Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-08-12
wAsnINGrnN CORRESPONDENCE.
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The series OF speeches made by Scc'y
sherman in Maine have struck chord
which a public man seldom succeeds in
making. He has combined in them the dry
and unattractiyc range Of figures which are
usually so repul>iyc as to keep audiences
very small, with the eloquent and attract
i've periods Of a finished orator. lie has
varied the hard facts OF successful tnan-
cial policy. by enthusiastic illusions to the
more important issue. that of maintaining
the national government in all is integrity
against the Confederate uSurpers. II i
unfortunate. Is Sccy Sherman showed,
that In a matter not necessarily partizan IN
any respect, the truth OF history requires
the arraignmeut of the Democrats aS the
mSidiouS opponents OF the remedial meas
urcs made necessary 10y the distress and
embarrassment of the country. Not salts
hcd with Withholding support from the
measure leading 20 resumption, they re-
sisted IL AZ every stage. and almost at the
last moment attempted abrogation. In
spite of their profeSSed desire for rcSump-
ton, the Sccy shows that every one of
them in Congress in 1876 voted against the
Resumption Act. From that time their
effort, were directed to the prevention Of
resumption. They decided it as unattain-
able. They dcuounce it as the cause of
mi>rortuneS with which it had no conceiy-
able connection At St Louis, while pre-
tending 70 be for resumption, they demand
ell the repeal of the act under which ii
was afterwards accomplished. Al their
predictions then and arerward, pointed TO
the failure OF the policy which under Mr..
Shcrman's administration became a bril-
liant success. From January, 1915, when
the act was passed to January, 1879, when
is object was accomplished, the issue was
one which the country ought not to forget.
/ Il was an issue between the Democrats, a.
the opponents OF resumption, and the Re
pubIcanS. Is its SteadfaSt promoters, be-
tween dishonesty and honesty. the first
struggling TO impair the national credit,
and the last TO uphold it, And the record
| i inst As clearly against the Democrats in
other respects. Their whole line has been
10 humiliate the national government, and
TO promote the lost cause. Secretary
/ sherman has done q good deal TO expose
the fallacy and the humbuggery of the rebel
usurpers, and put the party under lasting
obligations.
The national greenbackers show their
animus in aSsailing the proposed conyen-
ton of the Bankers Association in Sara
toga next month. and their abuse of the
hnanciers will have no weight. The fact
is. that the meeting will be composed OF
men who know more about financial man.
agement and business in general than the
communists ever dreamed, men whose hon
estv Is uuquestioned, and whose ability
has eviuced itself on many occasions. The
/ subjects they will discuss may not be agree
able 20 the greenbackers, because they re-
late TO public honesty, and will develop
new means of keeping up the national
credit and improving the general prosper
\ itv. The greenback element begin 10 SEE
that their time is not when things art
upon the improving order, and people art
growing more and more content with theil
situation. The Saratoga meeting will dis
cuss many subjects calculated to intereS'
thoss who are hopeful of the future.
Appropriately accompanying this subjec
is the report of the Bureau of Statistics
Just ont, giving the imports and export:
for the last fiscal year. The total foreigl
trade of the country, imports and exports
excluding coin and bullion, reached, las
wear. 81, I56, s2O, ss4, which was an increase
over the preceding year of s24, 1886 II
round numbers this increase was made III
of SIS. 500, 900 in exports and s., 100000 il
imports. The exports exceeded the I'M
ports by s265, OOO, 900, or about s7,OOC,OOC
more than last year. LOGAN.
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