The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-10-17
S4,212,470.O2

S4,2l2, 47OO2
Deduct this sum of extraordinary expen-
dtures from the actual expenses of Repub
lican administration during the six years
named, and the following is the result:
Entire State expenditure for
SIX ELECTROMAGNETIC. 1866 81
Deduct war expcnditures...... 4,2l2,77O %
1t will be seen by the table of appropria-
tious made by the Democratic Legislature
of 1868, which are annexed to this address,
that a Democratic Legislature has appropria
ted at one session, in time of peace, more
money than was required for State purposes
during six years of Republican rule, as fol-
lows:
Six years of Republican ex-
pendlture.................. So 5I5, 30 30
One year Democratic eXpendi-
S,G1S. 800 30
Excess Of Dem. wastefulness...- Si3, 500 G7
But we are not done with this comparison
of economy and extravaganza yet. In Sep
TENDER, 1866, when the finances of the State
were passed over to Democratic control,
balance was left in the Treasury of $780,
slG.26. This was the capital passed over to
the Democratic party to commence its State
financiering with. Gov. Swami, in his mes
sage of 1867, says of the then condition of
the Treasury:
1.-THE State has passed through this war
and the extraordinary demands attendant
upon it, qcithout recourse to the acar loan,
beyond the trifing amount before stated, say
$500, 900. The ach),s liabilities on account
of outstanding bounties not yet provided
for, it is estimated will not exceed $3.50, 900,
if it reaches that amount, which is more than
balanced by the surplus remaining in the
Treasury at the close of the fiscal year."
1t will thus be seen by the statement of
Gov. Swami that the Republican party left
the entire war expenditure paid, and that all
pretence that this 81 ,OoO,O 900 Bounty bill is a
Republican legacy is an attempt to deceive
the tax payers of the State.
DEMOCRATIC wAsTEFULNEss.
We have thus shown that when the Dem
ocratic party came in possession of the State
Treasury, for the fiscal year ending 1st Sep
TENDER, 1866, there was a balance in hand
of 1867 ,SlG.2G. At the close of this ses-
sion of the Legislature, Mr.. Leonard, the
Comptroller and Mr.. Fowler, the Treasurer,
were compelled to publish an advertisement
in the newspapers of the State, declaring
that the Treasury was empty, and that further
payment of claims and appropriations would
have to be suspended.
1t will thus be seen that in less than four
months after the finances of the State pass
ed into Democratic control, Notwithstanding
the large balance the Republican Legislature
of 1866 had left in the Treasury, amounting
as stated to S367,slG &c, the Treasury of the
State was officially announced to be bank
rupt.
sIoNS.
The appropriations of the first session OF
the Legislature under Democratic rule, in
time of peace, that of 1867, and the second
session, that of 1868, foot up as follows:
Appropriations. session 1867 So, 7O4, $50 81
Appropriations, session 1863. S,61S, 800 81
Total for two sessons..,...-Sl2, 1913 ,426 60
Thus it will be seen that the appropria.
tons of two Democratic sessions in the time
of peace have been almost equal to the en-
tire Republican appropriations for six years
in time of war, including the 81, 212, 40 ap.
propriated and used for war purposes.
SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS.
Among the items in the annexed list OF