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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
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Phillips county, Arkansas, in which
is Helena, has about $500 Republican
voters to 800 Democratic. The officers
of the county are Republican. No
charge of incspacity or malfeasance
has been brought against any of them.
Therefore, something has to be done.
The Memphis Avalanche stated that
the Democrats were forming armed
bands to carry the election, and the
Helena paper admitted and justified it.
1t declared that hitherto they had ne
elected to use force to control the
blacks, but that now new practice is
to come in. The county is alive with
military preparations as for war. The
Mayor of Helena and several other
Democratic citizens went to Memphis
and borrowed two pieces of artillery
belonging to the State of Tennessee,
which they took to Helena and plant
ed in the public square with a guard
upon them. All the sights and sounds
of preparations for battle, murder, and
sudden slaughter are paraded and ex-
hibited before the peaceable colnred
people, and rifiemen ride in bands
about the county to terrify them into
stunning all political organization, and
keeping away from the polls. Mr..
Thurman has no soul to be moved by
this crime against liberty. He sees no
fraud in an election carried by such
means. This is to him the true Demo
cratic mode of carrying an election
Gin. Gazette.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

and we trust successful future.-Msjor
Genl. John Hill is at MOundsville
camp meeting bus-sing the girls to and
from the camp ground. John is clever
busser.-Eli Gilmore has started y
new grocery; thoughtful in Eli-we
needed it.-Charley Bum, q trackman
on G. & p. had a finger crushed be-
tween the bumpers.-GeOrge Heinlein,
an accomplished musician, is home
from COlnmbus.-Mrs. George Medill,
and children, are on an extensive vlsll
in the West.-Benjamin Griffith has
permanently located in Harlan, Iowa.
John Young isjust home from visit
to friends in Huron cOuuty.-Robt.
Williams has been taking in bis old
home in Observation-Disclosures an
invalid and sister, daughters of the
veteran toll keeper will soon leave for
Colorado for Sadie's health.-ROss GrieI
is at Columbus.
We are informed that a case Ol
genuine yellow fever is at Sloan's, Z.
d p. r. r. A man named Henry, one
of the attaches of the steamer John A.
Porter, whose crew were so sick with
the disease at Cincinnati, that the au.
thorities there would not allow the
boat to land, but sent her on with sone
physicians to look after her crew. The
boat had been in the infected regions
below, but finally stopped at Gallipolis.
]. W. Tippet has shipped from this
general locality during the past year,
60 car loads of walnut lOgs, to Boston,
New York and European markets.
Each Car contained about $500 feet,
costing about $50 per thousand, board
measure.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
Thurman ON Resumption.

On the 1st day of Augest, 1878, there
were in the United States Treasury
S161 $40, 800 40 in gold and silver cCin,
but mainly in gold. This is indepen-
dent of gold and silver certificates.
Judge Thurman, in his Hamilton
speech, takes the ground that to COM
mence resumption is possible, but he
adds: "The great question remains,
could such specie payment be main>
tanned? And if not, why should the
people be ground between the upper
and neither milestone in order to begin
specie payment somewhat earlier than
the condition OF the country would in
sure its continuance" 1t will be re-
membered that only few months ago
the Democratic party secuted the idea
of possibility of resuming specie Fay
meuts on the 1st of January, 1879; but
as, in the natural course of events,
resumption has already become prac-
ticable, and would be Immediately put
in operation if the law allowed it, that
party have abandoned their original
position and now insist that specie pay
ment cannot be maintained. And
why? Because, says Judge Thurman,
we might possibly have "a little war"
or "a change in the balance Of trade
may occur" or "the products of our
mines may fall off," These are posi-
bilities, but neither event is probable.
If for such reasons specie payment
SHOULD be delayed, the postpOnement
might be continued for a quarter or a
half century, and the argument for
delay would be just as potent at the
end of the time as it Is now. But our
Ohio financier Is not consistent with
himself, for in another part OF his
speech he says:
use either kind of paper (bsnk
notes or greenbacks), and the amount
of coin in actual circulation, apart from
the small coins used for change, will be
comparatively small, 50 long as one
and two and five dollar notes are is
sued, for such notes always drive coin
out of circulation"
That being the case, it does seem to
be folly to argue that, with $3.50, 600, 600
in coin in. the Treasury, resumption
cannot be commenced and continued
without difficulty.
On the fi.st day of January, 1879,
there will be outstanding and in the
United States Treasury about one
thousand million dollars. OF this, in
round numbers, one-third part will be
in greenbacks, one third in national
bank notes and the other third in gold
and silver cOin cOin certificates and
bullion. The coin dollar, greenback
dollar and national bank dollar will
then be interchangeable, one with the
other. and, as Judge Thurman re-
marked, in all mercantile transactions
and for every day business purposes
the greenback and national bank note,
equally alike, will be preferred to coin.
The people will then be in the full pos
session of one af the best monetary sys
TENS the world has ever known.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

