The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-09-07
From the Detroit Tribune.
What the Republican Party has done to
Merit the Suppo.t Gf the People.

Meiit The Suppo.t 0f the fcopic.
For the third tia since its formation in
this State, the Republican patty has pre-
sented st tie ticket composed of able AMI
competent men, and asks for 1t the suf
fragcs of the people, and, lying upon
the principles of its platform, and the just
and wholesome administration of the pres
ent State officers, it asks the sufffagcs Of
the pcoply with confidence. OF its prn
ciplcs as a rational party we will not speak
specially at this time but shall confne our
selves to an enumeration of some Of the
more prominent advantages which its ad
mni,traion Of state affairs have secured
to the people Of Michigan. We are aware
that It's administrator Of state affairs has
been plcntifuly dcnoui ccd by the Icmo
cratic organs, tut with captiousuess and
mcndacily that have dcfea,ed 'ho objects
Of the ass; ilants. They have so mr over
done Tie business that nobody believes
| thcm.
OF tho immediate Dcm ocra'ic prcdeces'
sors of the Republican State officers, one
r. stcd undcr ths very grave imputatIon OF
having either participated in, or permitted
|
mcn Stock Bank to an amount exceeding
100000, another had ovcrissued State
bonds to G.n amount uf S2,2G9 80, which
hc ha, since di>eorgcd; another over drew
his clliciel salary Sls3 33, which has new
cr bcon refunded: two othcr>, acting as
members uf the Board Of State Auditors,
al'owcd fraudulent claims during the last
II onth Of their administration, and after
their auuuni ,cuort was made up, to the
amount Of ss3,062 81, We say that
th.sp claims wer frGn3ulept, and in proof
or il we cite the fact, that through the
vigiance Of the present Atttrncy-Genersi,
the State has obtained judgment for The
recovery of ah,u, $4,000 of tha claim
allowed t. lhc PiUniy Bank. a suit has
al, l,ru instituted against the last Demo
cratic Stat, printer fr doubla pay for som"
work done tor thr State, which ne had
collected aud ascd. Il was such men Il.
hcsc. incompetent and dishonesi, that tie
people of Michigan recall as the last Demo
craft. State Administration. it Is certain
" the most bnunllcss ctfrontery, that th'
party which elected ard sustained these
- men I'm d cir oflicol kuavcry, should MP
peal TO the people for permission to again
assume control Of the State Offices.
What have the Republicans done wcr
1 thv Of regard and reward in the Admins
a tralion Of State affn rs?
D They have funded the State debt
y which the Democracy had never ATTENDED
2 to-so that the actual amount of our in
J. debtodness was asccrtaincd, and the pay
+ ment Of compound Interest, which OWN
s to the carelcssncss of the Democracy wa
= hitherto incurred but not paid, was stor
y ped.
d They have paid promptly at maturt
the interest on the State debt, which tll
Democrats wholly omitted to do. Will
u !, the Democrats originally contracted tn
II State debt, and permitted the interest
g accumulate until it exceeded the principa
y the Republicans, besides raying the inte
D. est upon the funded public debt annually
s. have paid 1892. .o73 20 Of tho principal.
= They have, on an average comparati'
!, estimate of three years Of Republican wit
"a seven wears Of Democratic rule, reduce
ie the State taxes over one hundred per Ger
y. In comparing the years 1852 3-4 OF q
IL Democratic Adm inistration with the yea
O. 1854 SO Of the Republican Admit istr
70 ton, the Republicans have actually save
" the State in current expenses almost TIVE
= ty. five thousand dollars.
an Nor has the Republican Administrati
nc in other respects been less salutary or maj
us fest.
es They have provided, in the House
'c Correction for Juvenile Offenders, a not
and invaluable State institution for the !
formation Of our criminal youth.
-. By the foundation and successful inaug
- ~ ration Of State Agricultural COLES
~ they have justly regarded the most imp
tant agricultural interest Of this State, a
nd been the pioneers IN an enterprise Il
6a gives an euviable pre-emiuepce wbere'