The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-01-12
A. McGREGOR, Editor.


The ANIEAAEAL On DAAAE DE-A1Ao-
During the debate in the House of
Representatives at Washington, on the
10th ult., on the speech Of Mr.. Mungen,
of Ohio. favoring the reputation of the
public debt, the following coIloquy took
place, in which, as will be seen, Gen. Nor
gan, the Representative from the Knox dis
trict, bore prominent part, and conelu-
sively proved that "the Republican par
ty of the United States was irrevocably
pledged to the doctrine of repudiation :"
Mr Morgan. Mr.. Chairman will the
gentleman from Nevada Mr.. Fitch yield
me the floor for five minutes2
Mr.. Fitch. l cannot.
Mr.. Morgan Will the gentleman yield
10 me for one minute
Mr. Fitch. No; cannot yield further.
Mr.. Morgan. VIII the gentleman yield
to me for thirty seconds2
Mr. Fitch, Yes, sir; but for no long
er.
Mr.. Morgan. Then, sir, in that thirty
seconds will eonclusively Prove that the
Republican party Of the United States IS
irrevocably pledged to the doctrine Of re-
pudiation. In the very midst Of the late
war. during period when the Republican
party had control of the legislation OF eve
nv State adhering to the Union, by solemn
legislative enactment every adhering State
repudiated one half of the interest Of their
State debts; for which they were bound
to pay the interest in gold, they paid It IN
QreeIl1acks, when, in consequence OF their
maladministration of our public affairs,
greenbacls were only worth nifty cents on
the dollar
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio. Massachusetts,
did not. She paid her interest in gold
Mr.. Morgan. Yes, she was the single
exception but Ohio, our own State, by
the action.of its Republican Legislature,
did repudiate by paying only one-halfofthe
interest due on her debt.
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio. Yes; unhappily
Ohio did.
Mr.. Cox. New York did not repudiate
the interest on her debt.
Mr.. Morgan. Yes, New York did and
that, too. by the action Of her Republican
Legislature.
Mr.. Brooks, of New York. The Demo
ocratic party of New York did not repudi'
ate.
Mr.. Cox. In New York the Democrat
ic party, with Seymour as governor, paic
the interest in gold; but the Republican
Legislature afterward paid it in paper.
Mr.. Morgan. / spoke of the State anC
the action Of its Republican Legislature
and not of the Democratic party. Then
air. let it not be denied that the Repubi
can party in every State of the UnioI
stands Committed to the doctrine Sf repu
diation.
In addition to the above, under the pol
icy and acts of the party in power, tn
courts all over the country repudiate,
private contracts-contracts more justl,
sacred than those with the Bond holders
Some of these contracts were agreement
to pay in kind, that is. in gold, as gol
had been received. If we are not mista
ken, one of these repudiator judges noV
represents this district in the lower Hous
OfCOngreSs. We have heretofore men
toned one case, where an old gentlema
had loaned gold and was to receive tn
same, but was compelled to take green
backs when they We're worth about fort
cents on the dollar. What is this but re
pudiation 2-or rather robbery
The Democratic party has ever oppose
and will continue to oppose, such mon
strous and pernicious injustice. 1t ma
do for the Higher law. disuniou, Negr
suffrage. free love party. but Tor the Con
stitutional Democracy. never.
The Democracy still adhere to the ol
landmarks, and we say. let justice prevail
though the heavens should fall The ble'
sings of government. like the dews ofheaN
en-. should fall upon all alike. on the hig
and the low, the rich and the poor. II
evils in government exist in abusing il
powers. The Democratic party will nev'
endorse the high handed wrongs and usul
pations of the party in power, and neith'
win the Democracy so far forget the
glorious past as to do similar wrongs b
way of mere retaliation.