The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-17
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atty.
The ship-builder enjoys it in having American
shipping driven from the ocean.
Commerce enjoys Il In restricted trade and llmi-
ted business,
Labor enjoys IT, for labor being the source of all
production aud Of all wealth, pays in tho end all
Poverty enjoys H. for poverty Is labor ground
down BY exactlon until L has neither the opportu.
nlty the strength nor the heart TO earn liveli-
hood.
Contraction gentlemen, you know what that
means. Earnings diminished. debts increased;
the wages OF labor reduced. the price wheat and
corn aud hogs reduced; the value Of stocks on
hand reduced; debts increased; taxed increased;
money made more powerful industry made less
TenuIneTatye; losses and living paid out Of the
ACCOMMODATIONS OF the past bankruptcy 10 the debt
or idleness 20 the hungry labOrer: stagnation ey-
erywhere. Contraction has It's counterpart In ma
ture The cold and freezing winter contracts.
ne breeze OF September slghs for the exuberance
OF Vernal bloom and summer haryests and fOrtells
the winter from afar The frosts of October cut
down fruits and grass and weeds aud strips the
branches OF their falling leaves and nips all grow
| lngllie, November hardens the cold grOnud adds
locks the flowing streams In It's frozen embrace
Fruits and flowers die, and earth and water
wood and metals-all Nature-shrink and dwarf
until fierce December enwraps them In It's snowy
shruud. and stays them In death-llke stiffness
DO | oyerdraw the picture? Look about you and
N the light OF the facts see how dim Is my color
ing.
specie payments and when they are attained,
ana until then, free banking" SO SAYS the Repub-
llcan Platform. Gentlemen do You fully under
sIand that proyision2 | have shown what con-
IacuOn IS Immediate resumption Of specie pay
ments viii produce the same results Every debt
VIII be increased ten per cent Every dollar of
accumulated capital, every fixed income, will be
increased ten per cent Every article you have 10
sellmtne crops on your land the cattle in your
pastures, the stock In your stores, the machines
IN your manulactorles-will be diminished in
price ten per cent.
The Republicans say they will force this result
and then they will have free banking. They will
stop business, paralyze enterprise ruin the debtor
keep idle the labOrer In order 10 reach specie nav
mens, and then they will establish free
banking In order that the banks and bankers NAV
expand the currency at their pleasure
lfan expansion Of the currency Is necessary WHY
first reduce the currency7 / will tell you why.
In order that capital may be benefited by contrac-
lion, and that banking capital may be benefited
by the expansion; that money may be made more
valuable by the contraction, and that the money
thus enhanced may at once draw interest on
lho bonds deposited and profits on oircula-
tons
THAT the circulating medium may be expanded
or contracted according 10 the demands OF trade
and commerce"
Shall the currency be expanded or contracted
according to the will of Congress responsible 10
the people, or according 20 the will of the bankers
Shall they be intrusted with this mighty power of
hard times or easy times? Shall they make
plethOar or pan G. would not have the curren-
cy the payhing Of politics or the football of par
ties. would not have Its huctuations-if such
there be-sublec to the control of private specula.
tors know II IL harmful 10 business. do not
believe II necessary. If | must eonHde this mower
somewhere, would choose TO conhde 1t to Con-
gresss rather than to the banks. would say with
David of old, Let me fall into the hands of God
for he Is merciful let me not fall into the hand of
man."
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS BY THE PEDRRAL GOV
ERNAESr.
Gentlemen thathas been tried by the Republican
party. lttried to aid the Pacific Railroad by the
grant Of lands and the indorsement of bonds, and
the Credit Mobilier destroyed the fair fame of an
American Congress- and degraded American pol
tiles In the eyes Ofall honorable men II tried 10
improve the city Of Washington. and the nameless
frauds of the District rings were the necessary
natural results. II investigated and tried TO i'm
prove the Civil Service and itself and II instituted
examination for the clerks and double salaries for
the officers and congressman.
PROHIBITION.
