The Princeton union., 1880-09-23

and many other grave matters, no man can pre-
dict. Meanwhile this array has been reduced
to q skeleton, and whenever scare pretence, |
speck of war on the Mexican border or else
where can be discovered or invented, the army
must be increased and filled up. Filled by
whom That depends on the approaching
election.
Garfield and Arthur are chosen by the Union
men-men always for the Union to the core.
If Hancock and English and the Democratic
party gets in it will be by men who went with
their States.
The present revenue laws are deemed very
bad by the dominant element of the Democ-
racy. They want to change them. They will
change them radically whenever tn, way Is
clear. There is whisky rebellion now in sew
eral States and officers of the law are power
less to suppress it. Recently warrant was
marshal went with posse to execute the
warrant. In his report to the marshal he SAYS
Penton assembled from twenty-five to fifty
armed men and set him and the aw ut def
| ance. When cautioned to desist, Penton re-
piled, '.When Hancock is elected this damned
! foolishness will STOP"
/ The amendments to the constitution were
| the speaker said, constantly and hagrantly
| defined in more than half the Democratic
| States, and should these laws be swept away,
! and should the spirit which assails them in the
South and which called them into being con-
tinue to rage, mildew will follow in the wake.
The national banking system has been
struck wherever a blow could 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. 1t stands a
| lion in the path Of fat money imitation and
long train Of financial heresies which possess
| the Democratic mind, especially in the South.
In regard to the assertion that Southern war
claims are buried by the Fourteenth amend
| ment to the constitution, Senator Conkling
| said: There can be no doubt that the way is
| wide open to all Southern claims which ma
jority can be found to vote for and President
to sign. ~
The Democratic party has had possession of
Houses two years. What useful thing has
been done or proposed? They have stricken
Of some millions Of tax on whisky and to-
bacco. They have attempted, by revolutionary
means, to put the executive under duress and
to cripple the government in order to over
throw just and time-honored laws. What else?
do not know. 1t is said the Democracy
have reduced the appropriations. I do not
so understood it. The claim of economy is NO
better than juggle. The pretended saving
which had been purposely left out of regular
appropriation bills came in al deficiency bills
In face of the facts, bold and. .arrant, the
| country is gravely told of the wondrous Dem
ocratic economies and it now begins to state
|. that resumption of specie payments was
, brought about by the frugality of the Demo
, cratic Congress. If race was to be sailed
, over the sea Of fiction the inventor of this
, statement would surely take the cup. Th'
, resumption of specie payments was q trans
, cendent achievement. The credit of it belongs
, to some party and to that party future
grateful admiration. Whoever Won Would know NOV
truth about it can easily do SO. Senator Conk
ling here gave the history of our finances from
| the close of the war to the passage of the re
/ sumption act, which act he said encountered
solid Democratic opposition in both houses
were brought forward, and the Democrats votet
: for them separately and as riders to appropria
! tion bills. Meanwhile, the world seeing tina
: we meant to be honest after oil, notwithstand
ing reputation at the South and the threat
3 | in the North and vicious declarations in tn
national convention, it became easy to negoti
b ate ~ and 4per cent. bonds at par and abov
d par. This WAS done, and the debt has melte,
y away at the rate of $4,000 600 a month. Th
/. interest charge has been reduced one-halt
Il and when bonds of highinterest rates still out
- standing fall due in 1881, and afterwards, the
IS also will be replaced by 8 or per cent. bonds
i This all looks pretty we'll, very we'll besid
i the exploits of the lsst Democratic adminit
l. tration, Mr.. Buchanan's, which increased th
J.. debt tenfold in time in peace paid 12 pc
Ia cent. interest in treasury notes, and sold
b per cent. twenty years bonds for 80 cents o
|, the dollar. 1t is we'll to add that during th
l. last five years of their Congressional contre
"a he Republicans dismissed 100000 @
d annual taxes, $3l, 100000 of tariff duties
@ and $89, 900, 900 nf internal revenue.
Senator Conkling concluded as follows: Th
II candidates we support besides being Republ
"a cans are largely fitted for the stations wbic
n await them. Some services with him in Coz
l. gress has made me we'll acquainted with Ge1
"a Garfield. That he has intelligence, experien<
u and habits of mind which fit man for tt
n Presidential office, think know. Withor
is early advantages he years ago achieved prom
IN nence among leading men in public life, All
u that prominence he has maintained ever sin.
N in all collisions between individuals ar
n parties. That he is competent
ID the duties before him there seen
o. to me no occasion to doubt. Of Gen. Arth,
a. it seems needless here to speak. Most of yc
ID know him and all who know him know big
al souled, honorable man, honorable in every p
1e sition in which he ever stood. man to
7e trusted in every relation of life. If the cha
o. acter, popularity and personality of csnd
a. date can add strength to the Republican caus
t. Gen. Arthur will add that strength wherev
st he is known and most where he is best know1