The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-29
Radical Extravaganza.

Radical EXtraYagance.
From the ". Y. World.
1t is somewhat amusing to see the efforts
which are making by the radical leaders, ora
tors, and organs to divert attention from their
own eorruptions msdeeds, and prohigacy.
They realize that the records of their own
party, its extravaganza and revolutionary
measures are so OdiOus that, unless they can
raise some false issue, their defeat is certain.
Under this idea they are occupying their time
in abusing the candidates on the Democratic
ticket and ohatteripg about economy. la this
way they hope to maintain their supremacy
over affairs at Washington.
The records of the action of Congress dur
ing the past three years exhibit too plainly
what the radical idea of economy means for
their professions now to deceive any person.
Nor will their attacks upon HOratio Seymour,
a man whose ability is so well known through
out the country, and whose character as
man is without stain, avail the radicals any
thing, or furnish them relief. 1t is also in
vain that they harp about the acts or sayings
of Democrats during the war. Those ques-
tions have become part of the past new
questions and new issues are now attracting
the attention of the people. They see that
Notwithstanding the war has been closed over
three years, yet the expenditures of the War
and Navy Departments are increasing every
year. They realize that the taxation still re-
mains at the highest figure, and the cost of
living increases, rather than diminishes and
yet there is no reduction of the national
debt. They also see that the expenses of the
army have increased from ninety five millions
the second year after peace, to one hundred
and fity-siX millions the third year. The
people likewise bear in mind that since the
surrender of the armies ofthe Rebellion the radi-
Gals have borrowed about eight hundred mil
lions, and taken from the people nearly four
teen hundred millions, by way of taxes and
customs during the same period, and yet our
currency, which was twenty-one per cent. dis
count in 1866, is now twenty-nine per cent.
below par, and will continue down so long as
the radical policy prevails. As it sinks in value
taxation increases. They have heightened the
hours of toll of the mechanics and labOring
men until twelve hours now, even with in
creased wages, leave that class no better Off at
the close of the year than eight hours would
during Democratic administration of the Gov
ernment. By the same radical policy our
merchant ships have lost the carrying trade
upon the seas, and that business is trans
ferred to Great Britain, thus placing still
greater burdens upon the other interests of
the country.
Such are some of the results of the radical
policy and radical extravaganza upon the
interests of the country In the face of these
facts we find them talking about economy.
But we find no official act or the sanction of
any measure that will work out economical
results. They refuse to pass bill in Con-
gress to reduce the expenses of the army, but
| by the estimates of their own committee they
will reach, for the present year, very near
! two hundred millions. They have intro
duced and passed. in one branch of Congress,
bill to fund the public debt, under the plea
of reducing the interest. But the very word
! ing of this bill shows that it is a sham, and
that it will, under radical rule become
| dead letter upon the statute books. They
| continue the Freedmen's Bureau in operation
and eXpend through it millions of dollars
| taken from the laboring men of the North, to
| support the negroes in idleness. They spend
money with a lavish hand upon all manner
of private jobs and schemes to benefit their
own party contractors. They have passed a
tenuTe-Oi-o office law to retain their corrupt in
ternal revenue officials in office. To obtain
money to meet all this extravaganza they tax
every article of food which the people con-
sumo, and every piece OF cloth they wear upon
! their backs.
In vain have the people asked where all
this money goes. III vain have they asked
what has become of the two thousand two hun
dred millions which have been raised for the
| national Government since the war closed.
| The debt is larger than it was then, and the
| general expenses are increasing rather than
diminishing. Frauds and populations, plum
dering and rascalities in Office have become
the order of the day, and yet when the
people ask why all this extravaganza
this reckless expenditure of money, the
| only response that they obtain from the radi-
cal organs is that Seymour opposed the wal
and addressed the rioters as his friends.
Under pretensions of extraordinary loyalty,
they are laboring to continue their system o
extravaganza, to keep up the expenses of the
army and navy, which we have shown have
been increasing ever since the war closed
Extra loyalty is the name and the cloak un,
der which they hope 80 continue their thieVing
their rascalities and extravaganza. The peo
pie must not be deceived by their professions
but bear in mind that their only hope for eco
nomy in the administration of the national
Government, their only chance for relic
from oppressive taxation, and the only chance