The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24
A LITTLE COMPARISON.

We present the following extract from |
the address of the Republican Congress
ionaI Committee, and commend it TO
the attention of every patriotic citizen:
Two facts are sufficiently eloquent of |
our national growth. First. The six |
Der cent. bonds issued in February, 1861, |
sold for ninety-four cents on the dollar.
The nation then owed but sixty million |
dollars. The same bonds sold in June, |
1874. as high as 122 1-2 cents on the dol |
lar, in currency, or q fraction over 10 |
in gold, although the nation then owed |
two thousand million dollars. Second. |
The value of annual exports of domes-
tic commodities increased from three
hundred and seventy-three million in
1860 to six hundred and forty-nine mill
lion in 1872, being an increase during
the period of two hundred and seventy
six million dollars.
There are those bold enough 20 assert
that the country is now governed worse
instead Of better than formerly. Some
may be found weak enough to believe
such assertions. But it requires great
deal of defamation to prove that the
day is cold when the mercury stands at
IS in the shade. The mercury won't lie
Men unhappily sometimes do. And it
will require a great deal of rhetoric to
persuade this country that it is being
ruined by by a Government which in
thirteen years has advanced its credit
throughout the money markets Of the
world fully thirty-three per cent. and |
has nearly trebled its surplns produc- |
tions.
THE Cincinnati Times, speaking of the
pay of Congressman, says:
Not long ago Congressman got eight
dollars n day, about 81, 760 for the first
year of about 220 days, and S72O for the
second year of 80 days During the
war, while the attention of the people
was diverted to other matters, Con
gress raised their wages to over four
times the amount they had previously
received. about S:I2 p per day, for the
80 days. or S22 IS per day for the long
term of 22O days, Though this year it
was about month less) and S55 55 per
day for the short term of 80 days One
would think this was enough in all CON
science for the members of the present
Congress, without going into the grab
(which was everywhere condemned with
such unanimity1, for over -, 600 more.
THE Democracy of Highland county
has been rent in twain, and strange to
say the crusade is the entering wedge.
They have a crusade and an anti-cru-
SADIE ticket for delegates to the Congress
sional Convention. The anti-crusadcrs
support w. ii. ii. Dunn, the Hillsboro
druggist of Injunction notoriety, and
the crusaders support Hon. l.. L. Neal.
The Neal, or crusade ticket, is likely to
come out first best, as that ticket is re-
ported ahead in every county in the
District The District is composed of
Brown, Adams, Highland, Pike and
Ross, and is very comfortably Democrat
ic q, 500 majority for instance). As the
matter stands it is an interesting fight
THE Indiana State Democratic Con
ventiOn adopted a resolution favoring
the abolition of the office of County
Superintendent The resolution was
passed hastily, and at the behest of Gt
is claimed, and let us hope that the
claim is JUST minority of the Conven-
ton. Their nominee for that office this
year bears witness that the State has
improved her schools more in the last
seven years during most of which time
this law has been in force) than any 9th
er State in the Union. The present
Democratic Superintendent SAYS that |
nineteen-twentieths of the teachers OF |
the State condemn the resolution, and |
will not vote for the repeal of the law. |
THE fastest trotting time on record |
was made by Goldsmith Maid, at East
Saginaw, Mich, on the 10th inst. She |
was pitted against Judge Fullerton"
and although the latter made excellent |
time, the maid" fairly eclipsed herself,
winning in three straight heats. The |
time made by each was as follows: |
Goldsmith Maid, first heat, 2:19-3-4; sec |
ond heat, 2:16-1-2; third heat. PIG.
Judge Fullerton, first heat, 2:2O-1-2;
second heat, 2:1S; third heat, 2:1S-14.
AHk ONO State Journal repubiishes
the list of Ohio papers and their status
on the new Constitution, and the license
question, with the latest additions there
To- A recapitulation of the list shows
.,i'l' OF l3O journals, thirty-eight are for
'ne constitution, forty-six against If.
anu iorty-s& non-eommittal. OF the
same papers twenty-seven favor license
siXty-six oppose it, and thirty ax
press no opinion.
THERE is more trouble in the Dar
cratic camp. The Bourbons of tba
Thirteenth district have nominated
Milton J. Southland as candidate for
Congress, and CoshOcton and Tuscara-
was withdrew from the Convention.
They now propose to unite with the
Republicans or to run an Independent
ticket
HoN. l. T. NEAL was renominated
for Congress by the Democrats of the