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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
Republican State Platform,

The representatives of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled, reaiilrming the car
dinnl principles of their organization,
which have become the received maxims
of the policy of the State and nation.
declare on specific points the series of
sentiments following:
First. The States gre one as a nation
and all the citizens are equal under the
laws, and entitled TO their fullest pro-
lection.
Second. That a policy of finance should
be steadily pursued which. without un-
necessary shock to Business or trade,
will ultimately equalize the purchasing
capacity of the coin and paper dollar.
Third. We are in favor of a tariff for
revenue, with incidental protection to
American industry.
Fourth. We stand by free education,
our public school system, the taxation
of al for its support, and no division of
the school fund.
Fifth. Under ourRepublican system of
government there should be no connec-
zion, direct or indirect, between church
and state, and we oppose all legisla
ton in the interes. of any particular
sect upon this subject. We should not
Gail to profit by the experience of for
eign governments where the efforts of
the church to control the state consti-
tute an evil of great magnitude and en-
dangers the power and prosperity of the
people.
Sixth We demand such a revision of
fhs patent laws as will relieve industry
from the expressions of Inonopolies.
Seventh. A grateful people can never
cease to remember the services of our
soldiers and sailors. and it is due to them
that liberality aud generosity should OBJ
tain in the adjustment of pay and boun-
ties.
Eighth. That We de.Gnd that the
public domain shall be scrupllously re-
served for occupancy by actual settlers.
Ninth. The determination of the Gov
ernment to collect the revenues and
prevent and Punish frauds, has our un-
qualified approval
Tenth That the power of municipal
corporations to create debts should be
restricted, and local and other expendi-
1ures should be reduced so as to dirain-
ish taxation
Eleventh. The observance of Wash
ington's example in retiring at the close
the future, as il has been in the past, re-
garded as fundamental rule in the un-
written law of the Republic.
Twelfth. The distinguished success OF
his administration, which, to the fame
of the patriot and soldier has added that
of the capable and judicious statesman,
entities President Grant TO the gratitude
of his countrymen-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
Our Free Schools.
Points for Every Voter Concerning their
Future.

BY request OF Archbishop Purcell, Bishop Mo
Quad, Of Rochester, n. Y, visited Cincinnati
ia May. and there delivered his lecture on the
Church with respect TO the Public Schools
Among other things, he said.
Catholics must avoid side issues. The Span
ish INCUBATION punished with torture; the Bis
marck Inquisitlon Furnishes by throwing men
into dungeons; the AnueriooS, IRqtnisitGoH pun
He had not voted since he had be0u n Bishop,
but he hoped the time would come when he
ton would be brought 10 a vote. said he, Il
stand here and say, that unless we bring this
thing OF school Ga1es % The public ballot zoe do not
essary 20 bring II 10 the ballot box, we may, by
making demand, effect a compromise; we
may obtain platform on which we may stand
TDIitacsdns 1viIf oogae % as. Irish, German and
American Catholics Will not be 20 patient as
their fathers have been. The platJorm OF the
schools Is not now for us. IL Is for Jews, for
ifildels, for ProtesIanss: but We are under IL
Suppose we get strong enough 20 rise mp. Re
member the platform iso us Where 70tu use
pEatToTo1 be LhenS Men Will learn that We have
something more TO do than praying; tOe mus
Oote, and The iayzaen 1aLst toOsE There Is leAl-
Ousy OF the priests, which will not have force
against the earnest, persistent labor OF the lay
men,"
We have a prior chain upon the Democrtic
party. The elements composing The Demo-
cratic party in Ohio tO-day-fully tuo-thirds OF
said party-are made up of Irish and Germ an
Catholics, and they have always been loyal
and faithful TO the interests of the party. Hence
che party q under oOtt0dtiOllS 70 hS, ana zoe hOe
H0eTTecf Ti0hl 20 demand Of them, as party IN
asInUch as they are in control OF the State
Legislature and State Government, and we by
both oSr means and votes placed them where
they are to-day, that they shOuid as party
redress oux grievances.
lFrom the Catholic Review, Toledo
That the Catholic vote should be cast solely
Sor the Democracy a. the coming election, Il
undoubtedly true.
TFrom the Western CathoIIcI
We ue1ltaYe 10 assert that common schools
70tf0 bla HiiTSJfes and liOtbedS Of felfty. and
moreover 1ley turn OIu bad citizens. No sound
Catholic would enter q Protestant church oI
have his child go 10 any but an exclusively
Catholic school. Neither q Protestant school
Oor any lin which religion is ignored suits g
Catholic parent OF child. The former iDOtld
rather dllOlO The latter % gTOlD up IN 1TOTdnee o.
The alphabet than enter such pl1oe.
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SOME IMPORTATION.

