The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-22
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kle; Sec'y, james W, Delay.
ADVISORY ebMMiFTEE. II l~N
Edgle.--Benjamlp NJ Walker Jerry
Rahcliff, Heiiry Yaple.
HdrisoR.-MarGus Walker, Henry
;HTTSSaSesfSs'jjn. HTSSsS'j R. NJ. Potter oliver Cur.
Richland,-w. P. Mix, John Bates
levi P,hkey!u! Z! 20 VOL Il
Stcda.-Lewls Simmonas, ]. z. Nc
Vey, j. w. Rannels.
sfBrOpn44A. JBurtehshaw,i Isaac An
drews, Alexander Livingston. !.
Nadison.-Dayls7 Duncan L. IL
Migtoh Francis Shades. Ii.w
tEtor.-D. J.Canny, RufusW. Lent
ner,s gi'i .gsGoH ON 1904 W t-
Vinton.-Arthur p, Vale, Andrew
Perry. v -"' l. '' h.'' VI -
Riikesrille.-John Miller, Geo. l.
Derry, Benjamin Hawk. 80.
Z Clinton IsJas. IT. McClintick, James
w. YeleyA Alex, Livingston. o..
Ralph . Leete at the Court
House.
owe went 10 near halph
Leete last Monday evening"
BY dintI of two hours hard
ringing of the bell an audience
Of perhaps seventy-five voters
and as many non voters were
assembled. We expected to
see and hear something Of
some consequence, at least, a
fair out.spoken argument upon
the political issues now before
the people, and his position
clearly defined. But in this
we were disappointed. He
begged issues, lodged points,
misrepresented his own and
the Republican party, found
fault with everything, but did
not propose any remedy, nor
did he define himself in direct
terms upon any one point, ex,
cept it was that he was op-
posed to The Republican party.
He commenced his speech
with 'an apology, following
that with a few political +, gen.
eNralities about the Magma
Charta, the DECLARATION Of ln,
dependence, the Revolutionary
war and dithew of 127a batch
of the stalest truisms which
we suppose he recitedI0n Mon.
day eEeningffor the nine hun
dred and ninty.ninth time, and
ON which, probably, he has
built up o. reputation among
the Democracy as a Estates
man, uay f.m C..D.
From this he passed to the
National debt, which he ham
died tsnderly, not withstandine
he was last year q rampant re-
pudiationist; declared he had
no. quarrel- with it, but Mr.
Leete Inadvertently knocked
the bottom out of the whole
Democratic bond >taxation ar
gument in this one question
which we give in his owl
words: "Why don't we tas tAi,
dettr" said he. Tax the debt
Rqise an income from our o,r'
iaae6tedness' What sort o
new. political economy is this
We thought a debt was a bur,
den, and not a source, Of in,
come. We have, indeed, heart
Of individuals who, made theil
debts a source of revenue, bur
this was by ski5nrning theiI
creditors, offering the chance
of6ye, ten, or twenty-five cehti
on the dollar or nothing at all
But such men are alwaysri
stencil in the nostrils oflthei
honest reighbors, andifhey 81
throughlaHhe world with tn
finger of seorn pointed a
themi unless. -perchapee. the,
hqys really Involved, them
selves through misfortune be
yond their means and the
honestly lg1ven. .! up all dthei
property to, their creditors
Does Mr.. Leete want the wffl
to point the fpgsrn ofscorn a
the patiena Does Mr.. Leet
know how to honestly deriy
an lipcome-ror what is tn
same, to collect ta4-from hi
own dsbtsl Wouldn't be, ,50di' d
nouncso the man who 1woul
accuse him of such rascalit,
81 was The Chairman Of u