The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-03


There is u &c utiUn Ut tins bond
question now penang that will be,
when it comes, both startling and
unpleasant. Ii this reckless X
ravc4anee ON the part Of our gov
rrumCht Cu!uuuta, tho question
promises to be not whether we will
pay, but whether VIC can pay. We
may not rUpudiatc but we may be.
come bankrupt and II any m will
add to the National rndebtness the
State, town AMI township indebted
ness each one us sacred IA the 9th
ar, and then estimpte the value of
he property by the worlds curron-
cy 81 gold and silver, to which we
must come sooner or later, he will
,pprerlatc my proposition. Witd
~ inflated currency giving us high
prices for our producls--we know
now hard il is TO raise our
taxes. What will u be when our
specie busis-our currency IS re
luccd aud prices lowered. Bear in
mind that the tax iemains the
p me.
Our navy, the most expensive
luxury u Government can indulge
IN. is kept up on war footing
Our army rcscrvod to keep the
peace IN the South and on the from
Ter is five times greater than il
need be. A huge alms-house 's.kcrt
mining ut the South for the bcnr-
III OF INCIDENT negroes and hungry
Dfhciais. At n time when our he
,cssiti"s call for thJ s~trictvst ccouo.
NY, when tie Government ought TO
be on - peace footing, MS il was IN
1861. there IL no limit TO the expcn
diturcs and We find ourselves the
heaviest taxed people ~ the world.
! can very we'll understand all this
Senator sherman, the leading f.
mncicr of the Republican party.
promised us to support thu Gov
rrnmeOt aud pay the interest on
The Nation debt 10y a tax on whisky
and tobacco. He really believed.
thus, and his lnrty, so believing,
has felt itself vt liberty TO make the
most profuse expenditures. Our
Representative in Congress-. my
worthy friend Judge Lawrence. in.
trudurcd Ii bill to make u ship canal
from the Ohio to Lake +, ic. touch
ing at the Lewislown Reservoir. in
this county. OF course. believing
that We wcro relieved from the bur.
dens Of taxation through whisky
aud tobacco, thcJu1gc felt he could
not DO better with 81 few millions
than To extend it in Logan County
about the Lcwistown Reservoir.
Tho tax on whisky and tobacco
has proved II failure. Instead OF col.
lrcting a great deal OF money for
the good Of the Government. we
have collected vast sums TOR the
benefit of a vast few, that now, or
ganizcd as a ring take a hand IN
the control OF our Government. On
the other hand, the tax collector i,
ever TT your door. II no docs not
come IN one shape, he is ihore in
another, end you scarcely compute
your income return before thd State
officials make their appearances, and
in their absence the stamp II in con.
tinunl usc.
Again | thank you for tins COM
phmcnt. am glad to be with yor
once more. | return. after Il scpa
ration OF nine years, to the associ
ates of my youth, and / breathe
freer in the pure atmosphere of The
old Democracy. Let us be slow L
forget all that is good in the past
and quick to lSarn all that IS tru,
in the future. As n party Of prog.
ress-n party OF intelligcncc-tL,
party orthe peoplo--the rcprcson,
tative of labOr-.I am with you. Ny
voice may DO weak, but please Go,
! propose that my words shall b,
strong, And for your kind wei
come | return my heartfelt thanks