Year: 1876

L
is being largely quoted by Republican
papers for financial views. The Democrat
desires TO harmonize the party on a Re-
publican platform.-SteubenviNe Gazette.


The DEMOCRAT desires to harmonize on
the Constitution, and is in full accord
with every National Democratic platform
ever made, which is not the case with
the Cincinnati Enquirer and its rush
light echo, the Steubenville Gazette.
These sheets advise boiling to defeat the
Gallant and staunch Democracy of Con-
nec.i;ut. The very same men on similar
nlatform were elected in that State one
wear ago, and these sheets shouted over
the result as a glorious Democratic VIC
tory and now they counsel and urge
their defeat. Who are playing into the
hands of the Republican party? Who
counsel and work for dissension and dis
aster2


The financial views Of the STARK
County, DEMOCRAT are those of every
Democratic statesman, living or dead,
worth naming. They are Constitutional.
1t is good money that will secure honest
wages. The only honest and safe dollar
is specie, its value not depending on the
whiMs or selfish villainy of men in
mower. Where labor is paid in real
money it is not cheated. Every other
form ola dollar in this country is fraud.
The greenback and bank-note now cir
culating, are only worth elghty-fve cents
on the dollar and liable to run up or
down, thus rendering all values uncer-
tain and hence destructive of all conf
dence in trade and business.


Business and labor need honest money
constitutional money--not the gam
bler's chips or empty promises. Demo
cratic measures of public policy are based
upon Truth, Justice and the Constitution;
and hence will not sanction and approve
of living and cheating by means Of rob-
bing tariff laws or swindling paper
money.


The Democracy have ever held that
Congress has no power to disturb values
to enhance one mans profits at the ex-
pense of others, to make few rich by
robbing labor and honest business. Con-
gress, therefore, has no Constitutional
power to make money plenty or scarce,
for if it have then Congress may disturb
and change values Governments are in
stituted among men to protect citizens in
their ri ghts of person and property, not
to destroy or make them more precarious.
Gold and silver cannot he made plenty
or scarce by the direct operations of the
law.making power. 1t is by the issue of
swindlng paper money that specie is
driven off and all values rendered uncer-
tain.


1t is not more paper money that is
wanting to restore good times, foritwould
only make bad, worse. We must endeavor
to return to the requirements ofthe Con-
stitution-to honest, economical govern
ment and just laws, and also to honest



money as fast as possible.


All history has shown, and our own ex-
perience demonstrates that, one of the
worst evils that can be inflicted on any
people, is an irredeemable paper currency.


Democratic victory is not to be OBJ
tanned by thoughtless assumptions and
impotent conceits. The nerve that re-
lakes not, the eye that never quails, the
thought of high resolve, these are the
masters of victory. Democrats, being out
of power, may we'll afford to bear and
forbear with one another. A spirit of
harmony should be cultivated, and Demo-
cratic editors especially should realizeits
Importance. Unlike our opponents, every
Democrat recognizes the requirements Of
the Constitution and the importance Of
honest administration. Here affords
vast field of difference with the party in
power, and basis of platform tor Demo-
cratic union and cordial harmony of ac-
ton. Should we elect the President
next November, it may be years before
we secure the Senate, and hence it may
be long time before, as party,we shall
have control of the lawmaking power,
and be able to develop and establish our
policy. We beg, then, of our friend of
the Gazette to cease this pickering; stop
laboring for Democratic defeat in Con.
necticut or elsewhere, and work devoted
ly and unselfshly for the success of the