The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
WHYTAXES ARE HIGH.. COR.
RUPTION AND EXTRAyAGANCE.
Government Expenditure under GRANT, conn
uared with Democratic Adminlstrat tions.


pared with Democratic Administrations.
The eight years of Gen. Jackson's Ad-
ministration cost s145, 792, ,27G 20, or $18,-
224, ,O34 50 per year. Population II, 4,OOO,-
900, making 81 16 per capita.
The four years of Van Buren's Administra-
ton cost s12O, 729 $40 Is or $50, ,1s2, 452.-
SO per year. Population II 600, 900, max
ing 81 IS per capita.
The four years of Folks Administration
cost STAT ,342, 1853 "a or s36, s35,713 33
per year. Population 2l 900, 900, making
81 rs per capita.
The four years or Pierce's Administration
cost s212 ,O66, 22s 81 or $53, OLA, ,055 7Sper
year. Population q ,0O0, 900 making 81 96
per capita.
The four years of Buchanan's Administra-
ton cost $263, ,661 ,197 rs or s65 ,915 ,249 Al
per year. Population, 80, ,OO0, 900, making
so 10 per capita. Total, "a years $780,
592, 1866 80 dem.
The one year of Grants Administration
$3.50, ,796, 1856 90 or $3.50, ,796, 1856 90 per
year Population, 10000, 900, making
81 7G per capita.
Average cost per capita for "a years un-
der Democratic Administrations, 81 n I'm
cluding expenses of Mexican wary Cost
under Republican Administration, per capita,
81 76, Excluding receipts for Property and
War material sold) Whole cost for "a
Years under Democratic Administrations
ssS9 1872 1866 39
Amount of Revenue collected from the
people by the present Administration, per an
mum, SAIL 255, AT G3; for "a years, &c.
$40, ,131 ,463 Y.
An expenditure of 81 II. (the average
per capita under Jackson, Van Buren,, Polk
Pierce and Buchanan) with our present pop
ulaton (4O, 600, ,0OO) would be $40 800 900
per amum. Grant spends $3.50, 1868 90
per amum, exclusive of principal and inter-
est on the public debit
The total cost, including principal and in
terest on the Public Debt, during the above
named Democratic Administration averaged
less than 50 per capita. Amount of Federal
taxes extorted by Grants administration dur
ing the last fiscal year S411 255, AT G3,( as
stated by the Radical Campaign document;
styled, "National Finances, page 4 y which
is an average of SO 2S per capita, estima-
ting the population at forty millions.
Note.-The Lincoln administration is omitted,
for the reason that the extraordinary expendi-
tnres of that administration occasioned by
the war, and could not be fairly compared with
Grants previous administrations, although
the cost Of the Florida and Mexican Wars were
paid by the above named Democratic admins.
tions.
These expenditures of the different admin
isirations are in each case exclusive of inter-
est and principle of the public debt These
figures are taken from official data and are
correct beyond all dispute; and what terri
BILE showing they make against the robbery,
extravaganza and corruptions of the present
conscienceless Republican administration.
The reader will observe that these figures
show that Grants administration is now rob-
! bing the people of the United States out OF
$40, 600 900 per annum, sum equal to
SO for each man woman and child in the
land, or SIS from every man over 81 years
of age in the country. And this is the cor
ruptions and stealings, over and above the
so, ,OO0, 900 which we have allowed them
for the legitimate expenses of the Govern
ment. This is what makes taxes high.
Think of it, Ten short years age $G6, 900,
600 was all the people of the United States
were called to raise to support the National
Government, but the past year Grant, and his
swarms of corrupt adherents, ground out Of
the people SAIL ,255 AT f3 or six times as
much as was required under a Democratic
administration. The entire value of all the
property of California, Oregon and Wash
iagton territory does not equal the sum
ground out of the people of the United States
each year and gathered into the Federal cof-
fers at Washington and spent and squanderet
by Grant and his mongrel minions. Fort,
millions of people paying four hundred mil-
lions of dollars gear for the naked expen-
ses of the general Government alone, is an
astounding, frightening fact that should
create alarm throughout the whole country
and beget an instant, determined, united and
unceasng opposition to the crew at Wash
ington and its minions all over the countr, !,
to end only with their displacement and a
return to honest and competent officials.
The very vitals and substance of the people
is being eaten up by this terrible and exhaust
ing taxation; and there is but one remedy
and that is to turn the cormorant corruption
lists out of office. Who is responsible for
this crushing taxation Not every one who
voted for Grant and Republican Congressman
for many good men, with the best of mo-
tives did that, but every one that now with
these facts before him, adheres to and up