The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-09-16

COBB.
ProsecutinE Attornsy-E. W. MAxON.
d. GILBERT.
TILDEN.
Director-LYBIA UNDERWOOD
Gsr6eld's Meeting.
On Saturday evening last, the
Senator, Rev. Hon. Gen. J.
A. Garfield, opened the campaign for
the Republicans in Portage county, at
Citizens Hall in, this village. The
meeting was fairly attended, but the
usual blind enthusiasm of radicalism
was wanting. The speech, ID point of
ability, was not what the Republicans
Of the county had reason to expect
from this retailer Of radical fanati-
cism. who heretofore has been re-
garded as the great store-house of abb
clifton authority.
Some of the logic of last Saturday
nights speech, however, must have
surprised Mr.. Garfeld's Republican
he arers. 1t was quite overwhelming.
As, for instance: The United States
debt is not $500, ,O00 700, because the
Government happens to have gold
and currency in its treasury "a thing,
by the way, we don't understand, the
government having been under radi-
cal rule SO long, )suficient, If applied
in reduction of the debt would reduce
it to $2,4S9, ,OOO, 600; therefore, says
this gifted seeker Of promotion, the
public debt of the United States is
only 81, ,4S9, 100000. What assurance
have the people, or what righthas the
gentleman to suppose even, that the
sum in the treasury will be applied to
the payment of the debt; and until
applied, demonstrate, in your on sim
pic way, Rev., please, hOtc the debt is
reduced to 50, ,4S9, 900 600. Are the Re-
publicans bound to believe, because
Garfield SO argues, that because of the
nations ability to pay q portion of it,
that the actual Indebtedness is re-
duced2 pHilsH5i m tge
AS another argument, this leader of
the Republican party, this able stump
or, this man who in his speeches
boasts of the inyincible logic of the
facts presented by himself, resorts to
the following statement: Under Gen.
Grants administration, the 10Th Dis
trict of Ohio is taxed by the govern
ment $l4T,OOO. Under Democratic
Legislature, the people OF the 18th
district pay q tax of nearly $500 600
and seeks to draw therefrom the infer
enee that the Democratic and not the
Republican party is the one, heaping
the great burthen of debt upon the
people; and appeals to the feelings
and prejudices of his party to draw
the same conclusion. There is great
show of conscience, not to say any
thing of the brass displayed, in pre-
senting to an intelligent audience, to
those who by their suffrages, placed
him in the position he holds, such an
array of staff and call It argument
logic. Because State government
in the administration of its internal
affairs-for the support of its schools
maintenance of its highways, bridges
public buildings, &C., &C., taxes ,its
own people in its own manner, .
greater amount even than radica
administration taxes one of the thirty
seuea States of our Union, we mus
conclude, if the Legislature of thu
State, be Democratic, the burthens al
ready heaped upon the people viii b
increased under a Democratic admin
lstration of the General Government
Such conclusion from such com
parison cannot, In the nature of things
be drawn, even when presented to u
upon the ''point of a triangular piec'
of steel" eH..fg ~
The only reference to, or. word o
praise spoken by the General of "ou
second Washington, (the only resen
blance to the Father of his Ccuntr.
being that Grant was probably born
Jesse says he was-in "the same oil
way,") was a comparison of his ad
ministration with Andy Johnson's il
point of cost. He says that the frs
six months of Grants administrator
cost the country less than a like perio'
under johnson. AS to that, we say
array, your Rump Congress agains
the administration of Grant; attemp
his impeachment-[you might be sue
cessful oa the ground of gross incom
petency]; oppose his every attempt q
executing the laws of our country
and then make the comparison. TIL
fact is, the reduction of the army an
navy makes one-half the difference
put by. Mr.. Garfield. Ourirecollec
ton Of the doings of Congress durin
Mr.. Johnson's administration is, ths
Congress at that time opposed the re
duction of the army and navy.
In regaFl to. the 18th amendment
the great argument in its favor wa
that it would be the great cap-shes
Of the monument, in history, in com
memoration of the great things az
complished by the Republican party
In the next breath, almost, it is ai
serted by the speaker that it wasn't b
reason of any virtue in the Republi
can party that thcso things, of whic
this monument is to be built, wer
accomplished, but that in order TO in
sure its success, the party was drive
to do all these things. There is n
need, Mr.. Garfield, of any monumen
in this age, or succeeding ones, t
keep in the minds of the people ths
whatever Of good comes out OF th
radical party is driven out by cireun
stanees over which it has no contro
ACCORDING to Garfield, man ha,
ing . note in the bank Of $1,000, doe
Twot owe that amount If he has SIC