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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
OUR NEXT ELECTION.

On next Tuesday the voters of
Ohio will 90 to the polls to cast their
suffrages for members of Congress,
and State and County Officers. As
yet, in this section, but little has
been done comparatively speaking.
So great has been the interest in the
important affairs now transpiring in
the Old World, that the more i'm
portant ones in our own country
have been to great measure neg
lected. This should not be. 1t is
now high time to be up and doing.
The great mass of people of this
country are not willing that the
reign of power should be placed in
the hands of those parties, who at
tempted so recently, to destroy the
national unity and national pros
perity. There is no danger, how
ever, of this, if a full vote is given
on election day. 1t is not likely
that those who have stood by the
Union cause, and the Republican
party in its efforts to put down the
Democratic rebellion, and to restore
and reconstruct the union on per
manent basis, are now going back
upon their principles, by coalescine
with the opposition.
All then that is necessary to Sc
cure the triumphant success of the
Republican party in Ohio on next
Tuesday is full vote. We are SURE
of one thing, that the Democratic
force will be out to man. Where
the party is strong, they are working
openly, and in sections where veal
are secretly at work.
We would therefore urge upor
every Republican the duty of being
at the polls himself, and seeing thai
every other one of his district il
there. By so doing we will be en-
abled to poll a respectable vote il
this county. And although we dc
not expect to elect any Of our can
didates for county officers, we shal
have the satisfaction of knowing
that we did our duty in the matter
Every vote given will give Mr.. Mon
roe so much larger majority.
Let us then turn out to a man, anC
make the Republican vote of thi'
county larger than it has been 70,
many years. rt -..'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
DEMOCRATIC FINANcIERING.

Mr.. Critchfield has a novel plan
for the payment Of the public debt.
He wants the hard working farmers
of the West to pay dollar for dollar
with the bondholder of the East.
This is the way it is to be done.
Mr.. Critchfield is in favor of divid-
ing the war debt among the States
according to the numbers Of Popala-
tion-not in proportion to wealth,
as the tax is now levied. By this
means an Ohio farmer who is proba-
bly, not worth two thousand dollars
viii be compelled to pay as much
as the millionaire of Boston. That
is what the Democratic party means
by ''equal taxation" Are the work
ing men Of the Fourteenth District
ready for such equal taxationF' If
so, Critchfeld is your man. Choose
We. .. ..a."a
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
The Farmer jSdyS

That ''the Democracy will repeal
the laws enacted by Republican
Congresses that give the President
and the military and other Federal
authority the power to interfere in
popular elections in the States"
Just as we expected they would do
if they would get into power-undo
the good that has been done by the
party in power, and instead of ad-
vancing the interests of the country,
drag it back to where it was several
years ago, and cause it to travel
again through all the struggles and
trials through which it has passed,
during the reconstruction and ad-
justing of the revolted States. Is
there Democrat in Holmes County
who is sorry that the Republican
party put down the rebellion?
If you are not, then, you are glad
that the Democratic party failed in
its oppositions to the Government
during the war. Is there democrat
in Holmes county, that can say that
the Republican administration has
not done 4 mighty work in the re-
construction and adjusting of the
rebellious States? .
Has not the country been in as
prosperous condition for the last
five years as it has been during
Democratic rule? Has not the pres
ent administration reduced the debt
very materially? If this then is
their object to change or repeal the
laws which have proved themselves
to be the best that could be made
under the circumstances, we ask our
Democratic friends, if they desire
to elect such men.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THE TRUE
POOR MANS PARTY.

