Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-06

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The agitation of the slavery question j
kept up by the leaders of the Democratic
Party for the purpose of livcrting publi
attention from their squandcring of tn,
public money. fl sasss,a i-sl 1ei
To show the extent ofthis cxtravaganc,
and corruption of the party, we make the
following extracts from speech recently
made by Mr.. HARRIS, a member of Congress
from Baltimore:
Look at the accounts of your public ex-
pdnditure. and see how appalling is its in.
crease From 17S9 to 1922, the whole
aggregate expenditures of Goverpment
were $500. 2o4. .S6S.~-Erom 1854 to 1858
they were S3O4. Az. .002--slowing an icx-
cess ofexpenditurc during these five years,
exclusive of payments on account of the
public debt, of S2,171 ,135 over the entire
expenditure Of the Government from 17S9
to ls22Aa period of thirty-thrce wears,
during which a war With Great Britain was
carried onl - ~-----
Again-thc expenditures during the Adj
ministration of John Quincy ADAMS were,
in the total aggregate. $40, ,3l3, 203. The
annual average expenditure, from 1896 to
1859 is SG3, 529, ,000-showing an average
expenditure for each year FOR the last four
years OF sl4.0l7, 1926, more than the en-
tire expenditure OF the ,chols four Years of
the much abused Administration of Mr..
Adams. -'s@ s'esn HAAteSt
;. Not less to, be ccnsurcd is. the reckless
manner IN which the. .money thus squan-
dered is raised. This Administration found
the Treasury full 1t has beggared it, and
twice already it has been forcel to become
a suppliant to Congress for loans Of mill
ions withont even plan for the redemp-
ton Of the debt and with amajority party
in Congress setting its fa,cfdoggedly a.
gainst a tariff policy that would, have re-
lieyed the sneccssitiesgof the State, How
have all these millions been squandered, is
The question every honest man in the coun-
try ought to, AK, Through thousand
avenues of .corruptiop ! they have passed
rom the vaults Of the Treasury to feed par
izan fayorites, and to fill l,ehalls of Con-
sress with the willing teols Of the Admin
stration. Wander through the Capitol
extension at Washington. and soc extrava-
,ance inscribed from door stop to pediment
T-7see it blazing, in gold in halls and corri-
'orgapd committee rooms, reflected from
'ostly mirrors. and cushioned in luxurious
OUNCES,
Ponder esipesiaiib iilsl iAbsSft itlAbsSfts initssEfo Fort
smelling and WiIlett's ) P pint gases. scTru- cru
inize the lamuing DISCLOSURES Of the print int
ng committee aud the select naval inyee inyes-
igating committee. See the = President It
'imself implicated in the disppe dispensation3 @ 10 ef Of
ontracts, on exorbitapt bids to favoritc cs :
ablishments Which had the power to to con. n
rol the election Of administration ccanndi-
ates: Read the charge made BY, Mr.. Cam
ron 10 open Senate. that Sir. Rice. Of the
Pennsy lvanian, in Philadelphia, had al
ontract for blanks for $40 ,0O6that it cost
i'm bnt 50 900 to print, the profit being d.
ided. fifty per cent. to the Washington, |
'nion, FIVE per cent to Mr. Appleton. AS
istant Secretary OF State and three pccrI
mt. to a newspaper in the interest OF =. y
'cmocratic ineiibe of c oncnress-a ne 49, q he
'fthef statement coming rom s1r.: Rics
lat the arrapsemept WAS with the coQnii- "a
ance Of the President himself. s3% = 1'i
Look at the demand made BY tlss agents s
the Government, and which the War 8
apartment last year recommended to be S