Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-15
STATE TICKET.
Columbus Letter.

Columbus Letter.
Those who may have Indulged a hope
that this Legislature would modify the
existing usury Isw OF the State, increas-
ing the rate of interest to seven, eight
or ten per cent, or authorize free
trade in money" have not q shadow of
chance to see that hope realized. The
indications are plain that there is a de-
cided majority against changing the
law, and as 8 consequence all bills in
troduced in the early days of the SEES
sion have been indefinitely postponed.
The Democracy in the House, on
Thursday, tried to make q little bun
kun capital by introducing a report
from q committee declaring that the
soldiers relief fund had been mis-
appropriated by the Republicans, and
that the State, the people, and especial
ly the soldiers, had been robbed. They
have all at once fallen into sympathy
with the poor soldier" and are anxious
to sTenge him, by using cheap words
The relief tax, il will be remembered,
was levied very nearly at the close of
the war, and was to be applied for the
benefit of INDECENT soldiers families,
who might need financial aid while
their supporters were in the service of
the country. Two million dollars were
raised, and at the close Of the war it
was discovered that but a fraction of
this large sum would be required for
the purpose for which it was designed,
and therefore If was that the last legis-
lature authorized { part Of it to be re-
funded to the counties from which 1t
was received for the use of those coun-
ties, and eight hundred thousand dol
lars to be transferred to the State Sink
ing Fund to be used in liquidation of
the public debt, thereby saving sixty
thousand dollars interest to the State.
But the Democrats thinking TO array
h 'soldiers against the Republicans for
thus applying this money, raised a
great hue and cry about it. The Re
publicans, however, said they were
ready to vote to reimburse the relief
fund to the amount withdrawn for the
use of the State, and asked the Demo
Gratis to levy a tax for the purpose.
This was a corner the Democrats had
not calculated being driven to, and it
was amusing to see them squirm, and
finally back squsrely out, thus showing
that their professed great love for the
soldiers was only intended for election.
eering purposes, and that they do not
desire nor intend to vote one cent. fol
their relief. On another point touch
ing the question of regard for the vel
fare and comfort of Union soldiers, they
showed the cloven foot. On Thursday
they passed an election law which will
compel manned, crippled, limbless sol
diers, who are supported by the State
at the Soldiers Home, in Dayton, to &c
to Toledo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, or to
any other part of the State, however
remote or difficult to reach, where
their friends or families reside, before
they can deposit their votes! This is
done only because these armless, legless,
battle-scared Union heroes prefer to
vote, in nearly every instance, the
Union ticket. 1t is a miserably con-
temptibIe effort to disfranchise this
class of men, 20 whom, of all men, the
State should regard with special favor,
and make their way to the b2llot-box as
free as possible from unnecessary obsLs.
Giles. But Democrats are now enjoying
4 little season Of brief authority, and
we need not be surprised il they cut
such deYilish tricks "before high Heav-
en-, as will make angels weep" They
have several negro prosecuting bills,
which It is expected they will run
through without allowing discussion,
by resorting to their f~avorite game of
calling the previous question. A few
small souls here have a perfect mania
fer kicking, cutting and curslng the
helpless, accomplishing blacks. II is
hnmiiiating to see men so lost to the
dictates of deeency, justice and humaui.
ty as to have no nobler asDirations than
to be engaged in heaping burdens upon
the backs of an oppressed people, and
TO be every day contriving some ne"
disability, hindrance or outrage fol
their torture.
If it we're possible for any thing to
cause me to doubt that God is eternally
inst. it would be the knowledge of the
existence of such political iniquity as
the Democratic party perpetrates al
most daily upon a part of their fellow
men. But He has said vengeance is
mine and l will repay" know that
He will In due time. Vindicate His
truth. and though it may be ''crushed
to earth it soiH rise again." and rule
triumphant. Let no true man faiter
in his faith because the heather rage
and vent their spleen for a few 6rlel
days, but rather let him renew his vow
of devotion TO the party of the people.
the party that is Vitaiized by the ire
sistable force of moral ideas,-that Ii
inspired by a love of humsnity' that
has triumphed because of its uncom-
promising adhesion to Republican
Ifberty-"Hberty throughout ell tn
and, to all the inhabitants thereof"