New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-25
GElERIL EWLNG'S N1EIFESTO.
ArLEA For DEMOCRATIC VOTES.


LANCASTER, Ohio, July 24.-General Thomas
Ewing was welcomed home 10y fellow tovusmen TINS
evening H. response To their greeting ne maue lons
speech, ia winch he said:
Iaclnow,rIge with peculiar pleasure and gratitude
Tins cordial welcome home I would ne insiuclrr in me
io say that do not regard ID 70, Intended ID part as
personal compliment; bus Us special significance Is that
I'd ns great citadel Of Democracy the upper Hucsln-
galley tAr garrison early Jsr with prep ratObs for
Tire iuUru ing conflict. The two cLci parties winch
/ claim the -uiiagc~ or the people oi ONO tlis lai'
rIey are important divisions. The Republicans,
though NOT a ouispUk ~ perhaps, mere I'D ono on the
qur- dion. finance and Tree elections as I'D the Eastern
-Jcs rcdert the e.ag sentiment or the Whoe party
and tae 800 Democracy represents ne srutlm. NJ 'l
the overwhelming majority ot tDe party t4r.ueAout the
country, Is shown oy every vote DO Doh the senate
and tine Hois. on every puass OF lno7e t"s
struggle therefore, 90 ono This year is one between tAe
dominating IDEAS OF me Two I.fal op'o'lH- p%I't
CA the uppermO-t Plrsh'u- nt the DAY dAu t"i'Ay
~ mi, iact due the great momentum OF
influence winch Is everywhere conceded 10 lt Inc Re
publican parry enter, .Ae canvass ,l'iiL- 20 nov go
ulu-trrpd the q. vrinm"ut economically, reduced TIE
interest on puDc debt, and established specie pay
meut.; aud confidently demands new lease OF power
as a public beuelacior
REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.
Letus which OF the TWO great parties is most en-
tifed u credit for economy IN public ex-
Rs except pa5s aeDr and paous we're SIT
oo0ouO-uealy L&.ce a. 5f S6 no iqF ine year
.uuuaGH OF tuc country increased Iu that seventeen
yeas nearly 80 per cent; nuj adm! ,Lng t"ucl s not
The fr, that the expenses Ell" the Government must IN
crease Inc ratio of increase 81 popuatOu those eN-
| Ur
and liz too alter tue ,mucntic Congress had male
every reduction which tie heads or deUarImeEt could
he driven 10. chang. OBJ admins ration T.u demon
STRAIT. that further very Large reduction can be made
10 me rref Of taxpayers ana tue puF.heaion OF the
public service.
REPUBLICAN TUNDING--rTs COsr-rHE DEBT IN
CREASED.
vr sherman claims great credit for having success
fully funded l1OuoOOo o. tne IHolc 9eot INTO D. -
ana per cent bonds since Arcl H. le.' reducing jhe
IF 20 la.I by the Government about SlO.OOOOOO
year II Ao"eyrr ~ ,le mans 'L
| ial 600. ana last year Sio25oo.oOO, aud tuis
! 80 over ~lJ,VOOOOO more OF interest on the
| -e5. has b.cu ua.d tAau when NJ. oA'rmau toud
| ne i7Irar ION cost. /. made up OF bonuses tine
-lauG 0f douu interest, aud OF commissions paid 10 the
rnri Of the BONDED debt 5-6OOOOOO. II will take
/ Le " OK IN ersSt Dy .undus i,r elt"t or ten
I,.-r. D.. pay or tn easel bonded dc"t. ana tae
GU e- nj double interest and -et even on ihe entire
,ruare II. Iow-citizens, assert. and able
yrov- that alter ali tue Or-turee hundred millions Of
ta4gs pa.a ~ IlT dsbT ay hundred and iWrn'S-
cgh millions; ana after the refuIdAg so Ear accom-
flr -rrger effective burden on the people tDan 10 was
bfre the hist dollar OF It paid Measure u by the
yIraf heel horses labor II takes so per cent more OF
labor OF land or products 70 pay the interest today
than Il took five years ago How i tle country Dene
Bfed by a nominal reduction OK tlOOOOOO0 Ol interest
| when the reduction mas Oeen accomplished ohy by
adding 80 per cent 10 lHe amount VI iADoi UT property
! winch II takes to tdy H.
