Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-08-12
Reasons Why DO TFue Anieriea..
Should Vote the Democratic
Ticket Of Ohio.


Reasons Why no True American
Should Vote the Democratic
Ticket Of Ohio.
-nr. Chronicle In your issue of
August 9TH, your correspondent ''76,
gives reasons, founded on part, why
we should not vote the Democratic
ticket this fall. We have to-say. in re-
view, his facts are delicaiely touched.
They are presented very tenderly,
very charitably indeed. Perhaps this
may be well in dealing with'a delicate
subject. There are. many good people
in the Democratic ranks. The term
Democrat has a pretty sound when alb
stracted from the association of the
Democratic party. Bat how did free
dom and patriotism sound when pro-
Dounced by ytheSllvehalder and seees-
sionist, as caught up ana repeated by
Democratic sympathiZsrs =: Did good
men Of the party kqp| and reflect upon
its deeds, and their tendencies they
would follow the example of the good
men Of the party, who, when it was
stained with treason, when the flag
was trailed in the dust by rebellion,
and when rebels were in arms battling
for the destruction Of the Union, came
out for the Union and Joined the ranks
of the Republicans, and many, OF the
ranks of the boys in blue. .r
But facts are stubborn things, and
these are facts of disloyalty to the
Union, to human liberty, TO justice, to
Temperance morality, justly chargeable
to the Democractie party.
1sT. Damaging fact.-The Demo
cratic party cries out, LET by-gones be
by-goae" y worthy party never asks
oblivion. y worthy party is never
ashamed of its records-of facts. The
Democratic party feels justly ashamed
of its 'by-gones,' especially for the last
twenty years. 'Repudiation' of its own
record is its Cain-marK, black and dam
aging.
2D. 1t asks silly voters 10 forget the
past and trust to lis promises for the
future. Indeed! The promises Of an
old effete bankrupt party, repudiating
its own record. 4 party that has SO
often betrayed, and now feels keenly
the need of we'll playing the ostrich in
hiding its head in the sand. and would
now ask us TO play the part of Noah's
sons, and go backward with gar
ment and cover their shamein Oblivion,
and then ask US to trust them!
Cd. 1t evades, carricatures, misrepre'
sents facts. 1t charges 'back-pay, salary
grab &C., on another party which
gave majority vote against these
thefts, while Democrats actually gave
majority for them. Thus the rea
thieves cry-wolf! wolf! Such is the
party of oblivionism. Interesting fact.
might he given by scores. "..
4TH. 1t hypocritically charges its op
pOnents with KnoW-nothingism, while
the real past trouble is, the Democrat,
party raised the issue OF sectarian legis
IatiCD, and administration favoritism
now becoming so notorious in Ohio a:
we'll as in New York and elsewhere
1t raises the thief cry Of Know
notningism, to divert from the well
timed opposition to religious and sec
tartan meddling with our free .schoo
system. 1t calls opposition to tht
Geghan legislation under the Catholic
lash, and the bonus of 50 to supply
the Ohio Penitentiary with Catholic
books i'll the interest of the Catholic
Church 'KnOw-nOthing' cry. Ii any
sect wishes to have the penitentiarA
supplied with sectarian books, the LAY
is open to all sectS. bat let each pay TO
its own, not the Stale, These thing
are too late Tor oblivion. .f-..
9TH. Its history has been stained by
hOnoring traitors and accOmplices 0
treason for fifteen years past. Vallan
digham, traitor base as Arnold, wa
hon0red in the highest by Ohio Demo
Gratis, and specially for his treasonablt
sympathy for the rebellion. On. thi
f sympathy Ohio stamped the odium 0
| one hundred thousand votes.
} 9TH. The recent fact in Ohio legisla
ton, the breaking the force of tn,
Adair Liquor Law, for the votes of th'
liquor dealers. No friends'Cf temper
ance, or good morals Can e0nsistentl.
vote for the ascendency ofSucIl q party
1t is the party Of the license of he liq
uor trade, for votes and for Office.
7TH. One more fact.-The Democrat
ic party places before the voters Of Obi
t Il ludicr0us spectacle, little less ludic
rOus than when marching under th
Leadership Of Horace Greeley, and tht
: banner Of the Liberal Republicans
: Now, see the rag platform on whici
, stands Allen, both fiddler and dancer
, Yes, and on which poor Cary is mount
ed todrink his teddy and pound tn
Chinese gong. Too soon Tor the Oblivion
| of all this medley of platform declara
tiOns and Nominations Of candidate
and their suggestive tictS.
1 These, too, are the facts of the livin:
issues Of ,.l. 1875.
DURING the protracted rain storm
Serious apprehensions were felt ovel
the entire country, that great portion
I OF the crops would be destroyed. Ii
the immediate neighborhood of waite
courses, where the land has been over
lowed and crops have been SWEPT ava,