The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-02

debts, public or private, except for
duties on Imports at the option Of the
persons TO whom they were offered.
On this amendment v alland igha m
and Holman voted yea, Voorhees, did
not vote on this. l expect he was out
taking drink, Daughter. The Dem
ocratic party claims that it should be
put in power for the purpose Of cur
failing Government expenses, which
are unnecessary and extravagant. 1t
is true that sometimes we find a
dishonest man in our party holding
an office Of trust. but SO soon as he is
found out off comes his head, for the
Republican party makes it a point to
punish offenders. When Tammanny
became so corrupt as to steal thou
sands of dollars, the people rose up
and purified things by taking off the
heads of the corrupt officials. In the
matter of taxation | also notice ma
terial difference in the rate in Demo-
cratic and Republican localities in this
State. The taxation is about twenty.
five per cent higher in Democratic
counties than in Republican. For
instance, down in the good old Demo
cratic county of Dearborn, the rate of
taxation is $1N on the $780, while
Randolph, Republican. is but 40 cents.
Franklin, Dem, SO, Wayne Il, Fay
cite GO, Union 49, Taking the State,
it is found that taxation averages
twenty-one cents higher on the 500
in Democratic counties than in Re-
publican, and in the city of New Y ork
during the one and half years that
the Democratic party was in power
they increased the public debt fifty
five million dollars. With all this
they say We are extravagant. This is
the feast to which they invite us.
see nothing on the table that is invi-
ting. No-stay with the Republican
party until you are more sure Of bet
ter things than are promised you by
the mere pretensions of the Democra-
cy. .
TEMPERANCE.
The Democratic party has a record
on the temperance question and so
has the Republican party, and there
is no question Of greater magnitude OF
which should arouse the patriot 5
heart more than this one, for there is
no evil desolating homes like the evil
OF intemperance. The Republican
party has made its mark upon this
issue for it has Incorporated plank
in its platform based upon the old
Democratic theory that the majority
shall rule, and whisky can not be
forced upon you unless a majority OF
your citizens are in favor OF the traffic,
while according to the Democratic
platform you pay your money and
| take your" privilege Their platform
declares for license, requiring a fee to
be paid for the benefit of the school
fund. This is educating the children
at the expense Of the character and
reputation of their fathers. Now
what does the Republican platform
say? Here speaker read temperance
plank Now I say that that is the
true Democracy and we can live No
other way in this country than by let
ting the majority rule, and when that
plank was Incorporated in our plat
form it struck the people all over the
State as being the solution of this
question.
| ~ MORE RECORD. f.....l
/ now want to examine Mr.. Hol.
man s record little further L find
/! that it is fact that when he did vote
right he voted with the Republican
party. For this does lie deserve spe
cial credit for being right, above those
who have always and persistantly vo
ted right? | think not. On the 10th
day of July, 1868, there was a resolu
ton offered in the House in which
the thanks Of the House were Offered
Edwin NJ. Stanton for his great ser
vices to the country On this resolu
ton Mr.. Holman voted nay. In 1856
when a bill was introduced in tn,
House providing that the wore
white" should be struck out wherev
err it occurred in the laws governin,
the District of Columbia, Mr.. Hol
man voted nay. He voted against tn
amendment to the Constitution whicl
gave the negro the right to vote. H.
voted against the Ku-Klux Act AM
against the Act known as the Enforce
rhent Act. All along the line wherey
er human liberty was at stake, Nh
Holman was on the other side. Alon
in 1863 when the thing was getting
little blue no did vote right, but
have not much faith in these new con
verts. Along about this time the pee
pie begin to make up their minds VIII
to vote for. Some Republicans viii
conclude not to vote for man becaus
he does not wear hat that suit
them; others will not vote for him be
cause he has neglected TO get boots o
coat such as they think he ought t
wear, and others will conclude tina
he don walk the right kind of ster
This is not so in the Democratic par
ty. They hear the bidding of thei
leaders and they follow like sheep.
don't want to be in that kind of
party | want TO be with intelligeI
, men who know what they want, an
} think and act for themselves lt4-
} At the close Mr.. Claypool Wa
heartily cheered. f 3.
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