The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-24

the land is prosperous, and therefore I can
not surrender. as does our worthy Governor;
turn my face from all questions Of federal
politics, and look only at state affairs. IL
ought to be so.
II IL were not for schomcs of consolidation,
I state affairs were left to state management,
II federal affairs were kept within the scope
OF constitutional provisions, II would be 80.
But cannot pretend to believe what / know
to he false. i cannot say the union is restOr-
cd when Virginia and Mississippi and Texas
are undor Military Governors and Georgia
without representation in Congress. Peace
Is restored when Justice is administered by n
drum head court martial. tho Constitution ia
maintained when we know that the Supreme
Court is only waiting It's opportunity 20 de-
clare reconstruction acts Unconstitutional.
| opVeeo thR adoption Of the fifteenth amend
ment because 1t Is a material radical change
in our system OF government; IL destroys the
relation Of the states TO the Federal Union
which the Constitution established --degrades
thcm- takes way from tho states, without
their consent, that essential attribute Of a
9, r-governing. community, the right TO de-
termino who shall exercise the right-of suf-
frage; because It was intended 10. and
will Introduce negro suffrage in Ohio
against the will of her people. Two
20 us ago the people Of Ohio, without
distinction OF party, by an immense majority
refused the amendment TO the state consti-
tuition, after a full argument and full cons'd-
Grafton OF negro suffrage. There is no rea-
son To believe that they have changed their
opinion. ! object 10 its adoption, because,
by MY strongest impression, II %confors upon
Congress and reserves 90 the states The right
to exclude from the ballot persons Of our own
white race, because OF their nativity or creed,
want, education or poverty, and pro.
hibits the exclusion only Of another
race, and IN tho. Interpretation of Senator
Morton and Senator Howard DO correct uii.
der this amendment Of Congress, states may
exclude Irishmen, German, Catholic, Protest
ant or poor from tho enjoyment Of suffrage,
hut not negrO or MOngolian. / object to It's
adoption, because u Is n part and parcel Of a
scheme to flood tho country with forced i'm
portatiou of an immense number Of Chinese
aud Coolies, and bring iuto our midst alien
race, and repeat in a moro difficult form our
social and governmental questions, which
have 20 unhappily divided our people,
he is harding S10t ga 1886 in coin and S12.-
1ii 900 In currency. Why2 To what good
purposoi Customs Of half the year are
there. The people are paying @ per cent. in
Secretary IL boarding this immense amount
each year with great parade. Ho soils So, =
COO,O 600 or $4,000, 600 land with the proceeds he
buys bonds, giving In the market for them
twenty five per cent. above par. They arc
now r~edeemable, on their face by law; ia
equity, they are payable in legal tender notes,
Hold rs gave flegai tenders for them, when
legal tender notes were worth not moro than
half what they nov hre. This contraction
bringsh universal fan in tho price Of goods
and labor, while debts, taxes, and moneyed
obligations remain fxod. The man who has
money becomes much richer. The system il
radically unjust. Debts cOntSacted in our
expanded currency shouldbe paid in the came
currency. Every dollar which IL paid should
be Of the anne value Of the dollar which was
loaned. The whole policy Of tho administra-
ton should be reversed. Pay tho debt
pay II honestly according to contract, pay
In money ~ valuable Ms that which was re-
ceivcd for 1t, pay II in legal-tender notes,
abolish the national bank syttom, pay OF tho
bonds un which they are founded, save yearly
interest, use every applianceof economy aud
management in advancing this policy; then
whom tho debt Is paid, whom taxes are ro-
duccd, when sevonty-1ivo millions will suffice
for tue government, when all property is
subjected to a Just rule OF taxation, IL il ba
advJsallc to contract the currency and re-
SUM tpccio payments, It can DO effected
without disaster, and tho inevitable suffering
can be borne.