Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-03-02
AtUnftEt"llON.

the following clipping published IN tho
PERRYsDuRa JOURNAL three weeks ago,
and was fair and honorable in giving in
full the comments Of this paper in COM
menting on the same;
Every obstruction TO commerce Ia n tax
upon consumption every facility to Tree
exchange cheapcns commodities, increases
trade aud production aud promotes civili-
zaiion. Nothing Ia worse than secliunalisul
within a nation nnd nothing Ia better foi
the peace oil nations than nnrestricted free.
dom Of intercourse and commerce with
each other"
We gave the above as we .uuud l, in an
exchange as the Language used hy Senator
Sherman in report submitted by INN To
Congtcsa, June oh, 1868. In commenting
on this Bro. lIopley says;
"This dues MIR. Sherman great injnstice.
| On the date gwen by the Perrysburg Jour.
nal MIR. Sherman made report on the
International Monetary Standard" and
the obstruction 10 commerce, to which he
nlludes is: "The inconvenience of differ
ent standards OF value' (of money! "nris-
ing mainly in foreign commerce, IN the
exchange Of commodities among Nations.
Now protection as TO manufactures and
labor relates TO the mode OF stocking the
Nation with merchandise with which to
trade this free exchange which Mr.. Sher-
man advocates IL not free trade, but refers
TO the mode Of dirposing OF that merchan.
disc without being hampered with differ
ent kinds OF payment ut ever varying val
Ties. There is ~ much difference between
these ms there 10 IN the terms upon which
an individual obtains stock OF goods and
the terms upon which he sells them.
II If only just 10 The Perrysburg Jour
nal 10 believe thai it was honestly mistak-
Ell in the subject of the repnrt, and the
Journal will doubtless, III the spirit OF
fairness, make the correction"
We have no desire to do Mr.. Sherman
an injustice. lie has sins of commission
enough to hold answerable for TO the Amer.
ican people. Admitlirg that Mr.. Sher-
mans report on the date given referred TO
the standards of value Of money!" does
it not, in the interests Of the great mass OF
our people, apply Hs we'll to all that the
language used by him might be inferred to
apply? We are fast crystnlizing into the
conviction that "every obstruction to COM
merce is tax upon consumption" aud
that "every facility to free exchange
cheapens commodities, Increases trade
and production aud promotes civilization" t"
all well in money as the other equally
important necessaries Of life. II appears
from all the apparent facts in the case
that Mr.. Sherman has greatly changed his
xiews on several subjects since 1868. II
he referred only to money" in the above
lie may not have changed materially in
this one respect. "Money" and the uses to
which il can be applied in election contests
especially in the cilies-seems to have
been the nainspring Of his ambition for
nearly twenty years past. This IS where
we have not "begged laave," but have un-
eqivocally differed with him. If he had
not greatly deviatel from his text in 1868
when lie said in the above that "nothing
is wore than seclionalism within nation
and nothing is better for the peace of ma
tions than unrestricted freedom of inter-
course and commerce with each other" we
could fully agree with him in this senti-
ment, il lie will not conGne il TO money
alone. There ought 10 be some happiness
in this preparatory world aside from mon
ey getting, to crafty ambition.
Why shonld he, after five years OF inter
necine strife in which thousands of better
men on both.sides lost their all their health
and their lives, and finally succeeded il
capturing the head OF this rebellion agains
the Government in the habliments Of al
inotiensive old woman and escort her uI
TO Washington 10 be dealt with accordinl
to the merits of such case-we repeat VIII.
could not Mr.. Sherman and others, elected
to represent the Republic in the civil affair
during this great strife and bloodshed fin,
some means OF snmmarily disposing Of
this inonensiye viper IN crinoline-Jet
Davis-instead of turning him loose o.
the commons MS hobby.horee for ever
cross roads politician TO Mount and way
the bloody shirt2 Was il "Senatoriu
Courtesy" or was it too great strain up
ON the Constitution II could come unde
The head of a war necessity, as ma ny othe
strains upon that instrument did,
Bro. Hopley kindly informed us fou
weeks ago that Cincinnati was the wor'
governed city in the Union. Through til
management Of Sherman, Foster, Forake
and H.lstead, with John McClaiu ns u
able assistant, and the generosity OF th
Legislature during the past two years, thi
, sta'e Of affairs has mairly been brougl
about, by placing the city under the con
tiol OF Boards, the members Of which ar
. appointed by the Governor, which virtual
, ly destroys our boasted system Of self-goy
, ernmcnt. The taxpayers Of Cincinnati al
, footing the bills for $23, 100000 raised b
bonds 10 secure by rail- direct communica
tion with the Southern States, TO "remov
, seclionalism within II nation" and secul
''unreslricted freedom OF intercourse M
commerce with each other" while job
Sherman and his colaborers have do,
a about all that Is in their power. to graft
, their ambition for place and power, to de
troy this entire investment, which WI
!, certainly rs laudable one as that OF spe,
q ulaling in politics.
I These are few OF the reasons for ol
r desire to do justice to Mr., Sherman, WIN
/. at the same time not loosing sight Of Il
welfare OF the State and Nation. Wi
not Bro. Hopley agree with us that it
G quite time to give this class Of political
n a vacation that the people may secure
q little rest and have short time each sea
d on TO look after their real fences and pla
- and secure their haryesla?
j. Coon MoKEISo MorHHR; how do you feel d
ir mornlnRH Oh. am ever 30 much belt
o That cough and soreness Of my lungs has
N lirely left me. got a bottle Of Hibbar
N, Throat aud Lung BAlsam, aud in twenty Il