The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
THE OHIO REPUBLICAN COMMIT
TEE


and 10 ask their "Wealthy Friends to do the
Same"
The Repository repudiates our charge,
that it is a National bank organ; and
Major Mckinley in speech at Pigeon
run, near Massllon few days ago, tried
TO convince the miners that he was
VreenbaCker and against National banks.
The Major was no doubt trying to iool
the "infernal Nationals" as the Cleve-
land Herald and Repository called them,
80 as to get their votes.
We gave Major McKinley's financial
record in Congress two weeks ago, and
showed that the Major voted in March
last against the bill of Mr. Springer, OF
Illinois, placing gold and silver on the
same footing; that on Nov. I'd, 1877, he
voted against repeating the Resumption
Act; that while this bill was pending in
the Senate, Mr.. Townsend moved in the
House to suspend the rules to repeal 30
much of the law as permitted the sale of
bonds for resumption purposes, and to
compel the receipt of legal'tender mon
ey for customs duties, and that the Ma
ior voted against this motion; that upon
two separate occasions Mr.. Southard
moved to suspend the rules, and pass
bill making legal tenders receivable for
customs duties; that only two Republi-
cans Gardner and Neal, voted with the
Democrats first; that upon the last vote
the bill passed, and the Major voted no.
that when Gen. Butler introduced his
bill for the reissue of the fractional cur.
rency, and of a certain amount of legal
tender notes of small denomination,
every Ohio Democrat voted yes, and ev'
cry Ohio Republican present voted no;
on June 10Th Gen. Ewing introduced
bill to retire the circulating notes of Ma
tional Banks, and substitute United
States notes therefor, receivable for GUS
toms, taxes, claimes, ETC., against the
United States, the bill providing care
fully against contraction; this bill receiv-
ed 10 votes to ia against it; that the
Major voted against it, and he and all
the Ohio Republican members opposed |
the bill exemphng matches from taxa
ton, and voted against reducing the tax
on tobacco and cigars; that the Major |
voted against the bill suspending the
sinking fund, which has been largely |
oyerpaid for five years the Major voted
against pensioninR thesurviving soldiers
of the Mexican war; the Major voted
steadily against cutting down the army.
The fact is the scheme of the party in
power is and has been to extinguish the
greenbacks and have no currency but
that of National banks, Hence the APP
peal to the banks for help, as follows:
APPEAL OF CHAIRMAN ROBINSON To THE NATIONAL
BANKERS FOR HELP.
Columbus, Ohio Sept IT, 1873.
"DRAR SIR-Tfe Republican party OF ONO is |
engaped IN q contest for honest money and |
maintenance of the public faith. The opposition |
are the enemies of sound currency ana goOu |
poverr meut Ohio is the battle ground OF an |
idea that il triumphant will have terrible ef |
feet upon our material interests. 10 make the |
the 1ght successfully we must hire more money |
especially in The last ten days OF Inc campaign |
With the necessary funds we can Orglni=e corps |
OF workers that will certaHly give US lhe SLale |
and elect ten or eleven Congressman, thuS turn |
ing back the tide of h,faLiOu and cOnst quent re-
nudiauOn Nov you can assist us very much by |
Sending us ffy or one hundred dollars, and asking |
youF Wedlthu friends 10 do the same. II is true II
is a small matter to you aud to them but Will
readily see that number OF such contributions
will be Of great assistance 70 US, as the LnalD 9u
Glaught Of the enemy will be made upon the Ma
tloual Banks. We need not eel your attention 10
the danger that threatens this part OF our hnan'
oial system, or the Importance OF the impending
blow, In word, Sir, we need pecuhtuIy dSSlSuE'Ce
and of course, you will understand, AS well Us
the Committee, that whatever Is done for us shod
be done quickly, as 1t Is expected 10 be OF CON
siderable assistance to us In the present struggle
for the financial life and prosperity OF OUT cOun'
ky. We, therefore hope you will respond early,
and give good sum to the relief OF our cause
"Yours, respectfully
~ S. ROBINSON, Chairman.
"To--, President - National Bank -
Ohio"
If there is deeper infamy than that by
which the Republican party in 1875 stole
tie electoral votes Of Florida and Lou
isisns through the Returning Boards,
this appeal to Bankers and Bondholders
to help the party to steal the election in
Ohio is that deeper infamy. But they
will not succeed. All these devices will
be unavailing, and the people in their
might will, at the ballot-box, vindicate
their rights and their capacity for self
government. The people are consider
ing these things and we are confident
will give an unmistakable verdict,
There is no mistaking General Wiley's
position on all these qustions.
TIE Canton Democrat, in asserting that
the Herald is National bank organ and
is in favor of retiring the greenbacks TO
make room for more bank notes, is jump