The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-31
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shall be larger and heavier than a man's thiehS =
read thsat the Kuklux committee, having sat
in Washington. felt ID necessary 10 face these
evils in their home, and 20 sit IN lfaleighs end
Charleston, and New Oreans. read the knklnx
BILL with its manifold contrivances for destroying
liberty and for avenging pretended crinses Of in
dividulls upon the whole country By suspendlng
the writ Of ha6eds corpus, and Of destrcyins me
substance and even the form Of eonstifuttanail
. / read the election bill, which makes, dfs free
choice farce, and subjects the ftfurn Of t1oelec-
tons TO the manipulation Oi the creatures, ~
the force Of the soldiers of the Executive. WAS
amazed. turnsd again 70 the speeches Of Sher-
man and Garfield and saw that thew too had
painted these horrors, but in the background and
out Of sight saw that there was -nothiEg new
those shifting scenes. When you look at II from
one point 1t shows you the fair face and beautiful
form OF an angel from snother, the threatening
face the heavy horns and blazing fires Of the dew
IL. Whenever they desire 70 charm the simple
by the benehcence Of their party they show the
picture Of smiling prosperity which deli iGhted my
eye Whenever they wish 20 stimulate every bad
passion and arouse hatred and suspicion, and fan
again into living fire the dying enbers Of the bit
from the timidity Of some, or the simplicity or
love Of vengeance of others, continuance Of
power, they showed the picture Of discord and
crime and desOiatiOn-
RESPONSIBILITY TIE RADICAL PARTY.
In these two speeches there is bat one solid
substantial thorough truth, and that Is, that the
Republican party has been in absolute power
in the Federal and State Governments fcr ten
condition Of the country. More than six year1
qave been Of uninterrupted peace. In every di-
carried ont without let or o6strnctson. And. gen
tlemen, in the face Of this admitted fact, say
whatever Of peace exists in the land, il due 70 the
patience and forbearance Of great people, In
spite Of policy which, in its general scope and
its particular measures, has been uoatiye Of eve-
~ constitutional provision and calculated 70 ex-
I'll THAR hatrad an call thalr bfrtaruaaa and
to sting into reballion their honest indignationi
that Whatever material prosperity exists in the
industry OF man, in spite Of q policy which has
closed up every natural channel of trade, which
has violated every sound principle Of finance, and
has robbed tOiling labor Of It's adequate and just
reward.
ess Is 1aEAE REAcE7
Gentlemen RepdblicansI Is there peace In the
land3 II there Is, why this perpetual crusade
against the people of the Southi Why this infa-
nous Legislation which, in order tofrighten them,
sacrifices the dearest rights and iberties We have
Why this ingenuity in Irritating and exciting
the red right hand Of threatened chasfisenent9
II there Is not peace, then you confess that your
policy has failed, Then yog, confess tnat your
up under them, executed by carIjet-baggers, en-
forced by military power, and commented by
multItudinous swarm Of PostmRsters. Collectors,
Marshals aud Judges has failed / put II 70 you
as honest men, is not time 20 change this policy,
and to hand over the task TO others more comPe-
tent?
a Is THERE PROSPERITY a.f 10 tT
Ia there prosperitys We have q tariff which
Yields more than two hundred millions year.
We have an internal revenue system which y1esds
nearly one hundred and fifty millions year.-
Your Administration hasa larger income than any
Government in the world. since four advent into
power You have collected more tllAn Thousand
millions Of dollars. You take TO yourselves great
credit that you have paid two hundred and thirty
millions OF the public debt, and yet you admit
that in doing 50 you have unneeessarily wanton-
Iv without tie sefnblance OF Justice, and in the
face OF the decisions Of the Supreme Court was
ted twenty-five millions oi dollars; lw,enly iliAii
bonus to the banks Of the courtry, while labor
groans and trade stagnates under the exActions
which you impose upon their earnings.
Is this prosperftyf Ask the banker, and he via
tell You that discounts and exchanges, the test Of
sSslVS sSd S6a % ind tGt Their assensers ana
freiehts the test of active trntie, are reduced
twenty Ave, forty and even a larger Per cenfAge;
Ask the merchants Of Cincinnati, and they viii
tell Won their country customers were never 50
Few and made such small bills. Ask the manu-
iacturers, aud they vii teil s,or tes demand for
keepers and they will tell yyu that thsir sales are
very small. Ask the farmers, and they VIII tel
YOU that they are hsiding back their crops and
their cattle for better prices. ask the laborer,
and he will tell you that employment - scarce,
and that wages I @ sssSsey TT sPss % Sas a 9 e es @
overdraW this picture. This issmy observation.
