Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-18
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tax on whisky and tobacco. He really
believes this, and his party, so believing,
has felt itself at liberty to make the
most profuse expenditures, 5Our repre-
sentative in Congress, my worthy friend
Judge Lawrence, introduced a bill to
make a ship,canal from the Ohio to Lake
Erie, touching at the Lewistown Reser-
voirs in. this county. Of. course. beliey-
ing, that we. are, relieved from the bur-
dens of taxation through whisky and to-
bacco, the Judge felt that he could not
do better with a few millions than to
expend it in. Logan county about the
LewistsoYn syS stow rsssryoir. Laughter; a4 ;lgogs
The tax ON, whisky and tobacco has
proved a failure. Instead Of collecting
a great deal of money for the good Of
the Governmet,' we have collected vast
sums for the benefit Of a e Corrupt few.
that now. organized as "fing, take a
hand in the control Of our Government.
I On the other hand, the tax Collector is
ever at your door. IF he does not come
in one shape, he is there in another, and
you scarcely compute your income re-
turn before the State officials make their
appearance, and in their absence the
stamp is in continual use. >" 't1sssia
.ofl ,sDt 'o'sisac coRRupTIoN.I -i27o a1aa'hi
/ don't mean to, assert that the Repub-
lican party is corrupt party, T believe
| it to be as pure and honest as any politi-
cal organizations, but / do assert that its
profuse expenditure, unequal, taxation
and monstrous system of bounties have
demoralized the people and carried cor
rnption into every, department of our
Government. One of its leaders. and
you see / quote only Republican author
ity, laughter and applause] had the
fankness to say in a late publications:
Through. the unsettled condition Of q
country, suffering from civil wSrs we
have developed more ,rascality than any
organization ever called into existence
We haze filled tie Offices soiitA there's
and their pockets witA steazmgs. We
have organized rings that in turn create
ofice-holders and control the Govern.
ment. Men go in poor and come out
millionaires. For one dollar paid to the
Government from hard-earned taxes
hundreds stick to the dirty fingers oi
official scoundrels, We have whisky
rings, Indian Bureau rings, manufac
turers' rings, National Bank rings, rail
road rings, landjobbiHg rings and in.
ternal improvement rings. From the
lowest officials up to Senators and Cab
met officers, the taint of corruption
runs, until the people, dazed and con.
fused, confound the right and listen with
Indifference to the threats Of EXPOSURE
If this continues. and becomes chron-
ic, we may bid farewell to Republican
form of Government. Our fathers based
their beautiful structure on the virtue and
intelligence of the citizen. 1t has nc
other foundation, and failing in that, il
will soon be a mass of ugly ruins. Anc
money corruptly used and factions
blindly led are 'sapping that foundation
This moneyed power meets us at every
turn, and on every side. 1t can offel
fortunes to the greedy, and high office tt
the ambitious. Already we see sol
dier eminent in thefeld, and strong in til,
councils ofathe nation, giving his nam,
and influence to this power, tina
in turn lit may elevate him I,
the fChief-Magistracy, and gratif,
his feverish ambition. We are bein,
sadly tried. sAll the stormy passions
engendered byaa terrible war all tn
blind prejudice built up by partisan
strife; all the pride Of section and th,
admiration for the great are being ap
-tpealed to by INSCRIPTIONS leaders VIII,
have long since sunk their love of conn
try in'their loyalty toiparty and the sci
4 fish qualification of their avariee or thei
ambition. 81 Applause 81 If 1--WE aris
calmly above those influences if, al
patriotic men,we shut our eyes to tempta
tions, and look only to the good of all
we shall have won for our party grea
/ praise, and for our country rrnewe,
strength and longer life. Loud cheer
4 ing. ii ed sIaad laEoitfE ad- dtiH
tIgsI5 ~ll2ali.leoNcBusroN. .hsidlo7s
Again I thank you for this compli
ment. I am glad to be with you one
more. return after separation o
nine years, to the associates of my youth
and 1 breathe freer in the pure atmos
phere of the old Democracy. Let us b,
slow to forget all that is good in tie past
| and quick to learn all that is true in th,
future. AS a party of progress party
of ffintelligence-the party of the peopl
the representative of fabor-I am will
you. My voice may besweak, but pleas
God 1apropose0that my words shall b.
strong. And for your kind welcome !.
return my HEARTFELT thanks.rsI Grea
applause. .'uss 1qail b1s /