The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-04-18

ing cOntfOl OF the government, out Lne
| experience of the past session of Con-
gress and the present session has sat-
isfied me that these reforms cannot be
accomplished through the agency of
ruling spirits now controlling them.
| Applause Protesting to be tor am
nesty, they defeat every amnesty bill
that is offered by limitations and in
congruous amendments. Processing
! to be for Civil Service Reform, they
will do nothing practically to accom-
plish it. [Applause.] Processing with
! loud voice to be in favor of the fullest
Investigation and the correction of
abuses. they appoint committees con-
trary to all parliamentary precedent
/ IappIausel and all common sense, if
the object is to find out whether
abuses exist, so organized as to be con-
trolled by the friends of the accused,
and from which every person is care
! fully excluded who believe that abuses
exist and wants a strict investigation.
Applause. In my judgment this Gov
ernment, economically administered,
need not expend $4,000, COCOA year ex-
elusive of what it pays in interest and
on the public debt and for pensions.
Fifty millions of dollars a year ought
to be saved by an economical admin
istration OF the government. But, as
l said, we have been unable to bring
this about through the instrumental
ties now exercising coutroi and why
Because the machinery of the govern
ment, the machinery of the Republi-
can party, is in the hands of the sixty
thousand Office holders of this coun-
| try. They control the Republican
party by packing conventions and
otherwise, ,and through the instrument
tality of members of Congress and
others cooperating with them, to
whom they owe their places, and to
whom members in turn ,many of them
owe their seats in Congress. How then
is a remedy to be obtained? Must the
people submit? Are these encroach-
ments upon the rights of the people to
| continue, this collection of taxes to be
squandered among the hirelings of
the party to go on until the people
find themselves bound hand and foot
to central power at Washington that
taxes them at will, and squanders
money among its favorites as it pleas
es? Yes, there is q remedy, but that
remedy must come from the people.
You cannot obtain it through politi-
cians.i There is feeling, am glad to
believe, in the country that will arouse
its honest sentiment, and lead to cor
rectiom of these abuses. EApplause.
A notice has been given that there
win be q meeting of Independent Re-
fpablieans inthe city of Cincinnatf[ap-
plause1 on the 1st of May next. That
will be meeting not of office holders
assembled for the purpose of devising
schemes to hood wink the people, and
mislead them by prostituting the name
ofa great party to wicked schemes,
but twill be arneeting of honest, sin
cere men, determined to bring about
the reform and publication of the
Government. lApnlause.] 1 am glad
to say that the Indications are that the
best element of the Republican party
will be assembled on that occasion. I
notice from my own State, within q
ed, as told. bysaksbut two of the elect
ors, and Ibelieve by every State Off
j Ger who was elected on The ticket with
Abraham Lincoln in 1864, except per-
haps the Governor of the State, sign
! ed, / know, by the Auditor of State,
the Secretary of State and Treasurer
of State, who were elected on the
same ticket with Mr.. Lincoln. have
similar Information from other States,
and this can-if you will, it is in your
hands-be made a success. To make
it a success, the Republicans must be
prepared to face and put down the
fminions of party, and demogogues,
and hirelings, and thieves and robbers
who plunder the people, and who will
excommunicate you from what they
call the party, because they set them
selves up to be the Repubiiean party.
| Laughter and applause.J No more
like the Republican party are these
plunderers and thieves party of pu-
rity and honesty than the devil him
self was like the angel Gabriel.
/ Laughter Will they go on not dis
/ cussing the issues of. the present day?
| No, but during the coming political
campaign these same persons will be
engaged in fighting over again the
fbattles of the war, and abolishing sla-
very, and putting down rebellion. To
your demand for an honest admins
tration of the government they will
reply, "you are traitor to the Repub-
lican party" Applause.] TO your de-
mand for a reform in the manDer of ap-
Ipointingand removing from9office they
will ans wer eve abolished slavery"
To your demand for reform they will
{ answer Eve put down the rebellion"
And when yen demand amnesty and
restoration of social Intercourse, and
harmony among all our people, the
reply will be by reciting the horrors
of war that was ended seven years
| ago. With the living issues of the
present they have no concern further
than to retain power in seeking to res
urrect those which are dead. Now, if
there be any Republican who has not
independence and manhood enough to
meet with scorn and contempt all such
dedunciations and subterfuges, he has
no business to go to Cincinnati. APP
| plause. Let him wear the collar and
bear the burden which the whippers-
iii of the party put upon him, and let
these old Bourbons of both parties,
/ those who still talk of re-enacting the
fugitive slave laws and expecting to
vote for Andrew Jackson, and those
who are still talking of putting down
rebellion and abolishing slavery, and
expecting to vote for General Grant,
who is politically dead as Andrew
jackson is physically fgreat laughter
and applause, let these old Bourbons
fight their battles over, and continue
to bury these dead issues, but let In
dependent Republicans all over the
land, who believe in prowess, in re-
form, in living issues Of the present,
assemble at Cincinnati, and let them
there inaugurate measures.
Senator Fenton sent letter indors-
ing the movement, and Carl Schurz
madea long speech.
What are Government Bonds,
and on What Terms Were
They Issued.
The Federal Government, fearing
evil effects from the augmenting vol
ume of greenbacks in circulation, made
this proposition to the holders:
i - Whoouar. 1un1ld make q dannsff of