The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-23
The Issues. ofatbe Present.. =

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with which we are ~contending make it
essential that we properly understand
the issues of the approaching State
campaign.
The political leaders with whom we
deal, persistently deny the truth of
history, and the palpable and une-
quivocal issues of the times ; and close
their eyes to all the dangers ahead
and are full of self conceit, AID ambi-
tious to force their creed upon the
people at the hazard of ruin-mea des-
titute of well defined principles, and
dangerous. to the public veal.
1t affords no real pleasure to be
compelled to unmask the designs of
men who really ought to be what they
profess-desirous of the public welfare.
Nevertheless, we are convinced that
real danger is about to overtake the
country, and that the present Jacobin
leaders Of the Republican party seri-
ously intend to subvert the foundations
of the government given us by our
fathers.
The signs of the times dearly show
a deliberate intention on the part of
these bad men to substitute for our
present form of government, a consol-
idated one, in which, the monied aris-
tocracy. the bond holders and gigan-
tic corporations shall be the ruling
power,
To this end, the Jacobin leaders
have donated to one of the most re-
morseless and corrupt corporations in
the world nearly one third of all the
prime lands between Missouri and the
Pacific slope for the construction of a
road as much needed as a ladder to
the Moon; and this gigantic interest
has drawn into it, and subsidized ev-
cry Republican Senator and Member
of Congress and made many of them
worth millions!
The lands that really belonged TO the
toiling millions of this country have
thus been stolen and appropriated by
ia corporation that towers above all
opposition and intends to make the
rich, richer, aud the poor, poorer! We
denounee this theft of our public do
main, as the most wickedand the black
est Outrage yet perpetrated against the
laboring masses of this country. -.
While this was going on, two thou
sand five hundred millions of United
States bonds have fallen into the hands
of the Shylocks and the Shysters that
stood like hyenas by a carcass, waiting
to bleed the government when great
distress and financial embarrassment
bhad' overtaken it, These bonds are
Enot only exempt from taxation, but
the people are compelled to toll two
hours longer every day, to pay these
hungry leeches s6S per cent. interest
in gold, after having paid all the tax
es to carry on the Government, State
and National, and to guard and pro-
tect the property of the monied arts
tocracy who W the bonds! We
make the issue, pay your just proper
ton of taxes on these bonds, or the
time may come, when it will take a
bushcl of bonds to pay buy a bushel of
potatoes. Step up to the rack gentle
men, and pay your share Of the taxes,
or take the ultimate consequcnces.-
The people are tired of being your
slaves, and they resolve to have a
change, if you refuse to bear your due
share of the public burthens.
We are also met with the Infamous
fifteenth amendments proposition to
enable every Negro, Indian, Chinese,
Hottentot, and Barbarian, without
reference to color or nationality; to
vote in Ol.io !; and at the same time,
we. are asked to surrender every YES
tige of State rights to the General
Government, that this m~onstrosity
may be forced upon the people by
what is termed appropriate legisla
ton" This is a government of white
men-made by, white men, for white
men; and so far as we are concerned,
we are. determined that white men
shall rule it.
Remember, that every man that
votes to make q ''nigger" government
for Ohio-votes to have negroes walk
up to the polls, sit on juries, act as
justices, fill a seat in the Legislature,
and all other places of trust and profit,
if his race can obtain the numerical
force to do it. Let it also be remem-
bered, that this will inevitably lead to
amalgamation, degradation and a by.
brid race!
The present system of collecting the
public revenues is equally obnoxious
to the people. 1t places a horde of
hungry spies, public leeches and un
principled political tricksters over the
people to consume their substance and
e~nslave them, by consolidating and
c~entralizing all power in the appoint
ment Office at the seat Of the Federal
Government. We believe the States