The Republican party is the party
of the poor man; first, because it has
set millions of slaves free. These
slaves were of different race, of an
alien blood to the majority of the
people of this country, and, guided
by sense of justice and of right,
they bestowed liberty on them, and
lifted them. to the plane of equal
citizenship. Now, if the Republi-
can party will thus do justice to men
so different from them in race as the
negro is, how much more surely can
the poor white man depend upon
them and their children. Then the
Homestead law had to wait until the
Republicans came into power to be
enacted. The Democratic party,
during its long years of rule, al
lowed the laborer to go without this
opportunity of acquiring home.
The Republican party have estab-
lished Bureau of Education, seek
ing thereby to extend the benefit OF
education to all parts of our country,
so that where the States neglect that
duty. the National Government
would see that the humblest son OF
the republic should receive that ed
ucation to fit him to understand pol
itics, and, if need be to fill the
highest office in the gift of the peo-
pie. In this, too, the Republican
party has proved itself to be the
friend Of the poor man, the true
"white mans party And while it
is white mans party, it is none
the less the black mans party. II
is in fact the party of the people,
the party to which all classes o.
American citizens, Indian, and ne
gro, and white may look for justice
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
Great Flood in VIRGINIA
Terrible Destruction Of Life
and Property.
EASTERN VIRGINIA DELUGED WITH
WATER.
Il Vessel Lying at 4ltchOr
in the Centre of the City
of Richmond.
Bridges Over the Potomac
Swept Away.
Scores Of LiUes and Millions Of
PROPERTY DESTROYED.

WASHINGTON, October 2, 1870.
The storm which set in again late
in the afternoon has been increasing
in violence throughout the evening.
There is little wind, but heavy
fall of rain.
A most disastrous food is raging
throughout the whole upper valley
of the Potomac. Half of the Chain
Bridge, five miles above Georgetown,
was carried off this morning, and
has lodged against the center of
Long Bridge, where it has helped to
gather an immense pile of drift, and
it seems almost certain that it will
result in pushing off a considerable
portion the Long Bridge and Railroad
bridge just below it. 1t was feared
that the spans of the Chain Bridge,
which foated down, would carry
away the aqueduct bridge at Ger
mantown, but at the time they pass
ed, the water way was just sufficient
to prevent damage. Tonight, how
ever, the water at Georgetown
reaches to the base Of the arches
and the warves. Nearly all the
river business houses and yards are
submerged. AS the flood reached
tide water at this place it was par
tally thrown back, which caused a
strong current to act through the
canal. The consequence has been
that over half of Washington, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and the
canal, and wide stride along the
Smithsonian grounds and public
green houses below is under water.
There is no communication for
foot passengers between those por-
tions of the city separated by the
canal. At some of the bridges
carriages cross, but even that is not
attempted at some of the crossings,
At Tenth and Eleventh streets the
water reaches within a few yards of
South Pennsylvania avenue, and
many of the cellars ON that side are
full. Boats and carts are very busy
removing families and goods from
the submerged portion, and the
work goes on busily for fear that
the turning of the tide at midnight,
it being now on the ebb, will cause a
great rise. Persons just from the
island report that the current has
broken over the causeway of the
Long Bridge, and is rapidly wear
ing it down. No one is allowed to
go on any portion of either the rail
road or wagon bridge, and it is
now feared that both will be serious
ly damaged. Those last over from
the Virginia side report that the
western spans are badly crushed,
and in some places entirely gone.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
WHICH SHALlIT BE !?

Not a single Democratic paper ia.
vors protection to home manufac
lures and home labor. They de
mand:
Free Trade.
Foreign Manufactured Goods.
Stagnated Business.
Abandoned Workshops.
Ruinous Prices.
An Impoverished Country.
On the other hand the Republi
cans prefer:
A Protective Tariff.
Home Manufactures.
Brisk Trade.
Good Markets.
Plenty of Work.
Busy Manufactures.
Good Prices for Everything.
A Prosperous, Happy and Con
tented People.
Reader, which do you prefer, good
prices, and plenty to do, or low
prices and no work? Answer at the
ballot-boX.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
WORK NOW.

