The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25
IT.. wor,d i Goverped Too uncb.

Who first utteNed this Rroverb
know not; khoeFer st vas, he ger
tainly possessed spme knowledse of
history, Possibly some ancient Hin
doc Bramin recoiaed it "a the Vedas |,
or perhaps-an Egsptisn RFieseAseulf-
tured it in hieroglyphics, and it need
not surprise as to find it recorded in
the works of an eminent Grecian phi
4esbpheE. On modsIn days yYoltaireE
assailed with fearful power all Kinds
of oppression and misrule, and may
have expressed the same sentineht:-
So wise a. saying as this and one 50 |
Iamentably true, might wen emanate
from the mouth of our great Franklin.
1t matters not however, very much ]
who originated these words, for if we
examine ancient and modern, history,
we shall see almost innumerabIe facts
which may well serve TO demonstrate
the truth Of this proposition. We
need not 60 even into foreign lands to
prove it.. for We see altogether too
much at home, and fhe wayfaring
man, though a fool, need, not err there
ili. ''', :.
,oI A late number Of Moofe's Rural
New 7 orRer9 contains an article, oh2
.4National Development,r exhibiting
several important truths which our
Republican brethren ought to "read,
mark, fieafn and fnwwafdfy digest. ~.
The following is an extraet.:is IiEHiis'
.o I" Discussing the present condition
of the capital and industry Of this.
country, Internal Revenue Commisz
tsionesf Wells, in his annual report;
saws there is much that indicates that
the country is rapidly recovering from
the z effects Of the war, and resufiing
that wondeffuf cafeef Of progress and
ydevelopment which especially charac-
terizetadao its history bef9fe the war, OF
during the p period efnbraced in the
thirteen years. fro from fS47 to 1860. On
the other hand, there is another class
of facts, which as uunInistakabiy. indi-
cate the! existence Of # agencies which
tend to arrest or obstfuct national de-.
Eelopmeht,, and which foster speGuula-
ltion, lfdlehess, extrayagance Of living,
discomfort with Z moderate or slow
gains, haste to, be. rich and the spirit
of trading as distinguished from, the
spirit Of production 9'.i ''i.'' 2,'''G
b. Mff!. Wells eeftiesditssi legislation with
little III ffio Our, IL progress Except III the
/ adoption of liberal policy in the dis
position Of public lands, he regards
the d6se1,ce Of tegisiqtssoSshsF 9 ptd5ssitsee ,t5s '
Egooa To- the ne country, The unstable
character of coimilmercial Legislation
has countefbaaianeed III Z in ITS its eject all
good results that hattahm2aay may have tesmpota:-
rilyl l,g2FfooWNIn grown out Of any Legislative &C.
! +;aIf sG yisG1HigH RB boW0h boOid
Bd TIE agencies 60 adverse divers to 8 national de!
I.Helopment are referred to the increas-
led cost of nearly all forms, Of labor
and commodities as compared with
the price Of the, same which prevailed
in the decade Immediately preceding
/ the war; and this increased cost is at.
tributed mainly to three agencies
iEgrowwing out of the war, VIZ: IRE
.deemable paper currency, unequal, and
heavy taration, and limited supply
Poif skilled labor ..,1. ~ -
III The laborer; with a family to sup
tport is not as prosperous as in 1850
ESHis wages have not Increased i'll pro:
portion to the. iincrease in the cost Of
living. The distri ibution of our +. annual
product is therefore unequal, I'm.
married operatives gain, while those
obliged to support families in hired
/ teneiuents lose: This state Of things
! is attributed to a fiuctating measure o
yalue-an unconvertible currency, re.
.sulting in oppressive taxation, which
falls heaHiesttonthe laborerand light
est on the capitalist producing ,antag-
onism where none should exist, bpI
which cannot be avoided under tbs
circumstances. The influence of taxa
ton, direct, and indirect, upon the cos
of production is also examined as {
relatiYe brake upon the general pro
gress, affecting, as it. does. our ability
to exchange with foreign f nations upor
terms of equality, s.qso5 .E..uodg :
% One Monday morning soon. afterthe
last Presidential election, q neighbol
said to me: IiWe had an interesting
prayer-meeting at j the .schoolrhouse
last, night" ~" What occasioned, thu
unusual interesti2snn said 7. g 1t was
the grand Republican victory. Broth,
er G., in his remarks, urged the .dut.
4 of expressing QUIZ gratitude tina
Heaven in mercy had given defeat ttc
our, opponents, ap3 had caused thC
4 election of good men to rule u.s. ia3ui
,jd Eorsooth our rulers, are imitators o
,Morayian missionaries, who practjet
rigid self-denial for the sake Of tn,
.benighted heather, who, Ef g by the pa
. tienee of hope and labor of loyev' 'Iars
civiliziHg, the, savage tribes, withou
/ pomp ner5 display. Or they may b.
compared with the legislators o
! SwitzeEland,r who serve their country
without receiving peepniary reward
deemig the yhoao,fo off such .serVict
sufficient Feeompense. consequently
:; :; theirisessions are not needlessly, long.
& for they spend, no time in friyolOu
! debate, nor do they sqnander the peo
!, pies money foIi lelectiqneefing ipnH
J poses.Iu WE'LL since We now lhayy'
suchIi gealike 1men, SO. Yirtupusi iant
4 wise; men5who fear God and keep hi
eommandmentswespecially the eight
; commandments who, practices ogigit
4 economy and ffpgahtN; who, wher
bribes afe,.offered them,i reject then
! with disdain j who are opposed t.
|, war; because they belong to. the Chris