The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-10
Nov sor Gov. Alorrill's lhree years:

81. o74 30
,soosr'y Roll Of f sSa.:. s a.ass g
80, 764 %
II will be seen from these figures. which are
eopied from official records, thar the Legisls-
tive expenses each year Of Gov. Morrill's ad-
mini.tration have been thousands Of dollars
les, than under the Democratic administration.
The present year these expenses were ten hOu,-
and dollars less !-the pay rolls Of both Senate
and House being hundreds Of dollars less than
the pay roll Of the House alone under Demo.
cratic rule.
This same economy and reduction Of cIpend-
iture has characterized every department Of the
government under Gov. Morrill's administers
ton, and the result Is that the total expenses Of
the fiscal years 1853 and 1889 averaged OVER
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS than
the expenses Of 1885. The present year the to-
tai expenses will be FORTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS LESS. And yet in the face and eyes Of
these facts and figures official and indisputa-
ble-Ephram X. Smart has the brass to charge
the Republicans, and 1t will be recollected that
he brings forward no evidence to sustain the
,harge, with being guilty OF eItrayagance.-
Mr.. Smart had something to say about the
sums paid for public printing. and charged that
the Republicans had been eItravagant and cor
rupt In this matter. We have not the nsurss
before US, but we state from -ssoiection' tna'
in 1879 .as pubic printing cost about s22 900,
and that It has averaged since about Sl4 900
making saving Of about EiGnr THOUSAND
DOLLARS alone, annually, in this department OF
public service. Mr.. Smart had much to say
about the Peck matter, and charged that the
State was in danger of great loss therefrom.-
The reply to all the rigmarole which he gets
of on this point is to be found in the published
report Of the commission, signed by the whole
commission, two of whom are Smart's political
friends, that "beyond the sum OF Four THous-
AND DOLLARS the State ,rould be subjected TO no
loss, and perhaps not eren that sum-" Had
Smart been Governor, instead Of probing this
Peck matter TO the bottom, a. the Republicans
have done, we have no doubt that he would
have used his best efforts to cover up the cor
rupton and to shield his political friends.
Another charge which Smart made was one
against Senator IIamlin. Its nature and its
refutation are given in the following article cop
led from the Portland Advertiser:
Among other charges which Smart has raked
up in the personal contest which he has COM
menced, Is one iniimaiiRg an infamous accuse
ton against Senator Hamlin in the matter OF
the payment Of claims against Brazil lie first
brought this matter up In his Belfast speech
and gave il such cOloring rs to present the idea
Of corruption on Mr.. Hamlin's part. Nothing
can be more untrue. The simple fact was that
Mr.. Hamlin, rs many other members OF Con.
gress ut that time were honestly doing, acted
as counsel for certain parties to procure their
fair and Just share Of money received for the
claims against Brazil-Qj1sr the allowance had
been made by The Brazilian gorcrnment, and
the money paid oper 10 our gorernmenf There
was not dollar of the money Of the U. States
paid over to any body. II was simply money
received from Brazil on certain claims; and Mr..
Hatrlin acted las he had right To do) rs
counsel for his clients before the commission,
and also exerted himself legitimately to get the
time extended for receiving evidence Of claims.
II was an open, straightforward, honest trans
I action, and no candid opponent would try to
give il any other coloring Mr.. Smart's course
in this, Is of piece with his charging MIR.
Hamlin with defeating Benefits Land bill,
trhsn he kaep that Mr.. II. tcds IN .fdror o. that
biU, and when he voted upon II precisely ms the
President of the Democratic State Convention
of this year voted.
But perhaps the most mpudent and brdssy
of the charges made by Smart, was one that
Mr.. washburn, the Republican candidate for
Governor, was in favor of resisting the decision
of the Supreme Court by force. Again and
again he said Mr.. Washburn was In favor Of
resorting $50 bioodshed' to resist the decisions
of the Supreme Court. We presume that no
public man in this State, excepting L. X. Smart,
would have had the impudence to make such a
charge. Such absurd statements from their
very monstrosty defeat themselves. They can
neither harm Mr.. Washburn nor the Republi-
can cause Mr.. washburn has stated over and
over again his views on public questions
Neither his public nor his private character
can be assailed, and when Mr.. Smart stated that
he was in favor Of resisting the decisions Of the
Supreme Court by force, he knew that he was
stating falsehood. Charity would perhaps
require us to exercise lenient spirit towards
Mr.. Smart, and ascribe to him want OF sense
in making such charge, but we shall do no
such thing. The charge proceeds from the
wicked and base purpose Of disappearing
political opponent. We have spoken thus di-
rcctly because We hold that public man when
speaking to the public should pay some regard
to the demands of truth, and that when lie
fails to do 50, and publicly misreprcsents his
opponents, under circumstances that admits OF
no other construction Of motives than that 1t Is
done wllfally and knowingly, II is the duty Of
the press to hold him to the public in the light
he deserves, viz: that Of williully and know
ingly asserting what he knows to be false.
The remaining charges which Smart brought
forward were Of small account, and relating to
what votes he gave, or Mr.. Washburn gave in
Congress. Smart was member we think in
is4s, 1852, and before that period. and chiefly
distinguished himself there by his advocacy OF
Congressional intervention to prohibit slavery
in the Territories. Nobody believed he was
then sincere, and his own friends thought when
his Congressional career was over that they had
got rid Of hypocrite, who would sell himself
for the smallest possible consideration whenever
1t would be for his personal interest to do so.
Our paper will contain, week by week, up to
the time when he win be buried deeper than
was ever q candidate for Governor In thi, State
by the righteous votes Of the people, extracts
from his records With this notice we dismiss
Mr.. Smart and the meeting at South Berwick.
Hon. I. It. Williams Speech.
Hon. T.. c. Mar.hali---His Plantation
| Manners.
Hon. I. 7. WILLIAMS. the gentleman from
New York, who signifed his purpose to reply
to the speech Of Mr.. Marshall Of Kentucky