Nebraska advertiser., 1868-08-27
Democratic Lies VS.. Facts.

Ed4OfS NeOfUS6U AOcefttSef:
A day or two since a Democrat OF
this city, arguing that the Democratic
party were the friends and advocates
of economy in the administration Of
national affairs, asserted that " under
this Radical administration the ma
tiOnal debt had increased during the
last month thirty-two millions of dol
lars, and was constantly increasing
instead of diminishing" The Demo
crai of last week, still higher in fig
ures, and with a capacity for falsehood
which is at once astonishing and de-
plorable, places the amount at fifty
three miIlionsl Other and better in,
formed Democratic journals than the
d~own-street concern, seeking to make
political capital of this same thing
place the figures at thirteen million
dollars.
The Missouri Democrat, in noticing
this matter, says:
"The Coneod Patriot says the in
crease of thirteen millions in two
months on the debt is the result OF
Radical economy Yet the increase
was caused by a payment of over seven
| millions for Alaska, and over six mill
lions to the Pacific railroad, Patriot
Justified the Alaska purchase, and
supports the policy of granting subsi-
dies to the railroads! Is this honest,
then? Meanwhile, Radicals will ask
whether it pays to consent to expen-
ditures for the benefit or at the request
of Conservatives, only to be abused for
those same expenditures rs proofs OF
/ Radical extravaganza"
Thus we see that the greater portion
of this apparent increase of thirteen
millions was the price agreed upon by
our Secretary of State (holding office
under a Democratic President to be
paid for ice bergs and polar bears
while the balance was simply the pay
ment Of an installment of a debt con-
tracted long before the present time,
and for the building of a railroad
through our own State; and surely nc
sane man will deny the advantages
which will accrue to the whole coun-
try, and particularly to the State OF
Nebraska, from the completion of the
Pacific Railroad.
Now, let us see if it is a fact that
-Four National debt is constantly in
creasing instead of decreasing" We
call attention to the following article
from the New York Bank Note Re
porter:
So much has been said and written
about the corrupt and eXtravagant
manner in which the Federal Govern
ment has been administered during
the last year or two, that it is pleasant
to meet with facts and figures, from
official sources, which must 60 far to
correct erroneous impressions in this
connection. In view of the fact that
the present Administration has been
compelled not only to carry an inn
mense burden bequeathed by the re-
belliOn, but to close up the confused
accounts, restore civil order through
q vast region devastated and unsettled
by the conflict, ndrepelassaults upon
the public credit, we were not prepar-
ed for so satisfactory an exhibit of the
receipts and expenditures of the Gov
eminent for the fiscal year just closed,
as that furnished by Special Commits
sionerr Wells, Of the Treasury Depart
ment. From this exhibit we give the
more important figures, as follows:
Receipts.
The National receipts of Revenue,
from all sources, for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1868, were substan-
TALLY as follows:
Customs golD.~-~....-sI63J 10000