VIII the Republican press inform the
farmers why their farms should not be
exempt from taxation as well a. Nation
al bondsl-COttTieT.
With the greatest of pleasure We
should Eave done 50 long ago, only that,
owing to the approach Of the Centennial
year, when harmony and good feeling
should reign supreme, we were disposed
to let by-gones be by-gones, and to avoid
all reference to the bloody chapter in
the history of the nation which furnishes
the information you SO much desire. Bat
as journalists We recognize our obliga-
ton to furnish information wherever
needed, and also recognizing the great
need of the Courier in this respect, We
shall have to forego our desire TO close
up the ''bloody chasH." We shall I'll
deavor, however, to be cautious and
moderate in the use of our language, that
we may not be charged with unnecessary
raking up the dying embers of a bloody
civil strife. But to the task.
Once upon time the Republican par
ty elected Abraham Lincoln President
of the United States. The Democratic
party of the Southern States, aided and
abetted by portion OF the Democratic
party in the Northern States, refused to
abide by the decision Of the people as
embodied in his election, attempted to
subvert the government, and found a
government of their own. To crush out
! the formidable rebellion thus inaugura-
ted, It became necessary TO employ over
half million Of soldiers for space of
four or five years To pay, feed, clothe,
arm and equip this vast army of patriots
cost an enormous sum of money, and in
order to meet this extraordinary demand
upon the National Treasury, among
other expedients, the bonds of the Gov
eminent were thrown on the market and
sold both at home and abroad, to the
best advantage the then-distracted state
of the Republic would admit. As all
inducement to takers of these bonds,
and as a means of increasing their value
in the market, the Government express
Iy stipulated that they should not be
taxed for State or National purposes.
Thus, it will be seen that there is the
most ample reason why the Government
bonds should be exempt from taxation,
to-wit: that good faith will not permit
of such taxation. This cry for their tax
alton is but the cry of demagogue, and
no party will ever attempt such an out
rage.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
DEM0CRAzTO SENATORIAL CQE-
PRNITON.

The Democratic delegates of this Sen
atoriai District met in Convention at
Toledo Oh the 18th INST, and after a
somewhat stormy session, IN which bad
whiskey played a conspicuous part, placed
in Hom:na ton Clark W. Mcdonald, of
Wood county anG Day;d I. Brown, of
Putnam county. This result was Oh
tanned by a process of swapping. The
Toledo P?5ade gives the following with
regard to the candidates.
The candidates are but little known
outside Of their respective localities, and
can give no strength 10 the ticket. They
cannot expect strong vote Iii Toledo,
nor more than their partisan strength
ontside. Under such circumstances, ju-
dicious action on the part of the Repub-
iican convention. must insure an easy
victory"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

HORACE BIEyEY's LIFE.-It is hard
to realize in our hurrying World how
many years are embraced in ths life Of
this one man. He was eight year older
than Byron, and ten years Older than
Shelley. He. no doubt, s;Iw Franklin
and Washington. aud vas on terms of
friendship with many Of the great inen
of the Revolution. Lincoln belongs TO
the past. Horace Binuey was old enough
TO have been the father of Lincoln, and
the grandfather Of General Grant. He
was the cotemporary of DR. SamuelJOiIn-
son and Frederick the Great, and Of that
Ogietilrope vino founded ijeorgia and
who fought in the wars under Inribor-
ough and Prince Eugene. He was only
eleven years younger than Napoleon, ana
was in full manhood when AusteTiiiZ
was gained. Nearly "a quarter of cen
tury ago Webste: and Calhoun died, full
of years and honor. We regard them a.
of a generation long past. Horace Bin
ney was older than either. When be was
born this Republic was composed OF
thirteen colonies. He could well re-
member the admission OF every State
into the Union, from Vermont, which
edIie IN in 1871, to the admission Of Ne
vada and Oregon. when he entered
manhood the Union had little more than
5000, 900 Of ofpOpulation. He could have
voted for Jefferson and Adams, IN lcOl,
as he voted for tfraI.t and Wilson IL lSg2.
He could remember .hr execution OF Ma
rie Antoinette, and of Robert Emmet, the
Peign of Terror, the career Of Napoleon
from kivoii to Waterloo. When te wGs
an active public officer. the politics OF
America were under the control OF JEFF
ferson and Burr; the politics of England
under that Of Pitt ana Fox. He saw the
rise and faH Of empires, and that re
markabie moyeinenT OF thought which
began with the fall OF the Bastiie, and
enCe6, so far as We can see the end, with |
the abolition OF American slavery
NelC York Herald
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

