The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-14
Democratic Record.

SUI w UE ll0uu VI ltS TScOlu tHdu thtt
Of the Democracy The Ashland ID
tocdte says, through the long years
during which il held sway aud con.
trolled the affairs Of government it never
lost the confidence of the people. So
far as its financial administration was
concerned, il has always been churac.
terized by economy, and just regard
for the rights aud interests of the poo.
pie. 10 proportion to the population,
the extent of territory, and the amount
of labor performed it may be questioned
whOther any government in the world
was ever more economically carried on
than that of the United Suites until the
time Mr. Lincoln became President
The Democracy were beaten on ques
tons connected with the negro aud
slavery, Those questions dominated
over all financial issues. 1t is unneccs.
sary here to inquire whether the pop
ular Judgment in this was right or
wrong; we are dealing with the simple
fact, ard now that these questions are
settled, We can confidently call the at
tcntioa of the country once more to the
history Of the Democratic party on all
points touching the national treasury,
and comparison of it with the expen.
ditures aud corruptioas Of the party in
power,
No Republican, haying.a reputation
for honesty aud intelligence to sustain,
will deny that there has been an alarm,
ing increase in official debauchery with.
IN the last ten years, Something of an
increase might have been expected from
civil war Of such magnitude as that
through which We have passed, but it
was not expected that it would continue
steadily to extend after the close of the
war, and attain such fearful proportions
as to bring down upon it the maledie.
lions Of the press even Of the ruling
party Judged by the testimony of the
Republican party, the President Of the
United States must be taken MS al IN.
competent and vcnal rogue, and the Con,
gress Of the nation as a body of men
whose pockets are stuffed with brides,
and who are utterly contcmptuous of
the interests of the people. In all of
the bitter political contests which the
country has passed, neither the Wing
or Republican press has presumed to
charge upon tho Democratic party such
wholesale corruption, in dealing with
financial questions, as is now daily
charged by the Republican press upon
Grant and the Congress now in session.
We arc aware that one OF the most
discouraging obstacles in the way Of
bringing about reform in the admin.
istration Of our National aud State gov.
ernmcnt, is the seemingly settled con.
victioD OF the people that politicians
have control Of the country aud that
those Of both parties are thoroughly
demoraliaed and incapable of honesty
when intrusted with civil office. This
conviction has been industriousIy cult.
waited by the press OF the ruling party,
which, while denouucing and exposing
the coFruplions of our National aud
State legislature, has sedulonsly taught
that no hope could be reasonably en-.
tertaiued that the Democratic party
would bring more Of integrity and
craftsmanship TO the work OF admins.
tratiOn thu are now found iu Washing.
ton aud in the majority of our State
governments. In reply to this teaching
we eau ouly point out the record which
the Democratic party has made in the
management Of our national finances
and to this first party, as well as the
policy originating in more selfshness,
would lead the Democracy to per.
formance of the pledges they may make
with regard to an honest and ecouomi.
cal administration of the government,
should they again be placed in the as
cendancy. 1t is fact which cannot
be successfully oontroyerted, that the
national expenditures under Democratic
administrations, making all proper
allowances for the increase in our pop
ulation, the cumbersome machinery
made necessary to collect the revenue
to meet demands created b. our enor.
nous public debt, aud all rishtful ex
pendltures growing out of the war, were
much less, in proportion to the work
performed, thau they have been under
Republican rule. There is an extraya
gance and prodigality practiced by that
party which is absolutely criminal, and
should be sufficient to procure, be
yond reversal, its condemnation anc
overthrow. Official debiuchment pre-
walls, not because the people regard i
with favor, but because turbulent times
and partisan passions have brought
demagogues aud INSCRIPTIONS politi
clans to the surface, and given then
power. They have control of the polti
cal machinery of the Republican party
and their grasp can only be loosed by
its overthrow aud the accession one,
more of the Democratic party to tht
control of our national affairs.
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BOYS OF THE PERIoD.-Why ladi
will work in store for $50, or slOO OIL
$3.50 per annum, when it is possible fol
them to learn trades in which they ma,
begin on the last mentioned sum, is
question none but boys can answer
There are always hundreds of hands t,
be had for fifty dollars a year-in fact
the market is always glutted with them
and the great attractions must be tn