Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-04-30


Every ism, however insane, whether re
ligious or pplltlcfl hag It's organ, az well
rs its adherents. No absurd conceit can
be presented 70 the publioiwithout meet
ing with some favor. The proofs Of this
are as abundant aa sand on the desert
The latest example Of this Is q movement
in New York IN favorof imperialism.
The seventh olause Of the seventh eec.
ton of The fret article OF tho National
Constitution declares, In defining the
power Of Congfesss sNo title'of nobility
shall be granted b the United States, and
no person holding Office OF profit OF trust
under them shall, without tho consent of
Congress. accept OF any present. emolu-
ment, oiiico or title Of any kind whatever,
from any king, primes or foreign State"
Something over q year ago, we were In
formed by prominent member Of Con.
gress, that numerously signed petitions
had been sent 70 Oongressmen, praying
for the repeal Of this clause. Tho main
reason assigned was that the public debt
presented this Issue Either imperialism
or population. No attention was paid to
these petitions The next move Of this
class OF fanRtica was 10 start newspaper.
Several repudiation organs have been
started, why should not the opposite
some time been expecting It. And where
but in New York shoulds such publication
be issuedP That city Is the headquarters
OF what may be called the bonded arls.
tocraoy. August Belmont Ia at onoo the
prince of bondholders, and the Chair.
man OF the National Democratic Exeou-
tive Committee. In the hollow of one
hand he holds the machinery of that
party, in the other more " Governments "
than any other live man Each hand
now has an organ. That Of the latter is
known as the LpaporSdlist.
This association of the name of De.
mocracy with aristocratic power Is no
new thing. For a generation the slave.
holding aristocraoy ruled this country
in that specious name. A system worse
than feudalism, worse even than imperi-
alism as found In France, In Russia, or
in all history, had absolute control over
the so.callcd Democratic party, and
through that party controlled our nation
al politics until the crisis of the rebellion
put an end to it. Tho cost In blood and
treasure of overthrowing that imperial.
ism was incalculable, yet Il was a nation.
al blessing, even at the price paid.
As a blind, this organ of Belmont and
Company adopts as its motto Louis Napo-
Icons famous "The Empire is peace,
and Grants still more famous battle cry Of
the late campaign, Let US have peace
This attempt to couple together the per-
ddious Emperor and the patriot President
is a transparent sham. Noone is deceived
by the trick. t.raa
The mo Vement is tho frantic death
struggle of the expiring Democracy. That
corrupt party practically coDfenes its
utter defeat Under a republican form OF
government 1t can never again practice
the Imperialism OF the past It's only hope
is in some desperate change. We can
hardly believe that any person really ex-
poets the formal overthrow OF this Repub-
lie, either by grand coup detat, or by any
other means but as the Democrats have
nothing to lose, the imperial leaders, with
Wall street as their royal road TO power
hazard nothing In putting forth such sen.
timents as these:
" Let the bondhoderp look toit. II they would
ever again see dollar of the millions poured
with cheerful hearts and willing bends into the
Treasury, when the life OF the nation was threat
ened; II they would see their Just claims against
this ungrateful Republic liquidated in honest
gola IL tney would save the profits Of their fru'
rant and preludiced mob, let them no Longer hug
the dclusive fancy that the debt OF the United
mont that shall be Pew evoTythnS " for % the T peoplo
but nothing by the people Te them the empire
oilers the only pledge OF security that is worth
the paper on which II lie written"
While Belmont & CO., as Democrats
have nothing to lose, they have as bond.
holders, interests that should not be tam.
pered with, and such atrocious sentiments
as the above do them far more hurt than
all the sophistry of Pendleton, Brick
Pomeroy and that class. But as Belmont
fraternized with the open friends of repu-
diation last fall, VIC were prepared for any
suicidal folly, even this spasm Of imperial
ism. chicdgo Journal.