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, 1876-05-17

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23


" "DOwS with monopolies. Equal
Rights to all men, special privileges to
none,' was the old-time motto and
principle of tine Democratic party. un-
der which it achieved many brilliant
victory, won glorious name, and
promoted the welfare and prosperity
of The whole country. 1t is only by a
firm adherence to this just and time
honored priuciple that the party can
be restored to the confidence Of the
people, and without which it will not
merit success. Let US leave to our en-
cmies all the honors to be won from
running the government i'll the inter-
est Of the privileged classes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
Let No Guilty Man Confess.

From the New York Post.i
"Not too much zeal,1 said Tallyrand
to an over-ofiicious partisan whose
| fidelity there was treason to suspect
| ms tyIp de zcfe. We NAV repeat the
advice, in a somewh hat different sense,
| to the authorities in Washington,
though their recent experiments in
ST. Louis ought to have rendered the
advice superfluous. "a Let no guilty
man escape" thundered out the zeal
Gus, proclamation,, which everybody
Iapplauded: but let no particcps crtna-
inis give evidence was the practical
effect. Punish them all, wrote an in
I dignanf Attorney and there
after all the confessors were dumb.
Now, again, we read in dispatch
| iron Washington that ''three hours
| Cabinet meeting was held during the
day, at which the President directed
criminal actions 10 be begun against
Mr.. Belknap, AR. Marsh, and all other
! conspirators." What an earnest in
tercst in the execution Of law! But if
ssail the conspirators," without distinc-
\ ton. are to be eprosecutcd, where is the
testimony to come from z Who is 60
| ing to tell what he knows, il the tell
ing Of it will cost him three, years in
the State prison, with the loss of his
! plunder? Marsh, exhibiting sagaci-
ity we had no reason to expect from
his previous career, has already taken
the hint and gone to Montreal, and by
this time may be in the neighborhoOd
of Captain Symmes' hole. where he
will doubtless occupy for a few
months i'
Evans, as soon as he gets the news,
will be on his way to New Mexico, to-
gether with other post.traders who
begin 10 find the climate of the plains
unwholesome. Why should they not
go? They are informed from head
quarters that they are likely to be call
ed to account, and as the accounts they
could render are somewhat involved,
it is sa fer for them to travel to other
parts.
The Administrator pretends to al
together "too much zeal" i'm the en-
fOrcment of the criminal law. 1t for
gets that bribery and conspiracy in
the nature of the cases, are crimes
which can only be proved by those
who are more or less implicated. A
murderer, burglar and thief may
be seen by other persons. and convict
ed on independent testimony but
rOgues who cOnspire together, rogues
" ho give and receive bribes, rogues
who agree to share in public plunder.
do not commonly expose their deeds
to, observation. They are themselves
their only confidants aud If their se-
eretsa are ever to be ascertained, If their
plottings are ever to be revealed, ii
must be by one or the ether telling
upon his fellow. New. to threaten
them all with indiscriminate slaughter
ris to warn them all to strieter secrecy.
In this sense, the apparently virtuous
instruction TO let no guilty man escape
becomes an instruction to every guilty
man to keep his mouth shut.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

TELEGRAMs from points throughout
the Northwest Indicate that the two
days storm, ending Thursday night,
was the most widely extended that has
visited that section for months. Tele-
graph poles and wires have been pros
trated i'll every direction. Streams
have risen in nearly every locality, ,and
have, in some instances, overflown.
Snow has fallen from two to six inch
es in depth, and the wind has done
some damage, though no casualties are
reported. '
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
Correspondence of the Press.

