The daily gazette., 1879-07-26
second ,E|C e EDITION
TNE,, ONO CAMPAIGN.

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1renchnent, Free Eiections'i
LANCASTER Ohio, July 24'Caen'
EIlne. democratic cand date tor tower
nor addressed large assempiase a. Mo
home here tonight.
Gen. Ewing i'd that the two great par
ties IN tha. State were fairly represents
tive Of the two parties throaghout tne
conntry. The struggle 10 ONO, Is one
hsfveen the dominating ideas OF the Two
0rAat parties on The uppermost questioh
ouert,ons of the dav, and this gave us
imnortance to the canvass. The repup-
licsns claim credit for economy IN puoiic |
"vn~nditnre. but the democrats, siuee
~ have controlled the House, have re- |
d,,cad expenses and saved he people $2l,-
Ol0,000 year. .a,o ...,. ,.u 49,
naid "a / 900. 900 in Federal taxes of
vhich hut 52S,0O0,00O have been ap-
nlied TO the principal Of the public debt.
n the renubiicans had been ~ eeonomi-
cal in the nine years proceeding 1919 as
thu democrats have forced them 10 De
aimee, the public debt would have been
reduced S;545, ,0O0, ,000 more. What has
been saved BY the democrats has been
ssyed in spite of steady and strenuous
O no .ition from republicans and
the administration inspite Of CON
tinuo,ls howIs about the treasona-
bic pnrposes of the democracy. This
illustrates the need for frequent
changes of administration. In the mesh
times Of Grant and Shepherd, Proctor
Knott wanted to pay salaries to the cast
iron hitching-post boys along the aven-
ues, saying they were the only fellows
in the District without salaries from
government. The constant tendency OF
the public service is towards grown OF
patronage aud power. This tendency
has only been checked in part by the
election Of democratic Congress. i
A complete change in administration
Ia needed to carry out the reform as IL
should be. The expenses of the govern
ment In 1877, outside Of charges for debt
and pensions, were Sll4,O00,00O, nearly
double what they were in 1860. Popu-
lstion has increased nearly 30 per cent,
but expenses in double ratio. A
change in administration will show that
many other reductions can still be made.
Gen. Ewing charged that the funding
contrivances of Secretary Sherman have
been made needlessly expensive to the
people, and have increased the interest
on the public debt at the same time that
they have added $50 ,O00,0 900 to its prin-
cipal. The per cent. bonds have been
bought because they are practically. by
being exempt from taxation, u and per
cent. bonds, and because industry has
been 30 broken down that capital
cannot earn per cent. clear in other
1tvoa<tavso Inv in, thasa ca,
curities is not an evidence of prosperity,
but Of idle capital seeking profits. Ii is
desirable TO have our bonds held al
home, but the eagerness 10 get them
shows that business is generally unpro-
ductive. Silent mills, fireless furnaces
scanty wages, want of work, swarlns o
tramps, all attest the success of Mr.
Sherman in so shrinking and diminish
ing the business OF the country tha
money, accumulating in hordes, ant
fearful of all other investments, is cage
to take the 81 per. cent. of interest AM
exemption offered by the government
rather than embark OH the dead sea Q
Industry.
The people have lost three or fou
hundred times as much as the govern
ment has saved. Resumption hsppene
TO concur with great crops and grea
foreign demand, and the latter have Sc
cured the success of the former. Wage
do not increase, however, and gold price
are one-third lower than prices would b
with q bimetallic currency. This adde'
90 per cent to the burden of our debt
and made taxpayers grOan everywhere
The republicans insist upon a mono
metallic currency, and want us TO let tn
finance question alone. But neither the
nor we are willing to do any such thin.
They want to maintain the gold 5 audar
while Mr.. Ewing and his friends seek
substitute democratic government none
for republican bank money. Ii the r
publicans succeed, it will be victol
Tor the national banks, and thus pIiva
corporations will have it in their power
regulate the volume of the currency.
Cen. Ewing said he was willing
abide by the popular decision on the
issues. As to the questions of tree elt
tiODs, the demoeractic party had fore
the issue on the repeal of the statues /
cstlse the republicans had swindled
people o.It Of their election in 1876, al
stood ready TO repeat the fraud in ls'
The army had been used--what gu
AMY AZ tueTe II WOulu noI ot us
again ? Supervisors and their bumm
had been paid out Of the public treas'
Ofbrce the election Of republican q
gressmen against the will Of the peol
Was It right to leave this party in I
sion of this power which has been
abused ? On this question we have
pesled Il ON the President to the peol
Let the latter decide 1t. IL you wan
psy hundreds of thousands of doll
each congressional election to have bs
ne:s around the polls and marshals
spies to inspect and control State e
tion officers, vote the republican ticl
for the democracy will nt
spend dollar for that service.
power to regulate elections resides in
s stes, and the democracy prop Jses
keep it there. =,
The speaker was not strict const
ZIONIST, but believed in sustaining
di(tinctive features of the constitn
on which fhea perpetuatiOn of pop
Hlherty depends. 1t was the tend'
4rep0blican measures and policy
3byat government by the people,
HWts! to the masses OF the people
he looked TO oppose these tend-I
.and. keep unsullied for their childreI
jew4of popular Liberty and self-goy
;1sslow fever cases, originating
rAftifees from Memphis are occnrrll
Nav York city with unpleasant free
ct. [Tha h3West instance Is that of