The Sandusky Register has been
overhsuling Mr.. Thurman's financial
record, and shows that upon the bill
reported byJohnSherman, of the Senate
committee on Finance, in February
1874, Mr.. Thurman voted at every
stage OF its progress with the hard
money Senators, and when the Presi-
dent vetoed the bill as an imitation
measure he voted to sustain the veto.
On the 9Th of April Mr.. Thurman said.
In speech on the bill: at means that
so long as shall live, and possibly
long after shall be laid in the grave,
this people shall have nothing but an
irredeemable paper currency with
which to ira nsact their business, that
currency which has been well described
Is the most effective invention that
ever the wit of man devised TO fertil-
ize the rich mans field at the expense
OF the poor mans brow. 1 will have
nothing to with it, SIR"
We nope that our Democratic friends
throughout the county will compare
the above utterances with those in his
recent speech at Hamilton, and decide
which was the views of the statesman
and which of the demagogue.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

IT should not be forgotten by the ad
vocates of greenback substitution fol
National bank notes, that the National
banks were established for the purpose
of gaining larger credit for the Govern
ment, and fastening another form OF
its paper issue upon the people. AL
thOush at that time the Government
was an enormous purchaser, buying
arms, ammunition, clothing, provisions
and all manner of supplies for vast
armies, it did not venture to put out
legal tenders for the entire amount.
The State banks were taxed out of ex-
istence and compelled to take the form
of National banks, and in this way the
necessities of the Government We're
met and the means of carrying on the
war supplied. The Government is No
longer large purchaser, and the ques-
tion arises, If the banks are to wind up,
how is the volume of greenbacks an
sWering to the amount of National
bank notes Withdrawn from circulation,
to be got out and into the hands of the
people? And there is the further
problem OF maintaining so vast sum
of Treasury paper at par with gold. II
it is considered doubtful, asi Senator
Tburmsn u thinks it is, to keep his $340, :
100000 of legal tenders at par, how
vastly more difficult will it be when to
these legal tenders is added an equal
issue of greenbscks without the legal
tender qnality.-Cin. Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
Thurman's Cry of Fraud.

The cry of fraud in the election oi
President, with which Mr.. ThurmAn
winds up his speech of humiliation,
will be cc,.unted especially weak as
coming from him. He actively assist
ed to frame the Electoral Tribunal 10
Judge that ele( ton. For him to go be,
hind its decision is feeble. Besides, a
rival seeker of the Presidency has re
Gently made publication which vir-
tually arraigns those Congressman that
Iontrived this tribunal, as inadequate
TO their duty, and unfaithful TO the
Constitution and to the Democratic
President-elect. Thus Mr.. Thurman
enters upon his pursuits under the i'm
putatiOn of helping to throw out a
Democrat who had been elected-s
charge to which his cry of fraud gives
color.-Cincinnat Gazette rep
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
Coed Advice TO Republicans.

