The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-07

the administration of Andrew John
son, who not only refused to move,
but on the contrary became notori-
ously, unyieldingly and almost
ayowedly the champion, protector
and ally of that army Of villains of
his own appointment, whose frauds
upon the Treasury, shown to aim
by sworn testimony, with name,
place, time and circumstance given,
amounted to perhaps hundreds Of
millions per year, and rendered the
most important Of the revenue laws
dead letter.
These very frauds under John
son, George W. Morgan charges on
the Republicans because he was
once a Union man.
DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST REDUCED
TAXES.
We want to call your attention to
the fact that Notwithstanding our
Democratic friends are complaining
continually about the tariff, not one
of them, in either branch of Con
gress, voted for this bill that reduc-
ed taxation eighty millions of dol
Iars-not one of them. The work
has been done, but they did not dc
it; it has been done by the Republi-
can patty in Congress. Some OF
you will wonder at that-that these
Democratic politicians, who have
been talking so earnestly about the
burden of taxation, when brought
to the test not one of them would
vote for the bill upon its final pas,
sage! The most of them voted
against it, and some of them lodged
but if there is one man that voted
for it we do not know it.
REDUCTION IN TAXATION.
Is it not audacity in them to deny
that there has been any reduction
in taxation, while the following re-
ductions were made, with the Dem
ocrats in Congress voting against
them?
The taxes have been reduced,
By act of July Is, ls66........... 65,OOO,OOO Of
By act of March 2, 1867. 4O,OO0,OOO OF
By act of February 81 lS6S.-.....- 23,OOO, ,OOOHOC
By acts of March 81 and July 20,
By act of July IA, ls7O............ 55,2I2,OOO OF
Net total reduction internal taxes 1928 2l2 900 o.
CUSTOM DUTIES.
The net proposed decrease of duties
imports by act of July II, leo, $2S, ,6S6,S27 81
Aggregate annual decrease by Re
publican legislation in five years, $25l, ,S4Ss27 81
Notwithstanding which, the public
debt has been steadily and rapidly
reduced, all current liabilities
promptly discharged, permanent i'm,
provements, as public buildings, for
tifications, river and harbor, have
amply provided for, and the public
credit materially appreciated.
The Republican party needs nc
higher tribute to its economy, wis.
dom, and fidelity, than these facts
present. They put to shame the
malicious falsehoods Of the opposi
ton, and stand out in honorable con.
trast to the many schemes ofrepudi,
alton which have been advocated by
the Democracy.
The receipts into the Treasury
during the last eighteen months oi
johnson were $87213,765.6O less
thanIduring the first eighteen months
of Grants administration. The ex
penditures of johnson during tht
same time were $50, 3,06O.77 mort
than during the same eighteen first
months of Grants rule, making the
difference against the Democratic
administration of johnson, and in
favor Of the Republican administra
ton Of Grant, in eighteen months, ot
$17O,O66,7 1851. This must be 9
strong inducement to change back
again from Republicanism to Demo
cracy." During the same time John.
son reduced the national debt only
1888, ,460.67; Grant in his first
eighteen months reduced it $780,
542, ,109.60, and $143,OO0,O00 of this
payment was on the interest bearing
debt, although Morgan and Voor-
hees say no interest bearing debts
have been paid by Grants admins
tration.
The above statements are certified
by the secretary Of Treasury-there
fore, reliable.
The last fifteen months of John.
son, and first fifteen of Grant, as ap.
pear on the books of Commissioner
Delano, show equally well.