The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-11
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a Terrible Indiotment.


The New YeIk Herald was one of the
most prominent advocates Of Grants re.
election, and now is the most decided
enemy Of his administration 1t charges
upon the President and the Republican
party, the curse of these ruinous times,
and calls for reform that will purify the
Government. by overthrowing the Re
publican party, and placing the power in
wiser and truer hands. The Herald says:
"Banksrs began business with no capi
tai but assu ance; railways were built
over sandy plains and the money given
by the Government for the purpose, stolen
and paid In dividends to Christian states
men like Dawes and Garfrld, Bingham
and Colfsx. The credit of the country
was taken from one of the oldest and
Tealthlest houses in the world and given
to an lnsolvent, persistent, meddlesome
quaek, who desired to found q business
abroad, and whose only recommendation
was that he attended Republican Con-
Ventlons and was a toady TO the President
OF the United States; savings banks were
established simply to rob widows and or
phans; railways had their capital stock
dishonesty increased, and the people
were oppressed to pay unnatural profits;
bonds of no value were issued under the
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Pered pulpit, and fraudulent mining
shares were sold to English widows and
clergymen by a combination which en-
braced an American legislator, an Ameri-
oan pleripotentiary and the financial
agent CT the American Government. All
TINS time legislation was corrupt; Justice
was foul
But Just as the sign blazed forth to
Belshazzsr in his hour of feasting and
pOmp, and told him that he had bsen
weighed IN the balance and found want
ing, so it is written for the Republican
party-for this adminlstration-that they
are found wanting. We are not deceived
BY the attributes of power, the splendor
of authority, the confidence of the lead
er5 of -Repubicanlsm Grant is to the
outward seeming not powerful To-day, no
more fixed and secure, than was Belshaz-
Ear, the mighty king, when be sat down
TO his feast We may we'll believe that
the courtiGrs around that luxurious tabls
administration editors, Congressman
and Senators-shouted the monarch's at
tributes and said, 20, King, live forevClr'
But even IN their cups and while the air
was burdened with royal incense, the
warning came. We say We are not de-
ceived by the the seeming iavulnerability
Of the Republican party. Nor do We un-
derrate Its power. Cesarism viii yet fall
ike Belshzzar An administration more
powerful than any monarch and as ire
sponsible a Congress that does little more
than register the DEGREES of lobby and
Cabinet, behind them a party which has
q dominion greater than that held by any
party since the Government was founded,
and which is commanded by men of abili-
ty and resources-moneY, Office, political
discipline, party prestige and among the
people sad indifference to public affairs
we know well the magnitude of the
task to any one who means to oppose and
overthrow the Republican organization.
We see no hope OF reforming 1t, for we do
not see any living elements of reform.
And IN tnat conviction we believe it
should pass away"