Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-11-04
CINCINNATI
GAZETTE
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The coming year brings. In addition TO the
constant current of events. the peculiarly in>
teresting political situation of the National
House of representatives at war with the Sem
ate and the Executive Administration, aud
the great quadrennia contest for the PresideD-
cy, with tn; vast power and patronage which
1t controls A political party which. after long
control of the government. left 1t with the
Union broken uD, and which as a party organ
izstion. 81 cd sloof during the gigantic strug-
gle Of restoration. and gave the aid and COM
fort of its sy pathy and votes 10 the secession
con federacy, Low hopes 10 cover up It's long
record of unfaith fulness to the country. and
its responsibility for all ihe consequent cslam
tiles and financial burdens. by a fallacious
promise of a paper money initiation, which
means the unsetllement OF values. the contln
al depreciation OF the currency, the destruc-
ton of a general confidence, which can have
no outcome save in prostration and repudia>
ton.
In this contest, the GAzErTE will maintain
tain the principles and course laid down In Its
previous annual circulars, and adhered TO In
its editorial columns. The Democratic party
brought allthe calamities and burdens upon
the country. II has given no evidence OF ca
pacity TO reform its own character, or 10 lay
out Il policy OF government. Even on the ques>
tions OF currency and finance, which il at
tempt, to set up the sole issue, the party il
at war with Itself. Its restoration to the cons
troll of the Natio nal government would be
national calamity. Its present control of the
House OF representatives is a partial anarchy
and paralysis of the government. while per-
feet purity is not claimed for the Republican
party, yet it has the never-dying glory OF hav
Ing saved the Republic from Democratic disu>
MOS; II has dealt with the faults of Its public
men with a merciess hand: II is the ouly par
" that has a character which entities it TO be
intrusted with The government or that can
lay out a government policy. and it will pre-
sent to the people Presidential candidate
VINO will deserve the confidence of the coun-
Try. on a platform of reform and progress.
The general character OF the GAZETTE is es-
tabiisned by its Lille, and, therefore, needs DO
promises for the future. IL maintains Repub-
I;can principles such il believes best for The
general welfare, and it holds party organiZa-
tion rs simply an agency I" carry them into
effect in the administration of government.
The GAzsrrE asks no fasors from those In
power and is independent In tie curse u
takes, ard is as free to condemn abuses inside
the Republican party as ia the opposition.
This fearless course has earned for II the recog-
nized position OF the IeadiLg Republican jour
uaI of the central part of the nation.
On the question of currency. the GAZETTE
maintains the line of policy set forth in its
annual circulars. While ii holds that the
eventual divorce ofthe government from the
banking business, and the restoration of The
urIency To c,.nveriibility with coin, are TO be
kept steadily ill view, it also holds that the
81 uaiion growing out of the prostraIion OF the
public credit by the war of secession, which
eft an enormous volume of irredeemable and
deprecated paper money. which has become
the measure of general values and contracts
is one whose reform must be gradual and by
cautious and stable measures. Experience has
proved that. " it'll the stoppage of further is
sues. the is steady tendency oil the curren
cy to appreciation. The first step OF reform
therefore, is to stop the further increase Oi the
volume of irredeemable paper meney. When
we shall have settled that, and thus have given |
full course to the ua'urai Improvement OF Inc
deliberate measures to close the-remaining gap
between paper and coin.
Asa complete American newspaper the Ga
zETrE has no superior on the continent AS a |
commercta, paper. it has long been regarded
q the standard and IL will maintain this DO.
si,;on I,s value as an agricultural paper is
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