The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-25
NUMBER II.

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point Of theirZ z piatf6ofnD55I. q y55;.E :.
added - the ptiQeiples 0h l3eneraI
Grant, and GeReraIo Grants fDFiI1ci-
PICS are to take care of those, in the
'clstrlbution OF public ofices, who
are related to him, 81 -If-53'1 15I
5I1ieg1alaticnS however, must decide
this question of the amend Inaetil; md
tile people Of Ohio must have .fhis
question again brought before them.
1t has been voted down two years
ago byEffty thoHsand malority, and
would have. staid voted down If
Coiigfess- had not interfered, Are
the peop1ein favor ofnegro suffrage?
Do the fifty thousand citizens desire
to open the ballot box and change
their Votesr tfsO, let them seek the
pneSeAti Oppoftuaity. But If you are
IN taVor,ofnegro suffaRe you mhst
vote against me. Do y0u9 WantJto
throw open the ballot box to this
class OF voters, not only those here,
but worse than all, those Wilo NAV
coae in upon us ? lUnder7le eIreuIri-
stances whatever will I be the willing
instrument with Which to commit so
1out an act, as this In my-iudgment,
Is. Another question belOnSs to this
canvass Is The subject OF 3axati0n
upon, such, kinds reftprpperty as are
exempt, or claim to be exempt. from
taxation, GOVERNMENTS are orga-
nized for protecting the rights of
those who constitute the government
which rights Rre the1 enjoyment of
life. liberty and, ,propertyssi9W sld
The taxes sh0pld be regulated ac-
cord1ng to the amount of property a
man has to pFOtect. eWe Twill sup
pose.o Tor sake of argument, that 1
ana better off than nay friends here.
Say am worth q hundred thousand
dollars, ana he is worth a hundred
dollars only. Now, my property,
whether 1T .Io81 In isheepi or lhogs,
horses orcettla Rreenb baeIzGr United
States bonds should go upon the
grand duplicate, and be taxed for
this protection Just In the same pro-
portion. as the one hundred dollars
worth of law books belonging tony
friend here's and this system of tax
alton should find its way to every
branch ofithe GoVernrnen If this
line fpoHcy makes mea Republican,
then 7 am 2 Repub blican; If fitnakes
me q Democrat then I am indeed
Another Question to be discussed
during this VcanHasa sahd- which lis
indirectlyy B. question of fStakea legis-
lation, Is that of the National debt.
You hear 81 great deal said about re-
pudiatIOn If these Bonds are to be
paid Lin NpsenbacIl w owe twenty
six millions of doIiars, and d. amdn
favor of paying this, debit lust Dre-
lciseiy as would an ind diVfduaI debt.
according to the contract. Now
what is the contract The. bonds
Wefe to Be paid IN 50 many dollars,
but the interest IN cein. The gov
,ernment has the power to make. q
dollar from anything it may chose,
be it paper or leather. Mr.. Stevens,
/ Chairman ofSthe Con8aai tee Of ways
! it was understoO oOd ,thAt the pEineiple
/ also, seemed to be theund anding
i 1purchased them at forty! Or fitY eents
on the dollar gold STANG daEds s Not
il withstand ding this, q bill was passed
j by the, tRappb1 b1ican7 Congress, at the
i last session. called The stTengtllipg OF
the public credit Which bill under
j took to assumei from CthiEtYsfiYe to
Ifnrty Ter cent yaddltio ional iEdebted-
i ness, and had the assurance to call it
an improving Of the public credit,
Iagreeing to- pay In coin that which it
has all along been undeEstoo should
be paid in greenbacks. Suppose I
should be in embarrassing circum-
stances and could NOT pay nay5 I'm
debtednessy and should : then tgC
around among my creditors and say
that if YOU will wait q little while
will change the terms of the contract
and pay you s1htrtY7six per cent
.. more than 4 am by the present con.
tract Obliged to pay yeuy yaHd more
than 4 owe Y0u.s This is ,WhRtp 6
Republic Congress would jfasteI
upon the people of this. country
am not in favor of paying these
.lbondsin, gold untll the United States
ltrreasurer, old Father SPINNER, I has
gold enough and will use1ibto- re-
deem every greanback in the hand
? the country. If 1t is to be'done be
. bfore, there viii be greater cause fol
revolution than eyer hereto ofaEe made
I have thus presented briefly the
lOuthne Of the questions that It viii
give me p1eas1re to discuss beforI
the people Hat9Ilengtha during the
canvass. II my VleWs1on this cues
tions don't suit you, then do not YQti
I for me- If you want q horde OF vic
ious and -depraved peings to, b
thrown upon you with their votes
ldon't go fonm6s GentIemen. 1thanl
: you for the complimentary way I'll
1 I which this nomination has bee
Ioffered to me by my former poIItica
] bepponents, and accept the same.
! shall enter into the discussion o
these questions with a will andmOE
at length. Gentlemen i thank you.
Great cheering and appreciation
I followed this short speech Of accept
/ anee, iand1the crowd dispersed, ieel
! ing that no large majority could b
] given for any man in Batter Count.
7 than for the Hon. Lewis u. Campbell
; i. 81 f. .... 80 olAs p'-i-
] Grant RebnI1ed abE One SfizIAI
4 49, Own nnOiu tees q.