The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-08-20
The Northwest OH the Democratic
Nominee for Governor of Ohio.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

(From the Chicago Tribunc.)
The nomination of George III. PEN
dleton for Governor of Ohio by the De-
mocracy of that State has stirred the
bile Of Republican, newspapers to All
extent which relieves them somewhat
from the monotonous stupidity which
has characterized them since Grant went
to Long Branch. and his Cabinet went
pleasure hunting. Because Mr.. Pende-
ton wanted to pay the national debt ac-
cording to its terms, and save the poo
pie SlS.00O,0OO yearly in gold which is
now paid to the national banks for cir
culating currency which the Govern
mont ought to displace with its own, he
is charged with advocating "a national
viliany," and the accusation is made in
the leading Republican paper in this
city. He appeared for the people and
the taxpayers against the bondholders,
and exposed the iniamy of the swindle
which gives to the latter more than
twice as much as belongs to them. 1t
is a swindlc so palpablc that it could
only be contemplated and carried out
by congress which had been bribed to
the work by direct payment of money,
or by consideration of partisan advan-
tagc in which there was no element that
was not corrupt to rottenness. In COM
parison with the cnormity Of this swim
die, the most absurd and unjust provis-
ions of our tariff laws are trivial errors,
not worth attention. lie who says the
tlvc-twcntv bonds are not payable in
treasury notes, or that there exists on
the part of the government any moral
or lawful obligation to pay them in
gold, says that which is cohtfNdictedSsy
the law under which the bonds were is
sued, and by the facts attending their
purchase. The bonds were bought, most
Of them, for less than fifty cents on the
dollar, and the majority Of the holders
have now received in interest more
than they paid. In addition to this, to
claim now that that the government is
bound in honor to pay them in gold is
such an insult TO common sense that it
is uncomfortable how man of common
sense, who respects truth, can make the
statement. The cXpediency of curren-
cy redemption is one question, and the
morality Of it another. So far as the
latter is concerned, it seems to us too
plain for argument. Mr. Pcndleton is
called a Turvcydrop. BY this is meant
that he docs not get drunk or swear or
learn dancing in II crowded ballroom
or associate with prizc-fighters, horse
jockeys and editors of newspapers de-
voted to the chronieling of the deeds of
the turf and ring and Of cock-tights and
dog-tights. lie does not appear like a
boor. lie talks like man who respects
himself, and is willing to treat others
with respect if they deserve it. Had
he the latest Presidential accomplish
ments, he would be much more accept
able to men of "moral ideas 'engag-
ed in the interests of God and humane
ty." Inasmuch as he is in very truth q
gentleman and scholar, man of
brains, an honest man, a faithful friend, a
generous opponent, and one who has so
well sustained the financial views, for
which he is assailed, that the Republic
can party in several of the Western
States has adopted them, he does not
commend himself to politicians of the
ruling party. In all this he is the oppo-
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