Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-10-27

withholding large amounts OF taxes from
the government. The Republican nomi-
nee did not begin the campaign with loud
pretensions Of reform, and then pipe
down to personal explanations of ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain; and
these two men exactly represent their par
ties.
The history of this last session of the
House Of Representatives, working under
a clear Democratic majority, is a history of
warfare against the public schools; Of
crouehing to the Catholic church. and of
connivance at southern ''claims"; and
there are on file now in the House bills rep
resenting southern claims, amounting to a
larger sum than the national debt. Not a
Democrat expects to get these bills through,
if Mr.. Hayes is elected; not Democrat
but expects that these bills viii gothrough,
if Mr.. Tilden is elected.
The Republican party, by economy and
good management, has paid not only the
interest on the national debt, but has also
paid of the debt itself at the rate Of fifty
six millions and quarter year, for the
last eight years; and brought up the green
back from 40 cents to 80 cents on the dol
lar. And by its safe financial management
il has led the nation through the gloomy
reaction necessarily following the war, into
the improving business prospects now be-
fore the country. And being the. party Of
true reform, it has earned the gratitude
and preference of every citizen of the ma
ton. It stands before the world the grand
est political party, and has achieved the
grandest reforms, of all history. And with
nominee for President who is an honest
man, an able statesman and true patriot,
it invites the vote of every citizen who en-
dorses honor, economy and reform.
2. The ticket of the Republican party is
an honest one. 1t points but one way, and
that is the way of national honor and pros
perity; It speaks with one voice, and that
declares for hard money, civil service re-
form, true national economy, and protec-
tion for the rights Of every citizen. The
ticket is a unit, the two candidates on it,
are of one mind, and both are pledged to
the same great principles Of national hon
or, progress and prosperity.
8. The hope of the Republic, and the
honor of its flag, repose in the Republican
party. Every intelligent man knows that
the stability and permanency of our repub-
lican institutions depends on the free
school, the free press and the free ballot of
the nation; and every intelligent man
knows that these three bulwarks Of repub-
lican liberty, are not safe under the guar
dianship of the Democratic party. The
great strength of the Democratic party is
in the South, and the southern Democrat
nurses mortal hatred for the free school,
the free press and the free ballot. Hope,
the angel Of the future, turns away with
fearful eyes from the long record of trea-
son, burning school houses, gagged print
ing presses, and intimidation, of the Dem
ocratic party, and points with prophetic fin
ger and cheerful eye, to the Republican
party, and holds aloft the flag of our I'm
ion. And that flag, the emblem of the
nations greatness, the insignia of the ma
tiOn's honor, the banner of liberty, the star
Of the worlds hope, honored by every ma
ton on earth, and floating proudly on ev-
cry sea, is, and should be, the pride and
glory of every true citizen of the Repub-
lie. But who defended it against treason,
dishonor and inlfamy? The Republican
party. Who attempted to tear it down,
dishonor it, and trample it under foot by
vile rebel mobs? The Democratic party.
Let every man, in whose breast patriot
ism, honor, justice and good will have an
abiding place, vote promptly, and work
hard on the 7th of November for Hayes
and Wheeler, and
THE star-spalgled banner in triumph shall
Ger the land of the free and the home of the
brave" ROCK CREEK.
PrOPhecy-Jts Teachings! Its Warn