Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-28

olNS ny ciNO WIN IIO VI SlN Y UOA0 vi
our own race, bleach upon many a
field in theSunnySouth. No distinction
was known in the manner OF their
death and why shall not those oi
their own race, left to mourn their
untimely fall, enjoy the blessings pur,
chased by that blood?
X x 4
FINANCES.
The most difficult subject to handle,
and perhaps second to none other in
Importance, is that of the finances,
Democratic orators said at the close
Of the war that the debt was so great
that it never could be. paid. and they
therefore proposed various means oil
getting rid of it, from direct and open
population Of the whole debt, to pay
ment in greenbacks, taxation OF the
bonds etc. we rejected all those prop
ositions and stood by our countr "a
honor; we knew that in an hour when
the nation needed money and must
perish without it, we were most gen
erously supported, and when the
storm was passed we determined to
stand by our obligations. When we
appealed to the people of the nation
for pecuniary support what was the
result? While the bill authorizing
the issue of bonds pended in Con
gress, was there any one then and
there to arise in his place and say
that the bonds should not be paid
principal and interest in gold? Now
l have the notion that the man whose
bond is not as good as his word is 6
liar-that the nation whose word is
not as good as their bond is nation O
liars, and it is certainly true that the
understanding and the promises or
which these bonds were taken, as
that they were payable in gold. AND
yet, am sorry to say, that when at
tention was first called to it,that some
Republicans became weak, and
for a time waverei in their integ
rity to the nations honor and obi
cations going so far as to claim that
the bonds were payable in greenbacks
But, I am glad to say that they are
to-day true to their duty.
But when the nation needed this
money and was asking for it, let me-
ask who furnished it?
Not Pendleton-He refused to vote
a man or dollar to the cause Not
Valandigham, he was so busy divid-
ing up our territory. Not Democratic
Editors in Ohio, they were denounce
ing the war. Many of you will re
member that when the news of a de
feat to our armies came, those same
men, calling themselves democrats
said, 1--WE told you so, you neve
can conquer the South"
| When victory restsed on our banners
those men walked around quite chop
fallen, as if they had lost. SO that
was not that class of Democrats VIII
supported the country and furnished
the money for thebonds, We propos,
paying the bonds as we contracted t.
pay them We propose to bring tn
greenback dollar up to the value o
the gold dollar. and then, it is a ques
ton of very little Importance whethe
the bonds are payable in gold O
greenbacks. Already we have gol,
down to STA.
In regard to this matter of the con
traction of the currency, the Demo
cratic leaders do not seem at all han
monous. Here, we hear them dc
nouncing all contractions and and ad
vocating the issue of more greenback
And yet Mr.. Grosbeck and the Chics
60 Times, as well as Governor Sey
mour, seem to be with US in the polio
of bringing the currencg to gol'
standard 1t doesnot require any strit
amount of reasoning to show tha
this is the true policy. The result
produced by it, are sufficient argr
ment in it's favor. Already, as state
ty Mr.. Meddill, in his Columbu
speech, money is seeking investmer
in our cities at from to per cen
Notwithstanding General Ewing
sneer, it is true, as stated by Mr.. Nj
dill, that the contraction of the GU
repcy makes money plenty, Becans
when our currency was inflated
Etook more Of it to do the business {