The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-02
7HB OHIO CANVASS.
Hon. C. H. Pendleton
His Speech at Warren, Satur-
8 day, Aug. 28, 1875.
An Able View Of the Financial Issue.
Tqtt's Screed Fully Answered.
THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN This splendid
meeting; these fine old trees; this bright,
beaming sun; this procession, triumphal
In its beauty and its proportions; this
warm and cordial greeting, remind me
Of your meeting in 1868, when, during
the most excited canvass 1 have ever
seen in Ohio, you gave us the largest
meeting and warmest welcome.
To-day you Democrats of the Reserve
give to Governor Allen the largest meet
ing and the grandest reception l have
seen this year. And yet not by Demo-
Gratis alone. I am told by gentlemen
who sit beside me and know your faces
better than l can, that many, very many,
Republicans do me the honor to listen to
me now. am gratified. thank YOU
for the honor. 1t shall stimulate me
more than ever to observe rule in
grated early in my whole being-not
willingly to suspect the integrity of my
political opponents, and never, in politi-
cal discussions, to offend the proprieties
of debate.
This election is for State officers only.
Their duties pertain to State affairs only.
Lawfully they can exert no influence on
Federal legislation. Yet both parties
have conducted the discussion as if Fed
eral politics only were involved, and they
involved only the financial question.
This habit of giving attention exclusively
to Federal affairs, of allowing important
questions of State policy and administra
ton to be overshadowed and forgotten in
the discussion of Federal policy, is an
unmixed evil. | intend to do my part
to correct it. intend to invite your at
tention to-day at some length to State
affairs, and do it the more willingly
because l believe our present Demo-
cratic administration has been 30 wise
and honest that on this ground alone,
independent of every other considera-
ton, it ought to be continued in power,
[Good, good.]
shall quote largely from official docu-
ments. If l shall seem tedious, remem-
Der that facts and figures are generally
tedious, but always instructive.
On the first day of January, 1874, the
Democrats came into power in Ohio.
For the first time in twenty years they
elected q Governor; for the second or
third time in twenty years they elected
Legislature. We have had an honest,
economical, wise, liberal administration
crowned his long life with enduring
honor. He has nobly discharged the
duties of his own office, and has exerted
wholesome influence on all the depart
ments of the Government. He has
He has The Legislature also has done
well. 1t has reduced taxation, reduced
expenditure, reformed the administra-
ton of county affairs, reduced the salaries
of county officers, removed some of the
impediments to- speedy justice and sub
mitted to the people method by which
long standing cases may be now brought
to decision. [Applause.l
STATE TAXES.
said II had reduced the taxes.
In lS6S69 the Legislature was Demo-
cratic, and the levy Of those two yeara
for State purposes S8 042 94S
In 1901 the Legislature was Republi.
can, General Hayes was GOverner, and
the levy 9,Ol697C
Showing an lncrease In two years alone of 1914 022
Nearly one million of dollars And yet,
notwithstanding that enormous increase
of taxation, the State of Ohio, under the
guidance Of Governor Hayes and his Re-
publican colleagues, was in default on its
public debt due January |, 1871, to the
amount of more than tWelUe hundred thou
sand dollars. In 1928, the Legislature
was Republican, General Noyes was the
Governor, and the State levy was $685.
416. being one million eight hundred and
forty-nine thousand four hundred and Sirty-
eight dollars more than was assessed by
the Democratic Legislature of 1869,
Now marx the contrast.
In 1874 the Legislature was Democrat
ic, William Allen was Governor, and the
rate of taxation was reduced from three
mills and two-tenths, and this reduced
the aggregate'of that year $404,000. In
1875 the rate was reduced to three mills
and One-tenth, which will reduce the
dSSItEulC YOOSiOUO IlOIGs llG duullnlS-
tration of Governor Allen has reduced
the taxes in these two years eleven hun
dred and Sir thousand dollars, nearly two
thirds as much as Governor Noyes was
able to increase them in his official term.
The people of Trumbull county paid
in 1878 $7l, ,45O SO; for 1875 they will pay
$64,77l 43, showing saving in this coun-
ty alone of $6,6SS 80.
[Question-Is not this Republican
Auditor? Yes, sir; it is the Republican
Auditor elected in 1873.
But these Republican newspapers say
the State will not be able to pay the in
debtedness due in 1876, and there will be
q deficiency. Not at all! The Sinking
Fund has now about $450000. The taxes
this year will give it nearly 81 100000
The General Revenue Fund and the
Asylum Fund owe and will be able to
repay it between three and four hundred
thousand dollars, and the debt due on
and before February, 1876, will amount
10 less than two millions of dollars.
The trouble is that In 1874 the Republl.
can Auditor of state estimated the ex-
peuses to be- for 1875 6lS O00
And the Democratic Legislature appro-
ptated 22l5 953
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