The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-26

The Tifin Advertiser, Bucyrus
Forum and Fremont Messenger, are
all anxious to know the political
principles of our candidate for Con-
gress. Well, gentlemen, the Repub-
lican State platform is broad enough
to stand on, strong enough to sup
port all creation, and good enough
for "all the world and the rest of
mankind" 1t is true it does not
declare that mot dollar or a man
shall be given to support the gen
eral government" does not advocate
Reputation of the public debt, nor
demand that the wages of labor be
taken from our mechanics in order
to feed the paupers Of Europe and
build up the business of foreign
workshops; nor does it even hint at
fraudulent naturalization papers as
a means of procuring all the votes
that may be needed" But then Re-
publicans may be excused from do
ing all these things and allow the
Democracy to enjoy their exclusive
privileges in these respects. How's
your candidate on the land grants?
Good at dodging amt he? Where
was be on the Tariff-voting against
reduction of the tax on sugar,
coffee and tea, although protesting
to be the poor mans friend, and
begging to be sent to Congress on
the score of poverty. And what
figure he cut when the bill to regu-
late naturalization was on the car
pet. Didn't like the idea of trans
ferring the business to the United
States Courts, did he? fearing doubt
less that "Othello's occupation would
be gone" What's his principles2-
Where does he stand. Oh! you did
not adopt any platform, did your
The State platform was good enough,
was it? Well, that'sjust what's the
matter with our candidate gentle
man. There are his principles en-
bodies in the State declaration.
Now, go for it, OF course you will.
But don't neglect to say something
about "bloated bond-holders," and
the poor people paying all the taxes
although the tax gatherer never col
lected a cent from them, or ever had
them on the tax duplicate. If you
neglect this matter you will do them
great injustice, otherwise they might
forget that they pay more taxes
than they earn wages. Be sure and
make them understand that If they
make two dollars per day they pay
three of it to the manufacturer who
are protected by the tariff, for if you
don't, they never will be able to un-
derstand how they managed to pay
the $6O0,OOO,OOO, which the Form,
insists were paid to the manufac-
turers. And by the, way, try and
explain one of PeIry's enigmas to
them-that one about the cloth suit
for instance, that cost only $1,000. !
1t will enable you to while away the
time, and furnish ample exercise for |
your mathematical requirements.
Tell them how much of those ten !
dollars the wool grower got; how
much the manufacturer of the cloth |
received, and more particularly how !
much .he jour tailor was paid for |
that suit; and when you
have succeeded in figuring the work |
mans wages down to twenty-five !
cents a day, then launch out in
glowing panagerics of the beauties
OF iree trade, in reducing the price
OF clothing to point that will make
beggars of tailors, or give the entire
manufacturing of clothing into the
hands of foreign paupers. Then
assure them that Dickinson is the
working mans friend