The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-30
$4,000, 200, 900 More-A Word 10 Re,
publican Laboring Men and Tax
pnyers

$4,000, 900, 900 More-A Word 10 Re-
publican Laboring Men and Tax
Payers.
Do Won know that extravaganza has
been the rule, and economy the exccp-
ton, since the advent of the Repubh-
can party into power
Do YOU know that the Republican
party, in carrying on the Government,
expended S5,S74,259,2S7 80 in seven
wears 7 and that the whole amount ex-
pended in the seventy-two preceding
wears was only S1,5l5, 1000, being an
expenditure of "a, 359, 259, 237 IS more in
seven years of Republican rule than
was expended during the whole sew
enty-two years of the previous existence
of our Government
Do YOU know that from the LIST day
of July, 1865, to the lst day of July,
lS68-three years of profound peace
the people paid taxes to the enormous
amount of 81, 454 900, $50 SO to carry on
enr Government And do You know
that during the first seventy-two years
of the existence of our Government the
people paid only S1,445,746,S32 20 to-
wards its support, being S6,2l9,79S o.
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DAYS of the Republic, than the people
paid during the last three years of Re-
publican rule1
Do you know that the leading Re-
publicans of your party contend that
there is yet large amount OF claims
outstanding against the Government,
and that these claims would have been
liauidated within the last two years,
had not Congress, for political reasons,
refused to act on them. Columbus De-
lano, a Republican member of Congress
from Ohio, and Chairman of the Com
mite on Claims, in discussion in the
House of Representatives,, said:
Mr.. SPEAKER: / know very well
that there are reasons why these con-
siderations should be expressed. Our
nation now groans with the weight OF
public debt and necessary taxation, and
our credit must be maintained. know
that there are now floating claims
against this nation not less In amount
than S4,OOO,000, 000-according to my
estimation; and these claims, if admit
ted at all, will never be settled with
less than 81 1000 100000. l do not be-
lieve they will be settled for that.
"Mr. Boutwell-Will the gentleman
let me ask him question I
"Mr. Delano-Certainly, sir.
"Mr. Boutwell, would ask the gen
tleman whether, when he refers to this
floating debt, which can not be liqui-
dated without an expenditure of 81 ,OOO,-
100000, he refers to claims that may be
brought by persons in the eleven States
lately in rebellion
"Mr. Delano-I refer only to the
claims of loyal persons.
"Mr. Boutwell, would ask him
whether he includes claims that may be
brought by persons in the eleven States
lately in rebellion
"Mr. DelanO-I refer to such claims as
will be made by loyal people in all the
States, and none others. When l say
that it will take 100000, 900, do 1T
on the assumption that we shall COM
promise the claims in some manner
without settling up to the full amount"
Now, my Republican taxpayer, does
this not explain the great anxiety of
the Republican party, TO fund our pres
ent debt on long timei If you elect a
Republican President, so that there
will be no check on Congress, what a
une llme Cldlu aSeh's, SpCOuld'OIS anu
Congressman will have in buying up and
settling this S4,OOO,0O0,000 of floating
debt. Won't they have a rich harvest
This is the plan of the Republican
leaders, and you Republican taxpayers
may as we'll understand it. There will
be a Republican majority in the next
Congress, SO that the only chance to
defeat this stupendous fraud upon the
Taxpayers is to elect Governor Sey-
mour President. This is our last and
only hope, and fearful responsibility
rests upon every Republican taxpayer
who will vote against Governor Sey-
mour for President. Pause and reflect
then vote for the right !-EHquirer.