Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-10-17
Democratic slendicancys

The Democrats have suddenly con-
cludod that begging, reduced to fine
art, Is the only means by which they
can secure funds TO carry on the cam
paign. To this end, the Democratic
National Committee has issued fran
tic appeal to the party to contribute.
They made fun of the "five-cent fund"
which they pretended was being raised
by the Republicans, but now declare
that "no contribution will be account
ed too small" Indeed, one cent would
be larger than many would be willing
to give for such cause. This Demo-
cratic appeal is humiliating to the
party in moro ways than one. 1t de-
nounces every man who contributes to
the Republican campaign fund, shame
fully abuses him if he happens TO be
an oflice-holdor under the Government
and then turns around, gets the party
down on its knees and begs for money
to buy the way for the possession of
the same offices. 1t alleges that the
Republican party is made up of ''of1ice-
holders" organized bodies of men
who seek to maintain the policy of
protection of American industries, "a
host of INSCRIPTIONS contractors and
jobbers" and corporations, and asks
for money to fight them.
These slurs upon the honest and
reputable mon who make up the Repub-
lican party will not be forgotten on
election day. Statistics show that the
Government is now conducted far bet
ter and more honestly than in the
palmiest days of Democratic admins
tration. Ths Democrats would replace
twenty-four years of good government
under the auspices OF the Republican
party by period of discord. misman-
agement, Office grabbing, and misrule.
They ask for money to aid the hungry
hordes of Office seekers, made ravenous
by long fasting. in taking possession OF
the offices, in making the Government
medium for self advancement and
personal enrichment
The free trade skeleton is clearly
seen in the outcry made against the
protectionists. The workingmen are
foolish if they pay money from their
hard-earned wages to assist in running
the business and the manufactures that
give them employment If the manu-
facturers are willing to contribute fl
nancial aid in fighting the greatest
danger that threatens the interests OF
the American workingmcn the latter
can well afford to laugh at the deceitful
utterances of the Democrats.
| 1t looks well for the Democratic
party, whose candidate for President is
notoriously the tool of monopolies and
corporations, to inveigh against them
as being identified with the Republican
party as whole. That they should
thus endeavor to deceive the intelligent
people of the United States is preposter-
Gus, as indeed are all the reasons for
which they ask financial support. Their
American people, in the light of the
past record of their party. The party
of slavery, reputation, treason, corrup-
tion in power and out OF power, whose
name is a synonym for all that is OPP
posed to good government, asks for
money to enable it to restore all those
practices which have made it obnoxious
in the past, save perhaps that of slavery.
The Democrats can not rightfully ask fol
money on the strength of the past, and the
future promises nothing better. In plain
language the appeal Of the Democratic
National Committee is an appeal fol-
aid in replacing good government by
bad, in substituting greedy and unscru
pmous oince-holders for well trained
honest and efficient ones, in replacing
the policy of protection to American in
dustries with that of free trade, thereby
dealing death-blow to the best inter
ests of the people of the United States
in placing in the highest offices two
men, one of whom is on record as &
tool of monopolists and corporations
and whose private record must caus'
the American people to blush for shame
and man whose record is that of
copperhead, repudiator, free trader ant
general straddler, whose voice and vot,
have ever been arrayed against the bes
interests of the people whose suffrage
are now asked in his support. Do tn
people feel like contributing literally t,
such causeP-Burlington HaDkeye.