Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-25

rasdusat V0fes tuere cast iH Neo Tort cy ne eeo-
fioR IN November"
Every one Of these fraudulent votes we're Demo-
cratic votes cast for Horatio Seymour for President
and for John 7. Hoffman for Governor; and
with all these frauds the majority counted
IN their favor In the State was only 1000 in vote oil
This, now undsputed crime, gave rise to the elec-
ton laws passed by Congress These laws were re-
sisted al every stage by the Democratic party Many
weary night session had to pass them. Their re-
sistence to these laws only TO their oppo-
sition 70 the constitutional amendments AT the re-
cent session the House Of Representatives passed IN
one Of the appropriation bills an amendment repeal
ing the election laws, and the Republican Senate
would have gladly accepted the ISSUE but the Demo-
cratic caucus Withdrew the amendment, aud these
laws stand TO guard the approaching eeciou- But
the Democratic party has not and dare not make an
issue upon them.
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL CITIZENS
Another long struggle between the two parties was
the passage of the Law enforce the Constitutional
amendments, and to secure equal rights TO all eilzens
amendments, but carefully avoid all mention OF the
enforcement acts This is easily explained by the
fact that the Democratic leaders have placed
struerion upon the amendment that viii, accepted,
nuliify and destroy them. Under Democratic ad-
minstrati0u the freedman can not assert his civil
rights his rights to vote unless the Stale shall deny
abrdge 1t. In that event only, they tell, US Con-
gress can interfere by appropriate legislation. A
citizen, mob, city or a county may deny the
freedman the right 10 vote, aod Congress Is poweress
TO protect him. Such is their construction of the
amendments, and If adopted terror, violence, fraud
and murder deprive negroes Of all civil rights,
only the STATE Is silent The Republican
enforce the Constitutional amendments
NOT only against the laws of State
denies or deprives citizen of his right. And this
vital issue concealed aud covered in the Demo
cratic platform. There is not one word in 1t about
protection TO citizens in equal rights They aequiesee
in the amendments as they eonstrue them, but not
one word or promise that they will enforce these
amendments by appropriate legislation: If they sue
De rfvrHHh hrf and viz
Of his civil rights as he viii be- they will say "the
State does deny abridge your rights and there
fore Congress can not interfere But the SGie VIII De
neutra Il will not punish violation Of civil rights
and thus the freedman bound hand and foot by this
Democratic construction, will be surrendered to the
tender mercies OF the Ku-klux and White Leagues
who are as safe from punishment under State laws
for killing negroes as for planting potatoes
UNMIsrAKABLE DECLARATIONS OF RIGHT.
Nov, on This vital question the Republican platform
speaks out like bell.
The third resolution is as follows:
3. The permanent paeifcstion OF the Southern sec
ion of the Union and the complete protection Of its
eizeus In the free enjoyment Of all ther rights, are
duties which the Republican party stands sacredly
pledged. The power to provide for the enforcement
Of the principles bodied in the recent Constitutional
amendments is in the Congress Of the United States
and we declare it to be the solemn Obligation of the
Legislative Executive Departments Of the govern
ment put into immediate and vigorous all their
constitutional powers for removing any just causes Of
discomfort the part Of any class and for securing
to every American citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise OF all civil political and pri-
vate rights. To this end we imperatively demand a
Congress and chief Executive whose courage and
fidelity TO these duties shall not tater until these
suits are placed beyond dispute or recall"
he letters Of acceptance by General Hayes and Mr..
Wheeler clear and strong 60 the effect while
Tilden ard Hendricks talk about reforming
everything else but outrage and murder in the south
ern States. The only reference made to either Of
them in their letters Of acceptance is the general
phrase used by Mr.. T1den, that if he is elected he
will exercise the powers which the laws and the Con-
sttution give HIM protect all citizens whatever
their former condition. and this expressly reserves
him without committsi the right adopt the con-
srucon OF the Constitution held by the Democratic
party that these enforcement acts null and void.
He occupies precisely the position of Mr.. Buchanan,
to prevent it. So Nh Tden will be in favor of equal
rights but viii have power to protect citizens in
equal rights. suggestion the Constitution in this
connection plies his doubt of want Of power under
the Constitution to enforce equal rights. A must
be blind foolish who will trust to such men the
lives and liberties of millions of freedmen.