Republicans of Holmes! Do you
realize that but six days intervene
before election? Have you perfect
ed the necessary arrangements for 8
complete and full turn out of every
Republican voter on Election day.
Have your organizations in every
Township and School District
thoroughly looked over the work
there is to perform, and put reliable
and energetic men to the perfor
nance of that labor? Have you
posted yourselves as to what Demo
Gratis there may be in your town
ship that from any cause are not en-.
titled to vote?
If you have not done these things
let us prevail upon You to at once
take hold of the work, and push il
with energy and perseverance, until
you know just what the situation is
and have every thing in readiness
for the dawn of the election morn.
ing. Devote all the necessary time
and labor to insure a full Republi,
can vote and thorough Republi.
can triumph. 1t is only by active
energy and indomitable "pluck'
that victory will be achieved. Youl
opponents are thoroughly organized.
and expect to catch you unprepared.
See to it that their expectations are
not realized,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
THE Difference.

Schuyler Colfax never uttered a
truer sentiment than that which he
announced on the stump, a few days
since, that in the last two years OF
Johnson's administration, when the
Democrats had seduced him from
his allegiance to Republican princi-
pies, fraud and peculation were the
rule. Under his administration
most of the money that was collected
went into the pockets of thieves.
But under Grants administration it
goes into the national Treasury, to
assist in relieving the people from
the burden of taxation.
These are words of truth, and
should be remembered by the Amer
lean people.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
THE WAY THEY FOLLOW EACH
OTHER.

-Four Republican victories have
followed each other, within a few
days, in regular succession. Yer
mont spoke first-21 1000 majority
Maine, with a small vote, but ma
jority proportionate to old figures,
comes next. Everything one way.
Colorado follows, with clean Re-
publican ticket. And, finally, Wyo-
ming has repudiated Democracy,
by changing Democratic majority
of ], ,436 two years ago, into Repub-
lican majority of 200, this year.
This is as far as we are able to get
until other States hold their elec-
tions. 1t will do though, for a fall
start. ......
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
THE WAR.
BOmbardment of Paris
PREPARING TO ATTACK.
No Prisoners to be Taken
MOVEMENT ON LYONS.

BERLIN, Oct. 4.-The Parisians
having ordered that no Prussian
prisoners are to be taken because
they help to consume the store of
food in Paris, the Prussian COM
manders have also been directed to
make no prisoners.
All villages around Metz have
been destroyed by the late cannon
ade.
The navigation of the Baltic will
doubtless be safe before the German
steamers now about starting from
America can arrive.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The manifesto
purporting to have been written by
the Emperor from Wilhelmshohe,
on the Goth ult., and published to-
day in La Situation, is unquestion-
ably bogus.
Paris letters received here to-day,
say the Prussians threaten Point du
Jour. The bombardment of the
city from the west is imminent. The
books of the great libraries have
been removed to the cellars, and all
windows have been filed with bags
of earth, and watchmen have been
stationed on Notre Dame to look
out for fires.
Tours, Oct. Am encounter re
Gently occurred between the French
reconnoitering party and the enemy
Mechis farm, north of Paris. Nc
result giving. Commanders of fort:
Montrogue and D'Ivry on the soutt
of Paris, report on the 2Sth large
masses of Prussians passing to the
west toward Versailles. On the
same day no Prussians were visible
from the tower of Vincennes. There
are $4,000 Prussians at Pithivers.
The Brittany clergy are taking al
active part in measures for the ma
tional defense. This is also the
case in a good part in the south O
France. The government is thu:
greatly strengthened, and the dis
position to respect the rights of the
clergy are correspondingly renewed
Postal service continues irregular
and uncertain. The Official JouTna
Iof the Republic, forced to make al
explanation, says so much of the roll
ing stock ofrailroads has been cap
tured or transferred to the eastern
and northern roads since the wal
commenced, there is not enough lef
to run trains regularly,
LYONS, Oct. 4.-From all parts O.
France accounts show that sharp
shooters are now seriously annoying
the enemy.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Prince Napoleon
advertised his villa at Prangins fol
sale. The old Republican party O
France are reported hostile to thu
plebiscite and will not vote. Th'
rural vote is nearly unanimous il
favor of the government. Favre /:
said to be waiting for an answer tt
his second letter to the King O
Prussia before deciding how to act
Calais is filled with National Gardes
Reconnoitering parties have beer
sent out toward Arran.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
REPUBLICANS ARE YOU READY?

