The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-09-01
4 GLANCE AT THE RECORD.

prides himself on referring TO the
records to substantiate his sophistry.
We append the following to Mr..
Watson's statements and ask the
candid reader to Judge between
them:
On June %, 1862, Holman, Dem
ocrat, made a motion to subject gov
ernment bonds to taxation by the |
State.
Dem. in House voted yea 81, nay 0.
Rep. in House voted yea 8, nay II.
Did the reader ever see this in al
Third party paper, or ever hear it
from a Third party speaker? Please
remember that the Third party
charges that there is no difference
in the 1.-TWO old parties"
Again. In April, 1864, on the
Supplemental National Bank act,
under which they operate now, the
vote was as follows;
Dem. in Senate voted yea 0, nay 7.
Rep. in Senate voted yea 30, nay 2.
Dem. IT, House voted yea ., nay 65.
Rep. in House voted yea so, nay l.
Every Democrat, both in the
4 House and Senate, seventy-two in
number, voted solidly against it, and
out of one hundred and thirteen Re.
publicans in both houses, only three
voted against it. Yet the Third
party charges there is no difference
and that the Democrats are as much
; responsible as the Republicans. Will
the honest voter let such, ,ialsehood
live or will he repudiate it? Please
, remember that when this national
bank law was passed every Demo-
crat from every section voted against
| it.
Here is another bill about which
the Third party says great deal,
but does not tell you how the Demo
3 Gratis stood on it. In March, 1869,
r on bill to declare currency indebted
ness OF government payable in coin,
e every Democrat in the Senate voted
S solid no, and every Democrat in the
t House, but one, voted no.
Il Here is another effort on the part
S of Democrats to tax government
: bonds; March 80, 1860, Morgan, a
:. Democrat, moved to take tax off su'
gar, coffee, tea, salt, matches and to.
bacco, and place it on government
t bonds.
s Dem. in House voted yea 80, nay O.
$ Rep. in House voted yea 0, nay 104
e Did you ever see this in a Third
: party paper?
: Again, in 1870, on funding green
p back bonds into gold bonds,
= Dem. in House voted yea u, nay 81
Rep. in House voted yea 139, nay 2
In Senate Democrats voted solid
4 no, and Republicans solidyea. This
! act also largely increased the public
l debt, but the Third party only
l charges it to Congress, and does not
tell you that every Democrat in the
House and Senate voted against it;
!. while every Republican in both
B Houses but two voted for it. The
] leaders Of the Third party will have
e much to answer tor in that "great
day."
The Third party charges that the
n Democrats have allowed the existing
l. banking laws to continue in force
: without efforts to abolish or to bet
8 ter. Let US see if the following viii
/ not prove this statement to be false
c IN 1870 Randall, Democrat, offereC
. amendment to trnding bill propos
IL ing to withdraw national bank cir
n culation and issue S300,000,00
y greenbacKs.
'. Dem. in House voted yea Il, nay {
% Rep. in House voted yea 10, nay lis
W In 1870, Morgan, Democrat, offer
10 tiers and issue s40O,000,000 green
10 backs.
p. Dem. in House voted yea "a, nay II
,r Rep. in House voted yea 3, nay III
At In 1870, McNealy, e Democrar
n. moved to withdraw national ban
ID circulation and issue greenbacks.
Dem. in House voted yea "a, nay Il
II III