Correspondence of the Press.
EpiTeR PREss For the benefit of a
few of our. worthy readers who have
neyer,visited this beautiful Town or
i County, will firs, give you short
description OF my journey here. We
left .Mantua Station on the A. & CIV.
| r. Il. at o :2S, A. VI. on the morning OF
the, Sth inst arrived at Cleveland at
| journey so far is not necessary, as it
/ has been iravarsed too NANNY times
by all of your readers. The trains
not making connections, be could not
leave CleYeland ill Z :!i,l, T. NJ, when
we took the cars for Dayton, o., on
the &. &C. u |. II. II. Our ride this
far being after dark, we took the bene-
! fit of a few cat maps until we arrived
at Dayton, at 4 a. NJ; then we took a
carriage for a hotel and retired with
orders left at the Office 10 call us at
8 o'clock but they failed 10 do so, and
| so we were left till 20 r. NJ. land we
took look about town till our time
was nearly sluandered when we took
the train for Troy, Miami Co. O.,
which place we arrived at in short
time. A fter refreshing ourselves with
a nice supper prepared at the Hatfield
| House, which is under the manage
ment of Mr.. j. w. Dutten, we took a
/ stroll up town. Aui4u5. lsd ses af.t
/ Troy, Miami Co, is the county -seat.
with about five thousand inhabitants,
on the ID. & NJ. r. r., also, situated on
The banks of the beautiful Big Miami
river and Miami & Erie Canal. To
say that this town is beautiful is no t
doing justice 10 The place.
On the 10Th we were not feeling
right well, so we took "a rest, and on
the 1llh we started out on fishing
tour up the river aud cur success-just
think-we caught at the most about
lib. of sun-lish and returned about
supper time somewhat fatigued from.
our excursion, and on Sunday the 18th
| hovcrcd around the fire till III a. NJ,
when | got TO a lively old shake aud
finished up with Il splendid high fever,
and as yet have not exposed myself
to great deal Of open air, and now
as the time arrives begin to feel
those fearful shakes again. In my
next will give you u more full de-
scription of this town and county.
,.. -.... -,.....,i4sg. f...f... CARL.
4. Troy, Mama Co., Mar. l4th, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
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The Rascalities Of Grantism.
, The New York San says:

h ., Ihe New l Ofk Sun says: 5sii+f
l.. 1t must not be supposed that Bel
KNAPP is any worse than the others be-
cause he gets justice first. lie has
tdome nothing but what they have done
! before him. La its essential character
\ there is no difference between his act
aud that of General Grant in appoint
ing men to the Cabinet because they
lave given him presents. There isno
tsessential difference between Mr.. Bel
knap's appointing a post-trader be-
cause the man offers to give his wife
$4,000 year, and President Granite
appointing worthless character like
!, Jim Casey C6lIectorsofi New. Orleans
! because he is his brother-in-law. 1t is
! the system now universally known as
Grantism. which is dishonest, larce-
nous, destructive alike OF public and
private morality. Grant engages in
the Black Friday gold conspiracy, and
S25.060 is sent TO The White House out
of-thc profits; Dabcock conspircs with
the whisky thieves in st. Louis, aud
Grant and Shepherd aid in his defense
and welcome him back TO Washington /;
Mrs. Belknap is paid $1,000 a year for
/ the appointment Of pOst'trader ];
Robeson steals $4,000 for Secor. in
dueed thereto by '.a present to q lady p
and .pi ostitntes the navy to enrich the
I Cattcll ring General Will
fians steals the money to pay for his
wife's carriage aud to pay the wages
Of his servants; Delano and Smith rob
the Indians by wholesale aud Grant
looks ON and approves: Creswell
robs in the post Office department by
means Of straw bid frauds; Bancroft
Davis is proved to be a bribe taker by
The legislature of Massachusetts and
is made minister TO the German en-
pire; Secretary Fish has his son in
law emplo; ed at a large salary as the
agent Of Spain, while he gives pro-
Spanish character to the policy of the
administration toward Cuba. 1t is the
same thing in every department from
the Presi,ient1 down. Dribe taking,
plumber, larceny, Grantism is the rule
keverywhere. The only really honest
man j. Rristow, whom Grant has just
been violently threatening to kick out,
but has not dared to do it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

SOME of the silly snobs presiding
over nanby pamby journals are using
the Belknap exposure rs a preteXt for
advocating large salaries to officials
holding high public stations ''to allow
them 10 live as becomes their posi- :.
tions." Bosh. Eight or ten thousand
dollars per year is enough for, any
man to live upon. This idea that a
I Cabinet officers wife must dress like a
queen, wear a fortune in diamonds.
have French maids, French cooks, liv-
cried fOOtman and coachman, is the
sheerest nonsense. Even though a
public officer is rich, all such displays
should be discouraged. The Ostenta.
tious style OF living now prevalent is
leading to all manner of evils
! Churches are built in magnificent
grandeur, heavy mortgages hang over
them, the poor are practically eXclnd-
cd from worship, clergymen. are ex-
elusive and snobbish, deacOns cheat in
business, communicates arc selfish and
vain, fashionable society is rotten,
there is no political stability, and gcn2
erat distrust prevails. What is. need
ed is economy in the affairs of life.
Let those in high places live within
their meaus, discard the cIap-traps of
fashion, and thus set an example to.
the multitude. The cure for the can-
ker rot now pcrmeating fashionable
society is retrenchment return to
the simple ways of our forefathers.-
The people do not desire an aristo-
cratic government. SnobS and spend
thrifts are very seldom men of sense,
and it is men of sense whom the pee
pie desire to rule over them.-NeW
HdUeR ORION. t
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

