The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-22

OF Hon. jain A. Mcmahon.
Another keynote" has been recently
sounded by distinguished leader in the
State, an old and able member of the
Committee on Appropriations in the
House of Representatives, / allude tC
the Hon. Charles Foster, In a speech
delivered in the House on June 10, upon
the "Suudry Civil Service Bill" he said
After several years Of careful study ol
the subject of government expenditures,
affirm that we have reached the maxi
mum, and that hereafter, for the ordi-
nary expenses of the government, we
will be compelled to gradually increase
the cost of running the government ma
chinery.
We had severe experiences on this
subject in the last as in the present ses-
sion. Exorbitant appropriations we're
demanded by the Republican deport'
ments. The Republicans in the House
and Senate generally voted for every in.
crease of expenditure. The Senate add
ed $l4,0OOOOO to the bills we sent them
this spring and compelled us, in confer
ence, to agree upon an increase of SlO,-
100000. Whatever economy the Demo-
cratic party has accomplished in the time
it has controlled the House it has won
by severe labor, against republican re-
sistance and without assistance or SYM
paty of single head of department.
Upon the question, then, of running
the government economically, the Re-
publican party does not believe in main
tanning even what we have gained. 1t
insists on increase of offices, large sala.
ries, extravagant expenditures, costly
government and large standing army.
We take issue with them upon all these
points.
What are our "key.notes" The State
platform is the text of our faith. And
our statesmen will soon expound in from
their various standpoints. 1t is too plain
to be misunderstood. But consider the
record of your congressman as a better
keynote" Platforms and speeches
are the words of promise. But votes in
Congress are the "key-notes" of per.
formance-the redemption of promises.
Let me review these votes hastily and
without argument. They will show
where the two parties stand
l. In regard to the silver bill: We
passed the Bland bill early in November.
1t put gold and silver upon the same
footing. Most of our Ohio Republican
Congressman voted for it. The Senate |
mutilated the bill, and so secure some
thing we were compelled to accept the
almost barren victory. In March last
Mr.. Springer introduced another bill |
putting gold and silver upon the same
footing. The yeas were 40 and the nays |
102 OF the yeas l02 were Democrats
and 3S Republicans OF the nays II were
Republicans and % Democrats. All the
Ohio Democrats voted yes. All the Re-
publiCans from our State voted no, eX-
Cept Voorhees,, absent In March our
Republican friends repudiated the prin-
Ciple they had supported in November
2. On the 81 of November the House
repealed the resumption act by vote of
1873 to 190. The bulk Of the vote for re-
peal was Democratic; of that against it
was Republican. Every Ohio Democrat
voted for repeal. But Of the twelve Ohio
Republican members only three-Gard.
ner, Jones and Van VOrhees-voted with
us.
8. While this bill for repeal was pend
ing in the Senate, Mr.. Townsend moved
to suspend the rules to repeal so much
OF the law as permitted the sale of bonds
for resumption purposes, and to compel
the receipt of legal tender money for l
customs duties, Upon this bill only two
Ohio RepubliCans-Gardner and Neal
voted with the Democratic members. q
4. Upon two separate occasions Mr.. t
Southland moved to suspend the rules 9
and pass a bill making legal tender ]
money receivable for customs duties. Q
Only two Ohio Republicans voted with t
he Democratic members-Gardner and t
Neal-all the Ohio Democrats voting yes. |
Upon the last vote the bill passed the l.
House. The Senate took no action. d
5. When General B ltler introduced his n
dill for the reissue of the fractional cur v
'enCy and of certain amount of legal C
ender notes Of a small denomination, g
very Ohio Democrat voted yes, and "
very Ohio Republican, who was pres v
mt, no. o
6 On the 16h of June General Ewing ii
bill to retire the circulat- a
ng notes Of national banks, and to sub b
titute therefor United States notes. re- b
eivable for customs, taxes, claims, etc., v
gatnst the United States, the bill pro- a.
iding carefully against contraction. I'll
1t received ITO votes to ia against it. o.
If the yeas all we're Democrats but thir- CT
cen; of the nays all were Republicans "
ut sixteen. All the Ohio Democrats IL
oted yes, and all the Republicans no, il
xCept Van Voorhees,, absent.
l have analyzed these votes to give the
eople information. The Republican
andidate for Congress promises we'll O,
ut the Republican Congressman per- q q
)rms poorly N
This is our financial record. We ac. h.
Omplished valuable results. We com. re
elled the reconciliation of silver, and
aved the greenback dollar from the ten VI
er mercles OF John Sherman. The Fort q,
i'll requires him to reissue and to cease % %sr
ontraction. But much more was at az
empted, in which W. failed for want of -
.epubican help. Shall we stop where tv
e are? The Republicans say yes. We #,
~ no. Choose between us. Nv
But we have record upon the subject III
, which attention should be called. "
7. We passed a bill exempting matches W
nd reducing the taxes upon tobacco and ri
gars. On this bill, so important to the ~
eople of Ohio, and particularly of this tu
istrict, the yeas were 13l, the nays 1OS. ="
he yeas were all Democrats but 10, and tb
le nays were all Republicans except 7. vi vi
II the Democrats from Ohio voted yes, W, w
OF one Republican voting with us, The We
'etext for this hostility to our interests az
as the necessity Of revenue to the gov. -
nment. But two measures were pend or
g in Congress, either of which would "