Year: 1867

The Columbus Journal places series Of
truths before its readers in clear and cogent
terms. We copy the article entire, and wish
it could be read by every voter in the coun-
ty and state. Each of the truths stated con-
tains within itself the materials for speech.
Friends see that this is read to every Demo-
crat within your acquaintance.


1t should be borne in mind by every tax
payer of the Nation that the enormous bur-
den of debt under which the country is stag
geripg, was fixed upon it by a rebellion
fostered and strengthened by the Democras
tic party.


Ii should be borne in mind that this debt
was enormously increased by the aid and
comfort given to the rebellion while IN pro-
eress, BY the Democratic party, whereby the
rebels were encouraged to prolOng the strug-
gle against the Union armies, after all other
Reasonable hope of success had been extih-
guished.


1t should be borne in mind that the debt
of the Nation was still farther increased by
the efforts of the Democratic party to Grip
pie and destroy the public credit, in the
midst of the struggle for national ex,
istence, and that the national bonds were
| thereby forced to heavy discount in CONTRACT
| ing loans with which to carry on the war
and the national currency was thus largely
reduced below its true value in gold, there
by adding enormously to the cost ofsall mat
terisI purchased for the use Of the Govern
nlent.


1t should be borne in mind by every tax
payer of the Nation, that the Democratic
party stands pledged to secure compensation
to the slaveholding rebels for every slave
set free by the Emancipation PToeiamaaon,
thus adding an immense and unjust burden
| Il to- ~oki or "


the country groaus.


II should be borne in mind. that all the


Democratic members in the House of the


Fortieth Congress, have placed themselves


upon record by their votes. in favor OF the


monstrous proposition that the National


government is liable, under the Reconstruc-


tion laws, for every dollar Of the State debts


of all the States in rebellion.


1t should be borne in mind, by every tax


payer. that the Democratic party through lts
orators and writers for the press, is commit
; ted to the unheard of proposition that the
Confederate war debt contracted in the strug-
, ole to overthrow the National Government
IS Justly chargeable against the Government,
and that this party only waits the success oi
, its insiduous attempts to regain power, 70
3 fasten this debt upon the people OF the
3 United States.


1
payer, that the Democracy has made persist
j snt and strenuous efforts to injure both public
e and private credit, and bring on financial
t crisis such as will make it impossible Tor the
:, Nation to meet its obligations promptly, thus
d carving widespread ruin throughout tn'
il country, and reducing to beggary thousands
e of widows and orphans and other worthy
d persons whose little all is invested in govern
;. ment bonds. for the redemption OF which th'
% faith of the Nation is pledged
y II should be borne in mind, by every tax
: payer, that the Democratic party persistent
n fy opposes every effort made TO tighten IN
s public burden, by levying duties upo'
J foreign imports, thus requiring foreign cap
Is italists and traders who have the oenent o
If our markets to bear a small share OF on


burden in return, and at the same time pro


tect our home manufacturers from the dead


ly competition of foreign capitalists WI
I'd GROW fat upon the proceeds Of pauper laool
be n should be borne in mind most especial


Iv by Ohio wool growers and taxpayer


Kat the Democratic party has always an


'-auuousiy struggled to prevent 70
- ~ers from contributing an.


moot g., Nnrden of taxation, an
eign wool gro. Oer =. - y.
thing to Tighten the -


that every Democratic M.


Houses of Congress has met every


to protect the great wool growing interes1 :.


the country with the most deadly hostility;


and that they have thus, while prating Of
the enormous profits made by the manufac-


turers Of New England, played directly in


to the hands of these manufacturers, with


out even the lame excuse of saving to the


consumer in the price of the product; and


all this they have done while every Ohio


Republican member Of Congress gave voice


and vote to the passage of an act to protect
the consumer by disconnecting the wool tariff


from all other tariffs, for the benefit of the


manufacturers.


And finally it should be borne in mind by


every taxpayer, and every patriot who has


had the good of the country at heart, that


the speakers of the Democratic party openly
avow that their hope for the success Of that
party lies only in financial disaster to the
country, whether caused by failure of crops,


by the discrediting of the national currency,
by preventing the Nation from meeting its


obligations, or however resulting.


! We earnestly hope that every Union paper
of Ohio will keep these facts before the peo-


pie continually, until alter the next election


shall have rebuked the iniquity of the DEM
ocratie party by the largest Republican ma
jority ever given in the State.