The Senate has passed the bill re-.
ducing the Presidents salary from
$4,000 to $4,000. Unfortunately the
constitution does not permit the re-
duction to apply to the present in
incumbent. The House committee on
appropriations have also decided to
report bill, reducing their own SAL
aries ten per cent. and the pay Of
clerks and employees from twenty to
fifty per cent. This is sensible re-
trenchment. In fact it would be a
good plan to reduce the pay of large
number of the government tax eaters
from seventy-fiyc to one hundred per
cent. Too money men are laboring
under the delusion that they are en-
titled to support at the expense of the
taxpayers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

The Lancaster Eagle, the faithful
organ Of the Democracy of Fairfield
county, is "for the man for President
whom the Democracy nominate, with
out any ifs or ands." Wayne
County Democrat.
Well, now, is that so very strange
Is there man or newspaper that
makes any pretensions to Democracy
and who desires that the tyrannical
and corrupt rule Of the party that has
20 long robbed and ruined the country
shall be brought to an end, who will
finch in this hour of the country's
need, from standing by the candidate
of that party to whose success alone
the people must look for deliverance !?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
A Watch for Her Majesty.

The New York Sun publishes a fac
.simile OF q .1nesnorandpm,, which &C,
companied the gift to Mrs. Grant of
an elegant watch and chain, in the
year 1871. which gift was made by
Assistant tluarteImaster General, sta.
toned in New York. The watch was
manufactured for presentation to
Queen Victoria, by Oudiii of Paris,
and cost 81, 800. When General In
gals entered upon the duties OF Assist-
ant Quartertermaster he, was a, noon
man, dependent upon his salary as an
officer Of the regular army fol" his
Though unmarried. his con-
vivial habits must have eNhacted the
last dollar. of that income, aud the
question arises how could he have af.
forded to make such an expensive
present ?srDut the most dsig gnificafit
event in connection with this costly
pledge of friendship was Ibis ,,subse7
queDt promotion to the post of Acting
Qusrtermaster-Gene a, Washington
and fhe Punishment to Europe of Gen.
Meigs, the upright, and faithful head
ofthat department.. Gen. Ingalls,, in
Ibis new position, had supervision of
the enormous contracts for army sup
plies, and curiosity Will now be, uni
versally excited 10 know something of
The manner in which the General SUI
pervised them Tf.helhas anything to
say, it's a good time for him to get up
and say it., Most likely Mr.. Chairman
Clymer will cali on him for his budget.
II B5.OOhyn -I1gos.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

TIE Radicals are trying to blind the
eyes Of tlic people to the rottenness
aud corruption which is being brought,
to light nby"'the Investigations at
Washington, by setting up a howl
about Pendleton's obtaining an enor-
nous fee for obtaining the payment Of
a claim of the * enucky Central Rail-
road against the Government. Itsis
not proven, and since the testimony
before the Committee, will not be
claimed by any Intelligent and honest
man that Mr.. fendieton employed any
corrupt means to secure the payment
Of the claim. Mr.. =. is not a public
tficer, nor is he candidate for Office,
and however much he may be blamed
for heecing his clients, it will be time
enough for these tender hearted Rad
icaIs to manifest their sympathy for
them when they show any tiissatislac-
ton at his charges. lie did just what
attorneys all over the country are IN
the constant practice of doing-took
n case upon shares. But who ever
heard of the Government investfgat-
ing such affairs? This device Of the
corruptionists is exceedingly thin.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

