Year: 1869

general prosperity and progress of the coun.
try It is advancing in every kind of public
aud private enterprise. In the State of


Indiana there are more railroads under con


struction to day than at any former period
IN her history, and what is true Of Indiana


may probably be said of most of the other


Western and North western States. 1t is
true there are evil prophets, as there always


will be but the condition of general prosperi-
ty must be admitted By all. Towns and
cities are growing, farms are being i'm
proved, fine farm houses and barns are be-
ing erected, turnpike roads are penetrating
through every township and county neigh
borhood, and manufactures are everywhere
springing up with wonderful rapidity. The
Western territories are being peopled, and
are fast growing to the dimension of States;
our mineral wealth and our resources of
every kind are being developed with unex-
ampled success. The recent exhibition of
textile fabrics in Cincinnati shows what
wonderful nrngroeo thv Northwest Is making
in manufactures, and what may be expected
in the future under an honest aud wise ad-
ministration. 1t is true, all these interests
were much depressed by three years of mis-
rule under the late Administration, but
their condition may be referred to with pride
and satisfaction, notwithstanding the Demo
cratic party tells us that the country is be-
ing ruined eaten up and devoured by heavy
taxes and the national debt. Every depart
ment of business is prosperous, and most
are hourishing, and although it is said that
the merchants and traders are not making
as much money as they have done at other
times, yet the prosperity and permaneucy
Of business is established by the fact that
there are comparatively few failures. 1t is
said by distinguished statistician in whose
opinion have confidence, that there have
been fewer failures in. business during the
last six years than during any former six
years in the history Of the country, and if
this is true it shows that the country is do
ing remarkably well in what the Democratic
party calls its dying condition" The
taxes can be made lighter by the faithful

collection of the revenues and by the intro
duction of economy and retrenchment. 1t
is estimated that as things are now going on
in the faithful collection of the revenue, and
thorough reform in every department of the
Government, it will be in the power OF Con
gress, at its next session, while continuing
to pay large sums annually in the reduction
of the national debt, to reduce the general
rate of taxation for internal revenue at least
fifteen per cent


In conclusion, would advise the people
of Ohio to stand fast by the men who stood
fast by the country through the war, ard by
the true principles of reconstruction since
the war; to stand fast to the Republican
party, to which the country owes more than
any other country ever owed to any political
party, and not by irritation from real or
fancied grievances, or by indifference or neg
lect, permit the power of the Government
again to return TO that nnlitical organization
which is so largely responsible for all the
blood that has been shed and the treasure
that has been expended for thepreservation
oF Tho RenrbI;c