The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-04-11
The Iieo or Erfror0oo,,ce-

Inc lTeG or Extravaganza.
True 10 their iault.Gnding instincts, the demo-
cratic journals and orators are now harplng on
what they term the terrible extravaganza OF the
Republican party" how Congress wastes mo-
ney here AID misappropriaies Il there, aud how,
It the Radicals are kept In control Of the gov
eEnmen,, after awhile We will be bankrupt, at
home anl abroad. II this charge we're really
true, it would come with bad grace from party
with such record as has the democratic. -
With had control Of the government, Il spent
the peoples money lAvishly and reeklessly, caring
not. seemingly, where Il came from or how oh.
iaiucd, 80 that their pariisans were well paid for
their eforls ia the public service. When the
Republicans took charge Of the government In
1851. they found II, indeed, bankrupt. There
Was no money In the treasury what little had
been left by the democratic officials then ous,cd.
Flo! aud Twiggs had appropriated to aid the
rebellion then organizing, and empty Golfers
we're not the least Inconvenience against which
the Republican party bad TO contend In the
dark days OF 1861. Then succeeded four years
Of war, To support which an expenditure Of
money reaching, sometimes, two millions Of dol
lars per day was required Yet, 80 firmly did
the Republican party establish the national cred.
II that even at the time o' this great expenditure,
ard during these days Of doubt aud uncertainty
Attending the contest through which We were
passing no difficulty was experienced IN raising
tie large amounts Of money required for the pur-
poses o. the governmrni aud to-day no one
questions our ability Or willingness, ~ q nation.
tp pay, in good time, every dollar We owe. A
large amount OF money, II is true, has been ex-
pended during the seven years in which the Re
publican party has had control Of the govern
m'ni rut II must be remembered that never
hcior, ia the history of the country, did occn-
s,Un demand such an outlay. We had vast at
mics IN the fcd--grcai unves upon the ocran-
vast appliances OF war To maintain. To do so
taxed US 10 the utmost, and lett Us a trcme ndous
burden Of debt. Hn incubus lo Us aud n fright !
'ul legacy TO those no viii come after US An
tia. debt however. /. but consequence Of dem.
ucrati, polio, Il i clear that the democratic
part! r.enged tie nation into war, democrats
orgnniz'd IL. carried II on, aud are responsible
iof every dollar Of our vas, war debt
Bu, about their Transferring abilities. Unhap.
ply. h" democratic party has the asceudancy in
''' '"h - "ih w ueeA uul 10 iuF Tor eNtucucgH
- their dislike Of extravaganza aud their saving
dispositions. when the Union mcn surrendered
the Offices 10 the party nov in power our State
WAS il an excellent pccuniary condition. We
owed scarcely anything, had plenty OF money IN
the Treasury, aud last year the democratic
Comptroller took special pains to congratulate
the people the State upon their happy fnan-
cinl condition. But democratic legislature
suon after convened and so cxiravagani and
reckless were the appropriations made By iha.
body that the same Comptroller first grumbled
and then begged them to desis,, and finally pub.
lished card. saying that the State was dead
" broke, aud asking the indulgence Of It's cred.
iiofs. Another Legislature has just adjourned.
and there Is Teall! no telling, as yet, how much
that body has expended. Five hundred thousand
dollars has been given 10 two or three Southern
counties for internal improvements :" q years
salary has Teen paid Mr.. Thomas as United |
States Senator, when he never served an hour in |
that capacity; eve thousand dollars have been !
appropriated that Governor SWANS portal,
may disgrace the Executive mansion over three
hundred thousand dollarfare given 10 paw the
expense Of organizing aud rqdppiug SWANS
dandy militia, aLd so on through q whole chap
OF Of reckless expenditure Ia reference, too, TO
the 100000 appropriated for the supper, Of our
militia law, another great wrong seems about to |
oe pcFpeiraied. In passing the law, the enact. |
ing clause was or out. few days ago a case |
similar 10 this was contested in one Of the city
courts. Las' Winter bill was passed forbid. |
ding any one to practice as physician unless be |
had procured license TO do so. No enactinR |
clause had bees placed in that bill, and 10 de- !
eide whether the law was binding without II a !
test case was made up for the Courts The |
judge before whom the case was tried but shor, |
time ago decided that The error Ea1 a .JstaI one,
and ma Me1diEre 10 iAse1 The eaacting clause de- |
.fedtof Me rhols LH. This militia bill has no en-. |
acting clause, and, under tho decision above /
given, II is OF no effect. Ye, Governor Swami |
has signed II, and announced il as q legal law, |
and We suppose the Comptroller will pay on, |
the money appropriated by Il. This Ia demo- |
cratic legislation Bu, there will be a day Of |
reckoning for this the democracy will no, al |
ways nor long, have power TO so waste the peo. |
pies money, and when another party does sue
coed TO the duty Of controlling the des,inies Of
the State, We doubt not that there will be some |
questions difficult, TO answer propounded to our |
present ofee-hOlders. Talk Of corruption 10 the |
Republican party There never was a more cor |
rupi JEALOUS, un-republiean-like Organization |
than the democratic party, and is course during
the past few years should be paddock upon
democratic mon,hs, nov and forever. They
mas abuse tho Republican party as much a. they
choose bu, this will no, prevent, the people from
contrasting the two, and any comparison cannot
but he damaging TO tina, one tina, melted the re-
bcllion. that was the direct cause Of all our pres.
cn, vas' debt aud that would now dishonor the
nation b! raising the black iiag Of Reputation. |
The Impeachment TRIAL.
The managers on the part Of the House OF
RepTearniaiiYea In Ihr irinl of Preaihnni Inhn-