The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-07-07


lestite as to tie payment of taxez
they are TO be eompe led 10 10 50 So
the point OF the> bayonet. know
what say, and, not TO be egotistlcak
I know what is being prepared for
the American people. We find the
single item Of one hundred and fifty
millions TO be collected for payment
Of Interest on bonds, and what il pit ?
Interest to be paid an one half years
time. You run your hands into
your pockets and pull out somethlng
so dim and worn that yoncannot tell
what it is. But see what 1t calls for
on its face, Rscompared with the cur
rency Of the world. As admitted by
both Christian and barbarous ma.
l tions, we find this paper to be thirty
or forty cents below par. But what
about the men who have so many
millions I'M bonds? f-r
/ must here tell little story. It
has been 50 long since any OF the
people IN my section saw Eve, two
and q half or ten or twenty dollar
gold piece, that made it a special
| point to carry honae with me 8 few
pieces in order that they might see
them. It had been stated in paper
that In q conversation he had re-
marked to somebody that ''no nation
had eyer yet paid q national debt
created in war except by repudIa-
tion." If stated q Iact, is there any
harm in it? (Cries of mo, no.
What political economist dare deny
the proposition. also state there
is not q nation on earth that made q
debt interminable or permanent that
is free. = Is there any harm in stating
such facts and great truths? (Ro-
spOnses. mo, nolH) Then how does
the matter stand? Because / have
uttered truthslwhich cannot be con-
troyerted, It is said favor repudia-
tions. But 20 to Congress. What
has il done? You viii see that in
the inaugural address tits stated that
II anybody is in favor of Reputation
to the extent Of q single farthing he
cannot hold an ofice under govern
ment. QAughter.) But when you,
go to this Congress, so conscious were
they of tho great fraud practised in
various atroeious ways, they came
forward and proposed to repudiate
one-third of the whole debt. ut is |
nominated in the bondn to say six !
per cent, and yet Congress, in face Of
this solemn contract proposed to re-
duce it to five, four, and three per
cent. But this interest is to be paid
in gold and silver. Go to the depart
ment. a man comes IA 1Cith coupons,
and at one counter gets gold and siiUer
for them dslotheT man comes i5l and
gees 10 another counter GgiLh Claims for
some tcidol0 or orphans of him tcho
fell ia The colaltTyps c0IESe-I0h0 1CdS
buried I0iLh no 10ildino sheet drOli11d
his body 6ta the 6Eo1lket stained Soitb
his 6LO0d-dRd this man actilg for the
qCidOtO o1. orphans Is handed dsprecid-
ted paper, tcl1iLe The 6onloLboLder receives
ooId and sfEreT. - -a -
When the rebellion commenced /
was one Of those who opposed it,
Ny property was imperilled. ]
/ raised thirty seven thousand men for
1 the struggle. / ann out Of Office now
and ask for no place, therefore can
talk plain on the subject. The war
commenced and was called on our
part, as was solemnly declared
i In Congress for the purpose
/ Of preserving the Union and
| restoring the states to their proper
relations The rebellion progressed,
i and what was the effect There was
an institution in the south to which
there was great prejudice. It was
estimated, when considered in, It's
character and shape rs property, 50
be worth three Thousand millions of
dollars. Twas noadVo0ate of slaV-
cry. The negro walked of, and Just
as- this property dlsap ppeared In one
i section, &c appeared In the shape Of
government stocks and bonds at the
other end Of the line, instead OF exs
i fsting IN an instftation which was
\ prod duetive to the nation and the
/ world. N4 - $500 ell =. - :
I can tell you where it is. GoIook
4 into the vaults and see the great
stacks Of government bonds. How
lnany fields does it plough? How
many ships dues it' buildP How
much wealth does It add to the ma
tion ?-Can anybody tell me? "a
voice -stN one, ,"1-1b there remains,
corroding and eating out the govern
ment vitals. The query comes up
Are the American people going to
tolerate these things? Instead of
such q vast amount of credit and cap.
/ ital being locked up in the strong
boxes 1t should be forced out of the
hands of the bondholders and forced
| to seek investments In such enter
prises as wonld add to the wealth of
the country in the DEVELOPMENT of
Its resources and. ia works of public
/ Improvement. After further remarks
on this and kindred subjects, hesaid:
we once had q Washington in this
country, and thank God forit.- Cap
plause.9 have heard it said we
have a second Washington. "a voice:
seWe have him yet.n / should like
to look at him. (AppIause and laugh
tef.) should like to see what kind
of an animal he is / suspect the
second Washington Is about as much
like the first as let me illustrate:
/ .Xou remember the old story OF the
| prank or satire, that Diogenes prac-
tised on Plato, who was very learned,
and who instructed the young men
| in the Academy, and defined man to
be an animal with two legs and with
out feathers DiogeneS, who was q
| cynic, and full Of satire, concluded to
\ ridicnle the idea out of existence,
/ and, therefore, he would catch a,
/ goose and "trip it OF Its plumage and
1 hang it by the head, and as the stud
! ents were turned out he pointed at
\ the goose with the feathers stripped
l OF. saying This is Platoys man.
i (Applause aud general laugh ter, witt
j cries of sseoOd y -siyou5re RIGHT on the
| ~ i. think the comDarison
near about complete, Carrying out
4 the idea, WaShsngton- was fnaugur.
j ated on the 18th day OF April. = he
i fefslred In his speech to Congress to
1 his great want Of periepee, and his
i dihidence in assnBni1g responsible
! ifY SO great; and also spoke OF the
! Imp oTtance OF private morals as the
foundation OF public virtue. = (Ap~
i plau5e. he fnfth hermore remarked
that in sustaining the Execaciye
Department no more money Should
j be appropriated ttlah was barely. sur
acient 10 defray the expenses. . BE
4 approaehed the Presi dency almost
with awe and trembling, He did
no say, II feel, the responsibiIity,
but ! accept the ONCE without lear. =
That Is your second oWashlngto gtoRs77s17
4 (l4ApR Rhte7E51l, Va saob ca xIfso nn5 Hfzi.
j But ! have not seen youE seeond
ii Washington vet 1magiBel lad dVhsh~
I ingtons At the Couheil Board locking
1 at the Secretary. OF tha Epeasqry; and
] saying - I've got yoRr DRAFT for $65,s
4 coo, and seeking for a book fro1n
/ Which to derive a little information,
\ saying TO the Secretary OF the NaVy-s
4 1--WE cot your library .aI aseostl OF
j $i5, 900, y Then look Ground ataaEhe
furniture, house and lOtsaB How
I Waqld Washipgt t0R have sat Inc the