The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-08-27

and cOunterfeiters convicted under the "a ~
OF the United States. Any cbsnge undsr
such circumstances must have been bless.
ing.
A man of your own city, whose HONESTY
and ability are undOubted, was placed at the
head OF the Revenue Department.: and an
other man from our STAGE Of whom we all
are proud, was placed at the head o.
the Interior Department, where be
has control Of the Indian affairs
Hundreds of thieves have been turn
ed out, the collection of the revenue has been
honestly made, and the debt reduced. The
Democratic ststistieisn, Delmar, who was
employed last year bv ''three wise men OF
Gotham to make an estimate of the nation-
al revenues and expenditures, states that for
the last fiscal year the revenue would exhibit
a deficit Of l54, 200, 900 dollars.
He estimated that the expenditures yould
exceed AIS, 900, 900, and the receipts be less
than 322, 600, ,00e. Instead OF this. the ex-
penditures were $40, 900, 900, and the receipts
over 80. 900, 900, showing an actual surplus
of 5O,00O,O00, of which 80, 5,0OO. 900 accrued
during the last quarter, under the new ad-
mlnlstration- During one of the years of
Andrew johnson, with TAX of 2 dollars on
the gallon of whisky, only l3, 900, 900 were
collected. Now We are receiving at the rate
OF 5O, 100000 per annum from whisky, and
the tax IS but fifty cents on the gallon, with
special taxes, which makes the total tax only
about sixty-hve cents per gallon.
We can carry the comparison through all
branches o. the Revenue Departments, and
show marked Improvements since the new
came in.
During the six months ending the lst of
August, our public debt has been reduced
more than forty-three and a half million dol
lars. For the coming year, If there are no
great drawbacks, We may expect surplus
Of one hundred million dollars, without any
increase of national taxes This will result
from the honest collection of the revenues
and the reduction of expenses in the several
departments of the Government.
The savings in expenditure for the coming
year, as compared with the last, are estimat-
ID at 100000 dollars for the army and l.
lOO, 900 dollars for the Post-ofice Depart-
nent and 10000, 900 dollars for civil and
expenses.
In view of these facts, what becomes of the
charges and accusations of the Democracy ?
Will they accuse and prophesy evil while the
administration is moving steadily forward
oward the payment of the public debt, and
and enhancing the public credit2
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
In another resolution they charge that we are
some of the people IN the South,
nd that we propose to allow negroes to vote.
When the Republican party determined to pre-
erve both liberty and union, they resolved to
ealize the whole meaning of that first great
ruth of the Declaration of Independence, 'sThat
cd eOuaI We baxr rirhf rrl
lberty ourselves unless we share it with all
len. And rejoice that in looking over the histo-
y Of this war We can recognize the hand of Al |
llgnty tod tracing out for Us in blazing lines ]
hat could not be misunderstood the declaration |
hat Justice to all was the price we must pay for
ur Union.
We fought two years, with great disaster and /
mall success; but when the proclamation of /
Emancipation was made, that very day the tide /
battle turned | see before me many old SOL /
lers of the Army of the Cumberland. They will /
smember with what darkness the sun went /
own on the 3lst day Of December, 1862, on the /
eld Of Stone River. They will remember /
Ow our army had been driven back, how our 4
thousands lay slain on the field: and theV will
emember when the morning of the Ist Of Jan.
lry, 1865, came and the Emancipation Proela-
latlOn flashed over the wires, our eagles plum
| anew, and turned the defeat at Stone River
ito glorious victory. Great applsuse.l
They remember that a year before that date
ur cavalrymen had watered their horses in the
ennessee, but had been driven back until they
Nv tLlt spires oA OlnCiuudLl. bQL Lney Will
lember that, under the proclamation of eman-
patton, the progress of the armies of the Cum. |
erland and the Tennessee was always forward |
Onward, stepping in blood, it is true, but al
avs carrying their eagles to victory, until at
st, on the shores Of the Atlantic Joining the
ctOriOus army of the East, they struck the final
low, and the rebellion perished.
Now, fellow citizens, dare We, with 80 solemn,
} impressive lesson as this, dare we saw that
lose men who helped Us save the Republic shall
ave no share in its liberty, its protection and
; citizenship? As worthy men, we dare not.
he last act IN the great drama will be performed
a few months, when the Fifteenth Amend
ent Is adopted, and fixed forever IN the firma-
ent of the Constitution. Applause.l
If, under the influence of the Democratic par
7, the state of Ohio shall not be hOnored by aid
g in this great and good work, it will still be
will be set among the great lights in
le armament of our cons titutiOn; and then, fel-
looking up into our political heay-
IS, we may say IN truth, "TheIe Is and shall be
D night there. Great applsusel
If read the signs Alright, this campaign is the
nj, the absolute end of the old regime of DEM
,raey. 1t tried TO take a new departure, but
lied. Its only hope Of life Is to wash its hands,
wash its heart, and be eleansed throughout
that its flesh shall become as the flesh of "A
y ~, anu mo- %Aa leDrOus thing we have seen in
r the last nine years ILaughter.J Tneu, n-i-
w-citlzens, thus purified the time may come
hen the citizens Of Ohio will invite some son Of
at regenerated Democracy to the GOvernorship
the state. Then the people might feel that in
leir hands the interests Of the State and the
epublic would be safe. Till then they will not
trusted.
l thank you for your patient attention. [Pro-
nged aPplause.J