The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-10-09
tx CZLo ELECTION

The Democrats e. Ohio have placed
themselves squarelv ia opposition to the
mercantile. and industrial interests Of
rhe State. aad ua -ar-- lI such a. posi-
1.gu ever did succeed. EesiCes. it re-
solved iu favor OF q course that is in Itself
dishonest. and if adopted. would bring
disgrace upon 1iie state and disaster
upon the people
FucthernCra, the Democratic party, as
such. has done nothing TO commend
itself TO tGe people. Governor Allen, in
"a late address. said Jhe Democratic par
" had controlled JEe Government until
within the last fourteen years and upon
its record he asked that ii De restored to
power. What Is that record: BY recur
ring 10 the history oi 1850 the fruits of
the Democratic rule, to which Governor
, Allen referred. are brought prominently
10 view i haviug strengthened slavery,
it organized rebellion in the interest Of
that institution. With an imbecile Pres
iGent and q cabinet composed mostly of
traitors. il stripped she Government Of
all its immediate resources, and placed
it almost powerless at the feet OF the
cOnsDiratOrS II did its best 70 land il
over to be dealt with as the slave power
might direct This Is the point TO which
the Democratic rule brought tie Govern
IaeHt when the people. through the
ballot-boN. drove II from power
When the war broke out where was
-he Democratic party. Many of it. mem
Mers left iJ III disgust. IuJ as e. party ID
opposed the Govern Hl-EJ throughout the
war aHi every measure deemed u-ces-
~urv 10 suppress Jh- rebellion. Had
that party been successful. slavery would
have tFiumpuei. and liberty would have
persisted The issue of iegtitsudry pa
per money wa- decided upoa under the
pressure cf war uvca- !tiss; and i was
opposed by Democra r. lenders as EU-
constitutional Furthermore. they pre-
dicted that not only ;he grseUbaC6s, but
the bonds issued T. carry on the war.
would prove worthless IN the hands Of
tie people, and every thia@rhe Democrat
j. party could DO was done TO destroy
ihe credit of The Government. The
course pursued by that party had the
effect to largely G-pIeei3te all kinds OF
nation securities, which, at one time
were as low as forty cents or tie dollar.
To this is 10 ha a;.ribut I very large
proportion OF Fhe Ceaa which tHr people
are now beng taxed ,a uny. 10 suppress
the rebels ia front cost out little more.
either ia treasure OF life. than to over
come tie Gi!iaui,ie= created by tire rrB-
els ia t!,e rear. or Il speak lHaya plain
D.. Use Democratic party. which symp"-
JLizei throughout. and gave aid AND
comfort 10 tie aflHea oij active enemy.
Aud now thar tine WY Is over. the same
party proposes 30 ,.;c..: -iIn rr-eltCrs who
trusted the Government ia spite OF JA-
efforts tMat were made to destroy lis
credit. still more -reeuhacES, which
were constitutional only as g war meas
ere. tine Democratic sr5r, in the face Of
the opinion OF tAe Supreme Court, would
Issue in almost unlimited quantities. IL
iiIue ui peace. Var carried the country
ilr away from specie standard, ana
now. when Headwdy IS being Iaade to-
ward that standard, which. sooner or
later. HtusT he rearis:-aud the sooner
the better. consistent with the general
intarest-yhe Democratic party OF ONO
demands that this SAFE course shall be
abandoned. and that an iucoHvertible
paper currency. which was only iESt:.i-
able under the war pressure, shall be
raiuHatei. !r war II c3amored for
gold currency. wnan that was hnpussi-
bic Ia peace il ci8Gors for an initiation
OF an iHcouYer,giJ,s paper currency.
when fA- country Is beginning 10 fairly
recover from the way iu:i1iiJn-
Thi~. in brief, is the record held Up by
Governor Allen for the people to admire
and to iudorse hy restoring 20 power the
party that made it.
So far. however. from approving Hat
record. or trusting Jhe men who are re-
SpousiJIe Tor il, the people should make
il impossible Tor t.ie party, in which
those men are leaders. 90 regain power.
The Democratic party led r.ia country
10 the briui, OF ruin, and that It Is ali it
has To show fer the many years It was IN
power in the nation. Governor Allen
was not wise in referring 10 HAT record.
He l. not rs wise Cs lis Fellows who ask
that tle past be buried out Of sight. Il
must be buried out OF sight, and the
people must become reckless 40 criIni-
nality i the so-caIed Democratic party
shall. under any circumstances, be re-
stored to power.
Ohio was careless iass year in permit
ting Democratic hopes TO be revived.
Too many OF her iofai sons neglected 80
vote. This cin not occur again, especiai-
ly when the bad effect OF even an az
cideutaI Democratic victory upon the
people OF the South IS
50 plain that 10 man can fail 10 see it,
and from the preliminary oUtbHrst Of
bad passions foresee what friclltful con
sequences would result from the restorc-
Jion Of that party to power.
The contest through which we are
now passing is not 50 exciting as mary
we have had; nevertheless, II Is very
It bears directly upon tie
financial and industrial interests. and
also upon yhe peace and prosperity OF
tue South. TO al OF these tie Demo
cratic party is squasslg opposed. The
success Of ITS policy WOULD be disastrous.
Ia such an emergency Chic has never /
given an uncertain acuuI. II viii NOS
fail on this occasion. This month It viii
speak ii. tones OF thirty thousand ma
iority, and once again order tire Demo
cratic party to a back >elr--rtHciHa0ii
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