The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-23

our cause Is not Grantism. We have
thrown Grant overheard, and are now
reformers You remember the Scrip
tural story of Jonah; how he was thrown
overheard to save the ship. But the
Republicans, by their own logic, would
seem to have reversed the order Of
things. They are the Jonahs, aud are
trying to throw the ship overheard to
save-well, probably to save the country
AN APPROPRIATE APOSTLE. en-
Among the apostles Of this new hard
money Republican doctrine, find Oliver
p. Morton, Of Indiana, cavorting about
in your State, if may be allowed the
term. Mr.. Morton is not out of place in
this attitude On the other hand he is
an accurate representative of his party
the most thoroughly accurate that can
be found; for, when a majority of his
party were for imitation he was an inha-
zionist; and now when the fiat has gone
forth that his party must be q hard
Aoney party, he is hard money man.
| say he is an accurate representative OF
his party. He represents its insincerty.
He represents its lack of conviction. Fle
represents its lack ofseruple.1 And herep
resents its impudenCe, Therefore, repre-
senting all the qualities which severally
enter into the makeup Of his party, he
must represent it as whole. You have
all read his speeches in the Senate year
and half fago, or portions of them. And
YOU have, doubtless, read his speech at
Urbana. ] need say nothing more for
Senator Morton suficientlyanswers him
self at all points. His speech at Urbapa
is either confession that he was an ass
in 1874, or an admission that he If a
demagogue now. We have frequently
heard it said of a certain class of narral
ors that they can repeat one of their own
inventions so many times that they be-
heve it themselves. But Senator Morton
can not avail himself of the comforting
philosophy because he does not stick to
one of his stories long enough to win his.
own confidence. .5 a8.aa
Now, my friends, Task you ifany man
with respect for himself and with due re-
gard for the prophecies of honest contrQ-
yersy can discuss the questions Of finance
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need only to be let alone TO write them
selves down asses and demagogues ?
"sAyING THE COUNTRY"
The Republican party ispr pre,eminently
rich in that class Of statesmen whose sole
mission is to save the country. They
have been saving the country for seyera'
years, and always from a schedule Of
perils previously arranged with great care
and precision by the National Executive
Committee Washington. a0''f'
This saved the country in 1872. From
whgt? Why, from the probability otliuni
honest Administration. And how? Why,
by flooding the October States with
money blaCkmailed from Government
employees, stolen bodily from the Treas
ury Of the District of Columbiauand
filched from the internal revenne byga
conspiracy which has since become the
Whisky Ring. By purchasing the votes
of the ignorant, the debased and the de-
praAed at so much per head. By en-
ploying the army and navy Of the Unit
ed States to buy elections in the North,
And for what have they saved the count
ry? Why, simply for the purpOseoDstill
further reducing its fortunes so that it
might need another dose of salvation at
the expiration of four years. As a
country-save the Republican party re-
minds me of a quack-doctor who was
called in to see wealthy old lady suffer
ing from slight attack of collie He be
gan by dosing her with drugs which pro-
duced arrangement of the kidneys.
Then, under pretense of treating the new
complaint, he gave her decoction which
produced inflammation of the mucous
membrane and acute constipation, to re-
lieve which he administered mercury
enough to salivate the luck less old lady,
whereby he secured chro. ic patient,
whose misery was source of unfailing
income. But this business of saving the
country was finally overdone, and
THE LAST DOSE
Ofsalvation, administered in 1873, proved
too much for the emaciated patient.
From 1866 to 1872 the Republican party
had lived upon memories and fed upon
prejudiCes. Every two years the poor
tortured spook of the dead Rebellion
would be conjured up and materialized
until after election, when it would be
suffered to seek again the repose of the
tomb until the country required resalva-
ton, which was another name for the
Radical office-hoders needed reelection.
But things change occasionally. And
one of the occasions when things change
happened in the year of grace 1874.
Prior IN that tirna nothino xpaa ranuirad