Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-21
Contradict Democratic Falsa-'
hoods!

Having finally come to the conclusion
that spelling egro with two"g's" is but a
limited source Of campaign political cap
ital. and that the usefulness of ridiculimr
the equal rights and impartial justice prop
ositions Of the Republican party is not 80
great with Il c:viiised people as they ex.
pected, the Democrats now rely for speech
| almost wholly upon false and reckless dec.
larati0ns in respect to the manner in
whish the Radical party has managed the
financial affairs OF the country, complica.
ted lis they are by the monetary derange-
| ment and the immense increase ofexpend-
| iturc arising from rebellion in which
none but Democrats engaged.
Min y-nine out of every hundred Of these
declarations are pure fabricatioas, as false
as false can be. Most Republicans, being
men of intelligence who read the papers
and study the official figures, are able to
reiutc them promptly and c0nclusiyely.
In doing so they serve the Republic as eff.
| tititntly almost as orr soldiers did in the
iield. Let every patriot from this time till
| the 3rd day OF November make use of such
leisure as he has in mailing these lies and
bringing their promuigators to shame and
confusion. n few slecinlen falsehooda
| may be recapiulated:
That the national debt has not been re-
duced
| AnSwer-lt has been reduced 3 $50, OOO.
0OO since the close of the war. thereby saw
ing fifteen million dollars annually in tho
matter Of interest.
That the government bonds pay no tax
Ans,gtr- The interest Of government
bonds is taxed by the general government
| to pi eclscly the same extent as income de-
rived from other Sources IF tile interest
| AN hn, n,,.1, h.,l1 In
amounts to more $1,000 he is taxed five per
cent.
That L has cost SsO0.OOO,O0o to support
the Army and Navy since the war-Sey.
monr's private, special and particular lie.'
Ans,eer-$625, 100000 Of that sum was
| paid within "A days after Grants victory
as the necessary expense of mastering out
large numbers of men belonging t6'those
ranches Of the service. That sum went
toward the payment Of expenses directly
incurred i'll sulpressing Il Democratic re-
| beiiou.
That. the laLorers Of tie North support
the indolent and bar5arous negroes Of the
South through the Freedmen's Bureau ut
an immense cost.
Anstger-The o9cial figures sho,c that the
total expense of the Frecdmen's Bureau
since its organization has been S5. Oil. 900.
AID that more INDECENT whites than law
agency.
That the Radicals are bent upon making
the Freedinans Bureau permanent de-
paitment of the government.
AnScer-A bill passed both Houses of
Congress before its adjournment Orer the
reto ofa Democratic President and in spite of
The opposition q Democratic members abso-
lately disseminating the Bureau on the lst
OF January next
That the impeachment trial cost mill
ions of dollars,
Answer-lhc first. last and only appro-
priallon for the expenses of the impeach-
ment trial did no amount to twenty per
cent. OF one million dollars and that ap-
preparation ,cds not Ill expended.
| That the ordinary expenses of the goy.
crnment are now infinitely in excess OF the
same kind of expenses under Democratic
administrations.
4laswsr-rnc official figures show that
dIring the year 1923 the administration
OF James buchanan spent for the ordinary
purposes OF the government $40. .OOO, 900 in
gold. Reckoning that sum in currency Will
gold bearing forty per cent. premium it
I. anounts to 3 IS 100000. Adjusting Il
f completely to the scale of to-day BY ad.
ding one ;hrd for an increase of popufs.
iion ta that extent since 1887, and we have
t 2 13o.000,0 900 for precisely the same purposes
, appropriated ) Jog, 100000 for.
That it has cost untold millions to carry
. out the reconstruction acts of Congress.
p Aascer-- he appropriation for hat pnr-
pose amounts to just 81, 799270
That there has been and will be no re-
{ ducllun Of taxation.
!, AaStoer-.uore than ten thousand artic, cS
= which were taxed in April, 1860, have
e been relieved, representing an aggregate
reduction in the sum levied on the people
o. $ l67 ,2G9,003.
G That the Democrats are careful in the
expenditure 0! public treasure and tl,wart
Z the extravaganza ot the Radicals whenever
o Ii is possible.
4ihsncr-rhe estimates Of the -arlous de.
Q partments of the present DemOctatic al!
:, ministralon for the year 1860 amounted
J to 1872 .0Jo,0J0 the allIou lt actu lily ap-
pr ,priaJol by Radical Congress was
Is 2aJ 000, ,00J-a reduction of 8 SL,90J, 900.
Il That the rich rluIe are bonduoldcrs and
u that the rich alone would suffer frdM the