WHAT is the cause of Hal. Kilb0urn's
refusal to produce the books of the
Washington Real Estate Ring before
the Committee of the House, if every
thing is straight and honest in the
transactions of that organization !? 1t
Es alleged that our thrifty President
s,ss been "on the make" to the extent
of some 100000 through his associa-
dion with the Ring. 1t is the duty of
the COMMITTEES to let ne guilty man
escape" Smoke 'sm OUT ~.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

IT has, been ascertained that the
Government has about$l3,O GOO, 600. dol
lars OF gold in the Treasury, aud the
banks throughout the Country have a
much loss amount. Aud now, with
over $700,OOO,0OO in paper in circula-
ton, don't the buliionists think we
are in good condition to resume specie
payments?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

FEEEMoNr has written a letter
wherein he positively states that when
Marshall O. Roberts succeeded to the
leadership of the Memphis x FL Paso
scheme, one hundred thousand dollars
WAS expended 10 bny legislation
through Congress. Dick Parsons of
Cleveland, o., then Marshall Of The
Supreme Court in Washington was
the disbnrsing agent. The money
was advanced upon Roberts pledge to
meet it and Fremont publishes let
ter from Parsons, addressed to Rob-
erts. wherein Parsons begs for the re-
payment, declaring that he Cannot
stay i'm the country unless the money
expended is made good. ait. .iif,ul- 8
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23


The Radical papers are now claim
ing that Belknap was formerly DEM
ocrat, but fhey forget to say that that
was before he won't into the thieving
busineSs.I eh; nHfftra - .eifP tfsff in
OLD lack Chandler thinks it is a
little warm, around the Departments
in Washington. He says: 81 would
as soon, Re in lell without fan as to
be Secrsta5y pf. the Interior with a
DEMOCRATS House ie session"
d. d. Hallock,e convicted of stealing
$4,000 rom the Treasury at WASH
ington wan sentenced ON Friday TO
four years imprisonment at hard labor
in the ALBANY sGounty Penetentiary.
-.IHos cit o. FHe -fs .ls.i8
TUE oHice Of the Exponent and the
Boot aud Shoe store Of w. II. Galley,
at Chagrin Falls. were destroyed by
hy fire q midnight on Saturday Sup
posed to pc he-work Of au incendiary.
The fssidencs ofaGeneral Pillow
was sold siihAnkrapt safe 3 few days
ago. II wasi valued at 5000 and
brought4aBs sntb his valuable library
sold fossihi. Both were presented TO
Mrs. Pillow.
NINE 1aiiures were reported in the
London Stock Exchange on the llih
iust., aid. 4 Number in Glasgow and
Liverp6of, and more failures are
eonsider9d ceft.in. Sill they have a
"solid gbid, basis in that country.
bSrbnHd SSTdi Isfif rFsaotl ~
The nepple OF, ,Cipcinnati decided by
their votes ,op Epesday OF, last week
that the city shonll issue Uo,0O0
bonds to fAlisl the CineinnatiSouthern
Railroadn tha- psppesit,on carrying by
3 majority of abent i, co. s.t 81
ALL ueiRAflicaIz Conventions thus
far held manifest snslaKen confidence
in the ability, ana honesty of Grants
adminisefS1dtii ifaa5pite of the namer-
ous frauuls9lAe have been unearthed.
Evidently sHcy will part from him
"with rexfst.n sdI isat flns ssa a9ieae
Tns.eetettfftf frfs Eons sssEgg iig
Ben. BgTLER Is after Richard H.
Dana, Jr., Grants new Minister to the
Court of st. James, hot and heavy,
charging him with literary piracy, and
seeking to prevent his confirmation by
the Senate, Dana was to be heard in
his own defense on Tuesday.
Sn.vER is becoming so much Of
drug in fhs market on. account of the
discovery 81 rich mines in, Colorado
and Neyeda that il is quoted below
par as compared with greenbacks.
And yet we saretsld that greenbacks
are nothing but lying promises. and
utterly worthless. I,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

- GRANTisM- is compounded Of low
greed, obtusei moral seiitinient, shoddyl
display, the use of public offices for
private gain, the .rcwarding of those
who make you costly. presents by.
places of honor and trust, the enrich
ing of all your relatives At the expense
Of the Government, the ignoring of all
the better public opinion, the concep-.
tion that high Office is a reward aud
not an obligation imposed-in fine
that the Government is to be admin
istered in the selfish interests of the
governors and for their aggrandize-
ment. 1t is an innovation which does
not seem 10 provoke admiration either
at home or abroad.-N. Y. Sun. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

