The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-30
rne rAr.onAL ExPnnDIrURns.

THE HAT1OHAL BARB1OAEVA
The appropriations made 81 congrsss be-
fore adjournine are published. 4 = : fnlI
exhibit Of the sum to be expanded II the
administration Of tho Goverrnent - tho
fiscal ven le6s-'a. Al the Democf1ag are
arrsieniur The Republican parry sad Cen-
eress for reckless expenditures and exfFsva-
eance, We call attention TO these sppsopfia.
tions. The total Of them, excluding fsv
items, where the expenss Of carrying less
into execution could not definitely be known,
i s 100. sol, 500 8s) one hundred and ffty-
nine millions Gre hundred ard ninety seven
thousand six hundred and ninesy-six dollars
md e;oht,-eix cents. In considering whether
Congress has been reckless Of the people
money in this outlay, regard should be bsd
only Of those expenditures which were within
the discretionary power of that body. there
are some parts Of he sum total appropriated
that are so imperative and necessary that
even the Democracy cannot casil - TO them.
There for instance, is the pensions to GRIP
pled soldiers, and to the widows and children
Of dead soldiers. This is one OF the ordinary
expenses oe the Government to be sure, but
i, IS of an unwonted and extraordinary
amount. Thus the amount paid Is pensions
for the year ending June Both. 1859 under
Buchanan 8 administration when the cost OF
running the Government was nearly ninety
mitlior dollars, was one million eighty-hve
thousand dollars. Congress has now to ape
propriate for this purpose just thirty times IS
much-that is Thirty millions three hundred
and f;fiy thousand dollars. Will the Demo-
cracy announce it as part OF Their policy to
refuse to pay these pensions to Union sol
ders and their families? They can save
thirty million dollars to the Government
thereby, but will they do il? Allowing the
same sum for pensions now as was paid I'M
der Buchanan, and that would leave twenty
nine million dollars more to be paid under
this head now than was necessary then.
Whether one million or thirty millions, these
pensions are sacred and imperative debt
the American people will demand that it be
secredly paid. The Democracy dare not an
nounce purpose not to pay it. Allowing
as above the same sum for pensions that the
Government had to pay under Buchanan,
there remains twenty nine millions Of dollars
which have been made necessary and un-
a7oidable by the war to put down the Dem
ocratic rebellion. Deduc,ing these twenty
nine millions from the one hundred and fifty
nine millions, the sum total Of the national
expenditures for the current year, and there
remains one hundred and thirty millions as
the other expenses of the Government. This
with the difference between legal tender and
gold, is itself scarcely more than it cost to
run the Government under the last Demo-
cratic administration.
But fromihis sum there are to be deducted
other necessary and imperative expenses
which were without the discretionary power
Of Congress Among these are the tS7.000,-
o00) seven million dollars the amount that
had to be appropriated since Mr.. Seward had
purchased ALASKA. Also thirteen million
dollars extraordinary deficiencies from the
Indian war. There is besides these $780,.
0o0 0O0) twenty million dollars for the Post
Office Department, and as this Department
under Republican admins tratlon has paid its
running expenses for the Grst time in our his
tory, this sum is no charge upon the Govern
meDt. Here then remains 1890, 900, 000)
ninety million dollars for the Government
expenditures during the current fiscal year
the same sum that Buchanan expended in
time Of peace, There was, too, this differ
ence: that Buchanan's expenditures were in
gold. The ninety million dollars that his
amounts to one hundred and twenty.six mil
lions in the currency Of to day-,has is thirty
six millions more than the present expendi-
tire Of the sum would be.
Bear these figures in mind. and when
Democrat comes prating to you Of Republi-
can extravagance, tell him that Republican
administration now is costing the country
less than Ruchanah's Democratic admins
,ration, and you can prove It.
Soldiers and Sailors Convention sneered a,
General Grant. and cheered the rebel Gen
Buekneri they derded the victorious career
Of the General OF the United States armies,
ard extended ths right hand of fellowship TO
Wade Hampton, Forrest and their conled.
crates.
CONNECTICUT having passed registration
law that didn't suit Democratic wishes. an in
genlous and enserprising member Of that par
II, forced bis way in the night into the Secs
Rotary Of States office, and by an adroit use
of eraser ard acid, altered the law to suit
Democratic views.
Sharp practice, that
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