The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-25

sis9Stii Isl hereby recommended that the Pi imary
lie Aeeting 60 TO choose delegates TO the County Con-
-sNention heheld on Friday evening, August Goth.
slid BY oIder of;the Democratic Central Commit,
10 tee, I.,gtr 1etsr.s. D.. .EORE0S, Chairman
,saf - 7
10 digow End of Volume Two. ,sa9 A9f
-soIqThii present number brings us tol,
aathe end of volume two of THE DEM
30 osc;RRArfc PsEss,, During the past huns
;s.dred and fonr weeks it has been our
yTTconsthntiendeayor to present to- the
1sspeopse or Portage County, a reliable |
5ll0cM Democratic paper, one which !
while il earnestly advocated the prin7
,aseiples andimeasures of the Democrat |
-keiciparty should do SO in the spirit of |
b caHdor,, employing facts and argu-
nents instead of resorting to low and !
.noynlgarpefsonalities,o which cannot af-
nj Ee&bprineipIes, and which injure more
1istEe person employ ing them than the
saa4he Who may be the subject Of the
o9i iabqse,d If in the pursuitsof this pur-
pose we have inadyertantlyi wounded
hsithel feelings of amy we sincerely re-
agret It. We have at the same time
.aoepdeayoTed to make the. PREss, aside
.ss.fnotm its political character, reada-
omble ahdfacceptabIe local Journal, and
ss1t these obj jects we have devoted what
ssnaoeyer nj, energy, ability, and pecuniary|
odimeans rWer possessed. How far we
: shavesucceeded in our object we must
yY leave our readers to judge. ri
@ Ca,lt We are pleased to acknowledge our
-gaobligatiens to very many of those op-.
imposed to us in politics for the liberal
snpatf6hage they have bestowed upon,
91alupS sn,uS efforb which we, are profoundly
thankful, and which, whatever our lot.
Hwih life, we, shall bear in greatful re7
-9niiehfBfance.l e.lRs 2 siifia{sl1 i3.I3tis'7
,iSp - With this number onr present lease
-tfaof the newspaper department of the
fss.Office terminates; and whether the PAL
ta1pere will continnei longer under our
m SontroI we are unable at this time to
bIIiannonnce. But whether it does or
cid not we must insist upon itfhat those
gtnwh0 ARE Indebted to us Shall come
=, :, forward and pay US what is IS due
DInring the, two, years in which we
adl have hadethe charge of the paper, we
have pretty much exhausted the little
means Me had accumulated by long
.olIiiffss, life of toil, and much Of tits scattered
s,Tthroqgh the county in the shape OF
insneYspaper accounts, which in the
present emergency we very much
dtnneeds and must have. If we are to
on continue its publication it .mustbe up
ssgton the, support it, receives from the
I'd public and not from the promises OF
-lscBuppoftI never to be realized. No
l2 one can successfully carry on snrch an
enterprise without patronage that
oTibripgs material aid doinstead of vain
adi promises we have already too many
sih s;5 names on our list IF those who have
diu been taking the paper of one and two
oyeafstwitheutT having paid us accent
aB ThatikiHdiof lpdtrohdge' is worse thar
E" ndie.. IT win xiii anyy paper, W.
,aod desire none Of Il, and cali upon al
noi those in arrears toconle forward aanG
sopay disfwithoutt delay. % ,s"ai hae
The tariff is always live question
-s9ibecauseits effects are realized in thu
-1lip0cket. Our Farmers can hardly un
m - derstahd why they .shonld pay two
lilnprices for theirl agricultural imple
ments, their clothing, their tea, coffee
-s5sugar and salt, and almost 1every arti
Gle of dailylcoHsump tion, for the pur
agopose eef. enrichiag New England Man
I'd ufactpres. If the Government got j
$40 there would be, some consolation, bu
.bs.the tariff. on most articles is SO higl
Sad that they are not imported at ALL tn
G0Eernmentl gets nothing and til
-,er amount Of, the, tariff goes into th
tto pockets of the monopolists. But thel
obi it of a piece with all Radical legis
latien lit is for the benefit Of the rich
51,aad-rGod help the poorl a,a,s %
aid hGfNERKL GRANT writes to Genera
baeDix; that if It becomes his GO duty t.
''hHuss force to execute the laws in lows
OF atty other State, he will do S
ep'"w Without hesitation" The use o
force is what Grant feels to be hi
forte; and he is not always careful t
inquire as toll his duty to nse it. II
sent United States troops into Mort
ie Carolina to back Holden, the Cover
bh or, in his defiance Of the law and til
% Courts, and in his villainotls effort t
carry the State election BY violene
Fo and terror. Instead of using fore
ast without hesitation, military Office
% occupying civil position should a
11' ways hesitate in case that seems |