The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-21
Reasons for Being a Democrat.

1. Because 1 believe "The pow
bv the Constitution, nor prohibited
bY it to the States, arc reserved to the
States respectively or to the people"
ICONS. amend, Art. X.l But Congress
has imposed Negro suffrage which be-
longs to the States. Chicago Pat
form, section g on Nebraska and the
States of the South.
., Because 1 believe that "No per-
son shall be convicted OF treason un-
less on the testimony of two witness
es.' ICONS. Art. 3, sec. 8, 1, and the
trials of all crimes, except in cases OF
impeachment, shall be by jury"
art. 3, sec. 2, 81 and ''NO bill of at
tainder or er post .fGcto law shall be
passed" (Art. 1, sec 81. But Con-
gress has declared men traitors, and
punished them as such, without the
testimony ofany witness has imprls-
oned citizens and refused them trial,
and has enacted laws to punish past
acts.
3. Because 1 believe that "No
State shall make anything but gold
and silver coin a tender in payment
of debts. Art. l, sec. 10. But JacO-
bin Legislatures made greenbacks
worth only 40 cents on the dollar at
the time, legal tender.
4. Because 1 believe that the free
expression of opinion at the polls is
an essential right of freeman. But
Congress has declared that none shall
vote who cannot swear that they be-
lieve in the social and political equal
ity of the negro. Test oath Of Ar
kansas.
5. Because 1 believe that the rich
oIo1,Id now ac wall tho
poor man. But Congress, by exempt
ing the bonds, has enabled the rich to
| throw the burden of taxation on the
poor.
6. Because 1 believe If greenbacks
are good enough to pay the soldier
who risked his life for his country,
they are good enough for the stay-at-
home bondholder who only lent his
money.
7. Because L believe that the labor
| ing man at the North should not be
obliged, after freeing the negro, to
maintain him in idleness /; he should
work for his living, or, if unable to
work, be supported by the State in
which he lives. But Congress, thro'
| the Freedmen's bureau, does keep
him idle that he may vote the JacO-
| bin ticket.
| 8. Because I believe that if the ex-
penses of government during the eight
years prior to 1861, were only 1892, 600
600, T62, 100000 q year,, we should not
have spent $437 ,000, 900 from June lst,
1867 to June 1st, 1869-a year of pro-
found. peace. ~. y. Tribune, July %. |
9. Because L believe that Jacobin
Congress with a two-third majority,
| is responsible for the evils which afflict
the country, and not the President,
from whom was taken even the right
of executing the laws they made.
10. Because believe that Horatio
Seymour, who saved New York city
from the rioters (ldyor Opdylee an
constitutional cO7lUe1ltiO?9), Pennsylva-
MIA from the reDels, (StG9ltO11, Lincoln,
FoTney), and whose craftsmanship has
too long been acknowledged to be dis
puted, is a more reliable man to gov
ern the country than Grant, "Who
knows nothing of politics." WGde),
"Who is a drunkard," (IiuO1l), 'whO
cannot stand up before glass of whis-
XIV, and is brainIess as his saddle" /"
Wendell Phillips, who never held a
civil Office, who was dismissed from
the army. (War Dept. 11ader BlEchQ'l-
am, ''Who can only talk horse and
dogs" (Wdde.)
II. Because I believe that power
| C6nl0ESu az w aSIlluS oOll VIII % ouACiS
lead to despotism in America, as pow
er centered at Paris does in France.
IL. Because L believe that it is
highly immoral and dangerous to con-
tinue In authority a political party
which casts out of their organization
such men as Chase, Trumbull, Doc,
little, ETC., while it acknowledges as
leaders such men as Gov. Brown OF
AndersonVille prison, Butler, Logan,
Stanton, Callicot, Brownlow, Sickles,
etc.
) For these reasons, and many others
| "too numerous to MENTION" / will
F this fall vote the Democratic ticket,
Let all thinking men who love Amer.
lean liberty more than party success,
do the same. Posterity will bless
them. A FREEMAN.
} UTICA, Aug. u, 1868.