The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-12
Iuctt-s RopINsoN.

At this election we are TO choose a
Governor for this great State, an office
second only in Importance to that OF
President off Union. The station de-
mands man of intelligence, virtue, and
patriotism; one who has thorough
knowledge of the great and varied inter
ests of New York in addition TO thor
ough business habits, patient industry,
and strict economy. He must have the
frmness and vigor to carry out to the
letter his ideas of duty. In the whole
range Of my acquaintance | know OF no
man who more fnlly meets all these re.
auirements than Lucius Robinson. l
have been associated with him in busi-
ness affairs and ] always found him
frank, clear and deci1ed. He needs no
heightened commentary to tell OF his MT
ness for the Office for which he is nomi-
mated. He had always acted With the
Democratic party. AT the outbreak of
the war 1t was said that party distinctions
had ceased to exist, and ticket was
placed in nomination, made up OF those
who belonged to each OF the old political
organizations, and Mr.. Robinson was
Ulhu6 SOLuDILOllOl VI viz peesNS'
"A DEPRECATED CURRENCY.
Under the enormous issue Of paper
money wild spirit of extravaganza was
ene rendered. Men who now charge that
we are unsound upon the currency ques-
ton then declared that paper money was
better than gold. 1t was out insuch vast
volumes that it so weakened the credit OF
our country that our currency rapidly
lost its value as purchasing medium.
At one time it sank as low as forty cents
on the dollar. The Government could
not buy as much with its vast amount of
paper money as it could have purchased
with one-half of the sum had it been
kept up to its par value. TO aggregate
the evils the Government was forced to
sell in the markets of the world its bonds
bearing high rate ofinterest. Mr.. Rob
inson foresaw the evils we now fee. He
battled boldly for a policy which would
uphold the honor of the State and of the
Union. New York had borrowed money
for the construction of canals which made
it rich and prosperous. For the bonds it
issued it had received gold or its equiva.
lent. With ihconceiyable madness and
folly the Republicans determined to dis
honor the State and violate its faith by
paying the interest on these bonds in
paper, which was not worth one-half its
face. Mr.. Robinson stood up alone
against the whole action of those whom
he then acted politically with. Not one
of those who now claim to be the exclu-
sive friends OF the nations honor came
to his assistance when he was protesting
against the foulest, most hurtful action OF
reputation which stains American hon
or. New York has not even yet fully re-
covered from the discredit of this act;
but its evils were notconhned tothe linn
its of our own State. Its injury to the
credit of the whole country is represented |
by many millions of bonds which tax the
labor and industry of our people. When
we take into account the vast cost OF the |
war, hich exceeds S4,0OO,000,OO0, it is
safe to say that this act of reputation by .
the great commercial State of our Union
deprecated its currency, its credit, and
its bonds to that degree that tens of mill |
lions will not make good the sum of in
Jury to our country. When the Repub-
licans boast of their superior virtue, they |
are confronted by this act and by the fact
that we have placed Mr.. Robinson in
who withdrew from their
association when they committed this
crime.
feel very confident of the result of
the election in which we are engaged.
L. cannot be that the people Of this State
and the country will strike down the men
upon our Presidential or State tickets
who have battled so boldly for retrench-
ment and reform.
The Governor spoke with some diff
Guilty. but with his old power and mag.
netism, and his eloquent address aroused |
frequent and hearty applause.
Senator Herman next spoke, occupying |
two hours in convincinti and logical ar
gument. He was enthusiastically wei
coined.