In this state of things, It is not only
the duty but the policy of the Repub-
licans to stand by honest money and
the right OF every man to his own earn
ings and his property. If they do
not, they will run to sure
defeat; if they do. they stand a
fair chance of victory, for there are
many prudent and honest Democrats
who would aid them. This is the
plain, common-sense view of the situa
ton, as it strikes us. If it is just one,
our friends, whatever feeling they may
have about the Presidents policy and
conduct, will lay it aside, and unite for
the hearty defense of cause which in
wolves, as much as in the days of the
civil war, our country's honor aid wei
fare.-IN. Y. Times (Rep.).
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

"DowN with the land monopolists,' y
cry the Nationals and their Commun-
istic allies. Who are these monopo-
lists? Who but the farmers of the
country? In Ohio, according to the
census OF 1870, there we're 195, 1853 farms
of all sizes, and the average number OF
acres in each was fraction less than IA.
Over rs, 900 farms contained less than
50acres each, while of large farms con
tanning 500 acres and over there were
only 52S. The theory of the new
party Is that every man who has more
than an average sized farm is a land
InOnopolist Who should be made to
divide. The men with 80 acres, 80
acres and one hundred acres or more
are to be assailed and put down as ene>
mics of the poor and cumberers of the
ground that belongs to other people. I
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

Whether he intends 10 do so or not,
t will be seen that Mr.. Thurman tIeats
the substitution of Treasury for Nation
al bank notes as an extinction of in-
iebtedness, else why does he speak oI
the National bank currency as meaning
''the indefinite perpetuation of the
National debt:" Suppose every dollal
IF it retired and greenbacks substitut,
ii, is the National debt any nearer ex-
inction? Is not the greenback an evi
ience of indebtedn' IS also? Or has Mr.
Thurman arrived at General Cary
conclusion that greeb backs are money
Il Cincinnati Com mmercial (Ind.).
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

A STRIKING illustration OF the poPu-
ar contempt felt for the last Congress
IS shown by the number OF new men
who are receiving The nominations.
Up tothe present time there have been
about 279 candidates nominated, and
Ill but 81 of these are new men. Ofthe
present incumbents who have been re-
nominated 80 arc Republicans and p
Democrats. This slaughter Of states
men is sufficient proof that the people
are thinking and acting for themselves.
A Congress Of new men is not always a
success, but new men in this instance
ire pretty sure to be an Improvement
IN the old Ones.-TN. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

DEMOCRACY nowadays is matter
of longitude. In the remote region
wher3 rolls the Wabash and hears Ut
sound the resonant periods of Dan
Voorhees,, a Democrat ia a firm be.
lever in the efficacy of printers ink,
and holds that it will of itself transform
a worthless piece of paper into real,
undeniable dollar. Here in Ohio, a
Democrat is-well, he is pretty bad.
ly torn up in his mind, just now, over
the reckless misdemeanors of the o..
Connor Legislature, and has hardly
time to investigate the currency ques-
ton. II he happens to tie to Ewing he
Is greenbacker and a roaring iDfia
ZIONIST. If he is disciple of Durbin
Ward. be is for sound, solid, old fash
ioned, genuine, honest money. If he
is Thurmanite, he lodges. On the
Atlantic coast-in little Delaware, for
instance-a Democrat is q gold bug-a
ferocious, beetle>broWed, unrelenting
contractiOnist. 1t is queer party on
the whole. lis different sections are as
opposite to each oCher as the poles; and
yet, so early is the lesson instilled into
their infantile minds that the first du.
ty and chief end of man Is to vote the
straight Democratic ticket, and they
obey the party lash, eat
what is set before them, and If they
cannot refrain from cursing, curse in
wardly.-Springfeld Republican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
Cost of Making Paper Money.

