The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-29

THE leading" New York journals are
assailing like drabs the Democracy OF
Ohio and the leading reckless organs
in this State, such as the Cincinnati
Commercial, Gin. Times, Cleveland Hsr-
aMand Leader, Ohio State JoHy1@ &c
copy and endorse what the N, Y. papers
say Two or three weeks ago these same
New York journals published and en-
dorsed an admirable speech offs. S. Cox
on "Home Rule" We advise these dis
tinguished newspaper philosophers ol
New York to reconsider the matter and
try to put in practice the excellent teach
ings and admonitions of Mr.. Cox.
The Democracy of Ohio hope to be
able to manage successfully their own af'
fairs this year. Two years ago, and one
year ago,we did pretty WE'LL of all which
we respectfully remind these gentlemen.
Home Rule" is happy and expressive
term and peculiarly applicable to the
present situation, when the General
Government has become, under Republi-
can rule, the overshadowing centralizing
power of the country, trampling upon
the reserved rights" of person and
property
The New York Post has an article on
Midsummer Madness in Ohio" and
says of Aliens speeches at Newark and
Gallipolis
"The leader of the Democratic ticket
uttered the rankest financial heresies in
the loudest voice and with vehement
recklessness which is fatal to any linger-
ing hope that the Ohio Democrats will
return toreason before next October.
Now this N. Y. Post need not put on
airs to any great extent tits Republi-
can party organ, aud although an old ad-
vocate offree trade, has always sailed
with and supported the high tariff party.
AS an advocate Of "hard money" its
course has been about equally consis-
tent. 1t has been persistent supporter
of the greenback, National banks party.
All these Republican schemes Of robbery
and plunder by which values were dis
turbed, honest labor and business VIC
timized, this N. Y. Post supported. Any
one can see then, with what show of
propriety and good taste this inconSis-
tent Post can talk to the Ohio Demo
cracy.
1t is also little singular here in Ohio
to see these old Republican greenback,
National Banks organs now become so
clamorous for hard money and specie
payments. 1t is only three years since
those organs hooted at and denounced
Horace Greeley for saying, when asked
how it was possible to resume, "Theway
to resume is to resume" The republi-
can party has been in power for many
years and that partyis wholly responsible
for the present wretched financial condi-
ton of things. This greenback & Nation
al Bank currency are their children, not
ours. How happens it, that, all at once,
these Republican Grant journals are SO
anxious to "resume"-to put away their
rag baby2" The first step to make our
paper dollar equal to a gold dollar is for
the Government itselfto so treat it. Let
the Government say we will take green
backs and National Bank currency for
tariff duties, at par; and also say to the
bondholder, you must take your interest
and principal in the currency of the
as other people do, even as do
the pensioned soldiers. This would be
business-would be the great eQHaIistng
step. Why do not these Grant journals
demand all this ? Why did they not long
ago? Why did their Congress and Ad-
ministration, last winter, put this all off
ill 1879? Were they afraid of the Presi.
Dental election? Was it a scheme to
please the bondholders and not alarm
he People? But, then what farce it
IS How easy it will be for Congress to
repeal or change the measure before
r87o Who can tell what will be the
of the country then2