The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-01
The Radical Banner.

The Radical Banner. s., gIb
The Radicals of this town. flung to
the breeze on Thursday last, the day
of their mass meeting here, a mon
strous banner, bearing the following
monstrous falsehood upon either side
thereof: sr: ss..a,.t
"Grant and Colfax-The Grand Re-
publican Victories in Vermont and
Maine assure their triumphant cleo
ton, and with them equal taxation,
one currency and peace" ..,f.5 ffi
Now, that is what may be termed
concentrated lie, lie in the middle
and lie at both ends-such lie as
would put to the blush the celebrated
Baron Monchausen himself. ta.
"The grand Republican victories in
Vermont and Maine assure the election
of Grant and Colfax ?" Well, the re-
turns from these two States show
falling off in each upon the vote of
1866, of from 5000 to 5000, and with
the same percentage of gain in all the
other States of the Union for the De-
mocracy, the Radicals will be allowed
the States Of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island in addition to what they have
already got and their monument will
be complete. 5,,y s-.. .
"And with them equal taxation and
one currency" Who don't know that
such result is not expected to follow
the election of Grant and Colfax. The
getters up of this Radical rag knew
better. .i
For over eight long years the Repub
licans have had the undisputed con-
troll of the Federal and most of the
State Governments, and they are the
authors Of the present unequal sys-
tenn Of taxation which is cursing the
country, and which weighs like an in
cubus upon the energies of the Amer
lean people land who does not know
that they are the originators of the
policy of having one currency for the
tax-paying Millions currency of
deprecated paper, and another cur
1 rency-of gold-for the untaxed bond
holders. Since the close of the war
they have had such majority in both
branches of Congress that there was
no power to even bring them to halt
in their mad career. Presidential We
toes have been only so much chaff in
the current of the cataract. The courts
have been awed into silence and sub
mission by threats of impeachment
and removal from Office if they dared
to interfere with the high-handed out
RACES, and wonton violations of the
Constitution they were perpetrating
in the name of loyalty! And, during
all this time, with absolute control OF
the Government in all of its depart
ments in their hands, with no one to
restrain their actions, what single
measure have they even proposed that
sQuints in the remotest degree to.
wards giving to the country system
of equal taxation and d uniform, uni
versal currency? The last act of the
Radical Rump was to enact an infa
nous funding bill, by which the peo-
pie were to be transferred body and
soul, as so many slaves, to the tender
mercies of the bondhOlders, and the
debt under which the nation groani
was to have been perpetuated for thir
ty and forty years to come, and theI
interest and principal to be made pay
able in coin. Who does not know
that the Republican party is run il
the interest of the bondholders tina
by the resolutions of its conventions
the declamations of its stumpers, an6
through the columns of its press
it advocates the interests of the bond.
holders against the people? That i
insists that the bondholder shall b.
paid in coin, both the interest; and
principal of his bonds, while all othel
class of citizens are compelled to re
ceive for their labor and for all debt
due them deprecated paper curren
? cy,thus requiring the people to pay tt
the bondholder one dollar and forty
P cents in currency for every one dollar
represented by the bond? And they
not only declare that such is the spiri
of the contract, but they seek to jus
. tify themselves for having thus SOLD
the people to the money lords.
"With them peace?" And why
during the three long years since th'
end of the war, has the country no
had at least a foretaste of the peac,
they promised? While they are con
, stantly prodding the people. of tn
South with Radical arguments ii
in the shape of a" three cornered pieci
of steel, called bayonet," :" in the hand
ofthe negroes while they disfranchis,
3 the intelligent white men of the coun
: try, and place over them the Ignorant
half civilized negroes, offering then
: peace only upon the terms of abject
l slavish submission to radical rule; re
Quiring them to totally surrender al
the rights Of local self-government, i
this the peace for which the prayers Q
: the radicals is daily and almost hourl
Z offered upp Heaven forbid that thi
i, poisoned chalice should ever be re
q returned to their own lips. This i
not peace, although it may be the Rad
ical idea of peace.
The Campaign in Ohio. !;
The Statesman says it has the name
Of one hundred and thirty-three me
who voted the Republican. ticket j
J, that city last fall, but who will vot
Q with us in October and November.
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