The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-10-16

therefore, the Federal Government must
control their influence, under pretense Of
regulating commerce" The telegraph
enters into the secrecy of daily life, in
business, IN pleasure. IN commercial and
social intercourse, and, therefore, the Fed
eral Government must own and control
them, under the pretense of establishing
post-sfices and post roads" The sale and
use of liquors and vines are almost uni
versal, and, therefore, the Federal Govern
ment must use her power to meddle with
the taste and morals of the people, and
cut them down to the dead level Of the
commonest uniformity The common
school system is one of the most cherished
and important institutions; therefore, the
Federal Government is stretching out its
hand, and seeks, through the Bureau of
Education, and other instruments, to con
troll it. The Republican party exalts the
Government at the expense of the people,.
it exalts the mass at the expense of the
individual; it repudiates the wider features
of our system of State and local and home
government, and turns our reliance from
ourselves our Government. and from our
State government to the Federal Govern
ment. The Democratic party, on the 9TH
er hand, is pledged to the dogma that
government Is can instrument to keep the
peace" That peace being kept, "that
government is best which governs least -
and hence it seeks, in simpie, inexpensive
ways, to obtain few and well defined re-
suits. !
need not institute a comparison be-
tween the personal character OF the mem
bers Of the two parties. l point to the
philosophy of their organization. Men
can not gather grapes from thorns nor figs
from thistles"
THE LORDS OF THE REPUBLIoAN PARTY
But these gentlemen have lordly way
of commanding the Republican party
Senator Morton, in his speech at Athens,
said that the country was prosperous be-
yond example, and, therefore, we ought to
thank the Republican party that God had
permitted the sunshine and the rain, the
summer and the winter in His own good
time to npen our harvests and return to
US our seasons. In two weeks from that
time jay Cooke & Co. had failed and great
distress and financial trouble prevailed I;
and, thereupon, Senator Sherman told us
we ought to be content that a panic had
come In order that we might have an op-
po-tunity to thank The Republican party
| for the excellence of the currency which
the Republicans had given to the people.
! What is that currency Greenbacks. But
when, pray, did Mr.. Sherman think green
backs so good a currency2 In his place in
| the Senate he said the contract with the
bondholder was that he should be paid In
greenbacks. In his place in the Senate
he voted he should be paid in gold the
| greenbacks were not good enough foI him;
| that Jay Cooke & Co. had promised him
payment IN gold, and gold he should have.
| But now when the people suffer, when
/ trade angaiehes,-rT15n= banks rurpeud,
when industry Is all psralyzed, he says 10
Us these greenbaeks are the best currency
in the world. They are not hoarded they
do not fly away Down on your knees
and thank God that He has given you q
| Republican party, and thank the Republi-
can party that He has given you these
greenbacks. .l
WHY A PAEIC2 ..H
Gentlemen, we have a marvellous spec
tacle to-day. The crops, if not excessive
are abundant, the imports have been re-
duced; the exports have been increased
England needs one hundred millions O
bushels of wheat, and must have then
pay for them; England needs cotton, anC
mnst have it and pay for it. The United
States has the wheat and the cotton, anc
/ desires TO sell both. The Geneva aware
brought to us fifteen millions of dollar
in gold; and yet with all these element
of prosperity about US, there is failur
of houses Of great name, the suspension O
payments by all the banks, a paralysis Q
all business, panic unequaied for man,
years. Why is this -.- 1l
iAtend TO speak cautiously, and to ad
dress myself to business men of all shade
of partisan feelings. I would not if
could increase the panic nor excite dis
trust, nor seek partisan success out of th
sufferinRs of my countrymen. The da,
Of reckoning has not yet come, the calam
ity as yet overshadows US; the disaster a
yet threatens US. The cause of the ruil
is apparent, but the duty of all men TO
day Is to retrieve the disaster, to restor
confidence, to re-established industry; a
far as possible to rebuild worn out or orig
inally feeble foundations; and while thi
work of regeneration proceeds, to thiDl
with justness and speak with moderation
But there are words fit to be spoken at al
times.
If Senator Morton would thank the Re
} publican party as the cause of the pros
perity of last month, who else shall hav
the burden Of the disaster of to-day? ]
Senator Sherman is right, theu, as las
month, the Republican party was a sue
cess in the apparent prosperity, 81 to-da
it is a failure in the real distress of th
, country.