1t has cost the Government, or more
correctly speaking, the people, for
printing "greenbacks," since 1862, an
average of 1855, ,O24.8S! per annum. or,
in the aggregate down 10 1877, the large
,uIn of $l4, ,324 1921. Thus the cost
If issuing greenbacks is charged to snd
becomes tax upon the people. But
when the Government issues national
bank notes the cost is charged to and
paid by the banks. Those who wish
TO abolish the national banks should
make a note of the fact that the max
ing of these bank notes costs the peO,
pie nothing, while the printing OF
greenbacks has, up to date, cost the
people about SIS 100000.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

THE Soldiers and Soldiers Conven-
tion which met in Dayton last week
did not forget to pitch into the infa-
nous Democratic Legislature, which
the Democrats of Belmont, in Conven-
tion assembled, heartily endorsed for
passing:
The O'COnnor law, which they say
''if enforced will result in the break
ing up of the institution, driving its
inmates into the streets, the almhouses
OF the various counties, or if continued
in existence, compelling the widows
of our deceased comrades to pay into
the treasury of the Home the small
pittance rtcaived from the Govern,
ment as pensions, and even then not
admitting the children until they
have arrived at an age when they will
be able to almost support themselves,
all which provisions OF said law being
undoubtedly intended to destroy an
institution which has become the pride
of the loyal people of this Common
wealth, and by so doing violates the
pledged faith Of the State"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

For the benefit of the people who
are continually bowling contraction,
and trying to make everybody believe
that the stringency of the times is due
to want of currency with which to
transact business, we give below an
extract from the speech at Mansfield
last week, of that well-known Demo-
cratic statesman, Gen. Durbin Ward,
and recommend its careful study:
CAT the beginning of our late wal
the whole paper currency was about
500, ,000, 900, and the coin in the cOuD-
try was about S255, 900, 900, total oi
S457 200, 900, or Sl4 80 per capita. The
Treasury books now show in green.
backs, bank notes and fractional cur
rency 1854 900, 600 outstanding in paper
currency, and S207 ,00O, 900 in coin in the
Treasury, to say nothing of gold and
silver in banks, in private boards, and
in circulation. Taking the population
of 100000, the Treasury account
alone gives $40 80 per capita. So that
it will be seen that, even deducting
the half per cent discount now on the
greenback, the purchasing power Of
the present volume of currency, inclu-
ding coin and paper, is greater than il
ever was before in the history of this
country | speak not now of the ir.
regular temporary ISSUES of the war,
but the regular currency of peace
What the country needs, therefore, is
not so much an increase in the volume
uf currency as an assured confidence ia
the stability of its volume"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

"Do YOU wish the Union preserved?'
shouted Judge ThurIEan-at Hamilton
elf so, support Democracy" The
Judgeshould have stated it more clear
ly. II should have been stated thus;
''If you want 10 preserve the Union
support those who endeavored to de
stroy it." This is Democratic logic in
q nutshell.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

THURMAN holds that it is injurious
to the country to continue to pay in
terest on the bonds. So does Butler
But their scruples are not so great as tC
prevent them from drawing the in
terest on the bonds they hold.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

WANEkD TO KNOW, if in 1865. whenthe
great army was being paid of, S9SS, ,S1S,
6S5.76 of currency, the money value ol
which was s692. 256, ,35477, was suffi-
cient for the uses OF the country, how
much more is needed in 1878 than the
$685., ,597 1851 now in circulation, the
value of which is S6S4, 49,. .69I. q?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

The best dollar is that which will
buy dollars worth of goods anywhe re
In the world. One that would not be
worth the paper it is printed on out.
side of this country would soon lose its
fictitious value here also. Money, in
order to be useful, must either have an
intrinsic value or be interchangeable
with such coins.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

WITH the land filled with unemploy
ed lsbOrers-the Democrats say three
millions, but which is great exagger
atiOu-the free trade Democracy pro-
pose to import more laborers, or, which
IL the same thing, TO bring the products
of foreign labor to supply our mark Ell
free of duty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

