that
when dishonest merchant or
corrupt government wishes to make
large profit in speculating in their
own paper, they must dishonor
themselves as much as they can"
For the information in relation
to Mr.. Seymour's views on the
financial question, and the wide cx
Danse between him and our gifted
of the Register We refer
our readers to a couple Of extracts
rom speeches made by the candi-
late for the Presidency of the late
Pendleton party, which will bc
'ound on the first page of to-day's
HERALD.