The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-08
FHE DEMOCRITIC PRESS.
SAMUEL d. HARRIS EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

G3ANSESAstNJsSAAC Nz -
RAvENNA. THURSDAY. JULY s. 1869.
GOVERNOR HAYES AS A KEYNOTE
DELiVERER. ,s4
Gov. r. 3. Hayes, during his admin.
Listration of two years, has gained the
reputation of being tolerably. fair
minded man, of mediocre ability,
moderate political views, and no ma
lignant partisanism. But his keynote
speech at the late Abolition Cenven-
ton shows that he has received credit
fol. more sense, moderation and fair
ness than he is entitled to. = That
speech is as unfair, unfounded and
demagogical misrepresentation of bis.
political opponents and fellow-citi-
zens as could have been coneected by
the most unscrupulous dennagogae of
a Loyal League. Totally destitute of
a dignified argument, and barren of a
single original idea, it must have low
cred him in the esteem of his own
followers, and earned for him the
contempt Of others. 1t would seem
that somebody told him to attack the
Legislature or he may have read the
stupid suggestion to that effect in the
central organ; and in pursuance of
this recommendation he found ii
necessary to pile one misrepresenta-
ton upon another in reckless profit
sion. He told the Convention stories
that he must have known, if he read
his own official documents, to be to-
tally false. Notwithstanding the pro-
longed sessions of the last Assembly,
and Notwithstanding the extraordina-
ry appropriations of .$500,OO0 for the
Morgan raid claims, arranged for by
previous Abolition Legislatures, and
the necessity of large appropriation
to rebuild the Lunatic Asylum, burnt
down under the charge of Abolition
officials, the. appropriations of the
Democratic Legislature were rS246, ,932
ess than the previous Abolition Leg
hislature and, the appropriations for
1868 were more that $500, 00lessitllan
were the appropriation of the Abo-
litionists at their corresponding ses-
sion. The increased compensation Of
members was the enactment of an.
Abolition Legislature, for which the
last Assembly was IN no manner re-
sponsible. In the presence of these
facts, can Gov. Hayes retain any self
respect, or any respect for the intelli-
gence of his followers, when he un-
dertakes to deceive them with such
gross and notorious falsehoodss as his
charges of extravaganza manifestly
are? ....,g+.,....... .I,.,,e.f.
Hayes denouncesl the Legislature
for increasing the number of offices.
This is, we admit, an extremely bad
policy, but the fault of the Legisla-.
ture was in following his. recommen-
dotions, and providing salaries for his
Abolition pets with which he filled
every Office created. tits the, basest
ingratitude, in Hayes to undertake to
make political capital out Of acts of
the Legislature which.he in his official
capacity recommended as necessary to
the welfare of the State; but this in
gratitude may serve asa lesson to
Democrats in the future not to put the
slightest confidenceiint the reeoinmen-
dations of an Abolition Governor,
however specious.9 pa Wheu the Gov
ernor refers to the perllicious Aboli-
ton practice ofspecial legislation for
the benefit of cities, villages and in
corporations; he grossly misrepresents
the Assembly in saying that it "au-
thorized greater local pecuniary bur-
dens to be imposed upon the people
of Ohio, acithout their consent, than
were ever before authorized by any
General Assembly, either in peace or,
war, since the organization of our
State government" The local taxes
were generally authorized upon petit
ton of citiz ems, including theiten mil
lion Southern Railroad job from
Hayes own loyal county of Hamil-
ton. -....t -trff -ra
But taking Hayes own bogus figures
as the standard, and supposing the
Legislature has expended all that he
claims, how would the sum of S500,0O0
expended by the Legislature compare
with the expenses of the Federal Gov
ernment under Abolition rule? The
expenses of one, term of the Rump.
Congress for luxuries alone would
pay the entire expenses of Ohio for
year. The Federal Government has
collected taxes amountion to $500,00O,-
600 per annum for the last six years,
and of this stupenduous amount, at
least two-fifths have been stolen from
the Treasury by Abolition thieves, in
one shape or another. OF this sum
Ohio pays about S5O,000,000 70 the
Federal Government, S20,000,0Q0 Of
which is doubtless stolen by corrupt
Abolition officials and thieving rings.
The difference between the payment
of the bonded debt i'll currency, as we
agreed to pay it and paying it in gold,
as the Administrator and the Jacobin
Congress propose to pay it, is estima-
ted at SS00,0O0O00. The interest on
this difference alone amounts to $4S,-
100000 Der annum-a sum sufficient to
pay all the State, county and munici-
pal debts of Ohio. The, expenses of
Grants household and the cost of the
junketings of perambulating Congress