Remember that the election takes
place next Tuesday. Our politica
enemies are quietly at work, and un
less the Republicans of this district
bestir themselves our candidate may
be defeated. The Democratic pa
pers of the district are overfowine
with vile slanders. 1t is the duty
of Republicans to squarely meet
every false charge and promptly
deny it. To win the day work
must be done-efficient work
Every school district must be thor.
oughly canvassed so that not a vote
will be lost for Mr.. Monroe. A
few active men in each township
can secure the success of the Repub-
lican ticket, Apathy will defeat it
Do your duty Republicans, and
Monroe will be elected by 100C
majority.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
DEAD ISSUES.

The Democrats think the wal
questions are dead issues. They
will find out their mistake when the
soldiers go to the polls. Until they
can change timber legs to legs Of
flesh and blood; and fill in thous
ands of homes the vacant chairs
and remove mourning from many
hearts; and grave stones from 6
thousand cemeteries; until they car
blot out memory and conscience
from the minds of American citi
zens, they will find that they will
continue to be judged by the past
as well as by the present. By their
fruits we know them.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
OUR DANGER.

The only thing the Republicans
have to fear in this District is their
own apathy. If our full vote is cast
Mr.. Monroe's election is secured
beyond peradventure, but if Repub-
icans are too Indifferent to come to
the polls our success is greatly en-
dangered. A word to the wise is
sufficient. .n
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
WAR CLOUDS.

A dark cloud is now towering
over Eastern Europe. The warlik,
preparations of Russia and Austri.
have aroused the Sultan and caused
him to fear lest those great powers
should seize upon the Ottoman EN-
pire and divide it between them
while the other great powers of Eu
rope are engaged in watching the
progress of the Franco -Prussiar
war. The Sultan is gathering his
forces around Constantinople ant
preparing for any emergency.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
$l80,5OO,OOO.

Notwithstanding the unusually
large demands upon the Treasury,
which have been promptly met, there
has been further net reduction in
the debt Of $9,OO7, ,49s, making an
annual saving of interest of over
half million dollars. Since the
commencement of Grants admins
tration the debt has been reduced,
including the 100000 of bonds
purchased last week, $1S0,500,O0O,
which causes an annual saving in
interest of $10,S30,OOO. Still the
good work goes on, and the Treas
ury is in condition to buy more
bonds and save more interest.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
SEE TO 1T!

The election law of last winter
gives minorities the right of repre-.
sentation on Election Boards. Re
publicans wherever in the minority
should see to it that their right in
this respect is claimed, and a reliable
Republican put upon the Election
Board in every Democratic township
Secure copy of the law and have
it at the polls on election morning
and insist upon your rights under it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
FALSE TICKETS.

We understand, on good authority,
that there are false tickets issued,
by the Democrats of Wayne county,
in order to kill some of the Repub-
lican votes. The Republicans in
each township of Wayne Co. should
be on their guard, and not let the
Democrats play that game. They
are up to all such tricks, and should
be watched. Be on your guard.
1t might be well if our friends
here in this county would be on the
watch out for similar tricks.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
NOT A DEMocRAT-.NoT A VOTE.

Keep it before the people that
when the vote was taken in Congress
to reduce the National taxes $780,
1000, not Democrat was found
in either branch to vote for the re-
duction of taxes, notwithstanding
their hypocritical howl about the
dear people-Remember the Repub-
licanS reduced the tures.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
REPUBLICANS

Remember that few days only re-
main till the day of election. Are
you organized? Have you registered
the name of every voter in youl
School district? Have you seen
every one, and provided a way to get
every one to the polls? Speeches
are important. Personal visitations
are important, but organization, af
ter all, is what does work. We are
sure of victory in this District and
the State if we get all the votes out.
Let us then have one united vigor-
GUS effort, and victory is ours.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
TOUCHING BOTTOM.

