Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-10-03
POORMAV ApHOPEDALE.

Poorman told his 'scock and rbull,
story at Hopedale, on. the evening of
18th qlt.: two weeks before, that even
ing had been appointed for a RepubIi-
can meeting, to be addressed by Hon.
j. Dunbar of Steubenville and w. p.
FLupton, ESQ.,, of Cadiz. Bysome DEM
ocratic legerdemain their meeting was
appointed for the same evening. Per-
haps Poorman wanted a discussion. or
perhaps the life has so far gone out of
the modern Democratic party that they
fear to risk meeting of their own. 1T
was agreed that 2. should speak first
occupying an hour and hall, and that
ID. should follow. Dunbar did not pre-
tend to reply to POorman in a regular
way, but en- pdssdlt occasionally knock
ed the props from under him. OF
course the speech we are interested in is
Poorman's, as he recently beheld a
''gFeat light" put on the many colored
coat OF ofDem0cfacy and accepted the for
lorn hope of leading that party into
Congress. He commenced by stating
that he had challenged Capt. Danford
to discussion of the present political
issues, and Danford had declined. He
he'd the same opinions atloos, every Q1ses-
lion az issue ias lS64-6S that he did then.
81 was not of the opinion that Grant
was the man for the Presidency, but as
someof the issues of the war were not
yet settled, voted for him, / have been
disappointed in him."
SIS there an intelligent Republican
who believes that the present prosperity
Of the Country is due to the Republi-
can. party" The Rail Road system
and the energy of the people has been
the cause of this prosperity. This pros
perity has been accelerated by the issue
of greenbacks. The Republican party
can claim no credit for the greenbacks
unless they also assume the responsible
ity ofthe war, out of which they beu
Games necessity.
Grant isn't paying the national debt
it IS the people of the country who are
doing it.
The debt has been reduced 1887 ,OOO.
600 under Grant if there is no mistake.
but they tell various stories, and we
can't tell anything about it. The Re-
publican party is entitled to no credit
for paying the national debt. 1t is not
good policy to pay it off SO fast and If he
becomes Congressman he will oppose
paying it until due.-Why? the debt
is paying ouiy 5 per cent interest. and
none of it is, due fQf ten years. The
private Indebtedness of the country is
greater than the national debt and bears
! Interest at 8 per cent and 10 per cent.
He would pay the private Indebtedness
and let the National debt run on. >,
Grant is no statesman. He did not
surround himself with statesmen. by
whom he could be advised and from
whom he could learn; Ackerman. Stew
art and Borie should have been left out
in the cold, and Sumner. Chase and
Seward placed in the Cabinet. IT is no
wonder, under such circumstances that
the administration has made mistakes. p
There came pathetic appeal for rec
onciliation introduced by reading a
long sympathetic extract from q speech
of the President of Oberlin College. de.
| livered to the students OF the school
'"The carpet-baggers go South and infiict
untold burdens upon the people. the
people establish and organize Ku-Klux
Klans to protect themselves, and there
the President declares the State in in
Isurrection and suspends the writ of
hG6ess c0ypleS,@ In Tennessee and Mis-
souri the Liberal Republicans and DEM
ocrats have united and driven the car
Ipet7baggers out Of the States and then
Is good feeling and the rights of the
black man aresnutinterfered with.
.Ihe whole speech. was tangled mass
of worn out Democratic cant, misrepi e.
sentations, and eulogistie remarks in
regard 10 Horace Greeley, Sumner 4 Co.
The Colonel does not take kindly to
"crow," yet he has undertaken to eat
I 1t and is determined to succeed in his
attempt If life only endures. 1t is evil
dent to even casual observer, that his
situation is embarrassing, as he is com-
PEELED to make speeches without know
ing whet to say. His effort here added
no new jewels to the Democratic crown.
, Count On Harrison County as square for
Danford. She will do her duty.
HARRISON.
Be sure that every Republican vote
u has been cast by noon.