Men win become intoxicated and therefore they |
will prohibit all trade In liquors that intOxicate
and will regulate the tastes and habits Of all men
by the Iron rule Of Puritanic creed
This Is the Republican programme as proclaim
ed by Its accredited Convention; contrast with Il
the Democratic faith A sound currency, whose
NhAAb ollhAl W Wy hUlild
Congressman nor the greed Of bankers, but by the
Of business. Greenbacks, which cost
the people nothing, instead Of bank notes, which
cost per cent Justice TO all industriesand une-
quail advantages 10 none. Tariff for revenue
alone and special burthen upon none. Cheap
transportation light taxation and lands for actual
settlers. Equality Of all citizens before the law
and absolute protection In the enjoyment Of all
civil and politcalrigh Equal and exact Justice
10 all men and speedy and condign punishment
according TO law. Of all who break the law. This
Is our confession Of faith. To this as party we
IRE pledged II "a broad enough for honest men
II Is large enough for Democrats ev-
srywhere Next 10 our love Of truth Is our love Of
sm Secti0nallsm Is not statesmanship and the
party seeks to lift every question Of
National policy above ne anarrow and selfish
limits Of sect or sections 0 the loftier plane Of
National application and patriotic benefcenee.
I Is grand old party. For fifty years Of almost
power II met with courage and
Olved with wisdom and consistency every ques-
ion Of National politics; and now, wiser still by
experience, purified by adversely, renewed In
trength, It comes forth again with truer courage,
tirmer patriotism, loftier hope, to vindcate the
integrity of its principles and assert its title TO
ower In the Government.
Differences Of opinion doubtless exist Differ {
nces of purpose and motive do moi exist. In the
ommon purpose of ofrescuing ourcOuntry from the
ands of the spOiler; of reinstating wisdom and I
irtue and honor In the high places Of Govern !
lent; Of administering the law by the law, Demo
rats everywhere North and South, East and I
Vest stand as one man, and on all questions Of c
Olicy, Temporary in their character and of chang
x expediency, agree to differ until time shall
live the problem at least shall bring the neces
ty Of decision and the form Of action. 7
Speaking for myself gentlemen-and believe
/ this that may speak for the Democratic party
while adhere to the old Democratic doctrine q
latgold and silver coin Is the best basis of our
lrrency, In that sense am hard money man. q
4 a Naaw.a a
return 10 It. was In Congress when the Legal
nder Act was passed. l veted against IT, spoke !
yainst it. believed It was wrong in principle, \
nd injurious In policy. foretold imitation, the
crhce OF creditors enormous prices, enormous o
debtedness the heydey Of flush times, the car p
wal of speculation and corruption. | foretold
at day would come when those steps would be
turned and the people would be dragged over
ugh ways and miring quicksands, through an
lish and distress through poverty and bank
Iptcy. back 10 the starting point, and / foretold
EN- that the return would be, must be, slow and L
linful, and the most cautious and patent states
anship would scarcely suffice to conduct with. Ii
It the ruin Of one generation and the painstak- 4
< economy and constant labor Of another. Ny ii
Ophecies were declared disloyal; the Republican
rty rushed headlong 10 paper money and infia- Il
IN. The time has come which predicted, and n
w they desire to rush headlong to specie pay
ent and contraction. q
No, gentlemen, you cannot violate the laws of b
alth and be healthful. You can not plunge 81
to filth and be clean. You can not avoid
9 consequences Of your iollies and your
ines.
"The gates Of hell are open night and day,
smooth the descent and easy Is the way:
But to return and view the cheerful skies,
In this the task, the mighty labor lies"
[, too, desire specie payments | have never
andOned the hope and determination. In 1867 n
d 1868 kept this point steadily In view. -
yer advotated the issue Of additional green
cks for the purpose of paying the Hve-twenty =,
nds. never advocated the issue Of greenbacks =,
unlimited amounts for any purpose. scOrned q,
0 impulation Of frepudiation. resent the i'm ~
cation of brOken faith. stood upon the letter ny
the spirit of the law. Learned carly that "he ~
10 sweareth TO his own hurt, and changeth not ~
III never be moved" / believe this maxim ap- To-
cd to Nations as well as individuals. l have ,,,s
ight to apply it in public az well as in private mr.
;. sought policy which. while It was keenly -
lsitve to NatiOgal duty and honor. should also 40
the burdena iroll industry, and tho suiierings -
m labor. was not responsible for broken on
IN to the creditor will not be responsible for nj
ken iaith TO the debtor. ! did not rush with M
d unnecessary speed to paper money; will Ia,
rush with mad speed TO specie resumption. xvi
nted out that the legal-tender notes were pay IN
al IA, .v.d r,luna and M Gvad fffnp and | -