Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-21

the Public Debt, that some few Of the
Democratic party were for Reputation,
but this itself was repudiated by the.
more sensible men belonging therefor
others were in favor of paying it OF
witha deprecated currency. Pendleton1
refused to vote dollar or a man to
support and recruit our armies in their
defense against Southern foe. We
read several extracts frUm different
Democratic journals in this State to
sho " their true sentiment, and in all
eases they were the expression of the
strongest sympathies for the success of
the rebellion. The National Bank
theory he handled in mastery man.
ner proving conclusively that the Ma
tional banks SO far from being an ex-
penSe to the Government, were profit
besides blessing US with the remov-
| al ofthe wildcat currency of no account
except at home. The Ewing theory
of the expansion of our currency would
result in insane speculation similar to
that of the war. The laboring man
would suffer from it, since the rise in
price Of labor would by no means equal
the rapid increase in the price of goods.
He was strictly in favor of making the
dollar in greenbacks equal to the dollar
in gold and of no less value. He ven
tured the assertion that Democrats in
his audience If there were any would
agree with him upon that point The
theory of the Chicago Tribune is the
true theory. There is but one way for
nations or individuals to get rid of their
debts. No issuing of notes, no ingeni-
fously devised financial scheme viii do
it. The only way is by paying the
debt squarely and honestly. (The Tri-
6ttgle is Democratic.) The Republican
party should stand by the banks and
see that Democratic orators do not lie
about them. Revenue and Tariff.
need $50 millions of money annually.
All will agree to this. The only ques-
ton is, how is it to be raised? The
Democratic platform of three years ago
declares that they are in favor of a tariff
sufficient to pay the incidental expenses
of the government. This is denied by
Pendleton and Ewing. Shall this
necessary revenue now be raised by
direct taxation or by a tariff upon arti-
cles ofluXury-upony your wines, spices,
silks, such as the rich can alone afford
to use? Pendleton says the revenue
thas not been reduced because we raised
more revenue last year than the one
Iprevious. To explain this faliacy !
will state that the tax upon whisky
was reduced from two dollars to fifty
! cents; yet now we collect more money
from this tax than formerly. When il
was two dollars a gallon they stole it,
now they pay it, end that accounts foi
lit. The Republican party wants moth
ling but what is for their own good as
well as yours. We expect to live here
lawhile yet, and though we make mis-
takes we are aiming to do good to all
The amicable adjustment of our diff.
eulties with England he regarded much
preferable to war and the civil service
reform should not be condemned be.
J cause the crippled soldier was awarded
! a place in the departments over a stay
lat-home Democrat, if they be equally
well fitted Tor the position. The "NeW
: Departure" meant nothing and as Col
: ConneI said it is but one of the lies
, with which the party started out in the
campaign. The General closed with 6
/ most eloquent peroration calling upor
; Republicans to stand by their country
J land the principles of free and equal jus
tice to all.