HE next great achievements the Republican party has
been the accomplishment or gOld resumption 10 you
recyeci my Irleuus, Wuat MI Sherman promised you
yrur ago mere Wheelng,t as the result OF IesumP
ton That gold would now out ia clrchatoh aLl lhdt
we would .uilrr volume OF money actually cur
rent, and consequently General stor lsion ot pros
/ ~ months past We have had, moreover, fr three
years past two unparalleled favorable coincidence
r surplus The RepuD can party did lot give us these
| fwo blessings A KIND Providence, looking down IN
80 an me m tu.lral distress inflicted IN. ingenuity
II theorists anu Insurers relieved it, aspory by 9ounte
ous hAryes home and eager markets. aDIOdd BUT or
our sef-nheei lIouDes, 'Hss ,,rsrsc'I,, PM
flushed our country with eNuDtrant prosperity bu
m pte OF these good prOyidences IN OF an
an. sa O. Of gold resumpuOniss, which lea the people
10 patient longing endurance OF Ihru IIAs, luo
urpu-sd prosperity has not come Inc ("pol uoai ~
aunI fo Inc gold dollar, but the gold dollar IS m
,suInusly kept boarded Ia the Treasury. Inc mon
49, 80 40 years AGO Livery httle debt you owe sui
Vttir you Every Ia-ge debt stl threatens you WIN
ne loss OF your home. your arm your factory or gouI
Every tax YOU pay cans t TOT muse i"por.rs
prpduct tuau before Wages 40 not IhcIese' IHoulIs
snIl aunt Tor employers instead OF employers seeAng
abnrers aud It last bee niug apparent tLst tHe
ruudluuu ot things last year ana lne e' o'.olc -
Drcome the permanent cohuilon uu"'' o''" e'
prices ID. labor am property, d.. -. a., l,r.o,,o,,
+ pally { a. Republicans claim popular lndorsemshI
ts.,u.r of thor ayuNed purpose 10 have DO luF uer
0,1,' Ina IA, finance legislation OF the country Iney
Tel us let the nuancea alone int agitation WI o,5
pIO.uct u Hcnel, ana th"' 0'Si' '"i'-e ID ''N'' 49,
laws nov 7,anu :, il idle 70 talk about either party
f,TIng tine d .ance question alone. TIE kepuDhcan
arty does not intend 20 do IT, Dd II lavor me present
Jaw providng Tor Even ~ Inc lTaat mass Of
he marty re- sted II to the utmost Their
President vetoed It, and II was ony earIl,u
through "A persistent popular agitation Oy tne western
and southern Democracy ana the NdtOhdIs, ueiOI1
W1ich a portion OK Republican, party weakened ara
voted FOR the bill The two great parties are ,puarey
at..us on TINS question. Tue amer Oil "hlch gave
the whole Profits OF the coinage 10 the Government ou
,r1,ed for uuclug silver exactly on par Win guIi
In OF unlimited coinage, ANA OF the Issue OF GER
Thcles for ailver lion, passed tAc h0use ilrr an
,nf-uze and prJtracted struggle every Democrat
hnt seven voting FOR the Dll aud every kepuo-
mean but four yOiu- against H. Inat Dlh VIII
- tha senate next December IN spite OF the
r1po -iton u half a dozen National Bank ana gold
infi.rd de- mocrats. The almost cOmpete unity OF me
TeUupucau party In the senate ana House against the
M win Ir sherinan's known h0stll 10 ~ assures
~, of tbat great measure OF relief The contemplate
cowAriice OF he Republican party ~ Ohio IN ialns 10
sny word on hls great question at once an evidence
maj the people demand Jne RELIEF, ana Ihat the hepuO-
| Ucsn uariv afe determined not 10 grant A.
The other great finance Issue not considered settled
hy either party the question, WaO shall maze ana
me the "a Der monsytne Government or the National
h.Wksi The Democratic party IN Congress has always