Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-30
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10 our town, and the editor Of she Demo
cratic Enquirer receives II, and finds good
Democratic. thunder in lie cOlum'. We
pressure he will he the Grand Mogul OF
ViDton county-When tue Empire 10
established"
We find the above In the Viaton Record
printed BY q carpet. dagger from Chilli
cothe, . member Of the Grand Army Of
tho Republic, and the Deputy Revenue
Assessor Of vintoa county Of Just five
dollars per dOy. We cOuldut and any
thing like Il elssw here than In such q
thing 90 the Record II iss wonder that
The aforesaid ..illustrious parsonage has
even acknowledged the existence Of
journal favorine the es,ablishm ent Of an
Empire on this Continent but In ma.
king The acknowledgement, no has TO
uiter The sneering falsehood that 'good
Democratic thunder Is found In lie col
umns'" The majority Of the Radical
papers deny that such Journal as the
In,ptridlisS with the motto THE Empire
is Peace"-"Let US have Peace" 10 pub.
lished. "The editor OF the Enquirer receives
II" regularly and II tie editor Of the
Record will call upon us We will give
him copy Of II and from l' he eau 10
few moments learn that II enan,te'
from Just such tJrannlCal bOndho lilne
Arisiocratic leaders As he Would like TO
be equal with The 6Dt page Of The
PAPER 10 embelliShed with tho pioturo Of
a croWn-Whloh '1,igher law" men likS
10 look upon. Tho journal itself says
Il CLOCKS forward to tho E establishment Of
ap Imperial Executive" which docs moi
sound AZ all like good Democratic 'hnn-
der" but eouuds much like the thunder
OF q dsVpot or tyrani, who goes in for
70 strong government, fwOr elections,
Snd for giving more rVWer 10 the ruler"
knd IL announoes that our government
has ceased 10 be Republic. and that our
people are no longer fitted for sclf-govern-
meut. n...
This Impsridtst Is Journal Of ,he
present Northumberland the editor
Of the Record holds an tmce under this
Administration and receives salary Of
hvo dollars per day, and no doubt "prc-
sum.s" that shells NOW 'thc Grand Mogul
OF vinton county" It is In sympathy
with Radicalism, and has It's strongest
support from tho Bondholder and Banker.
II 10 opposed 10 oil the best interss is OF
The people, and in this II Is only giving
expression In words 10 what has bson
manifested by the record Of the Radical
Congress and the Administration Of Gen.
GRAHr. To what what single act OF this
Administration can ihe laboring man
point that has had his interests in view 7
What has been done To stimulate enter
prise, to encourage Industry, 20 develop
and reward talent search the records Of
Tho Radical Congress and you can end no
law having in view the peoples bAppi'
ness and rrosperity--no enactment tot
even mitigate the oppressive burthens Of
tho poor Donlholders, money kings,
banks, wealthy corporations, powerful
monopolies-these and these alone have
received tho benefit Of radical legisla ton
whilst the telling millions, instead Of even
n syupathising word or an encouraging
promise, are yoked with q CALLING taxa
tion, doubly odious BY being imposed up
on them alone.
One by one the rights and privileges Of
the poor man are being iguored-day BY
day the rich nan Is gaining more pre-
negatives for his wealth.
awe are" says the Impria'It, "devel
oping degree Of corruption thai renders
US unfit for Republicanism." Very tru'
as applicable 10 the party In power, and
indeed no monarchy could bo moro odious
chan the despotism Of puritanism, II left
entirely unrcstrained. The coils Of The
serpent Of puritan, ianatical dcspctiSm
have been wound around the people--thcir
free institalions, their s<ate rights, their
sqnaliiy il govern ment so quietly that
iIs willy, artful work 10 not fully realized
and unleas we rouse ourselves and max
the issue soon, the terrible Awakening
will como only when tho crushing grasp
has left US hclplss, bleeding victims Of q