Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-06

Law; and all sales, except in small
quantities. to parties not settlers, rro-
hibited. Land spectators have done
more harm than railway landed monop-
olies. A few railways may yet be aided
on this plan, but none on the old sys-
tenn. That has had its day. This is
conclusively proved by the emphatic
manner i'm whicn the present House of
Representatives killed numberless SUBJ
sidy bills at the last session.
POLITICS OF THE DAY-A WORD TO
REPUBLICAN,.
Wake up, Republicans! Why we are
sleeping very comfortably. Why
shouldn't we sleep on? The earth will
turn round on its axis whether we wake
up or not. Why tell us to wake up?
Because we do believe that you have
the interests of this country at heart.
We do think that you would not will
lingly let go and throw away all that
the blood and treasure of the war acquir-
ed. You most assuredly will do it if
you ever let the Democratic party, as
now organized, get into power. Has the
Democratic party. which made the re-
bellion, abandoned one principal or one
idea on which that rebellion was made?
Would they not set up the right of seces-
sion to-day if they dare? Would they
not repudiate the public debt if they
dare? Would they not put the
rankest and foulest rebel into office if
they could? Would they not take the
right of suffrage from the negro if they
could? Would they not repeal the a.
mendments to the Constitution if they
could? Answer me these questions
fairly. There is not ali honest man
among the Democrats who will deny
this, Let us see how stands the case:
1. There are Democratic papers in
Ohio, at this moment, advocating repu-
diation.
2. The Democratic Convention of
Tennessee refused to pass a resolution
against secession, and so plain was their
secessionism that they were denounced
by Andy johnson as rebels. What
must theyibe If Andy johnson should
denounce them? .. t--
8. In Kentucky, Tennessee and
throughout the South, the main body
of the Democratic party are The old re-
bels, and without them there would be
no Democratic party there. The DEM
ocratie party of the South made the
war, and now the Democratic party of
the North are fraternizing with them
The Democratic party of Ohio has mace
some professions of accepting the situ-
ation;" of letting bygones be bygones;
but, is there Democratic paper which
does not denounce the. amendments to
the Constitution? Is tn ere one notin
favor of "a white mans party?' Is there
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order of things? The "sow that was
washed has returned to her wallowing
in the mire."
There are many intelligent men in
the Democra tic party who have wiggIed
and twisted themselves in every direc-
ton to get the Democratic party out of
the mire. But you see just how they
have failed. The only result has been
to be denounced themselves. Belmont,
for example, is denounced in Demoera-
tic meetings OIL all sides, although
Chairman of the Democratic Committee.
Why? Because he would honestly pay
the public debt! The Democratic party
of Tennessee would not even abandon
secession. So it is all over the country.
A few men in tho Democratic party
who don't want to be branded by pos
terity, as the tories of the Revolution
were, profess reformation. but the party
would tomorrow, if it dare, rut 'seces- |
sion, reputation, white mans party"
f1aringly on its banners. But it dare not.
The people have had little too much
of that. Hence the outside of the Dem
ocratic cups and platters are washed,
and they would make you believe the
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the partical matter. Because there is no
open, daring rebellion, they are expect
ing you to go to sleep, andyou are doing
it. Now let us plainly tell you what is
the political situation, especially in Ohio,
and what you must do or fail:
l. There is not an intelligent Democrat
who observes society, who believes In or
counts on any changes in the Republi-
can party He does not expect to gain
in that way.
2. Every intelligent Democrat knows
and feels that the Democratic party is
really denoralized; because, while the
main body held the same ideas as we
have shown above, they have not dared, ,
except in the South, to put them in |
their platforms, and hence the party is |
really going on without any principal, |
and without any expression of its real |
feelings. 1t sees no clear course for the |
future, and hence is demoralized.
8. Notwithstanding this, tile Democrats |
have a feeling that they will gain con- !,
from the Republicans. To be !
sure the elections we have had are not
encouraging, especially in |
the Congressional election. Eight dis
tricts of New England have sent eight
and the other States of
New England will do the same thing;
and there is nothing very cheering in
the West. Still the Democrats have a
feeling that, somehow, they are to gain.
Now, on what is that founded? Simply
that you Republicans will fail to vote.
They expect you to elect their men. That
is modest; but the idea, like some no.
vels, is founded on fact. In the Third
for example, some persons are
expected not to vote, because they have
been told by some political deceiver
that Gen. Schenck had something to do
with whiskey ring. But 10, and behold!
Gen. Schenck is accused of prosecuting
md prosecuting people because heg
we're In the whisky ring! Put this and
hat together. Both can't be true; and
we now have the evidence of the DEM
,cratic press that it don't believe q word
If the rumor against Schenck. Yet thew
expect you to believe everything that Is
rot up, and to stay at home, or throw
way your votes, because they have set
scandal aaoat, aud expect you to be-