The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-29
THE OHIO CAMP Align.
Speech Of Gen. Thomas Ewing at
Lancaster, Ohio.
Economy, Retrenchment, Free Elec-
tions.

Economy, Retrenchment, Free Elec.
tions.
LANCASTER, O., July "a. Gen. Ewing, Dem
large assemblage ct his home here tonight.
Gen. Ewing said that the two great parties
I'D that State were fairly representative OF the
two parties throughout the country. The
struggle In Ohio ID one between the dominat-
ing IDEAS 81 the two great parties on the up
permost questions Of the day, and this gave
Its importance to the canvass. The Repub-
licans claim credit for economy Ia public ex-
pondlture but the Democrats, since they
penses and saved the people $21,0O0O0O d
year. Since June 30, 1866 the people have
paid All 900 In Federal taxes, OF which
but $52s,UO0,o00 have been applied to the
prineip,a,l Of =. the public debt. T. the
nine years preceding 1875 as the Democrats
have forced them to be SINCE the public debt
would have been reduced $345, 100000 more.
What has been saved by the Democrats has
been saved In spite Of steady and strenuous
opposition from Republicans and the Admin
istration; In spite OF continuous bowls about
the reasonable purposes OF the Democracy.
This illustrates the need for frequent changes
81 administration. In the flush times Of
TO pay salaries to the cast-iron hitching post
boys along the avenues saying they were the
only fellows In the District without salaries
from the government. The constant tendency
OF the public service Is toward growth OF
patronage and power. This tendency has
only been checked In part by the election of @
Democratic Congress- A complete change
In the administration Is needed to
carry out the reform as 1t should be. The
expenses Of the government in 1878, outside
VI charges for debt and pensions, were $114,
600, 600. nearly double what they were In 1860
Population has Increased nearly fifty per
In administration will show that many other
reductions can still be made. Gen. Ewing
charged that the funding contrlvances OF
Secretary Sherman have been made needless
IL expensive TO the people, and have increased
the interest on the public debt at the same
time, that they have added $50. 100000 to Its
principal. The four per cent bonds have been
bought because they are practically, by being
exempt from taxation. six and seven per cent
bonds, and because industry has been 50
broken down that capital cannot earn four
per cent clear In other directions In
not an evidence of prosperity. but
to have our bonds held 1T home but T. the eager
ness to. get them shows that business Is
generally unproductive. Silent mills, fireless
furnaces, scanty wages, want OF work, swarms
OF tramps, oil attest the success OF Mr. Sher-
business Of the country that money, aecumu-
latfng In hordes, and fearful OF al other In
vestments, 10 eager to take the GI per cent? f
Interest and exemption offered by the govern
ment rather than embark on the dead sea OF
industry. The people have lost three or four
hundred times as much as the government
has saved. Resumption happened to concur
with great crops and great foreign demand,
and the latter have secured the success OF the
former, Wages do not Increase, however,
and gold prices are one-third lower than
prices would be with bi-metallc
currency. This added SO per cent to
the burden OF our debt, and made taxpayers
groan everywhere. The Republicans insist
upon o mono-metallic currency, and want us
to let the finance question alone. Butneither
they nor VIC are willing to do any such thing.
They want to maintain the gold standard,
while MI. Ewing ana his friends seek te sub
publican bank money. Il the Republicans
succeed 1t will BIZ victory for the national
banks and thus private corporations will have
II In their power to regulate the volume Of
Ing to abide by the popular decision on these
Issues. As to the questions Of free elections,
the Democratic party had forced the issue
on the repeal OF the statutes because the
their election In 1876, and stood ready to re-
peat the fraud In 1880. The army had been
uSed--what guarantee was there 1t would not
be used again Supervisors and their bum
mers had been paid out Of the public treasury
t force the election Of Republican Congress-
men against the will Of the people. Was 1t
right to leave this party In possession OF this
power which has been 30 much abused On
this question we have appealed from the
President to the people. Let the latter decide
sands Of dollars each congressional cleo
ton to have bayonets around the polls
and marshals and spies to inspect and
control State election officers, vote the Re
vi f1nn taLa at for rryifl Y,au