The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-10-21
WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE.

Very few, even among the Radicals
themselves, are willing to attempt ref
utation of the charge of corruption and
lraud,which the Democracy have brought
against the Radicals, in this campaign.
1t is fac. we'll known, and one that
has been frequently confessed by Radi-
cal leaders, that the Jacobin admins
trations of the past seven years have
been most infamously corrupt and vile.
During the canvass of 1860 the great
charge Of the Radicals, who supported
Lincoln, was that the people could not
bear the extravaganza and corruptions
Of Democratic administration any lon
gel thai the expenses Of the govern
mcnt had reached the enormous sum of
seventy-fve millions of dollars per an
mum, and it could not be borne.
With this cry of retrenchment and
reform the Radicals went into power,
from that time to this have had entire
control Of the government, except the
Judiciary. Congress is the branch that
is solely resposible for the reckless
squandering of the peoples money that
has been raging so fearfully for the past
few years. Congress makes all the ap-
preparations for this thing and that, and
also to fll in the deficiencies, which are
getting to be somewhat large in the va
rious departments. Congress deter
mines the amount necessary to be col
lected for its uses and abuses, and then
sends the tax gatherer around and the
people have to pay it,
The Radical Convention has nomina-
ted General Grant, and which was made
up mainly by Rump Congressman, pass.
resolution declaring for retrenchmen.
and eform and accusing the President
OF reckless extravaganza. This will be
laughable to one who understands how
tho Rump Radicals saddIed the enor-
nous burdens of the Frcedman's bureau
upon the people, and how the President
endeavored to prevent it by his veto.
And how the Rump Congress burdened
the tax payer with large standing ar
my IN the South, and made them pay
the expenses Of "reconstructing the
States, according to the accursed whims
of Radicalism. Besides this they have
forced numerous other loads upon the
shoulders of the taxpayers, which the
President has endeavored to prevent,
but in violation Of the Constitution, of
all law, and of right, they deprived! the
President Of the power to interfere with
their extravagant and CO rrupt course
He haf made many earnest efforts to
catch and punish the thieves who are
stealing the peoples money from the
public treasury, but each time Radi-
cal Congress, having the main force, has
covered the retreat of the thief, and
prevented justice being done.
For all the corruptions, and extravas
gances, ond useless expenditures thai
the Radical administration has made
the Congress of Radical thieves is alone
responsible, and they alone must answer
the charges that are being brought
against them by the people.
They rode into power after elections
of 1860, upon the cry of retrenchment
tho expenses of the government must
be reduced. During the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1860, year under
Democratic administration the expenses
under the head Of "civil list " were So
077,0S8 95, and for like period end'
ing in 1868, year under Radical ad-
ministration, the expenses under the