Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-09
The Parties Compared.

Says the Providence Journal: The
Democracy Of Ohio, in solemn convention,
declare their discomfort with Republican
rule, and especially for its financial misman-
agomcnt, It's extravagant expenditures, its
dishonesty and corruptions, and its bad
government Of the South These are pretty
heavy charges, and as they are not sup
ported by any proof they must rest mainly
on the character Of the accusers. What
are the antecedents Of the party bringing
such grievous indictments against the rule
which the people have ordained and con-
tinued aud sustained2 The last financial
operation Of the Democratic party was to
borrow money at twelve per cent which
debt they left the Republicans to pay, iu-
terest and principal, thereby classifying the
prediction Of their Secretary Of the Treas
ury, who, by way Of facilitating the loan,
tho money market being rather close and
that remark Of the Secretary being, in the
judgment Of Democratic finance, calculated
to case it up little, said that it would not
probably ever be paid. The charming
frankuess Of this uttcrance put Wall street
Immediately at ease. There could be DO
doubt Of the faith Of a Secretary who be-
gun in that way. The expenditures Of the
government, emitting those that grew out
Of the war as the interest on the debt PEN
sions, war claims, ETC., are less per capita
to-day, in greenbacks, spite Of the great
advance in prices, than it was in gold, in
the time Of Buchanan, the last Democratic
President. We do not perceive that under
these heads Of the Indictment the Demo-
Gratis promise in their antecedent, any es-
sential reform.
As to the charge Of dishonesty and cor
ruption, we suppose they will plant them
selves on their last administration, when
Fowler was postmaster at New York, when
Floyd was Secretary Of War, when the H.
dian bonds were stolen from the vaults Of
the Interior Department, and when, to save
the rebels the trouble of stealing arms aud
capturing ships and forts, they were po-
litely given to them, almost without asking
Or they may come down later to the deyel
opments Of the management in New York
under the scarlet mother Of the democracy
Tamnany, whose chiefs are in prison OIL
fugitiyes from justice, and their successor
are fast restoring her old reputation. i
this the kind Of honesty that our Demo
cratic brethren Of Ohio wish to restore t,
the administration Of the general govern
ment2 But the misgovernment Of tn
South All how well it was governed il
the good old time, when men and womel
were sold at the auction block, and aboli
tionists lynched and murdered Aud hos
rapidly is the South, under Democrat
rule, going back to to those blessed times
As soon as the remaining schoolmaster
have been expelled, and the few iutraciibl
preachers whipped into obedience, we shal
have Democratic paradise in that section
Look at Tennessee, where the whites ear
arming for self-deience against the poo
negroes that are running away from then
> for their lives. But Democratic civilza
ton can never be thoroughly re-estabishe
in the South till the benign agency Of tn
bloodhouuds is brought back There was
softening influence in these ministers o
slavery that should not have been permit
ted to die with the patrarchal institution