FINANCIAL PHAEToMs.
There is another law passed by the Republican party
against the united vote ofeTery Democrat Congress-
upon which they have not and dare not make manly
ISSUE aud that is the Resumption Act. Last year the
whole party in Ohio, with Gov Allen and Cen Ewing
at the head rung the changes upon this act II was
the raw head and bloody homes of their speeches and
their dreams; aud the chief mission Of the Democratic
party was 10 repeal this act Not vestige 10
main. Many sn honest man was led to vote the DEM
ocratc ticket from conception of the Re
sumption Act, and in the faiIh that Gov. Allen would
in some way veto or repeal it. Well, we have had
Democratic National Convention at S.. Louis, and
here is what it says about resumption and the Re
sumption Act:
awe deuounee the financial imbeeility and iumor-
ality Of that party which, during eleven years Of
peace, has made no advance toward resumption, no
preparation for resumption, but instead has obsruced
resumption by wasting our resources and ex haustng
all surplus income; and, while annually profess
ing 10 intend speedy return to specie pay ments has
annually enacted fresh hindranees thereto. As such
a hindranee we denOunee the resumption day clause
of the act Of 1875, aud demand its repeal"
This is piping at a lower key. The Democratic
party denounces US for making no advance towards
resumption during eleven years of peace have felt
that ought to have done so, and from my official
position proposed various measures to that end but
encountered differences oil opinion in the Republican
party TO the mode and method Of resumption and
decided opposition from Democratic Senators to every
plan proposed to the thing itself.
BORROWED FINANCIAL IDEAS
Gov Tilden in his letter Of acceptance recommends
two plans in aid Of resumpIion-one gradually ae-
cumulate coin in the Treasury, and thus strengthen
and enlarge reserve for resumption; and the other
to either pay fund into bonds such surplus
backs the wants Of business may tail keep in
par with coin. Well have proposed since 1870 to
this day both plans and so has Gen. Grant and Gen
BIstow and the great body Of the Republican party,
and have been met by the opposition and denuneia-
tion Of the Democratic party especially here in Ohio,
where Gov Al en-, Gen. Ewing Gen. Cary, and all the
rest have fairly passions into rags in denounens
"hoarding gold" and Contracting greenbseks." And
now. forsoofh, these same gentlemen now hurah-
ing for Tiden and the very measures we proposed,
and passing judgments against US for hindering re-
sumption.
So It has been fellow citizens on every question of
principle policy for sixteen years with the Demo-
erare party.
But Gov Tilden goes one step further than we have
gone He proposes 10 pay rate Of interest on green
backs to make them desirable as investment, and
thus retire the whole body Of them from circulation
and 10 continue the banking sysTem the strength o
which he exaggeraes aud give 1t the entire crcula-
iiOn Exit greenbaeks, issue baukootes says Gov
Tilden. But last year It was Away with the banks
more greenbacks." How can meet such adverse
ries? What honor consistency is there in such
political Jugsery2
HONEST PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS.
But they say that the Republican party wasted our
resources and exhausted all surplus income dur
ing these eleven years. Well, know that we. used
the surplus income in paying of vast Of floating
CLAIMS and debts well as the interest Of the
debt and also the Of $500 52 S02 SO the prin-
cpai OF the bonded debt l had regarded this
matter Of PRIDE aud not matter Of oach. They
say have annually enacted-fresh hindrances to re-
sumption. do not know what they mean by this.
thought I had annually tried to get some
measure Of resumption, but annually failed
for want Of votes, but l am not Of the
passage Of acts to hinder resumption. But the
meanest and worst clause Of this demagogical
resolution is the last: "As such hiRdrGRee we de-
nounce the resumption clause OF the act Of 1870 and
we hereby demand its repeal" 1t Is not the re-
sumption act they denounee-that is apprOYed-but
the clause promising to redeem on the first day ol
January, 1873; aud mat not because It is wrong to
resume then, but that our promise to resume then is
s'hindranee" to resumption sooner. It can not be q
"hindranee'' unless ought to resume sooner. And
so all the Democratic opposition 10 the Tesumpton act
ss ,botvr Al q hiudered o