Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-01

NOW IL Is tO Dc uOpeO,-= aS W
, considerable part of the local deb
} and local taxes authorized by tt
late Democratic Legislature, that tt
, people will not be burdened wit
, them. II is to be hoped that Count
J, Commissioners, City Councils, an
other local boards, will show grea
er moderation and economy in th
exercise of their dangerous and OF
pressive powers under the law
i than was exhibited in their enac
.ment. But in any event, nothing
more certain than that the people c
! Ohio have great reason to appre
hend that the evil consequences q
those laws will be felt in their swol
len tax bills for many years.
1t is probable that many of tn
acts to which I have alluded, Great
ing additional offices, incurrin
State liabilities, and authorizing
local debts and taxes, were require
by sound policy. But a candid in
vestigation will show that the large
part of these enormous burdens O
expenditure, debt and taxation coul,
i and ought to have been avoided.
The last Legislature afforded ex
amples of many of the worst evils t,
which legislative bodies are liable
long sessions, excessive legislation
unnecessary expenditures, and reck
lessness in authorizing local debt
and local taxes. These evils ''hav,
increased, are increasing, and ough
to be diminished" Let them b,
reformed as to all of them. Es
pecially let the people of all parties
insist that the present evils-lone
legislative sessions-shall be re
formed altogether. Let the baG
precedent of long sessions, set by
the last Legislature he condemned
and the practice of short sessions
established. With the average rate
of taxation in the cities and large
towns of the State-nearly three pei
cent.-legitimate business and in
dustry cannot continue to thrive, il
the rate Of taxation contin-es to
increase. With the rates of inter
est for public debts ranging from
and three tenths per cent. to s per
cent, the reckless increase of such
debts must stop, or will seriously
affect the prosperity of the State.
These are subjects which deserve,
and which, l trust, will receive, the
profound attention Of the people in
the pending canvass.
1t is said that one of the ablest
Democratic members of the last
Legislature declared at it's close that
"enough had been done to keep the
Democratic party out Of power in
Ohio for twenty years Let the
Republican press and Republican
speakers see to it that the history Of
the acts of that body be spread
fully before the people, and I enter
tain no doubt that the declaration
will be substantially made good.
1t is probable that the discussions
of the present canvass will turn
more upon State legislation and less
upon national affairs than those of
any year since 1861. Neither Sen
ators nor, Representatives in Con-
gress are to be chosen. But it is. an
State election, and will be
as having a bearing on
national politics. The Republicans
Of Ohio heartily approve of the
principles of Gen. Grants inaugural
message, and are. gratified by the
manner in which he is dealing with
,he leading questions of the first
,hree months of his administra
ion.
Under President johnson, Secre-
,ary McCulloch boarded millions of
gold to enable him to maintain
vretched rivalry with the gold gam
olers of New York city. The ma
ion was defrauded of its just dues,
ind the national debt increased from
November 1st. 1867 to November
st, 1868, $35,625,1O2 81. Gen.
Grant began his financial policy by
evoking his predecessors pardons
If revenue robbers, and by cutting
lown expenses in all directions;
ind Secretary Boutwell, d;sposes of
urplus gold in the purchase of
interest bearing bonds to the amount
If two millions a week, and in his
irst quarter reduced the national
lebt more than twenty millions of
lollars.
The two Democratic Johnsons,
Andrew and Reverdy, furnished
heir ideas of foreign policy in the
Johnson Clarendon treaty. They
Undertook to settle the American
laims against England on account
# the Alabama outrage by the award
# a commission, one half of whose
members were to be chosen by Eng
and and the other half by the
United States, and, in case of dis
greement, an umpire was to be
hosen by lot. That is to say, a |
,reat national controversy, involv-
ng grave questions of international
aw, and claims Of undoubted valid
ty amounting to millions of mony,
vas to be decided by the toss of a |
opper! The administration of
General Grant crushed the dis
graceful treaty, and processes to
teal with England on the principles
aid down in General Grants inau-
rural. The United States will treat
III other nations ''as equitable law
equires individuals to deal with |
ach other" but eff others depart
rom this rule in their dealings with
IS, we may be compelled to follow
heir precedent
On the great question of recon
in what masterly way,
nd with what marked success, has
General Grants administration be,