The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-12-18
THE TENURE ~ OFFICE ACT

'epeAl Is den'endsd bg the best interest.
'"' con"'fy' ard that whii- Il remains i
'"'ee me President con not enjoin thai rirl
aecountabil'y OF pub c officers 10 essent,,
70 On honest and Efficient execution o, m
laws.
The act Of Isrch Q 1867, max ing sppro
pf's'ions for the sUppo, OF the srmv 10, m,
year ending June 80, 1868. and for o,he
purposes, cnnrsios pr visions which io,e,
zee with the Presiden MS constitutional ,.o.
''ons e. CoDmsnder 10 Chief o the arm,
ana hsvy. is believed ihst The repeal q.
=" such laws would b. accepted by IN.
american p,op'e as st e-~i a partial re,urn
- me '""d"m"n'al pri6Gp'e Of the Govern.
m-nt and "a indie, ion thst hereafter ,b..
,ohs"iu'ion - "a BE- mod. the pstion. ,,;d.
'"e ""'""g guide They csn be produe.
I'VE of 90 perninnen' ben-f 10 the cnu,,,,
ahd should not b. PERMITTED 10 .,.od
"'"y "o'o'"-nts oi he d. fcien, wi,drrn
''e" mas ehsrsc'erized our recent l,gisis
ion.
TIE FisAacEs-- IEcfEAsI IF PuuLIc Ixprs.
DITURks
'"r c"ho''ion oi our finances demands IN. 4
my s''d t'rnest Consideration Of Conors.s
,s'"p"r-d ~''b The growth OF our puruls.iou
'e puohc Expenditures have reached sn
'h"""f hopfsveo"nied III our history The
opuia'.on Of the Un,ied States in 1890
early foor ui,i.ons al people. ioer.s.;o,
-" q c'oe "h"n' 'h'f'y.'hre- per cent il
acbej. IL 1860 3l.0OU OOo. By comp.r. {
= me pOohc oishuf-emsnis OF 1860, az "a. e
m1'el. with ihosr Of 1871, il Wi be seen a
a' ihr ihcreas- Of exp,nciIur.s since ibr u
E'hning Of tie Government he's been il
oiS per cent. while The Increase q, oon,. u
10" 'or 'hf same period was snl, sG3 per '
nj. a,
Aps'n. The expenses Of Government in 81
~ me year oi D~-ce mr.-iar.lv err :,
"'s '"e war; were only $63 CCC OUv p,
'r ~ loJ9 The ysar OF peo.e ,hre. yr.,,
- ne -af, = is.slimn',d ,h.t III. i, win
ol2 goo OU0 al lhosesse vi Iss o.,
n. go pr '-"'.l %.
hfse siA'l-ilcs iurtn.t show ib.,i, l7g1
sL"uhl Ns,l"u.i expenses. c.,,,,,ai
2 me prtuittsun, werr ht,l4 p,,. ,th.r
ooi7f pr esai's, s.d 10 1860 hut ,u,
- per cap. q, While in is, 9 tnry ain
Gu 'h- exirevsesn' sum .f ptnr d ,iisr.
seventy eis'r cents per cspia.
'ulhe '"ur years imm..ia,.h spcc,edip,
war n.arh ss mach vas exppnd,d ..
az me s'vssts.wn yeats ihsi or. ceed,dl
'eorli'"n lb-r~ isc's cle.rly ,.iu.; s,s
hfeer-iN OF f.itenc.mrnt in All ~.
'ehes o' puhiIc s.fv,re, and The sau..s
IN "e '""e's -io,
"e'' 'oler"'td oMug the sn Tor the
f''aioa u The nation aIlI moi b. en-.
D, me people now that profoubd peace
slls. NV
ne receipts from The Internal Revenues
oa''"n's' during the past three yesr.
gfsdun iiy din,'pisbed, snd The con,,nu
" useless, exrsvsgsn, sxprnd,ures r.,
n'o've u' IN national bankruptcy. or
MAKE inevrsbie an increase of tares
a, ,,o - ''A's' Tor VI
o" x'ous. on sccount Of their question
Character. One hundred m.lIiops an.
; are exoerd,a - spps
= por,,.o ~ wtio ere =,
I,,or OF tLe lnx. b,,, ,,u,Is Isr a
' rutiy"si, one hundred snd n 10 mil "
.rer quir.d esch vs., equsl
On III. ,,h,c 4. \, bind,
'-'s inpcveri-hss VI. Maj n snd ..h '"'"''
.n,.- n ,cea -. O.. is.n.
y OF ,hr Exrr0i'v., divrr ann. l,
'H'r pu pose hrg. suns ~ mrn., "'
,l.y c,,,oc, team. -. ih.reb
Il III G ysr.o-., oi The
TED RECEIPTS AVID EXPENDITURE. s'' :
1869 AND 1870. ''."'
CIV ~
'sHne ed 'bs' ,he 'ec.ip,- Au,iuo
~ "-''' v"'r 'nfiog Jui 3 1869, vu,,t .
Ss4i .3SZ SOB snd III x >. 4, ur
. f'u sh"wing smnn bsisrrp 80 h.a,.
\, w h"bf''u
r which !
~. III. io'o 'se- b. nv-r
~" we c-ip's viii smrnnt 10
oooo and The excs"dturoS - 1909 m,,.
.ao :" "s'ro surplus o'i'o ~ ~
ea, ~ cred,
-I, n" W c'""ec ION 10 IN m 81
mr. of pa(.