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

men In whose interests they committed
perjury and forgery. To these might be
added a number more who played their
part in minor capacities, and who have
been taken care Of accordingly. Turning
TO the State of Florida, we find another
intimate friend Of thepresent incumbent
of the White House, another Ohio man,
heading the lists of those who changed
the vote of that State. Mr.. Noyes, for
his services, was speedily appointed to
the very high position Of Minister to
France. Mr.. Kasson of Iowa, a co'work'
er in Florida, was at the same time made
Minister to Spain. Governor Stearns,
who performed important services, was
made one of the Hot Springs Commls-
sioners and Mr., Cowgirl, who put the
finishing touches upon the whole trans
action, was made a United, States Mar
shal. OF McLin and Dennis, and their
rewards have already spoken. | ven
ture to say that such recognition of spec
ial and doubtfal services was never be-
fore given by the head of any enlighten'
ed Government. 1t carries with 1t the
self-evident proof of corruption, OF bar
gain and exchange, of base services and
peculiar rewards. Remitting this whole
question, however, to the calm and up
acknowledgement of the people, for their
future decision and action, we will turn
now to the consideration of another vital
and overshadowing issue:
THE FINANCIAL LEGISLATION OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY
Has precipitated the country into con-
dition of disaster, general bankruptcy
and of threatened disorder on the part of
a large class of destitute people, which
fills every Thoughtful mind with the
gravest anxiety. This issue embraces
the actual wants and hard necessities Of
men, women and children, and hence it
is pregnant with the deepest importance
The responsibility for this issue is clear
and unuuestioned. Itisa issue present.
ed by the leaders of the Republican par
ty in the interest of capital withdrawn
from business, and by them alone. A
few days ago the great organ of its party,
the New York Tribune, used the follow
ing conclusive language:
at will not do for the Republican
managers or candidates to blind them
selves to the fact that the Republican
party is responsible for the present fnan'
Cial policy of the Government No course
can be weaker or more likely to end in
disaster than an attempt to ignore or es-
cape this responsibility"
| especially recommend this explicit
avowal to such as may have been led to
suppose that the Democratic party was
in some way sharer in the responsible
tiles which attach to those who have
wrought the wide spread ruin and mis-
cry Of the American people. This state
ment, however, Of the New York Tri-
bune, was not necessary to those who
have weighed the events of the last fif
teen wears with unbiased minds. Every
law on the statute books on the subject
of iDance is the creation of tie Republi.
can party. Let US be just and fair on
this point, and whatever there is TO the
credit of that party, let it be awarded.
We are sometimes reminded that the
law creating the United States legal ten
der note-the greenback dollar-is of
Republican origin. This is true, and yet
! it is a melancholy fact, that when the
greenback dollar, which had been used
at 80 or 60 cents on the dollar, by capt.
alists, to load themselves up with Gov
ernment bonds, then policy of hostility
was at once proclaimed against this kind
of money. AS soon as it was found that
legal.tender notes constituted a cheap
and safe money for the people, and could
no longer serve the purposes Of retired,
inactive. interest drawing capital, they
became an object of denunciation and
prescription at the hands of those who
brought them into existence. Democrats
on the other hand, who were in Congress
in 1862, and l, among them, doubted the
success of the new financial policy then
proclaimed. When, however, its benfC
ial features became manifest, and it was
discovered that some progress had been
made in the financial world; when we
discovered that the system of United
States legal-tender notes was especially
adapted to the business wants and inter.
ests of the American people, became
their advocates and supporters.
The spirit of hostility against the
greenbaCk currency having been aroused
by those who are interested in return
to specie payments through the process
of contraction, bold and determined acts
of oppression followed each other in rap
id succession. While the Republican
party held both branches of Congress,
every measure demanded by the money
power was enacted into law without
hesitation; solemn pledges made to the
people were set aside; laws for the pay
ment of large portion of our public debt
were repealed, and others enacted, in
Creasing the value of our bonds in the
hands of their holders many millions of
dollars; the burdens of the taxpayers
we're multiplied many fold, and their
ability to meet their obligations dimin-
ished from year to year by the policy of
contraction. On many of these points it
is unnecessary for me to dwell in detail
to-day. l have discussed them so re-
Gently in my place in the Senate, and my
views have been so generously received
by the people of Indiana, that am con-
tent to leave the principles of the cause
as l have already declared them. There
is a duty, however, which remains to be
performed. propose, briefly to exam
inc and compare the records of the two
great political parties on this vital and
permanent question. shall content
myself with review of the legislation
of the present Congress, although COM
parison of the work of the Senate and
House of Congress previous to this
would not be without profit. will take
my stand with the Democratic House of
the forty.fifth Congress, and show that
it has been true to the cause Of the
people, while the Republican Senate has
not. Promptly after convening in Octo.
Der last, the House of Representatives
proceeded, as far as it was in their power
to undo the great evils of previous Re-
publican legislation. The Republican
party had placed a ban on the American
silver dollar-had declared it to be no
lopoar noonev-and had driven H. from