THE Bank of the State of New York
at New York City, collapsed last week
Tuesday. The capital stock is $1,000
600, and It il thought that after sweep
ing away all other assets the capital
stock will be impaired one half, the
entire less falling on the stockholders.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

Mrs. ScHUsz, wife of Ex-senator
Schurz died at the family residence in
New York, on the 18th inst, of puer-
peral fever. She was lady of high
intelligence and amiable disposition
W hose death is great calamity to her
husband and children as well as a
large circle Of friends.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

SOME of the Radical papers seem to
be greatly distressed at the action OF
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee in fixing Cincinnati as the place.
for holding the Democratic State Con
yention, and howl horribly. t.a,-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
THE MARKETS.

RAvENNA, march Is, 1919.
FLOUR Ranges from IS 10. for Red
to s. 0G for XXX White. Demand steady.
wHEAT-s1 s5c. a 81 80
F CORN-SheIled brings soc; ears, 20 a 25e.
0ATs-N. 80 q 33c. Sales dull
RYE-No. 1 brings 80 q Csc:
BUCKWHEAT-From 55c. q 10c
BUCkwHEAT FLOUR-$3 per cwt.
BARLEf-None In market
IIAY-Sclling at SO Q SO; according to
quality.
BEEF-Per cwt., S. q SIS.
HOtisADrcsscd,, per cwt.. 81 90. Q IS 90, ac-
corling to quality.
-saLARD-City rendered 19e.ss-s sszs
SMOKED MEATs-Gity Sugar Cured Hams
selling at i6c; Country l25.c-
Shoulders. City cured selling at 1890. Dried
Beef selling 1t sp;. ~ 4 "A fsst8
POULTR IlSb,allE supply in tho market
Chickens dressed, buyers pay 10 q II cents; un-
dressed . Sc Turkies, live q cents; dress
ell, 10 q 12c. ~T1 tts
BUTTER supply light.
CHEESE-Factory, retails, l5c..
EGGS buyers payi4c per doz. 9F
POTAToES+No p.srkek UI19 " 8
sBEANS-Choice hand picked in good demand
at 81 80 per bu. Medium 81 25.
ONIONS per bushel ~ = soc.
z
SAGE-Retxilsat Soc 070c. ~ S~i
vINEGAk-Pare cider, retails SOC per gal.
TALLOW-Buyers pay 7c.
HlDES-Green, trimmed q 4c.
EEATHERS-Best retail at 75c.
WHITE LlME-$1 ~ per bbl.
WATER LIME-$2 p
SALT-COarso sells 1t - Is: fine n 75
WOOD-StOve e OO99 80; 3 feet wood - 90
q IS SO per cord.
SUGARS
Coffee sells for 19kc
Extra e 8. lie
Granulated IS Observation-Disclosures. I2Lc
Pulverized ' l4c
Crushed '' =. l4c
Brown Zoe
MOLAssE8-- = 80 - Z - tt ~
New Orleans sells for .......... 1 90
White Drip Syrup .E.-.. =" =. I 60
Golden Drip .....-..... Is
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23

THE Opera House at Spring field, Iii.
was destroyed by fire ON the morning
of the l7th inst, The loss is estimated
At $l6S.OOO. ri,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23


THE Radical apohgisis of the late
Secretary ofitWar, who are trying 10
shield that's fuetionary by charging
The whole hIaa.e upon his wife, should
remember 4h2f;fE according TO Mr..
Marsh's evidence, the second Mrs.
Belknap died in December, 1870, when
only one.psyment had been made to
her by Marsh, and that her child died
in June. 1911, while the present Mrs.
Belknap, then Mrs. Bowers, went to
Europe, and Secretary Belknap re-
ceived Marsifs quarterly payments
reguIarlyrwhen he stood alone, un-
married and clIildless, iscnJune, 1871
to the timeoof his marriage TO Mrs.
lowers iniiS73. This is as mean a
piece of business as that charged upon
jeff. Davis, of trying to shield him
self under his wife's clothing. But it
has been ever thus since the world
began.-s'Twas the woman did it,