The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-14
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oais q pruasnse ~hem ne pfvuaisat
ory q eAiyavarAnt expenditure ty .l,e
party nov y popsr bas naae forget
iul 81 tie past !, sAs exposition male
b ConEr~ by NJ Blsno II Maipe IN
lls Ieoeai speech Il goes "a Is show
that TIE republican party can reiorm
IL own evils aud that L Is ne, reors-
ssre . change lhe rn,y II popr Is
bring bagku oi5 30 u government
expenditures " qaoie lie leading
statements IF Mr. Blaine and epm.
mend them q all readers
30 eailod attention 80 tha Importance
q distinguishing between tbos6 eypaud
iturfs which were discretionary ana nn,
Der The control u Congress ana those
which were the inevitable aHd nnayoi
ahle consequences Of the WAF ~ Tho
latter class be included the interests 90
the war debts, tho pensions aud tbo
bauuuss te soldiers The interest
amounts 70 $l29 600 900. the pensions
Go $50, O0NuQ0 AID the bouuiits 90
$30.uoo.NU0 making in aggregate near
~ SlA00U1,oH0 on nearly tRO-,hlras 81
tat entire expenditures. These expgnI.
ijurps cannot be avoided, unless gt n,
pudiate cW obhRauoaf to uur public
creditors and turn our back on tho
brave mon who riskcd thor lives that
the republic might survive The urdt,
nary expenditures Of the fiscal year, so
which we had just entered be SAID
would b. as follows Executive, legisla.
ture and Judicial. embracing an salaries
aud expenses, SIT $4,000 Tor the army,
S33 0sl 0l3. FOR the navy sl750O. 900.
West Point military academy, S32O, 000.
tor post Office department, 81, $500 600,
consular and diplomatic service, 81 2o6.
43l, for indian bureau, treaties. etc
81 SOC GOO, for rivers and harbors, 81.
100000, for collecting the revenue. S9.
G69 ,OOO for civil expenses Of the yuu.
ous departments, So 100000 miscella.
neous expenses Of MI kinds, including
the cost ni certain public buildings, tN.
/ peEses OF reconstruction and Of closing
up the ircedmens bureau, $4,000. coo,
Deficiencies in appropriations, 81. 500,
600; total, $l0s,6ls,4i7. The same
class Of expenses in Buchauans time
amounted TO over S70,000,000 per am.
mum in gold coin At that tame the
entire population Of the country was
Tess than 20,000,Go0, while today ii il
well nigh 100000. Adding 40 per
cent premium on gold to bring the OK.
pendltures of the two years TO the same
standard, and it will be found that one
year Of Buchanan S expenditure, would
amount to sos, 100000 in currency q
/ to-day, and II we add one-third of the
increase Of population and consequent
legitimate increase OF expenditure, wo
find the total of ono year OF Buchanan 4
rate Of expenditure would be $4,000,
600, while we spend less than $4,000,
900. Tho economy Of to-day was even
more apparent when the details OF the
expenses Of the army wero examined
For example, during Buchanan's -four
years the army cost $S7, 900, 600, nearly
$22, 100000 in coin each year and that,
too, for an army Of only 10 regiments,
or at the rate of $1,000 900 year in
gold for each regiment To-day, with
an army Of GO regiments, Con Grant
asks for only $33,000,000 or little
more than 100000 for each regiment
Under the democratic regime il costs
nearly twice rs much in gold Ion each
regiment as il costs in paper under
Gen Grants administration Of army
affairs. The disparity ofnayal expend
lures is equally striking This year
we shall spend little over 81, 900, 600
while under Buchanan the average Elk.
Ipenses were over $4,000, 900 a year in
gold. Considering the difference in
size of the navy at the two periods, The
Buchanan scale Of expenditure would
to-day make an outlay of well nigh $40
100000 for naval service. In the post.
Office department the difference was
eqnally striking In the three years
preceding 1861 the treasury was called
upon for an averaged $4,000, 600 a year
one year running up to s7,000000, Il
make mp for the deficiency from receipts
for postage Tho republican admins
tration has not averaged more than al
expenditure Of 100000 a year, Will
a vastly extended service IN remot,
states and territories.
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