Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-25
POLITICAL.

The late Confederate States have now
all been Mexicanized by the Democra-
cy. 1t is called "local self-govern-
ment."
To divert the public mind from its
enormous crimes against the elective
franchise and against truth and justice,
the Democracy is constantly iterating
and reiterating the cry of fraud.
The National party seems to present
to Gen. Ewing an opportunity to re-
new his famous declaration that the
Democratic party had outlived its use-
fulness.
| There is one way to make paper
money SO plenty that every man can
have as much as he wsnts-that is,
make it so plenty that no man will
want it.
Tens of thousands of dollars of the
peoples money are being spent by the
Potter committee, Ostensibly to search
for frauds, but really to cover up Dem
ocratic frauds and crimes.
While the Democratic House of Rep
resentatives reduces the needed num-
Der of clerks in the Departments, it
appoints more employees of the House
than is needed or than is allowed by
law.
The Kentucky Republican State
Central Committee have resolved on
an active campaign in that State. 1t
is proposed to make fight for the
municipal officers in Louisville, with a
fair prospect of capturing them.
When the Democracy say, 1--WE re
gard the limitations and restrictions
imposed by Congress on the coinage of
silver as impolitic and unjust" they
are simply "deceivers and deceived"
There is no more chance for a free
and fair election or for Republican TO
cast his vote now in most of the South
ern States than there was during the
war. 1t is Democratic local seli-gov-
eminent.
Messrs. Potter and Morrison are
hunting only for electoral frauds, they
say, not investigating election frauds.
Well, they have proved that the De-
mocracy offered a 100000 bribe to o
Republican elector for his vote.
Voorhees, says Thurman is the COM
ing man for the Presidency, which is
a deliberate thrust under the fifth rib
of the vacillating Hendricks. 1t is re-
lated that the feeling between the Tall
Sycamore and the late candidate for
the Vice Presidency is not cordial.
Sherman's witnesses are to be heard
at last The pressure of public opinion
was too much for that subcommittee
of the Potterers now 10 Louisiana.
There will not be much interest taken
in the matter, as the investigation so
far has proven such lamentable fail
ure.
No alleged crime mas ever been more
clearly proven than the alleged Demo-
cratic terror, intimidation, murder.
violence, and fraud, by which fair
and free election was prevented in
many of the parishes of Louisiana.
The Washington branch of the Potter
Committee has adjourned to Atlantic
City; and the people are coolly required
to pay their summer seaside recreation
bills, while they endeavor to obscure
the Democratic crimes ag iinst the cleo
tive franchise.
1t would be just as reasonable to de-
mand that the United States should
establish Touring mills and grind eve
rybody's grist, without taking toll, as
to require that the Government should
coin all the bullion brought to the
mints without charging seigniorage.
WHERE the civil power Of govern
ment is weak, as it always must be
under our theory of a national con.
federacy of States, the army or reserve
power should be strong, that it may be
handled promptly and used to crush
directly the beginnings of trouble. The
rule of the Democratic party, however,
just revers this. 1t cripples, weakeDs
and embarrasses the army, in order
that riots, internal disturbances and
frontier warfares may get under full
headway before they can be checked.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has -four
ished its whip over both Thurman and
Ewing, plainly notifying the former
that he must "place his loyalty beyond
skepticism in his opening Speech"
and the latter that he must not CO.
!guette with the National party. The
Enquirer is perfectly satisfied with the
Ohio Democratic platform of this year,
as the elimination OF the doctrine it
advocated when the distinguished Sem
ator held back, and DOW IT gives notice
to Thurman that he must be satisfied
or stand to one side. When the En-
quirer is able "to read the riot act" in
this manner to the Democratic leader,
with the assurance that it must be
obeyed, craftsmanship becomes vain
thing.