Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-30
.DemocratIc FInancie ring.

The organ OF the Republican party ot Ireiana,
is hard run 10 find some accusation some cause
Of complaint against its political opponents In
al article yesterday Il starts out with the follow
ing proposition:
The results OF the Copperhead triumph 81 the
State election in 1862, bid fair 10 make them
selves fel, 10 the tar payers OF the State. long
after that party is blotted out from the list OF
political organizations.
This Is q somewhat serious charge, but the
basis upon which il Is made is so ridiculous-!he
proof OF facts by which it is attempted TO be
sustained are so sbsurd-that refata ton
We only refer to the subjec, TO show
the straits to which the administration organs
are drawn in their efforts TO conceal the enormous
corruptions and the reckless extravaganza OF the
party which unfortunately has the control of the
government
After diligently searching the record. The
Journal il able TO trump mp two charges, just
two charges. to show how very griev-
ously the tax payers OF the state will be
made TO feel the results OF he cOpperhead til
umph in 1852" And whs, are they One IS
that Col WGtxkR. the late agent OF state. "spec
ulated on over $4,000 of the state funds for a
period of nearly two years" Does the state
reap any bene6. from the funds in the hands Of
the present republican agent o, state? Has he
net state funds in his possession fully equal to
The amount that The Journal charges Col WALK
AR specnlated nponi
The republican organ IS forced to admit. how
ever, that Colonel WALKEE settled with the state
for all moneys entrusted to him its fducary
agent Only $50 900 was placed in his hands bv
the state debt sinking fund commissioners 10 in
vest in the purchsse-of the bonds of the state.
which The Journal admits he applied to that pur-
pose He did not have that amount in his hands
two years. But couceding that he had, and tina,
the state failed TO recover interest upon it for
the time named. the sum total would foot ur
about five thousand noIlars
The other illustration which i, produces OF
coppeThesd recklessness is the manage
ment of the state prison al Jacksonville" anC
this is founded upon report OF the senate com
mittee on state prisons, which of course ia one
sided. u#
The Journal charges. upon the statements oil
this report. that the prison fer period of -four
years, two past and two in the future, will in
volve an expense to the state OF forty thousand
dollars. instead of being seli-sustaining When
the facts in the case are fairly developed, il will
be demonstrated that tho failure of the prison to
sustain itself cannot be fairly charged to those
entrusted with It's management or sdministra-
ton.
For the present we give The Journal the full
benefit of its charges against the results of thu
copperhead triumph at the state election in 1862.
These little items the republican organ says vii
be felt long AFTER the Democratic party " is blot
ted out from tie lIst OF political organizations.
Have the taxpayers of Indiana been 6enehps
ted by a change Of administration! Have theil
burdens been in any way diminished by the party
in powerf Are the taxes, the public burdens
less than they were two or four years agol Ha,
the state debt been diminished by the dominant
party? Has the national debt been essened BY
abolition policy? When the administration o.
the national government was transferred -four
years ago TO the party now IN power the puoiit
deb; was comparatively nothing. and the taxa
ton. direct and indirect. scarcely felt And
what the result Of republican fnaneieringi
II the war should terminate at an early day il
Is estimated that the public debt will not be les.
than six thousand millions OF dollars and in all
diton the current expenses of the government
will be vastly increased. Is it not likely thai
these burdens will be felt by the tax payers o.
Indiana. long after the republican party, ih'
union party, or the party in power, by whatever
name il may be known. is blOited out from n,
list OF political organizations. And what car
vevent the men who hsve controlled public
Affairs for the past four wears, and brought by
MAJ ADMINISTRATION these burdens upon tn,
country from being visited with the witherini
condemnation of deceived and betrayed. w
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