The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-15
The Uribuur.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
Our Choice for State Treasurer,
HENRY BAETZ
OUR PROGRESS,

cause to complaints, not only to the or-
position, but also to the party which
elected him, cannot be denied. All that
was really censurable has been told by the
republican press, plainly, and without
restraint, and if our censure has not been
confined to the management Of public
appointments, there remain very many
advantages and progressive measures
which we owe to our present administra-
ton deserving our praise. and the strongest
and most heartfelt Acknowledgements. We
refer especially to the great reforms in
the present administration of our nation
al finances, and which have completely
silenced the hue and cry about ccrrup-
ton. The whisky ring, pardon-brokers
and the rebel congress, are now express
sions almost forgotten.
In May, 1868, the whiskey tax at 50
per gallon, brought 81, 100000. In May
1869, tax of only onethird of the for
mer, drought three times as much, $4,
100000, aside from the reports of 80 col
lection districts which had not yet been
received. The first three quarters of the
fiscal year commencing July l, 1869
brought only 1886, 5000, 900 of revenue !;
the last quarter just ended will bring
100000, 900 or 100000 more per
year than was collected under johnson.
Our expenses in the first three quarters
were 95, 100000 while in the last quarter
they were only 65, 900, 900; or 2O,O00,O00
less, which make an annual saving of
SSO,OOO,OOO
The Indian Bureau, this awful source
of corruption, is broken up and is attend
ed to by military officers !; all superhuous
officers and clerks Of the Department
have been discharged.
Grant has proved himself true and
faithful to the party that elected him.
Reconstruction advances in regular order.
In Virginia and Texas we see the novel
phenomenon that the democratic party,
the party opposing the right of the negro
to vote, has ceased to exist, and there re-
main only conservative and radical Re-
publicans.
To this long list of successes we must
add the hopelessness which has overcome
the democratic party at beholdlng the
grand success of President Grant S
policy They see that his measures ap-
proach with giant steps to a final solution
of the question of reconstruction, that
this question grows up rapidly to an ac-
complisLed fact against which. all oppo-
sition has to hide its trembling head.
The official financial report of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, of the lst Of this
month, furnishes the best proof that
President Grants Administration in re-
gard to economy, retrenchments and an
honest management of the finances, is
like clear day to dark night compared
with the late administration Of A. John
son. During the last months the ma
tional debt has been reduced thirty mil
lions and considering that the retrench
ments Of expenses and the great reduc
ton of the number of public officers have
but commenced, we may safely calculate
on a reduction of the national debt of one
hundred millions for the first year. We
doubt whether there can be found in the
history of nation one instance, where
people loaded with so enorm Gus debt
as ours, paid as promptly and expedi-
tionsly not only the interest but the capt.
tai, like the United States in so short
time, and after such fearful rebel war.
The honor and credit of our great Re.
public stand now spotless and without
their equal in the world.