The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-02
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THE LOST REPUBLICAN ca USE IN
OHIO.

The Cleveland Herald is alarmed. 1t
is an old steady-going Republican paper
not sensational or timorous, The way
the campaign is conducted by the ke'
publican leaders don't suit it. 1t says
it won't do for Republicans to talk DIS
respectfully of "Greenbacks," for Green
backs are the best currency this country
ever had" and that if Democrats "once
get the Republicans where they will have
to defend themselves from the charge oil
being hard money men, contractionists,
and in favor of immediate resumption OF
specie payments, that moment the ke'
publican cause is lost" That is just
where Sherman, Hayes and Grosvenor
have put the Republican party. Here is
what the Herald says
THE REPUBLICAN PERIL
The effort is making by Democrats
and the Republicans are, we are sorry to
say, taking the bait very easily-to direct
entire attention to the financial issue in
volved in this campaign, and thus to di-
vert our people from the issue of great
local importance, to wit the School ques-
ton. Ghe Republicans are making a big
mistake in spending their force on the fnan-
ciaL question. 1t is easy 10 see how this
thing is done. The financial question is
one ofnational moment. And the ora
tors from outside Ohio are familiar with
that, but do not feel the Importance OF
the local question in regard to our free
schools. II, besides, lCiH not dotor Repa6-
Ecan oratorStO be fippam on that currency
question. II may be good nit to rtdIcute a
greenbdck as a paper calf painted green, 6l@
such nit 1CiH cost the Republican party V0teS'
The ereenbacks are the creation OF Re
publican administration at time when
there was nothing but the Government
credit on which the rebellion could be
put down. Greenbacks not only saved
this Union, but greenbdCkS are the best cur
rency this country eger had. And the man
who would strike DOM oar greenbdckS
lro,Id bring upon as ShinplaSterS and "St'n-
ming" -,
The danger is that the Democrats will
tempt Republican orators to treat green
backs as rags and lamp-black, and that
man knows little of the disposition of
the masses who thinks that our green
back currency can be trifed with for an
instant.
Will the Republicans be foolish enough
blind enough, to be caught in this trap?
The first thing they know the Democrats aCiH
be creating an impression that the Republican
party is a hard money party. And once get
the Republicans where they will have to
defend themselves from the charge OF
being hard money men, contractionists,
and in favor of immediate resumption of
specie payments, and that moment The Re
publican cause in Ohio is lost. We speak
The words of truth and soberness, and If
It cuts Republican orators and Republi-
AN editors, so much the worse for them.
There lies before as noD a county, paper
,dited bu q man Wh0 is, director IN a bank Of
hat locality, WhO pirates about rag money as
f greenbacks Were ShjnpJaSterS, and the best
lss that could be made with then, ooas their
,nnihiIation. Now that kind Of talk WaL
lot do. GREENBACKS ARE NOT
RAGS, AND THE REPUBLICAN WHO
'ALKS THAT WAY OUGHT TO
iEAL HIS LIPS UNTIL HE HAS
SENSE.