THE New York Times comes to the
conclusion that The Republican party
has no choice but To make its main
fight, this year, Oh TIE financial issue.
1t concludes long article on the sub
ject as follows:
In this state of things, it is not only
the duty, but the policy, of the Re
pubficans to stand by the honest mon
ey and the right of every man to his
own earnings and his own property.
II they do not they will run to sure de-
feat; il they do, they stand fair
chance for victory, for there are many
prudent and honest Democrats who
would aid them. This is the plain,
common sense view of the situation,
as it strikes us. If it is just one, our
friends, whatever feeling they may
have about the Presidents policy and
conduct, will lay it aside, and unite for
the hearty defense of cause which in
wolves, as fDuch as in the days of the
civil war, our country's honor and
welfare.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

To THOSE who are so unfortunate as
to become prematurely gray, or whose
hair exhibits a tendency to fall off, we
recommend trial of HALLS HAIR
REVIEWER We do 80 with the ut
most confidence because it is every
where received with marked favor, and
has built upon its own merits such q
foundation that 1t is known and used
in all civilized countries.-Addison
IN. w Advertiser,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

SENATOR THURMAN may be as sound
a hard-money Democrat now as he
professed to be two years ago, but the
impression is that, like the girl in q
celebrated case, he has "scrooched" q
little.-Cin. Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

LABOR is capital, and there is no law
to compel man to work for another
without pay; nor is there any law TO
compel an employer to put his money
in circulation if he believes it to be un-
safe or Improbable to do so.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

THE most glorious chapter of Amer
lean history is that which covers the
record of the nation under Republican
management. Hard times, business
prostratiOn, and all the evils growing
tharefrom date from the unfortunate
hour when Democracy gained control
of the House of Representatives. The
only way to restore confidence is to re-
store the control of the party which
maintained it through long series OF
years. II Democr cy continues its
hold we shall 60 from bad to worse un-
til national bankruptcy squares ac-
counts all around. The hope of the
nation rests upon Republican ascenden-
cy, and to bring about this next fall is
the duty of every true citizen.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

The way the Democrats of Louisi-
ana corrupted witnesses and induced
them to perjure themselves before the
New Orleans branch of the Potter
Committee is explained by the answer
of one of them who, on being reproaeh.
ed for his perjury, said: "What would
you do ifa man came at you with q
knife in one hand and a roll of green
hacks in the other?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

IT was purely in the interest of right
and "iocsl self-government" that the
Democrats of Ohio redistr1cted-gerry.
mandered-the State, SO that, though
there should be a large Republican
majority in the State, yet there will be
a majority of Democratic Congressman. ].
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

IT was the Democratic majority in
the House Of Representatives which
refused to pass the Senate bill making
greenbscks receivable for customs dues
and for 4 per cent bonds.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22
GreeHbaclSs and National Bank
NnfPS.

1t has cost the people over sl4 .0O0,-
900 in fifteen years TO print the Gov
erDment "greenbacks," while the
printing of money by the Government
for the national banks hes not cost the
people one cent-the banks having
paid for printing their notes. Green
backs pay no taxes; national banks
pay from SIS, 600, coo to 80, 200, 900 per
annum in State and Federal taxes.
If these banks should, by act of Con-
gress, be closed, $40, 600, 900 would have
to be raised by taxing the people thai
additional amount each wear.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

FURTHER researches into the affairs
OF the Democratic State Treasurer OF
Missouri develop total discrepancy"
estimated at over $1,000.OO0. That
beats the Democratic stealings in Ohio
by something over $400, 900.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-08-22

Figures West of Bellaire inclusive are
Columbus time; figures East of Wheeling in
elusive, Baltimore time.
EVANSVILLE ACCOMMODATION leaves Zanes-
vile daily except Sunday at 6. Is A. NJ, and ar
rives at Columbus at 9.15 A. N. Stopping at
all Stations.
Fast Express runs daily. Express daily on
Central Ohio Division; daily except Sunday on
Lake Erie and Chicago Division. Other
Trains daily except Sunday.
THos. P. BARRY, Western Pass'r Agt, Gin
cinnati.
L. NJ. Cole, Gen1 Ticket Ag't, Baltimore
G. H. HUDSON, Sup't Trans. Ohio Division,
Chicago.