The fact that Sam Cary has "a military
tile does not signify that he ever serve d
IN t:ie waf OF the 'Febrliion-H fact ht.
never slnelt powder in his life. lie re
ceived his commission somewhere in the
dim past us Paymaster General of the
Ohio Corn Stalk Militia long before the
war, in II time OF profound peace, and
never, as paymaster, paid out a dollar
Hence his title of "GencraI." In reality
he should be called ''PaymaSter General
Cary, if he is entitled to military title
at all, which iie !. not. -Cleoe!a3iF Lad,i-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
SIGNIFICANT.

To any candid man halting between a
I vote Tor honest money and one for infia-
ton, this fall. il must certainly appear
significant that the men and newspapers
| whose opinions on general public ques-
tiOns are worth studying and believing.
are almost unanimously on the side of
the Republican policy of returning to
specie payments. Within the past two
days two more important letters on this
question have appeared in print-one
from ex-Secretary McCulloch, reviewing
with sorrow and humiliation the folly of
the Ohio Democrats; ;the other from Hon.
ReveTdy Johnson, q portion of which is
reprinted in this issue ofthe Leader. Mr..
JOhnsOn's words carry the weight which
belongs 10 the opinion of the ablest con-
stitutiOnal lawyer ia this country, and
they practically settle the question OF in
tiatiOn. There can be- no further increase
of the currency. because such an issue.
in time 0l pT1i01ui peace. IS plainly an
constitutional. amt ssu.4ii b.. 20 declared
hy the Supreme Court Of the United
States. Honesty. experience, and good
sense are ;tii On the side OF specie re-
sumption.
Who, on the other hand, are the intla-
ti0uists, We know who they are at home
Sam Cary. William Allen. and the
Cincinnati Enquirer. In the East, with
in the charmed circle of Wall Street,
there has sprung up within the past few
days a little imitation party, headed by,
whOml Dick Sehell, an old, broken
down stock gambler, who las made and
lost fortunes, and who now advocates
another issue of paper money us the sur
est means of unSettling values, and Civ
ing the sharks OF Wall Street another
Orgie Of speculation Are the working
people so blind as TO think that the pol
ley which suits the purposes OF man
like Richard SeheIl, is the policy fer
them , C2eCeldHd LeGder.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
VIOLATION OF THE REVRNUE
LAWS

Certain statements have reached the
public that the President of the United
States and the Secretary of the Treas
ury are not in fRll accord in their eff
forts to bring to justice all who have
been engaged in the violation of the In
teraal Revenue law in relation to the
tax on distilled spirits, the President in a
communication sent TO the Secretary,
has made the following photographic en-
dorsement:
Referred to the Secretary of the
Treasury. This was intended as a pri-
vate letter for my information, and con-
tRins many extracts from st. Louis not
deemed necessary. They are obtaina-
bic and have no doubt all been read by
Federal officials In st, Louis. I send this
for information and to the end that if it
throws any light on new parties to sum-
mon as witnesses, they may be brought
out. Let no guilty man escape If 1t can
be avoided. Be specially vigilant, or
instruct those engaged in the prosecu-
ton of fraud to be against all who in
sinuate they have high influence to pro-
teet. No personal consideration should
stand in the way of performing public
duty. [Signed, U. &. GRANT.
July 20, 1875"
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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

The New York World is at length be.
ginning to get its syas open. Speaking
Of the new era of free labor in the
South, that paper says: SIT is very
probable that the hiekory-shirt white
men of to-day will be in the majority
among the afluent Southern planters of
twenty years hence" Soundly said;
but if there is money in hickory shirts at
the South for anybody who honestly
puts them on, why exclude the colored
element of the Southern population
from this forecasts Or are they not to
be permitted TO escape from their con-
dition of heweFs of wood and drawers of
waterl
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
GERMAN OPINION.

