The Hickman courier., 1871-08-26
GEORGE II. PESDLEroy.
Opening Speech-ScatIafne Ee-
view O1 the HepubiIcaT
Adm&nIstr0lion
InNFLANn al e..

at
view O1 the RepubiIcan
Administrations.
LoyELAND. O., August -.
Hon George II. Pendlcton made his
first speech in the campaign to aay to a
large audience.
He commenced by paying glowing
tribute to the memory of Vallandiaham
and denounced what he termed the cru
sade against the South.
He said the Government took credit
for paying two hundred aud thirty mil
lions Of the public debt, yet admitted
that they had done SO they had un-
justifably
WASTED TWENTY Five MILLIONS,
Besides paying twenty millions more,
each year, as bonus to the banks Gf the
country, while labor groans and trade
stagnates under the executions imposed
upon earnings
Is THERE PROSPERITY?
Ask bankers, railroad men, merchants,
manufacturers, farmers, laborers. all will
tell you no No country in the world
has system so onerous as our internal
revenue system. 1t IS unequal. unjust,
lniquitous; it has held out Temptations
to dishonesty.
Rewards TO dishonor has made perjury
and bribery common, has filed the land
with spies and iDlormers
THE BONDS.
He said the government insisted on
paying bondholders not only the debt,
but bonus of ten, twelve, and fifteen
per cent. for receiving il. In fhe meau-
time
TAXATION
Had been kept up to more than $500,
600 coo per annum, currency has been
decreased $500, ,000,0 600, and the bonded
debt of the country, though noninally
reduced $500, ,000,O 600, has been actually
increased in weight and oppressigeness.
EARNINGS AND TAXATION,
The earnings of the country are six
teen hundred millions, while the taxation
equals twenty Eve per cent. Of all the
earnings of all the intellsct all The inge-
nuity. and all the labor of every man.
woman, aud child in the country. Moth
ing could have saved Us from ruin by
this policy except Unparalleled fertility
Of soil, and the wonderful energy and
activity OF our people.
THE TARIFF.
can not portray the enormi.ies Of the
tariff It Is tariff for protection not for
revenue-taritF for the benefit OF special
interests, at the expense OF the whole
people. The legislation OF Congress on
taxation, tariffs, banks, snd railroads is
controlled by
Influenced by money-3n political ques
tons, on kuklux bills, on San Domingo
treaties, by the Interference of the Pres
ident, aud by bribery Of his patronage.
PUBLIC OFFICES
Are bought by presents. or awarded 70
needy relations Defalcations are fre
quent. Neither is a restitution enforced
nor punishment awarded. SO common
Is this that every official act is believed
to be in the interest Of job, aud there
Is not in the government character so
pure as not to be suspected Of participa
ting IL Its profits.
SAN DoMISGO.
He said the President, when he desir-
ed the annexation of San Domiugo, did
not hesitate to take money from the
Treasury In defiance of law, pay it 10 ad-
vance of the submission of the treaty 10
the Senate, did not hesitate to stipulate
that he would keep its existence secret
until he had by personal and official iuhu
euce secured its ratification by the Sen
ate When Sumner stood in the way
he did not hesitate to eject him from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. and
now, while the Senate Is considering he
treaty he secures from private persons
the money, aud pays a second Install
ment OF the purchase. There is "a party
in San Domingo opposed to annexation
1t begins to make head there, upon which
General Grant uses the army and navy
of the United State to protect his vender
in power. All this has been done by.
XIHGLY pRERoGATIvEs,
Without authority of an act Of Con
gress. If such transaction ean escape
Judgment, it is difficult to sag what seeu
rites remain.
STATE RIGHTS.
Ny chief quarrel with the Republi
cans is that they have so hs!ittled our
State governments, and so enlarged Fed
eral Government that all questions Of
States policy are swallowed up in
National issues.
Put the Democratic party in power
and it will reform the abuse of the pres
ent corruption, restore purity TO the
legislation, aud honesty to the Admins
tration.
1t will restore self governement to all
the States, and bring about an era of har-
monious union, of real prosperity and of
true liberty.