Year: 1875

Ex-senator Fenton has been requested to speak for
the republicans in Ohio and in reply to the invitation
he says


Replying to yours Of the 11th inst, am just
bad of with my bronchial difficulty; my voice is hoarsc
and weak. II is hardly probably that will be able to
make public address for some time to come. Under
other circumstances IL would be agreeable TO me to
speak point your State upon the questions of
finance at issue in your 1t is clear that the
democratic party Of your State has declared policy OF
imitation and reputation which is at war with all honest
finance. and which citizen who regards the public
welfare need hesitate TO condemn. III had the power
should feel it my duty to aud you in resisting their
false doctrine.


d. H. Hill, a Southern general and now editor of the
Southern Home, writes thus


Lincoln shot; Stanton suicide; Sumner a supposed
suicide; Candy tomahawkcd Thad Stevens blackened
by his ncgrcss; Senator Nye hldeous unatic;
General BLAIR wasted to death; Andrew johnson struck
by paralysisthus, by one tho prosecutors Of the
South arc coming to hard and unnatural ends.


Now they call the Rag amufn Convention at Detroit
the "Bcggars Opera. ="


The Richmond Whig counsels the Southern men who
arc be members OF the House of Congress to be
moderate in their temper and manners II says that
Southern free and frank in speech they arc
OF spirit, and sometimes they impulsivc and
extcmporaneous discussion in Congress- unless they
are very guarded, they may be betrayed provoked
into imprudent expressions. There FAULT to be
found with the representative of the South in tho





those who arc in this Ransom, Gordon Lamar and
others have set good examples for their Southern col
leagues who now coming into active cooperation
with them


General Butler having been invited to speak about
tho currency Nebraska City, letter in which he
said


am unable to comprehend, appreciate and much
less admire that system of government finances which
has wrought upon the business and production of
thc cOuutrV that mo-
who desire productive employment have had it hc
last two years and by which the production which they
would have added to tho wealth Of tho country during
that time Is lost Assuming that each Of that number
skilled and unsklcd could have averaged 81 per day OF
the past year. then have lost 200 900 600 or about
equal to half of the national debt by their
enforced idlcncss to say nothing Of the loss of the
morals Of working men and women How long in
active business and property holders and holders Of
those kinds OF property which open to tho tax
gathcrcr. will permit system of financial adminisra-
ton to go on by which their property shall dcprccate
in value while owners Of other property such
and bonds which untaXcd because Of being
open To the tax gathcrcr, have their property appre
ciatc and escape axaton Is problem which the good
Of the people Of this country will solve the com
ing Presidential election.


Senator Morton is reported have said that the re-
publicans Of Ohio made great mistake in permitting
the financial question TO supcrscdc all others and that
their only salvation to make the Roman Catholic
school question the leading ISSUE


Mr. Welsh was not very long ago ono OF tho adminis-
trations prc-cminently honest men; but that his
honesty docs not just their they want TO let
the public know Ivy hints and innucndocs that nc is not
so irightnlly honest after ALL


Already the proprctors Of peanut stands have had
their attention called the advantages Of the various
positions on the sidewalk around the new Post ONCE,
and they arc actively locating themselves. These cs-
timabc women arc generally the aunts Of influential
politicians