The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-09-08

ed to the house, and rejolned our
friends.
RosECRANs AND THE OHIO COVER
NORsHIP.
These gentlemen shortly left, and
our interview with Mr.. Pendleton
commenced as follows:
Sun RepOrter-Has anything fur
ther been heard from Gen. Rosecrans
concerning his declination of the
Democratic nomination for Governor
of Ohio?
Mr.. Pendleton-No, sir, not up to
last night.
RepOrter-Are you acquainted with
him?
Mr.. PendletOn-l know very little
of Gen. ROSecrans outside of his War
record. He evidently wants to make
money, and for that purpose left
lucrative position in the army. l
believe that he is interested in some
mines in California and Mexico, and
was. so when he secured his appoint
ment as Minister to MeYicO.
Reporter-Then it was not the
small salary attached to the Office that
in your opinion prompted him to
decline?
Mr.. Pendleton-No, do not think
it was. He went out there with his
family with the intention of not re-
turning, as all his interests were in
California. 1t is true that the salary
is not very tempting.
Reporter-It IS only 81, 800 year,
I believe.
Mr.. Pendleton-I did not know
what the selary was until a few days
ago, when seeing it announced IN the
Sun at only 81, 800 per annum, l
made inquiries, and have since as
certained that it is fixed at 81 200 a
year. Our Legislators are at times
seized with fits of parsimonious
economy. 1t was in one of these that
the salaries of ali the State Officers
were reduced to niggardIy sums. -
The salary of a Judge of the Supreme
Court was fixed at $3.50 per annum,
and Judge Hitchcock served at this
pitUance for five years. But the sal
iIry was the last thing I thought of
when 1 accepted this nomination,
although am glad it IS now fiXedat
a pretty decent sum.
HOW MR.. PENDLETON BECAME A
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Reporter-This nomination was
rendered to you rather unexpectedly
was it not?
Mr.. Pendleton-Yes very. was
not candidate. Before the conven-
tion met my friends were considerate
enough to consult my wishes in that
respect. l plainly told them that
did not desire the office, and that
could not accept it on any considera'
tion 1 wanted time to attend to
"a yubi0h 1.oOgIiEsoe
my immediate personal attention
and, beside, was desirous of devOt
! ing myself for a while to study
Notwithstanding my positive 6ecli
nation, 1 had larger number oi
votes than any candidate upon the
| first ballot. and. had l desired it, ]
could have been nominated unani
mously. I never dissimulate when
want an office. do not say that
am not a candidate in order to de
| ceive other aspirants, or for the sake
of testing the strength Of an antago
mist. No, I am always frank anC
candid; and when desire an Office
| 1 inform 10y friends. But put your
self in my place. Ever since 1 wa
% years of age, there is no favor, NJ
office, that have ever asked of Ihr
Democratic party of Ohio, which i
has not always readily granted me
1 have always polled the full Demo
cratic vote of my State to a man.
Under these circumstances could
refuse to accept this nomination Whel
they asked me to take it? l couIC
not, and therefore accented. l &C
cepted in full view of all the oonse
quenceS.
THE DEMOCRACY TO SWEEP OHIO.
Reporter-And what will be tn
result of the campaign?
Mr.. Pendleton(emphatically)-Ou
success. We will win the fight
We will try our utmost to secure tn
vote of every man in Ohio next fall
by all the honest means in our pow
er. The clans are already at work
rand will fight the enemy to the bite
end.
THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
RepoPter-What are the principa
Issues of the coming canvass in you
State?
Mr.. PendIeton-The Finances, tn
Tariff, and the Fifteenth Amendmer
are the most important questions
The Radicals will take the Opposit
on these, aDd will try to reopen Ol
sores by cUndemning our course dpl
ing the war, and by bringing u
charges of extravagant expenditure
of the public monies by the last Den
Ocratic Legislature.
Mr.. PENDLETON ON BOUTWELL,
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
Reporter-Wh is your opinio
of Mr.. Boutwell's financial policy.
Mr.. Pendleton-Asf far as / unde
stand Mr.. BoutWell's policy, it col
sists in buying the bonds at the
market price and in contracting I'll
currency. L think that the bonC
should be redeemed at their par walt
3 This would save the IS or 20 per Gel
I premium which Mr.. Boutwell,
paying, and would enable him ju
so much the more rapidly to pay IL
debt. object also to his system
: contraction. 1t is having now
. most disastrous effect upon all Il
!. Industrial interests of the countr
b Business is almost paralyZed. Ju
D look down thestreets of Cincinnati
v and you can see for yourself. Tht
again, we have a great diminutiOn
It agricultural labor. Wheat and col
: are now selling for much less thu
Y they were a year ago. With {
enormous debt created upon the hiE
|. prices of an expanded currency, al
3 the enormous taxation cOnseque
d upon it, the contraction of the CT
d rency necessarily brings distress e
: eryWhere. I saw in the new5pape
K a week or two ago that money col
,e manded 100 per cent. in New YOr
d ALI the commercial men of Cinci
natl and the manufacturers g
/ cramped to-day for want of currenc
3 The pressure upon the banks of q
t cinnati by merchants of the hight
is standing in the city is without pa
a allel, and the brokers on the sire
could tell a story as to the intert
demanded which would astOni
you. Mr. Boutwell, has great pow
Is In the management of the Treasu
n he can expand or contract the C
X reney. He can make hard times
st easy times. l think he ought to I
ID his power for the benefit and inter
in of the laborIng men of the count
o. whether they Iabored by their han
at or in the employment of their ca
le tai in commercial or manufacture
Id pursuits, and not for the interest
of the bondholders and bankers.