General Tom Young opened th" cam
paign on his part, day before yesterday
Why this haste in tine present hot wealth
err General Young does not need to
make any eEsrtiOns. lie has, ~ the
English saying Is, "a soft thing" The
election Of his opponent. Cary, is an i'm
possibility. Sooner could jefferson Da-
Wis be elected Governor of Rhode Island
tlIan Gary as Lieutenant Governor of
DbiO.-<iiaci'."fiti IOiEsiidit.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

THE Comptroller of the Currency has
completed his abstract of all the reports
of the national banks in the United
States. There were 2,076 banks of this
character in operation at the close of the
fiscal yeRr, having an aggregate of indi-
vidual deposits On band of S6s6, AIS, 63O-
As. The surplus fund Of the banks
amounts TO S13S, 169, ,O96 79; the capital
stock paid in is s5O1, 56S, sos so; nation
al bank notes outstanding, SS1s, las, 4O6;
specie On hand, SIS, $50, ASP 80; whole
amount of business done, 81, 9O2, 2S9, POI
I6.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

THE Mayor of New Orleans and the
city authorities appointed by General
Candy, at one time commanding that
department during the military occupa-
ton, executed lease of certain proper
ty for q term of years The Iease ex-
tended beyond the time of military rule,
but the Supreme Court of the United
States, to which the case was appealed,
has Just decided the proceeding valid
and binding, upon the principle that
fair and reasonable exercise of military
power must be respected, even after the
military government is at an end.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

The Akron BcacDH says that Hon. T.
Hassaurek, editor Of the Cincinnati
FDikSJi0tl, who. with n very barge por-
ti"n of the Germans, supported the
Democracy last year Oh account Of tile
Temperance anu other issl,s, writes to
gentleman Of Akron under date Of
August 18Th, a. follows:
You are right in your Inference that
could not, by my vote, endorse the
financial heresies OF the Democratic
State platform, and, under the circum-
stances, | siiall vote Tor ten. Hayes"
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THE Attorney-Geners,l at Washington
City has resPonded.tO Fifz John POrter's
refGest for a rehearing 5f his case by de-
elining 70 grant it,upon the ground that
the finding Of Il court martial, after SEN
tenee has been approved and executed.
cannot be reviewed Or reOpened; and
that the United States Supreme Cont
has held that under the. Constitution
tner- 10 IL" appeal from sueh verdict.
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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

THE debt Of tic Democratic city Of
New York increased from =, 900. 600, in
ioas to sl3z, UJU, nGG. ia 1910. The tax
levy in 1865 was Si7, 900, 500; in 1873 it
was [2i, oJJ, coo. This IS simply sam
pie Of what we may expect of Democrat
ic rule in any city or State.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

THURMAN, in his Mansfield speech,
fought shy of the financial question, and
devoted his time to the laudation of To-
cal self-government. While he was on
that subject. he should have given the
late Ohio Legislature a rap over the
knuckles for attempting to strike down
local self-government in Toledo.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
Republican State Ticket,

For Governor,
RUTHERFORD q. HAYES.
For Lieutenant Governor,
THOMAS l.. YOUNG.
For Supreme Judge,
GEORGE W. McELVAINE-
For Auditor OF State,
JAMES WILLIAMS.
For Attorney General,
JOHN LITTLE.
For Treasurer Of State.
J. MINOR MILuKEN,
Member Board Public Works,
PETER THATCHER.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20
Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republicans of the 33d Senatorial
District will meet in Convention at
Lyceum Hall, in Toledo,
Thursday. .Seutember sd. 1879.

IHursuay ,SepIemDer "a, 1870,
al IL A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
two candidates for State Senator The basis
of representation will be one delegate for
each one hundred, and one for each fraction
of fifty or more votes cast for 4. T. Wykoff
At the October election Of 1874 The several
counties composing the District will be en-
titled TO the following number of delegates,
Wis:
Henry County,. 9IFulton County. rs
Hancock County. % Lucas COUNT. AZ
Putnam County. 9lWood County d. 25
C. M. GODFREY, Putnam Co,
I'M. BRIGHAM, Fulton Co,
]. A. BOPE, Hancock Co.,
=. i. BOUGHTON, Wood Co.,
ALEXANDER REED, Lucas Co.,
Dist Cen. Com
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-20

THE RIGHT AND THE WRoNG Way
There are some men who would destroy
the Republican party to get rid of an
unworthy official. This would be as
sensible as the sinking of a ship to get
rid Of rotten spar, or the destruction
of crop OF wheat TO get rid OF a few
miserable weeds. The true way Is TO
remedy Il defect as soon as discovered.
II a bad man is found in an official po-
sition, get rid of him. The sooner the
better. This done, the party is better
than ever. Republicans should never
lose sight of reform. but reform calls for
improvement, and not wholesale destruc-
ton. I,eforia, by substituting Democ-
racy for Republicanisn, eau never be
attained. II would be movement back
ward. 1t would be equal to supplanting
the civilization of the nineteenth centu-
y With the barbarism of the dark ages.