Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-09-16
rFrom the Cincinnati Gazette. !

From the Cincinnati Gazette.l
Something for Farmers to Think
UpOn-What Democratic Poll
CIV Would do.
What does n farmer need? III he
could fix ont things for himself it
would be about this way. After
wishing for health, peace, and COM
fort. he would say: l. Give me
good crops, if possible; >. Give me
GOOD markets to sell in; 3. Give me
GOOD prices in the market; 4. Give
me schools for my children, and
throw around all the protecting arm
of the law; my liberty, civil and re-
ligious the Constitution guarantees
me, and the strong arm of the people
will defend.
Now, for good crops, l am willing,
if | were not obliged, to depend on
the kind providence of God. But it
is very evident that markets, prices,
schools, civil laws, and charitable in
stitutions are all more or less made
or modified by laws. These laws are
made by class of people called
politicians" elected by the people TO
Councils, Legislatures, and Congress.
In these times, when parties have di-
vided the people for generation,
and are likely to continue, the policy,
as it is generally called, of a party by
which it's legislation is governed is
laid down in what is called platforms,
and so far as the two platforms OF
party differ this difference makes the
tissues" as they are called. But it
is not true that these platforms con-
tam the whole issue. On the con-
trary, the conduct of party, the ac-
tual legislation, the temper of its
press, and the speeches of its public
men all 90 to show what is its real
spirit and character. By all of these
we propose to try the Democratic
party on its relation to farmers and
workingmen.
|. What has the Republican par
ty done? 1t has now been fifteen
years in power, and has shaped the
policy and legislation of the country,
and is unquestionably amenable for
all that legislation merely could do to
produce the present state of the
country. Then, what was the state OF
the country? and what is it now?
We pass over to history all the splen-
did triumphs of subduing a rebellion,
of destroying human slavery, of re-
constructing ruined States, and re-
storing this great republic to that
unity, freedom, and power which
makes it this day the finest fruit of
Christian civilization and the great
est hope of the human race. The
Republican party found the country
in the beginning of a rebellion
brought on directly and explicitly by
the Democratic doctrine of States
rights. 1t found the country with
four millions of slaves, the reproach
of the republic. In five years of Re
publican administration the rebel
lion was crushed; the slaves were
free; the armies returned to their
homes, and the country to peace and
quiet. Human history presents nc
such example of such gigantic
struggle and such gigantic results,
The world stood astonished; but the
world rejoices in the triumph, and
the oppressed go forth with new
hopes. Such were the first fruits Of
, the Republican party. If its career
had then been stopped, it would
stand on the records of all time as
the most brilliant of political sue
cesses. Because it is such we leave
it to history, and ask what has il
. done for our domestic policy? First
of that much discussed thing
finance, money, and currency. Th'
Republican party found this country
, spotted over with 1900 State banks
} with all sorts of corporations and al
sorts of money. They had all failet
once in ten years. From the worth
Hess bank paper of 1922 to that o
1887, and the suspensions of 1885,
and 1857, the farmers and merchant
;. had been subject to series O
chronic recurring financial distress
: which has no parallel anywhere
Z Those State and corporation bank
undertook to regulate finances, an,
what was the consequence? What i