New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-30
SENATOR CONKLING AT UTICA.

SENATOR. CONkLlNG Al. UNA
We make the following extracts from Il report
OF speech Of the Hon Roscoe Coukng, at the great
meeting az Utica on Monday night:
They take TO task account Of the paper money.
and yet everybody knows that It necessity OF the
war Aud we an know also. that these opposed It's
In outset and now, when the necessity ~ past
they insist upon its tenfod increase They use Andrew
johnson as their willing tool; they make MN and ms .d
mnisraOn what they are and then they charge the re-
suit upon The Secretary OF the treasury VINO hOs
his place at the viii Of the President and Is hostile
TO Congress, has been invested with the most
absolute and sweeping power ever heid o ny a a
his viii manpuates the currency he chooses and his
power to issue bonds at his discretion which he may sell
all this while the Democrats claim that money eaa be
borrowed at four per cent interest and yet applaud s
very course Of the Treasurer by which is not done The
Secretary OF the Treasury also appoints officers and
clerks of the Revenue Department Worthless aud
knaysh men in many instances are put in places OF trust
and worthy turned Out. Congress, 20 check TINS
evil, devised Tcuure-of Office act and Andrew
Johnson succeeded in rendering u void, and
the Offices within ms gift as he secs Gtas single in
stance Of his extravaganza paying friend 10000 per
anmm for rifuE The President. also, Is sur
roundcd nv useless and expensive employees squander
ing the public treasure ayishly upon them. speak ad
vsediy us member of q committee whose duties led
then, 10 nm examination OF these matters know alsO
that Democratic members OF Congress oppose measures
of retrcuchment u has been demonstrated Oy thef ac
non in clcrence 10 the reduction OF the navy. Congress
had already reduced it. and Still it was thought that
further reduction could De made, when should bilhS
h back substantially 10 the old peace foot
both by the Navy Department aud by the Democratic
members Of Congress Every one OF mem WHO No'S co.,
eGtrayaganCe Every excess OF expenditure rear ana
imaginary, is charged upon our party Inc Ialldcy ol
this charge was clearly proven The expenditures or the
Government exclusively shown TO be made by the
Executive and not by the Congressional Department Oh
the Government II Congress raised too much money
the Executive Department need not waste the money
The organization 81 the feedmens Bureau was theh us
cussed. It's organization belonged not to congress
but Andrew johnson. with is own mana, holPSu
togpolfcct the biz II he did veto 10 atterward' Inc
% HF
flrthiug. II had saved vast amount Of properly anu
a large number of lives. The women aud children 01
cry came up from Georgia that Rebels starving aud
hated Radical Congress was petu0nep 20 sehu theli
he none tS ~ tie bounty and yet The democratic
ment Of the pnhc debt incuded me amount spe, lot
Men nsguifcd the expenses in this direction,
when last year alone the amount due rom
Democratic whisky resources was SOOO00O00 and only
S201pOO OF This amount found is way Into the treas
ury Good progress had been made IN reducing our
cost but small fraction OF the sum set down 10 the by
the Democratic party. within SIX months aIler DttH.
me puc debt Tor putting down the Democratic Rebel
lion We are now told by the Democratic party that IN
Ss m e1 when The sos 900 GOO first mentioned was IN
cluded in this sum. The amount expended annually ioI
all departments Of gov eminent would now haIdy eActcu
tie amount expended underline Buchanan admnlsira-
ton. The demand that All property OF every
diem uded To by TIC speaker The interest on the Gov
erument bonds already heavily taxed beyond ms
tween the Government in the dark hour OF Its necessity
and tnose who hold the bonds. 4 great Government
cnnd NOT afford 50 gigantic swndle as the Democratic
platf0lm would have IL commit. The bonds were the
means which had saved the nations life They were IS
sued and negotiated TO men who furnished US the where
Wlthal These bonds amounted 10 Sl5OWUOVO.
Who holds them Bloated b9ndhoids[s' IN IN
tho phrase Of the day SOOOOOOOO are
held abroad beyond reach OF taxation si2jOOOOO constl
ucd the bass Of banking that paid ts00QOO annually
In taxes SI75Og0.0O0 alone remained. savings oahAs'
rust companies aud tho poor held this latter amount
lhs amounts in the savings banks were tle moneys oI
the needle women. OF widows aud orphans ana 70 YAK
these would be 20 take tithes o. the poor tax OF Two
sr cent wear upon 81 bonds would eventually lunct
a loss upon holders Of eight or nine tunes
line amount gained. lie states could not tax
tIese bonds. as they belonged TO The United states
ne.r could Congress delegate TO states the power 10
tax-he Constitution prevented TINS; Inc arsumeht OF
Democrats now was that Congress mad power 10 TAX
these bonds There was provision IN the late amend.
mani 10 the Constitution which would prevent TINS,
even the supreme COurt did not do the same Lhe prop,
that all property TO be taxed alike AT us rear
value was then treated. Wheat was To pay me Same
amount whisky accordingto the Democrats platform,
and corn the same as tobacco ana lana also must pc
tnNed which latter must be laid as direct taxes II TINS
tox ON land were laid New York would pay 80 times rs
up on tic poorest acre In her borders As some other
state, would the richest acre IA lHcIs' AhIs was