The Worthington advance., 1880-09-23

change them radically whenever tbs way 10
clear. There 10 whlsky sebellion nov In Nv.
eral States and ofacers of the Law are power
less to suppress it. Recently . warrant Was
issued for tho arrest Of ono Pepton; . deputy
marshal went with . posse to execute the
warrant. In hia report to tho marahsl be pays
Penton assemtled from twenty. two to fifty
armed men and set him and the Az at de6-
ance. When cautioned to de-ist, Pen,on to-
piled, ''When Hsncock il elected this damned
fooiishness will STOP"
The amendments to the constitution we're,
the speaker said, constantly and dagrxutly
defined In moro than half the Democratic
State and should tbese laws be swept away.
and should the spirit which as.ails them IN tho
South and which called them into beiue con.
tioca to rage, mildew will follow in the wake.
The national banking system has been
etruck wherever blow could be put In. This
fabric Of banking 10 now inwrouRht not only
With tho buninees of the country but with tho
maintenance of specie payments. It stands .
lion In the path of fat money ibi1stion and .
long train Of financial heresies which possess
the Democaatio mind, especially in the South
claims are buried by the Fourteenth amend.
mcnt to the constitution, Senator Conklipg
said: There can be no donbt that the way is
wide open to oil Southern claims which 4 ma
iority can be found to vote for and Preaident
to sign.
The Demoeratic party has bad possession Of
the House of Congress four years and Doth
Houses two years. What useful thing has
bten dune or proposed7 They have stricken
.d some millions of tax on whisky and to.
bscco. They have attempted, by revolutionary
means. to pat tho executive under duress and
10 cripple the government in order to over.
throw just and time-honored laws. What else7
do not know. 1t il said the Democracy
bare reduced tho appropriations. I do not
81 understood it. The claim of economy is no
better than juRele. The pretended saving
which had been purposely left out of regular
appropriation bills came in ~ deficiency bills
after election.
In face of tue facts, bold and.. ..arrant, the
country il eravely told of the wondrous Dem
ocratic economies and it now begins to state
that resumption of specie payments WAS
brought about by the fruRality of the Demo-
cratic Congress-. II = race was to be sailed
over the sea of fiction the inventor Of this
statement would surely take the cup. The
resumption of specie payments was . trans
cendent achievement. The credit Of 1t belongs
to some party and to that party future
ii. %Se.,er SSe c:sa *aaa t.S .s
the close of tho war to the passage Of the re-
sumption act, which act he said encountered
solid Democratic opposition in both houses,
but passed by Republican votes. Repeal bills
were brought forward, and the Democrats voted
for them separately and a riders to appropria.
Sion bills. Meanwhile. the world seeing that
We meant to be honest after all, notwithatand.
ing reputation 1T the South and tho threats
in the North, and vicious declarations In the
national convention, it became easy to neRoti-
ate ~ and 4per cent. bonds 1T par and above
par. This was done, and the debt has melted
away At the rate of S2. 900 600 : month. The
interest charge has been reduced one-half,
MI hnnAa Of hiohS int ntoss -
standing fall due in 1851, and afterwards, they
also will be replaced by s or per cent. bonds.
This all l,oks pretty we'll, very we'll beside
the exploits of the last Democratic admins
tration, mr.. Buchanan's, which increased the
debt tentold in time in peace, paid 10 PEI
cent? interest ia treasury notes, and sold Z
per cent. twenty years bonds for 80 cents Oh
the dollar. 1t is we'll to add t1at during the
last five years of their Congressional control
he Republicans dismissed 4120, ,0O0, 900 Of
annual taxes. 81, 900 of tariff duties,
and 389, ,000, 100 of internal revenue.
candidates We support besides being Republi-
cans are largely fitted for the stations which
await them. Some services with him in Con.
greas has made me we'll acquainted with Gen
Garfield. That he h.s intelligence, experience
aud habits of mind which fit q man for the
early advantages he years ago achieved promi
nence among leading men in public life, and
that p ominence be has maintained ever siuce
In all collisions between individusls and
parties. That he is competent to
tho duties before him there seems
to me no 0coasion to doubt. Of Gen. Arthur
it seems needless here to speak. Most of you
know him and oil who know him know high
souled. honorable man, honorable In every po.
sition in which he ever stood. . man to be
trusted in every relation of life. If the Char
acter. popularity and personality of Q candi
date can add strepgth to the Republican cause
Gen. Arthur will add that strength whereve
be 10 known aud most whero he 10 beat known