Gold on Saturday came down tc
11255 the lowest figure it has reach
ed since the war. The low price Of
gold has completely taken the starch
out of the Greenback Democracy
and their cunning device to repudi.
ate the national debt, has had the
wind Knocked out of it, leaving
nothing but the skeleton to haunt
them in their despair. With gold
at par or even ten per cent. premium,
there can no longer be any chance
for quibbling or fault-finding with
our currency-the best that any ma
ton under the sun was ever blessed
with.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
HOW IS 1T?

The Farmer says that the election
of Critchfield will protect Ameri,
can labor? How can this be SO
when he is in favor of Free trade
and foreign manufactures. Let the
Democracy have the rule and Amer
ican labor will have to compete
with that of foreign countries.
which every one knows is lower
than Americans can stand. Work
ing men, do you wish to have
the price of your labor cut down
one-third or one-half? If you do
vote for Critchfield. If you wisl
your labor protected, vote for Mon
roe
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
But q felU more d0afs,

But a few more days remain for ac-
tive work before election. Let each
Republican accept part of the re-
sponsibility of the campaign and
zealously labor that an old fashioned
victory may be gained at the polls
over the combined opposition. With
a little well directed work, such a
triumph can readily be obtained.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
Re mt YO2fr Posts.

Have good reliable men selected,
to be on hand as soon as the polls
are opened, and remain until they
are closed, and see to it that every
person not entitled to a vote, is chal-
lenged. Remember that the law is
on the side of justice, and that any
person casting or receiving an lille
gal vote, will be brought before the
District Court for said ofense. We
therefore ask all good citizens to
unite in protecting the ballot.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
ASK AN EXPLANATION.

When any Republican is told by
a Democrat that the administration
is piling on cruel and unnecessary
burdens on the taxpayers, let him
ask an explanation of the myste-
rious fact that when it was proposed
in Congress to reduce internal reve-
nue. taxes s6O,OOO,0OO year, and
tariff duties s2O,OO0,0OO year, al
the Democratic members of the
Senate voted against it, and all but
eight Democratic members of th'
House. Why should the Demo
cratic party take positions agains
reduced taxation?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
ORGANIZE.

We call upon the Republicans OF
this county to see that theirrespect-
i've school districts are organized.
With thorough organization, we
may depend upon vote that will
astonish ourselves. But to get such
a vote out it requires untiring effort
on the part of our friends. We hope
this matter will be attended to i'm
mediately. The election takes place
on the 11th, next Tuesday, and what
is going to be done must be done
now. t.'4 sr
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
DO NOT

Permit yourself to be imposed upon
by parties who will try to persuade
you to trade votes, by endeavoring
to get you to scratch Monroe and
insert Critchfeld, and they in return
vote for one of our State or County
candidates. 1t is of the greatest
Importance that Mr.. Monroe be
elected to Congress.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
The Census

Returns this year will show just
about how many votes should be
polled in a township, county OF
state, and where there are too many
votes cast there will be occasion fol-
an investigation, and some one to
be slightly punished.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
Haze Your BltggieS ReaCJu.

Have your buggies and carriages
on hand, so that if any Republicans
fail to report in time you can go
after them and thereby bring out a
full vote. We appeal to every Re
publican to give as much time as
possible to seeing that every vote is
got out, and above all give next
Tuesday to the service of your
County, State and Nation,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-06
VOTE FOR MONROE.

Do you want to secure a protec-
ton to Home Manufactures? Vote
for James Monroe. Do you desire
good markets? Vote for Prof
Monroe.
Do you wish to avoid Stagnation
in business? If so, vote for Mon
roe. .... .. ..
Do you want to have plenty Of
work? Vote for Monroe.
Do you want busy manufactures
Elect Mr.. Monroe. ......- ...