Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-09-24
From the Cincinnati Gazette. La .st1
HONESTY AND ECONOMY.


During the four years Of Andrew
JOhnsOn'S administration, there was
wasted and stolen OF the public FUNDS
an amount equal to one-hfth of the ma
tional debt. That Johnson's adminis-
tration was Democratic can not be sue
cessfully denied. At New York he was
a prominent candidate for the Presiden-
cy, before the Democratic National
Convention. and a resolution was in
trOduced into the platform indorsing
HIM. Besides, nearly all the officers
who stole under Johnson, and were
turned out by Grant, are now in the
Democratic party.
r To such an extent were the frauds up
on the revenue carried that reform was
made a distinct issue in the Presideu-
tial campaign of 1868, and the Repub-
lican National Convention adopted a
resolution favoring and demanding re-
form, aud Grant, ia accepting the nom
ination, gave the assurances that the
revenue should be honestly collected,
and that economy should be practiced
in all departments of the Govern meI1t.
Now to what extent have these prom
ises been fulfilled? I? Promises are cheap.
Nothing easier than to make promises,
except to break them. The people,
therefore, look with suspicion upon
promises, and very properly look to
Performances for evidence of sincerity
aNNhaB Eh9n IS Ll6 EGSOEu rDue ur5b SIX
months of Grants administration
i. As to expenditures. The total
expenditures exclusive of pensions
and interest on the public debt from
April I to august 10. show decfease,
as compared with the corresponing pe-
saving in the next six months will be
in sill greater proportion, and SIS, 900, =
600 may be safely set down as the result
7Of Republican economy during the first
fiscal year of Grants administration.
Here is a performance which is better
than promise. 1t IS the fulfiIlmentof
a promise, and in this form the public
can readily understand and fully appre :
lciate it. 1t is eqtvalent to lifting bur-
den of rs millions from the shoulders o.
the people. The first act of Grant after
taking the oath of Office as Presiden
a system of economy, and he took care
to Impress his views upon his subor-
'dinates. 1t was soon made to appear
that he was in earn nest-that when he
promised economy he meant it. Use
less clerks were turned ont by the hun-
dred. In the Treasury Depart nent
alone the saving in clerk hire is equal
to one million dollars per annu1n. In
the appointment office of the Treasury,
where McCullOeh had tUelJtJ-1fUe
clerks, Boutwell, has eJeUen. In every
department there is what is called
reduction desk. This is eertainlya new
feature So it is throughout. Then,
to do the work that civilians were en-
Dloyed 10 do under Johnson. This is
especially noticeable in the Indian SER
vice.
2. Ast to the collection of the reven-
ne. The first duty OF Grant was to
turn out the robbers who had beeu efn-
ployed by Johnson to collect the rev
enue. This was not an easy task. The
old style pressure for Office was SO great
that proper selections we're made with
difficulty, and in many cases, no doubt
ulisBa lxes W ere made But lnotwith-
standing the enbarrassments expert
enced in this line, the collection of the
revenue shows a large increase. The
last Congress, it must be borne in mind
reduced the taxes, in the aggregate,
equal to sicty millions per dn21f4ltt1s, ~
Grants administration, therefore, is
operating upon a 10 wer basis than john
sons did, and this fact is not to be over
looked in making comparisons, Now
to the figures, which, we may remark.
The receipts Of internal revenue
taxes from January 1st to June 30th,
/ 1863, were s85, ,984, 900, against S64, ,46S,
600 during the corresponding six
/ months in 1858, being a gain OF 81. .2I6,
I 600. The receipts from the sale OF
stamps for the same period show q gain
of S954.072 III.
& The reeefptsof Internal reven ntIeaeaszes
from Marcel Ist to September fIst, 1855
[ against S94, ,553, ,246o 27 for tue CORES
| ponding period last year, being a gain
| of IS, ,35T, ,307. .25.5 Of the gains IN taxes
collected during the fiscal year ending
| june Both, 1869, SI5, ,2S6, 900 was from
whisky and s4. .082, 600 from tobacco. 2
For The first six months of Grants
| administration, then, we have the re-
| suit, as compared with the operations
! of JohnsOn's administration l-s
Taxes taken off SAG 9Q9 Q0g
e1es ~ III if 81 te On; I'M
| Gain in internal revenue taxes 2l,5i69O0
Total gain s4l2sS13
G Here we have "a saving more than
! sufficient to pay the interest or. the ma
tionaI debt. - In the first place taxes to
the amount Of thirty millions are a bol-
/ ished. In the next place S5S, ,442, ,ST3 OF
| the taxes paid by the people which was
! stolen by revenue officers under john
son, or WastefulIy expended IislT now
saved by the Govern tDentiaudH applied
! to q reduction of the nat on IL de bts5 7ft
The official statement from which we
collected the facts presented abOyeT is
printed in detail inanOther place and
1 to this we refer those who desire evi-
dencs as t0the honesty and econong
of the administration doc s. ga4 fsUT
l. 1t is fuEtherit0s be noticed rthat the
taxes on whisky under i.Fohnsan's ad-
IninistratiOn- were hardly sufficient to
pav the cost of collecting it. The peopJe
DnV the tGE, but it Went into the pockets
of dishonest men, and not inio the
Treasury of the United, States. Now
the revenue from-r whisky otsz equal to
S45.O0G! 900 PERI annun.I The rPeeipts
| from tobacco, which was tbRz seeaiId
source Of frand, show a c0nfespond diag
increase; v@iHes 2 re3rus ftJ aiaia
It is estimated that the receipts from
Internal revenue for the fiscal year. end
ling June 30th, 1876, wilt beasY follows :
From ,090, ,Qol
| From tobacco, cigars and snutf...,.., 30,000,00C
From stamps II 0,00l
From all other sources. .... 40 100000
Tosal-,........... .9.-s, 81 ,595
1t is thus seen hat 105 niil1t6Rsof fHe
| whole viii be derived from whIslSy. to-
bacco and incomes, leaving only S57,-
| 500 900 for all other sources OF this
tax the masses of the people pay little
/ or nothing. except their share Of that
| which falls 0poh spirits and toba cen,
| Under the system of economy which
? GRANTS CARRYING out. the next Con-
/ eress viii De able 10. abolish 1alf fiterl
nal taxes except those upon spirits To-
[ bacco and stamps ~,
I ttl.Ir3t ttIt tatHt
HOW THE DEMO RATIO PARTY
ABUSES IRISHMEN. OAE on
THEM SPEAKS HIS MIND, e..
.-..t-.t rsrr r7--lt i-rf --fr..- a.. flt
Mr.. Ed. Roam publishes the following
in the the Madison county Union:
"To the dish CdtholtcS Of 1EadtSor
county:
FELLOW w-CoUNrRYAiEN DO we be
Hong to'tbe Democratic party, andif so
what is our position in its ranks? We
were taught to believe, and pride coup
led with hope, maee US believe that VIZ
had a voice it that party. But recen
developmeh plainly Indicate, that VIZ
as catholics are not Ouly tools in thl
:. hands of that p4rty, vassals upon who's,
shoulders the native in his prejudic,
rides into power, We feel and know
that we haYe been de eivt q, nay, ever
/ | despised in the nomination iorSSherifl
Aud what is the remedy? Is it to sup
port the candidate or the RepubIicaI
J larty =? Orls it to reInaiu inactive auC
f not vote the county ticket? Yes, my
, ! cOuntrvmen, we have chosen ther lat