Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-07

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We present our readers to-day tale o.
thrilling interest to many, which may
be found in the next six columns. As
the scene is laid in Belmont county, oul
readers will have more vivid coneep'
ton of its beauties, than will outsiders
The author Of this productionIfht ne
Republican Partyn-has presented tt
the people of the United States, during
me nast six wears, many farces, come
dies. and tragedies, but this is true
tale. and which it may be fun for the
boys fRepublican .thieyese it is death Il
the frUcs tfie hard. fisted yeomanry.}-
Rut then. those who would dance mus
nav the fiddler 1t is by the votes OF the
people that thieves are kept in office
And by next year we will have TO en-
large ourpaper so as to be able to publish
z similar tale, greatly enlarged, sno
more searching and extensive in its flg
9hres. es-
The above, from the last Gazette, is
fair specimen of Democratic argument
ifanything so contemptibly mean and
ufsefiy untrue, Is emitted to be called ar
Sargument. ef R III .l.ea
= The Gazette says 20 the Republican
party isithe author OF the Delinquent
list, about which ii. is twaddling. de
knows better, but his dirty party. with
out an honest argument by which to
oppose the Republican party, uses just
such unscrupuious papers as the Gazette
through which to illuminate miserable
misrepresentations to deceive and mis-
lead the people. A brief investigation
will satisfy every honest man OF the un-
truth of the statements.
The only part of the tax, included in
that list, that has been: imposed by the
Republican party is the State Tax, and
that is lower than under Democratic
Administration, and amounts to less
than one-third of all the tax levied. The
balance of the tax is levied by Demo-
cratic board of Commissioners, and a
Democratic Auditor. So much for the
outhor of that list.
That list is larger than It ought to be.
Why7. Who in Belmont County steals
the peoples noney?-and, its the Bel
mont County tax that is overdue on this
list--who steals the School Funds and
leave no bondsmen to pay? Who get
robbed n1isteriously and have special
law PASSED for their relief? Who leave
the Treasures Office with a large def
cheney? Who steal the unclaimed costs
instead of paying them into the County
Treasury2 Democrats, AID no one else.
Since the Republican party was organ
lied, you cannot point to single county
officer elected by it in this county who
has ever wrongfully taken single dollar
of the peoples money. -noiHkAf.
High local taxes are result of Demo-
cratic stealing and Democratic misman-
axement in Office. But thanks to tie
financial policy ofthe Republican party,
the people have been able to pay these
exorbitant local taxes, easier and better
under the National Administration of that
party, than they did the lover taxes
under local Republican rule while the
National Administration was under the
control of the Democratic party. -
The price for publishing the Delin-
euent List is determined by its length.
In 1858 and 1859, when buchanan was
President, this county paid an average
of sz2o year for advertising the delin-
ouent list, because of its exorbitant
length; while. during the last six years,
including the present list, the average
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