The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-06-29
Shernaney.

telegraphlc report OF IL IN the CleVe-
land papers of the morning after the
meeting, and we make from it few
brief extracts to show the amount of
soponifer the distinguished orator
uses in his soft-soap. 1t is quite
enough to take the skin off any but
the outlets of Radical ranters.
| After congratulating the Republic
cans on the work of the day, he as
serts that they "now have in Ohio the
approval of the great Distinguishing
measures of Republican policy by the
recent Convention of Democratic
lpoliticians here in Columbus.
Does any one suppose that Sher-
man did moi know that he was utter
ing an untruth? Did he not know
thatlthe Democrats had not approred
the distinguishing measures of Re-
publican policy, but had simply re-
cognized those measures as existing
facts and "no longer political issues
before the country"
| Again, says Sherman:
They pretend to be in favor of hard
money, but propose to issue an an
limited amount of greenbacks.
Now, there is not Radical with a
particle of sense who does not know
the above to be utterly untrue; that
no Democrat ever proposed an issue
of an unlimited amount of green
| backs.
And again:
They pretend respect for the laws
and the courts, but they propose to
disregard not only the solemn pledg-
es of our loan laws, but the decisions
of the Supreme Court, in order to
cheat the public creditors. s1Jse d
What ''solemn pledges?" The
bondhoIders loaned the Government
greenbacks and neither by the law
nor by the terms of the contract did
the Government promise anything
else except for interest And what
decision of the Supreme Court do
they propose to disregard? We are
aware of no decision except that
which declares that greenbacks are a
legal tender for all debts whether
they accrued before or after the pas
sage of the legal tender act. 30
Again, says honest John:
% They declare their opposition to the
national banking system, but propose
nothing to take its place.
Don't they indeed? And just now
you asserted that they proposed the
issue of an unlimited amount of
greenbacks!
Again: @
In their wild and blind opposition
they would destroy the best system
of currency we have ever had, mere
ly because it was established by the
Republican party. 3saG
It will bother most men to UNDER
stand why system of currency based
solely ON, the public credit, which costs
the people $3000O,0OO annually, is bet
ter or safer than the same currency
issued directly by the Government
without expense to the people.
And again: ~f
They talk about a revenue tariff and
wise taxation laws, and yet no mem
Der of their party in Congress ever
proposed either, and. they oppose ev-
cry measure offered by US.
We had both up to the time the
Radicals came into power, which have
been changed by this same Jaeobin
party, and since that there has been
but little use or opportunity for the
Democrats to propose anything in
the way of reforming abuses.
Again, says truthful John:
"When we advise new guards
against frauds, they vote against
them"
We thought you claimed that your
party was SO strictly honest that no
"guards against frauds were neces-
sary. But, certainly, the Democrats
have not stood in the way of your
adopting all the guards against frauds
that were required. 1t is not the fault
of the Democracy that you have 243
defaulters, who have robbed the gov
ernment of S20,OOO,OOO, is it?
q And just one more:
They talk about economy, but vote
for every extravagant expenditure"
Then your party isn't SO great on
economy as your platform pretends.-
Who originated these extravagant ex-
penditures Certainly not the Dem
ocrats, for they have had control of
no department of the government to
recommend them, nor majority on
any committee to propose them and
most of the time you Radicals have
had a two-thirds majority in each
branch of Congress to vote them
through. But q1antuna su1icit.
The Radicals of Ohio boast loudly
of having, in the last five OF six years,
paid off large amount of the debt of
the State. Now every dollar that has
been paid in that time has been paid
in greenbacks when the debt was Gre
ated when the law made gold and sill
yer only legal tender in payment of
debts. That law was q part of the