The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-08-31
Ron. George HI. Pendleton'sy Views,

Mr. PendletOn-The finances, the ,
tariff and the Fifteenth Amendment are
the most important questions. The,
Radicals will take the opposite side on
these and will also try to reopen old
sores by condemning our course during
the war, and by bringing up charges of
eXtravagant expenditures of the public
moneys by the last Democratic Legisla-
tjrt.
TIE DEMOCRACY 10 SWEET OHIO.
Reporter--And what will lie the result
of the campaign?
Mr.. Pendlcton (cmphatically Our
success. We will win the fight. We
will try our utmost to secure the vote Of
every man in Ohio next fall, by all the
honest means in our power The clans
are already 1T work, and Will fight the
enemy to the bitter end
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Reporter-And what are your views
upon the Fifteenth Amendment?
Mir. fendletOn-The Democracy of
Ohio are bitterly opposed to the adop-
ton OF the Fifteenth Amendment. Per
NAP: lnl:s o"5hC 70 'ta'e lhat the people Oh
-,, 0n'o ale | oPposeu " IT. BECAUSE Two
e'iS ~ NIteh '''e q"e'Coh VI the
,.,'e',,,nio:v I:. VI o',I ''''',G o'ls'ill'ion
" '' '''".''''''" " ViAe!ii' they ltJeoIco IL
ol %il immense hlaioiltY' ana 1t was
Iisl',S oi 'il"T issue 'L'"' we carried the
iSft' ,'''''I,'Is 31 'lG oPl''Seu 70 'ile
80 oe>o9' we
shall roU,H,t, tbis cnostinn or srffi,oo,o
for itself
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LUIS sn'S IyIsI,G'i - ',i"O ''eIe may iloC ue
".'' '''o''ii''o' ''>''''',n22' AN io i't'"'iI
.''oi' 30 Soi'ie Pl"l'.e nave e,',ie'' mt
49, iotsa I's, , ",'nI ~ sec SIic 'o,,.I ] ,'1t
and IFS creditors frlfllnd to tha very lcf-
ter, nothing more. So much Of the
debt us was contracted before the Legal
Tender Act. and which we promised to
pay in cold, should be so paid. but the
rest ought to be paid in crecnlsacks. It
was so contracted and are we to pay any
more? And here 7 desire to correct an
error Some of the newspapers have
stated that was in favor of the issue of
three hundred millions in grcenbacks.
| have never so stated or desired
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.h 49,, ..,' %no,I t;aS %oa,o sUu r..
lorno dohtp
H. pond,o+o, r, eo f,,. ,,,,oo t,on,
ooonor.r .nd rotronohn,ont So SooondI,.
Justice to all concerned requires that the
volume OF currency should stand at the
amount at "nicn IT. WIS "heh t,ie de0t
was contracted WIN greenpacks col
lecteo from these Two sources anu Will
out any unaue expansion, tne oeot can
DC PAID WITHIN very reasonable time.
The VOLUME OF THE CURRENCY
Reporter-Whv keen the volume of
CURRENCY at what it was when the debt
was contracted2
Mr.. Pendleton-It is honest to pay
back to the creditor of the United States
the value of the principal borrowed and
the interest. If the currency is kept at
the amount at which 1t was when the
uenS "'.I .onC, "o.eu' In vne Ion.,l ~
pau W 'ne oie,'.'ols ~, ".n W eH'.otiy 'lo
s''liie N",'s 10 'i1 'eeiiDsIAs Tl. Iii.I. %'te
honost tr ~ ~ uart ~ tha Gorornn,nnt ~ -
,'oi'es' ~. .no pa.t ~ 'N0 oo'o. n'.ien''
,.'iu JooV W 'no 0,eu,'ol' 0'n NV ''',
iloiii ilo,Lioiy "iieI,1, -, 'no aiilouiv VI
-, .ouuei e->0'e''eN' '''o '''i'o''t'' l''''i
'e' W Low
HOW TO RETURN TO SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Reporter-And how can we return to
snecie pavments?
Mr. PendIeton-We can never return
TO specic pavmcnts execpt bv 4 vast con-
traction of the currency. and I saw that
Cincinnati journal the other dav, con-
currinc in this idea. asked in very en-
nhatic terms. s.Who dares 20 Dropose
| that now ~ Until the debt is paid, and
the Internal tavas are reduced and eonal-
iycd md tho dnt;as ON imnorts f,irlI nd
instrd contraction can oniv increase the
hard times which now eyist and brine
final rnin mon the debtors Of TODAY,
Mn PENDLkIoN VIEWS On TIE lAhiFF'
Reporter--And what is your opinion
concerning the. tariff?
Mr.. Pendleton-I would reduce the
tariff to the lowest possible limit consis
tent with the collection OF sufficient
amount Of revenue for an economical
administration of the Government. l
see that our worthy Senator, Mr. Sher-
lnai, says III LIS Steecn a' oinlo' iaSV @
oaIu'uaS ,Ii'at hc uoco lIoV hho" Vifc oi'-
Il 'hvG p1s" ,otnn sae a., II, ~ ,1d iU l"J d' -,,
him hin 70 70 n read this present tariff for which
bo rotod and bo will tboro 500 that tho
nacIers Of fish in Nav EnoIana nav
pothing an tLn salt which thr1 nsn vh;ia
tbo Westorn nockars Of bnef and norl,
nov, sarort,- fi,o Wv cont for tI,o;r SoIt
an1 @ bo viii narhans discover tba diffar