The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
TIE POINTS AT ISSUE.

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Is THE POINTS AT ISSUE .,
80 Tie movements Of the Republican party
in the present campsign very much resem-
Die those Of the clttle fish which seeks 70
hide itself and escape inthe cloud Of black
ness Il elects from its BODY, discoloripg the
water and confusing its pprsner. On the
sane principle the Republican party seeks
to eyade pursuit andexPusure By confusing
the public mind By false and irrelevant is
sues. and by disturbing the peace o. the
country BY the revival Of "reminiscences Of a
war long since ended. The Democratic
parry. memorable 10 its purpose. willnct be
diverted from it. Its dealings arc with the
present and for the future. leaving the past
with all rs bitter memories 70 take its place
in history. guide. aud ii may be warrr
ing Cor the future. but othersise having no
practical bearing upon the matter now in
band. 80 4.
II istrue that out Of the past, have grown
the ilis the Democratic party j. now called
spou to remove. In the sweeping victory
Of the North. the party that controlled its
war measures naturally succeeded 70 the
control Of its civil doctrines. Arrogant IN
its triumph. irresistible in its numbers,
that party brOoked no opposition, and
seorned all the warnings to moderation. 1t
OVERRIDE the Constitution. it defed the
!. laws, il ignored tie rights Of cGqual states,
Il squandercd the public monies. Il created
nes Ofsces. that is body Of re.ainers might
be enlarged, ara it permitted to tbOsc re-
saiaers such afrss aud dishonest use Oflhs
revenues Of the country, that while the bur-
den Of tsxstiou was Increased four-fold. tue
people we're robbed without mercy. and a
4. pecuniary exhaustion brougs. 4seut such as
has never existed before. The national gov
renmeut itself derived little advantage from
this depletion. AID the awful public debt
still sands almost undiinipished and still
20 be provided fOr. All this that the Res
publican party might still continue % live.
That party stlI dsldsuds The retention Of
pOssr. Bat can the People, for their own
safety and welfare grant III II ia qaes-
fion d Tie aad death. of bread and meat, OF
prosperity or ~ poverty shst i befor. them.
sixteen years n almost dnrestrie,ed posses
sion ofthis poxer b ibs RepuLiiean party
slows that its course leads % national de-
sruesion aodto indisidad misery. There
isho sppreciable diminutiOn Of The nation.
81 debt. While mOnsy enough has been sto-
len 20 have nearly paidit ". Il now is
more than two billions, A reduction Of
four o. Eve hundred millions IN The last
zen yean gives snail Icpe Of any purpose
or plan % The part Of the Republican par
~ ever 70 extipguish il; % the contrary.
drawn from tbeiiqui,ous and erllsustibg
taxation Of the nBpoSerishod tilIers Of the
soil. viii still be applied TO supper. and
cOnciTiate tliat vast army of oiice holders,
who stard around the Aemi-inpsrial throne,
.ssrisabls Pretorian Guard. 20 p.inister to
~ euraYsgaBes. and aid 10 The issl sub
jaeatiou u tie liberties Of The country.
What promise does the Republican par
" give Of doing bstier? During tls last
Session Of Coogres.. tie Democratic House.
true % is promises Of reform aud retIench.
msni. cut down ibe neutrality-suspicious.
sixty ihrae niIliSp Mind Jon. this re-.
arsffm i more ,lian ,lie Shols expenses q
The gsrsrnroent befo,e lhe var. fbci
pabiiesn SENATE resisted, sgtd ) reduction, d
only about thirty bse millions vas :o-sible.
md this IS she creed of tls. parry. !. was
bors 10 iiseOrd il was bred ~ strife, 10
ass grown Up 10 corruption And il has