The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-10-28
Democratic Extravaganza.

For sometime past the Radical papers
Of this State have been charging the
Democrats with extravaganza Last
fall these charges were refuted by us,
and at a meeting held in Baltimore on
Monday night last, Hon. VIM. Pinkney
Whytc said:
1t behooyed them to inquire whether the
Democratic party are stil entitled to the
support and confidence Of the masses Of the
people. He proposed to discuss questions
entirely of State policy, lie read in the
advertising columns Of the SUa this morn
ing an appeal o the people from the Radi
cal candidates to hand over the keys of the
city treasury. He read in other papers al
sorts Of charges of wastelul extravaganza,
negligence, dc, Mr.. Whytc referred TO the
allegations made in the address of the Rad.
ical State Central Committee aud said he
would answer some of the upioundcd accu
sations thus deliberately set forth. It was
alike due to the truth of history as to the
Democratic party that these contorted ard
incorrect statements should receive some
sort Of rulutatiou. The first charge made
against the Democratic party is the reckless
extravaganza of the Legislature of 1865. its
appropriations amounting to nearly nine
millions Of dollars. Now, how were these
appropriations made up?
Special appropriations s5,307, 4OI 10
General appropriations Of 1865 ,G96, g9s II
General appropriations Of 1853 l,Gl4,4Ss IL
Total Ss,GlS, 500 50
The general appropriations, which are for
the support of the State government in pay.
ment CT salaries and the various re ular ex
penscs, &c, for the years 1865 and 1863,
seem to excite no radical cenSure, but the
ire OF the people is sought to be kindled on
account Of the five million special appropri.
atoms Let us see the fairness of the man.
ner in which this sum is made up to deceive
and deludc the electors of this State. OF
this $4,000, 600 they are compelled to put
down for bounties ~, 900, 900 for railroads
in Charles, Calvert and st. Mary counties,
S00O,0O0; for executive mansion, in place
of the old one sold to the United States.
100000; in all $1,000 ,OOO-lcaying tue
other special appropriations TO make up the
S707, 4OI 10.
Now, Of this 81, 900 600 Of boun.its, only
$3.50, ljl 22have been paid, leaving S3,ll0,
SIS rs, which, taken from the above
| amount of five millions, reduces il To s..
l6G,jjj 50. Then, take OFT the railroad
| amounts and executive mansion, S600, 900.
we have 81 ,1Gd, 665 - add the geueralap.
preparations for 1868 and 1850, 81 500, g9e.
ii and 5 Lola sS IL, which amount to So.
sll ,ieG y, and you have SASS. 1856 - as
the total amount Of actual appropriations
for 1868 and 1869, or for each year s.. 1879,
$40 II.
On the other hand The actual expenditure
for 1865 and 1866, under Radical rule.
shown by their own address. was. in 1865.
So, l2j, - 80, and in 1866 So, 8gO.Gi7 IS,
or one million aud a.half Of dollars spent
more than was actually appropriated by the
Democrats in the two succeeding years.
so this nine millions Of money pretended
TO have been sguaudered and set apart for
pillage by the Democrats has to be made IN
of nearly four millions and a-half not really
appropriated at all Now let us see If this
four millions Of bountics was actually voted
out of the Treasury by the Legislature.
lhIs statement Is bold attempt to deceive
the masses, who have not the the titse to OK.
anime into it. There is no such a,pouut an
propriated, but on the contrary, the net of
1868 provides for defense loau'' no. ex
ceeding our millions Of dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, and OF this sum
up to the issue OF the last report ofthe Conn
troiIer IN January, 1869, only $3.50. l5l ~
had been expended, and under its provisions
no claim can be presented after September
| list, 1865, and this act was PASSED to put the
State back where il had been put by tie Rad
ical Legislatures Of 1864 and 1866, and to
meet smart Legislative trick when the
bounty law was rcpealed) perpetrated on the
Legislature Of 1867 by Radical fnancier.
who presided over the Radical State Conyen.
ton, and IN which smartness The Radical
committee take great delight, aud over which
they chuckle.
Mr.. Whyte then referred to the appropria.
ton for railroads in ST. Mary's Charles and
Calvert counties, and expressed his snrpri,e
that the Radicals who proclaim that they ar,
the friends Of railroads everywhere. should
oppose the conditional appropriation which
has never yet been expended. lie closed hy
abiding to the State militia law, and asked
who caused its necessity? who taught us that
The highest officer of the State was puwerless
to enforce the law without the strong arm of
the militia2 The militia, he said, expensive
| as 1t may be, was the creature, not of military
necessity, which knows no law, but that nc.
cessity which, in the execution ofthe laws OF
the State required not only authority. but