The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-10-01
Look the Question In the Face.


Let us have peace!
Look the Question In the Face.
What is the remedy for the crushing
evils of increasing debt and taxation un-
der which the American people are stag
gering to poverty and ruin i? We demon
strate by official figures published in our
paper to-day, that with all the enormous
taxation with which the people are bur-
dened. the debt is steadily increasing. Is
it reasonable, after the experience of the
last three years, to expect diminished ex-
penses and consequent reduction of tax
alton, if the radicals are allowed to re-
main in power and continue the same pol
icy? If last year, with all its means of
revenue, and its actual collection of S471,
10000 of revenue, did not prevent an in
crease of the debt by over 100000,
how can we ever hope to get rid Of the
debt and crushing taxation under radical
rule We ask our readers to consider
the matter caaiidly, and say if it is
not time there was a change Of men and
measures-if justice to themselves and
their children does not emand a change.
But it may be asked, wnat will the dem
ocrats do to remedy these evils if they are
entrusted with the administration of the
government? Ia the language of Darius
n. Ogden on a recent occasion, we answer
tive will introduce honesty and econo.
my in the administration and expenditures
We will disband thirty thousand of your
army, and save thereby S50,O00,O00 a
year; we will abolish the freedman's bu.
reau and save sl2,O0O,0OO year more
we will pay s40O,OO0,OOO of 5-2O's in
greenbacks or legal tenders, and thus save
S25, 100000 year in gold-equal to s32
100000 in currency; We will pay $3.50
OOO, 600 of bonds in greenbacks, the bonds
being held as security for national bank
notes, and thus save SlS,000,000 year
in currency, and all this without disturb
ing the currency, or adding to its volume
even, by substituting non-interest paying
notes or greenbacks for interest paying
bonds and bank notes. We will retrencl
and cut down and cut off useless officers
and expenses, stop the stealing and plum,
deriDg, and thus save at least another $50
600, 900 year, and the grand total will
be this.
Saved in army and navy an
nually $4,000, 600
Saved in freedmans bureau, 100000
Interest on bonds, 10000, ,00C
Reducing miscelane-
Gus expenses, and
stopping leaks and
stealing $4,000, ,O0C
Showing grand saving of $4,000, ,00C
And this by simple change How
soon would this enable us to reduce taxes
and pay the public debt, to restore pros
perity to the people, and to bring back the
good old days Of the Rcpublic-when gov,
ernment bonds and bank notes were eq ua
to gold and silver, and when equal laws,
equal taxation and common blessings
would be the common lot of all our peo.
ple."
This, then, is the remedy: Vote ou,
the radicals, aud their policy, wno believe
in standing armies, military dictation and
unequal taxation, and put in democrats
who are opposed to standing armies, and
will hold the military subordinate to the
the civil power, who will rule in love, who
respect the guarantees of the Constitution
who will seek to produce fraternity of feel
ing, good will and equal rights, and thu:
lift up the country, stimulate industry and
produce wealth, as well as reunion, good
will anu love.
-Issac Bell, a dissipated man. living /:
solitary life at Cleveland, had his shanty
consumed by fire lately. Mr.. Bells un-
fortunate manner of going under with the
famcs rendered funeral ceremonies unnec
essary.
During the past three years Presiden
johnson has pardoned fifteen persons con
victed by the United States district court