The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-11
VOLUME xlL--NUMBER gs,
Democratic Extrayaganoc.

Il
The appropriations for the year made at
the last session OF Congress, under the
Whis-electod Administration that went out
of Office in 1858, wcro sl5,4l6 ICE co. At
the first drive made by the Sham Democrats
at tho Treasury, after Picrcewas elected, in
the first session Of the 4sd Congrcss, these
expenses of Government were run up nearly
so per cent. They voted S95, ,lo1 ,SCl,O"l
to carry on the FIRST years administration
of the party, whose storeotyped promises oil
economy and retrenchment, wcro still echo
ing from their leaders, Inaugural in tho
Eastern portico OF the Capitol.
Without particle Of advantage to the
farmers and mechanics Of the nation, these
so ealled Democrats incrcascl tho expenses
of our Diplomatic business abroad, in 1854,
from tho Wing figures in '53 Of IL 49,
03S 20, to the enormous sum Of Sl5,9H,-
SO A.
Withouta cent Of benefit TO the CONNER
cial interests of the seaboard States, and as
suredly no advantage to the people OF such
grain exporting States as Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin, these play-aetins
economists ran-up-th tho. expenses Of the Navy
rom as ,2O9, ,2GO II In 1853, to Sl2,5l0,
SOI lG, in tho irst year after Pierce and
they got hold Of the Treasury keys.
Wastsful and proaisato beyond example
.lloss Sham Democrats spent from Jaly l,
1854, to June 10, 1855, exclusive of ono
million dollars payment on account Of the
Debt, the cnOrmOns sum Of $j6,3Gj, 1893
80. 8sss
The next year their waste was greater
Congress appropriated for the Democratic
administration and for Democratic plumber,
s7l, ,226,siG 81.
In no year in the great Washington's
lime, did tbs expenses Of Government get
up to 100000. From March ), lTs9, TO
Dec. 80, 1901, the appropriations, exclusive
,r the public debt, were $2,797, ,l23 So
In lT92 theywcrc 81 ,s73,774 35. In 1898
they wcro 81 49, 1916 5j. 1t did not cost
Inc greatest of all the Presidents, two mil
lions a year to administer the Federal Gov
ernmcnt. The least of the Democratic Pres
dents has made it cost the people more than
thirty-onc times us much. The expenses
this year, exclusive Of national debt paying,
will bo SG3, ,47G,sI6 81.
In 1873, ia, second year Of our last war
with Great Britain, the expense, Of the
Federal Government were only S2o,O7s,-
J7l Oj. This year, bcinsat profound peace
with all the world, the democrats at WASH
ington contriye to spend about tire, times
as much OF the public treasure.
In the year 1878, in our gigantic strus-
4, in distant Mexico, viii, $4,000 men aGald,
4 great navy adoat, and such costly drafts
upon our resources us were Churubusco,
Contrcras and Molino del Rey, the then
Administration at Washington spent but
8jO,757, ,s0S 60. This year, with an army
Of only $4,000 men, and no war existing,
tho so.called Democrats are peacefully
sluandcrins that sum not only, but thirteen
millions on top of 1t. Can any nation long
stand the combined extravaganza, and cdu-
cation In wastcfulness, which this mal-ad-
ninis,ration Of official trusts by the sham
Democracy, is running the nation to with
irishtful spccd.-AiJaHy Journal.