The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-19

issue at this election, whether our
colossal fabric, our commercial, in.
dustrial and fiuancisl interests shall
be under the management and pro-
lection OF those of democratic ascend
ancy, 10 all branches OF government
Is deeper rooted than any measure
within the scope of existing public
questions. Statesmen abroad talk OF
balance of power and of changing the
map Of Europe; these sayings mean
Lot much more than nigh; easily
occur here without violating the Con-
etituIion or transcending the usages
of the republic. At leaot seven new
states could be brought in, OF some Of
them very plausible case could be
made; the projsct would become a
high party measure; its success would
insure complete democratic ascend
snoy in the nation for q generation at
least; it would put the government
not merely in the hands OF the demo-
cratic party, but Of the southern dem
ocratic party, with courts revolution
lied to conform to reaction
airy notions and dogmas, pre-
JUDGES and interests. What may
be the fate Of questions affecting
the commerce among the several
states, revenue, bank and legal ten
der currency, taxation OF government
currency In which these binds are
payable, civil rights acts, election
laws, claims growing cut of the war,
claims for refunding the war, tax Oh
cotton, late amendments and many
other matters no man can predict
meanwhile the army having been re-
duced to skeleton, and whenever 8
scare, pretense, speck OF war on Mex,
can border or elsewhere can be dis.
covered or invented the army musI
be increased and filled up. By whomi
That depends on the approaching
election. II Garfield and Arthur ara
chosen By Union mep, men always
for tho Union to the core. II Han.
cock and English and the democratic
party get in, by men who went with
their states"
There is a whisky rebellion now in
several states, and officers of the Law
are powerless to suppress it; recently
warrant was issued for the arrest o.
one Penson; deputy matshal wen
with posse to execute the warrant;
in his report to the marshal he says
Penton assembled from twenty-five
TO fifty armed men and sst him and
the law st defiance. When cautioned
to desist. Penton replied: When
Hancock ia elected this foolishnees
vii. stop" Amendments to the Con
stitution were constantly and flag
rsntly defied in more than half the
democratic states, and should these
laws be swept away, and the spirit
which asssils them in the south and
which called them into being. con,
tiEue to rage, mildew will follow il
the wake.
The national banking system hal
been struck wherever the blow coulC
be put in. This fabric of banking
is now inwrought, not only with the
business of the country, but with the
maintenance of specie payments. II
stands a lion in the path of fla
money, Initiation and all the Ions
train Of financial heresies which
possess the democratic mind, ezpeci
ally in the south.
In regard to the assertion that the
southern war claims are barred By
the Fourteenth Amendment TO the
Constitution, Conkling said: "There
can be no doubt the way is wide
open to all southern claims which the
majority can be found to vote for and
q president to sign. The democratic
party la. had possession OF the House
OF Congress four years and both
houses for two years and what useful
thing has been done or proposed
They have stricken some millions OF
tax of whisky and tobacco; they have
attempted by revolutionary means to
put the executive under duress ard to
cripple the government in order 10
overthrow just and time honored
laws, what else, do not know. 1t is
said the democracy has reduced the
appropriations, l do not 80 under
stand it. The claim of economy is
no better than iuggle. The pre-
tended saving, which bad been puI-
posely left out OF regular sppropria-
ton bills, came in as deficiency bills
GHsr the election. In the face Of
facts, bald and arrant as the claim is,
the country is grsvely tod of wond.
rous democratic economies and it now
begins to state that the resumption
specie payment was brought about by
the frugality of democratic Congress.
II O race was TO be sailed on the
sea of fiction the inventor of this
statement would surely take the cup
The resumption OF specie payments
Was trGnscendent achievement, the
credit OF it belongs TO the same party
and to that party future generations
will look back with grateful sdmira-
ton. Who ever would know the
truth about it can easily do 60.
Co1kling here gave the history OF
sur finances from the close of the
war to the passage OF the resumption
act. which act, he said. encountered
solid democratic opposition in both
houses, but was passed by republican
votes. The repeal bills we're brought
for ward and the democrats voted for
them separately and as riders to the
appropriation bills, meanwhile, the
world seeing that We meant 10 be
honest after all notwithstanding the |
at the south and threats
in the north and vicious declarations
in national conventions, it became
Easy 10 negotiate A and per cents.
1t par and above par. This was
lone, and the debt has melted away /
1t the rate of 100000 q month,
interest charges have been reduced
half, and when bonds OF high interest
-ste. still outstanding, fall due in
1881, and afterwards, they also will
De replaced by 4 or S.65 per cent.
ponds. This all looks pretty well,
Iery well, by the side of the exploits
" the last democratic administration,
1r. BuchsnAn's, which Increased the
lebt tenfold in a time Of peace, paid
2 per cent. interest on treasury notes
md sold 6 per cent. twenty-year
,onds for SO cents on the dollar.
It ia we'll to add that during the
asst five years OF their congressions,
'ontrol the republicans diminished
100, e00, 900 OF annual taxes, $751;
100, 900 of tariff duties and $50. 000,-
100 OF internal revenue.