put it to you-you who represent every depart
ment Of industry aud business--Wh whether there IL
not this stAgnation everyWhere7
ASK men who have failed why they have failed
and they will tell you that Il was not the lack Of
industry and energy not from intemperanee or
carelessnsss; not fnOm loss an tie quality Of their
stocks Of goods or property, 2ut because their
were Obliged 20 sell Tor less than they had agreed
TO pay. The prOceeda would not snfhce 70 ply
their notes, much less anord them a pront Tor a
living. Ask those who have not failed, and they
will tell you that they are conAuIning the accu-
mulated profits Of former years, and that unless
a change soon occurs they must give up business
or fail
FINANCIAL POLICY OF TIE KEPuPucAS PARTY.
Gentlemen, this Is true. Il MUST be So. Thisis
the natural result Of the financial policy of the
Republican party During tls SSs a niliion o.
and placed among the comsnmers- An expanding
currency stimulated 10 an unusual, and, perhaps,
The Government furnished An absarbing market
for almost every product. The apparent Pronts
created fAncied wants when could pe Bi-tlneo ~
almost any cost Business WIS into1icHted with
the excitement OF .-fiush times" When tha var
ceased, these consumers were reinltted 90 their
position Of producers. The needed work. The
tiovernTnent market WAS INSTANTLY closed, and
the only substituten the demand Of these die-
charged soldiers and Of the impoverished South
ted under an increasing currency and AZ the
highest prices Taxation, the amount q which
WAS necessarily enormous, must be pgid oEery
dollar Of IT, by the earnings Of labor Now, what
was the dictates of reason-l VIII not say OF n
Obyiouslo il was TO pursue such policy hs would
foster trade and offer fair returns for enterprise
and industry and TO secure, TO activity an simple
and generous reward, 70 encourage bold, brave
men 70 open up new fields for ingenuity and skil,
aud new channels for cOnsisnt aud hopetul labor
This policy would furnish employment 70 this
million of men Their necessities would furnish B
a market, and their wages would pay the prices
Industry thus fostered would yield ~ sure re,
turns. The price Of labor, and Of the products oi
labor thus maintained, would bear their bnrden
OF taxation cheerfully, AZ least without suffering
Public creditors would be paid in fun the tax;
payer would not be hArassedi and When the deb
was paid, or eqnitaby adjusted the transition
could have been made without the shock and
panic and distress which have been felt lt only
/ needed a steady hand 10 keep tiIe cuTrency ~ is
proper hight; Il only needed 70 keep the warm rich
blood, so much as the system had already shown
that Il could utilize eoursing throuih the arter-
les and returning through the veinS. But blindly,
else wickedlys with their eyes open, they Hdop-
/ prise they palsied activity aud closed the ave
/ nues OF industry. They kept Idle those millions
- meni they closed the markets. they caused
inal amount Of the debt, they increased the actn'
al burdens Of taxation- They eontraeted the cnr
rency, and thus injured every man IN the country
/ except the private creditor aud the public bond
holder, and not content With rhiss they eAsinPlec
/ the bond-holder from taxation, and insisted upon
paying him, not only his debt, bat also bonus d
Ten, twelve fifteen per cent. for receiving ~
and this policy has been preserved until this day
/ In the mean time, taxation has been kept up tc
more than four hundred millions Of dollars per
annum. The currency has been decreased more
than three hundred intilisns, and me bonded
debt Of the country, though nOminally reduced
two hundred and thirty millions, has been actual
ly increased IN weight and opPressiyeness. The
earnings of our country are supposed 70 Be six
| teen hundred millions year Our taxation ls
equal one-fourth part Of All the earnings Of All
| the intellect and ali the Ingenuity and labcs OF
| every man, woman and child in the country. Is
it not true that nothing could have saved Us from
/ the ruin Of this policy, except the unparalleled
fertility OF our soil and TIE WONDERFUL enery ana
activity of our people2
| -a TAXATION .s..I i..... r.s. g. ...
Taxationl No country Ia the world has system
| so onerous as our internal revenue System. IL II
/ UNEQUAL, unjust inquisitorial. II has held out
temptations 70 dishonesty. and rewards ~ dishon-
/ OF. IL has rendered revenee afhdavits suspecbec
as dicers oRths. 1t has made perjury and prioery
| common II not respectable. It has filed the land
| with spies informers. and piEnps, who have inn
/ posed upon honesty the burdens from which vice
has corruptly brought exemption. II has resi-
'-'1 ;swhen S a knaYss and fools Ger all prevail