Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-10-08
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1910.
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

The expenditures of Mr.. Adams.in the four
years OF his Administration, were fifty MILL
ons, three hundred and one thousand nine
hundred and eleven dollars-or little over
twelve millions and half a year.
The expenditures of Mr.. Van Buren,, in
the three years of his Administration, have
been one hundred and eleven millions, four
hundred and six thousand, nine hundred and
nifty three dollars-or something over thirty
seven millions of dollars year.
When Mr.. Van Buren, came into office the
Nation had an overlooking treasury now it
is actually borrowing money to carry on the
Government. He has expended not only all
the accruing revenues-but Il surplus of about
twenty millions on hand-and has involved
the country in a debt, variously estimated at
from ten to twenty millions.
In 1928, the collection of the whole reye
nues Of the government cost about four per
cent;-now the cost is near twcluc per cent.
This is easily explained. At the custom
house in New York, in Mr.. Adams time, 40
officers sutliced-but now the number is $50
notwithstanding there is actually less revc-
nue. collected. Mr.. adams's officers cost the
country $l49, 1913 Sl-while Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's consume the enormous sum of S5O7.-
SCI 90! Similar extravaganza is to be found
at nearly all the other custom houscs-and
the expenses of number of them exceed
several fold the amount Of their collections.
According to Mr.. Woodbury's Document,
No. IL, the contingent expenses of the SEN
ate in 1888 were 1927, 1923, which exceed by
S24,527 93, the whole expenditures of the
Senate for the FOUR YEARS Mr.. Adams
was President!
by the same document, the contingent ex-
penses of the House of Representatives for
1888, We're 1919 ,96O-which exceed by $3.50.
724 SO the whole expenditures of the House
for the FOUR YEARS Mr.. Adams was
President!
The official reports show that in 1887 a.
lone, one million four hundred and ninety
three thousand three hundred and ten dollars,
"">te- '.'"-A- expended on objects of
internal improvement; while in the FOUR
fEARS of Mr.. Adams's Administration
they amounted only to one million, four hun
bred and seventy-four thousand, two hundred
and Lightweight dollars, seventy seven cents.
The public documents show that the Gov
eminent has lost more money by DEFAUL-
lERS, from 1884 to 1887, than in all the
years preceding from its foundation.
SlXty-fOur ont Of GU eo,.ox o~l
ceivers have proved Defaulters-some of
them to large amounts-and it is established
by Official correspondence that some of them
were retained in Office after their dcfalcations
were known.
Hocker,a Sheriffin Kentucky, who fraudu-
lently withheld the pol-books of his county
to give Moore the return to Congress over
Letcher was rewarded by the Administration
with one OF the best Offices in his county,
and' as might have been expected, in due
time he ran off with the funds. 1t will be
recoiiected that the Legislature of Kentucky.
a' It's next session, passed law making the
offence committed by Hooker felony.
Miles Hotchkiss, the keeper of nine-pin
alley at Oswego, New York, exhibited his
zeal Tor the Administration by writing an inn
pertinent letter to Gen. Harrison, and was
soon after rewarded with the appointment of
receiver of the Land Office at Kaskaskias.
We might give other instances to show
iow reckless of decency and the public inter-
'st the Administration is in its appointments
o ofiice-but these must suffice for the pre.
sent. They tell plainly enough how it is
here are SO many public defaulters-as well
IS the general profigacy of the Party in
Power.
Iy"The last Abingdon Virginian contains
list OF some two hundred names of uersons