Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-31
Ewing and Sherman.


country will rcverberatc with elo-
quence and gush. Both parties are
in the field and in Ohio and Maine
giants have spoken. Gen. Ewing, who
has been distinguished rs the stand
ard-bearer and leader of the Dcmoc-
racy in Ohio, has responded to John
Sherman, who next to Grant seems to
be the ruler of the dc,tinic. of the
Republican party. Each has sounded
key notes from whence all the lesser
lights will derive inspiration and draw
their texts.
These two men, each able, in their
we'll considered efforts, are remarkable
no less for the differences in their CON
clusions, than in the wide diversity of
their premises. Mr.. Sherman alleges
that one Of the great sources Of dis
tress Is that appropriations have been
too great, while General Ewing shows
by actual figures that saving Of
s4,720,0O0 has been effected in the
expenditures Of the government since
the Democrats came into power in the
lower house Of Congress four wears
ago, Notwithstanding that each item
in the amount was strcnuously resisted
by the Republican party and Mr.. Shcr.
man during the last session Of hi. SEN
atorial service. Mr.. Sherman boasts
of reduction Of the burdens Of gov
crnmcnt TO the extent of $4,000. 900
n year by the funding process while
General Ewing show. that the interest
on the public debt i, nearly IS, 100000
greater in 1879 than ii was in 1877,
caused mainly hy bonuses paid to
iavorile banker. and syndicate. Mr..
Sherman claims that hi- admini.tra.
iions Of the finances has been signal
lied By great reduction Of the public
debt, and General Ewing brings the
reports of the treasury 10 bear unwill-
ing testimony that the bonded debt
has been increased during the period
in which the funding scheme has been
in process 10 the extent Of ss60O0.000.
Thus, throughout the entire fabric
Of figures constructed by Mr.. Sher-
man, Gen. Ewing follows him and ex.
poses the fallacy Of the claim which
he advances for himself and his party.
Abundant crops, and an eager foreign
market during the past three years
have been the gift Of kind Provi.
dence to relieve the aspcrities of the
distress inflicted by the theorists of the
Sherman school, but Notwithstanding
these propitious circumstances unpar-
alclled, the industries Of the country
have languished until they are we'll
nigh destroyed. These are the argu.
ments which Mr.. Sherman advances
as basis for continuance Of public
confidence, but the review of Gen.
Ewing so completely exposes its fall
lacy that poor foundation remains
upon which to rest the claim.
Upon the real question in issue,
however, free ballots, free juries, and
freedom of the people in the exercise
of their individual rights and fran
chises, Mr.. Sherman touches mcagorly,
while Gen. Ewing gives to it the prom
inent place it deserves. The great
fraud, by which through the instru.
mentality of deputy marshals, the
army and the electoral commission,
the express will of the people was sub
verted in 1877 is referred TO i'm Ian.
guage necomlngly strong ana pardon
ably vehement. The lessons drawn
from that great crime are made n JUS
tification for the precautions of the
Democratic statesman against its repe.
tition, and the result of the struggle
during the special session of Congress
is alluded to with proper pride. The
total repeal of the Odious system of
packing jurics, the prohibition of pay
ment of money to send or maintain
troops at the polls and the withhold
ing Of fees of marshals until Congress
can see what services the remuneration
Is intended 10 cover IL certainly a
great achievement, and when the peo-