The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-11

this returning prosperity the fact that
for some time the value of our exports
have been growing larger and larger In
excess Of the value Of our Imports. The
excess for the last four years amounts to
800 100000, and / state this without
consideration Of the coin shipments to
and fro Judging from the condition OF
the cropssa abroad and those at home, We
|tmav. expect this state of things to coz
,tniie. fWeAre advised that the yield of
tis efafh growing countries Of Europe is
far gehind the average this year. In
this country thank God, we have plen-
ty and 80 much to spare that there is
every prospect Of our growingr richer and
richer A nation that exports more
than it imports gradually becomes pros
porous, aud this has been the road to
equalization of the paper money to the
coin of The country. The resumption,
against which we Democrats voted, has
had nothing to.do with bringing about
the present state Of things. 1t would
have been Just as wise thing for Con-
gress to legslate that water should run
up hill as to legislate resumption. His
tory proves what l say.
CIVIL SERVICE AND THE RIOT BILL.
We are advised that the Republican
party ia in favor of cival service. be-
ieve civil service to be essential to a
good administration. Mr.. Hayes, in
various ways, has declared that he would
adhere to the civil service rules adopted
by Congsess. And how has he done 1t?
Would you believe it-ffty.six men
holding prominent public positions un'
der the Government, who were either
directly or indirectly implicated in the
frauds perpetrated in South Carolina
and Louisiana, by which President
was foisted into the White House, al
though never elected
Icsnnot dwell too strongly upon the
issues of the coming election. You are
all aware of the doings of the last Leg
islature. You are familiar with the
character of the Riot bill, which propos
ed 70 take $4000O00 of your money to
reimburse certain citizens of this com.
monwealth, for property destroyed in
the riots of July, 1877, Now, if l am
correctly informed, two millions, or at
most two and a half millions would be
quite adequate to meet that loss, and
yet you, citizens of Montgomery county,
have been called upon, not only to pay
damages for which you are in nowise
responsible, but to pay double the
amount of an equitable claim, If the
people of this commonwealth shall, by
their votes, declare themselves in favor
of Democratic ticket they will never
again hear of such claims as this, but if
they once more allow the success of
those who for twenty years have con.
trolled the treasury and almost conis'
Gated the State property, they will have
no one but themselves to blame. Nhe
only way to prevent continuance of
the existing evils is to select the Candi-
dates of the party which by its platform
is pledged TO an economical administra-
ton.
| did not intend to take up so much
of the time of this preliminary organic
ing meeting. l believe in organization.
/ remen ber when Montgomery gave de-
cided Democratic majorities. knew
this county to roll up her one thousand
majority, and believe you can ap-
proaCh that again. Last year you were
unfortunate, but trust you will return
to the work of old times, especially
when the issue of 1880 comes up-when
fraud shall be made odious and justice
shall be done, and when no longer a
man shall hold the White House in vio-
lation of justice to the disgrace of the
American name, and 1 may say, to the
disgrace of she world.