Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-03-22
Democratic and Republican Economy

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history OF the two parties:
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
When did the Democratic party
have any reputation for economy in
the administration of affairs2 Take
its history, 10 back to Mr.. Pierce's
Administration, in the time of pro-
found peace, with no occasion tor
any extra expenditure of public mon
ey, and how did ne leave it? With
All addition Of some $4,000, 900 to
this debt of the nation. And what
did Mr.. Buchanan doP He added
$40, 900, 900 more of debt, in time of
profound peace. With prosperity in
the land, and revenues increasing and
OVERLOOKING, no added S70.000,000 to
tho $4,000, 600 of debt that existed
at the end Of Mr.. Pierces Administra-
ton. And take this last Administra-
ton, and the very last year of it, with
all the revenues of the country based
upoa a war basis to meet and liqui-
date the public debt-with every OBJ
legation upon the Administration that
could be brought to bear, ia the bur
den that rested upon the people. i'll
the patriotic sacrifices the people
were making TO meet the exigency
of the government-the very last
year of Andrew Johnson's Admins
tration, instead of paying dollar of
the debt, he added six millions to it
IL there anything then in the history
of the past of the Democratic party
hat encourages the people to think
that If the power were restored 10
their hands to-day they would be
economical in the expenditure of lhc
public money? Where are he Por-
They only slumbCr; they are not
dead, ard when that party comes IT,
10 power their heads will rise all over
,hc land, and their opportunity will
come, and The pabiic treasury will be
pinnderrd anew, ard the burdens the
people are hcariUg now will not only
be a. grieN GUS IS they are now, but
the people will have the conscious
ness Of knowing that the money is
gone to be squandered upon unwor-
thy, dishonest and profiigate officials,
such as darkened the avenues Of the
Treasury department in the years
that are gone and as lowered, like
birds Of prey, around the custom
houses and revenue offices in the i'm
mediate past; such as hung upon
Andrew Johnson in the last years of
bis admins ration, ready to prey
upon the p9Iblic treasury, These
are the men: behind those that are
calling pon,you to transfer the pow
or in this nation into their hands,
and take it from the republican party.
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
How is it now, felow-citizens, with
the republican party have they any
claim TO honesty and economy in
public affairs 4? They have been elev-
en- months in pc wer, ana can make
snort work with the account up to
this day | took it from the Treasu'
rer's book yesterday and | state it to
you Just 40 it is, in contrast with
Whist ! told you had been done in the
last year of Andy johnson who spent
all the money in the treasury, and
all the revenues Of the land, and ran
the nation IN debt, added TO $4,000,
OOG, 900 under which 1t is groaning
to day, $4,000, 600 more. lie receiv
cd, Mr.. Johnson did, in the last yea
of his administration S369, 100000
and he incurred debt, in addition
to shis. of $4,000, 900, so that he ex
pended in bis last year 1914 600, 900
| La the first year OF General Grant
administration, with no higher rat
of taxes, hut, on the other hand, will
reduced taxation in some particulars
he has gathered into the Treasury
out Of bis officials hands, 1894 900, 00
instead of 1868, 900, 900, off from tn
same taxes and instead of expend
inc all that in the current expense
of this year, he has paid $50, 600 90
of the public debt out of it. Tar
pIause. 50 that he has had to eS
pend only s3l4,000, 900 against 1914
O00 900 spent in the last year {
Andrew Johnson's administration
: making just difference of $50 600
600 IN one year.
This is from the books He BIZ
, collected S26. 1000. 900 more in III
E year than Andrew Johnson dia
tho last year and $50 0OO, 600 If th'
. is from tho Internal i-xes e The Ian
!, --aot mill higher, and on son
:, articles lower than il was last yea
: And why has le collected 500, 900, OF
mere? B cause there has been ic
: 4 il stolen [Appiau,c
Just let M Tell you, there Is 60
dea, of difference between the poIiil
d 81 my district and Compression
e dia,ric, down in Brooklyn, n. J
& anu you know what the digerence
= There ore two distileries in my d
g trict Il wish there were noO al
q there are 129 in that district in Broo
q lyn; yet the two distilleries in n
e district paid more money last ye
into the Treasury than all the /
= in that district. And what is I
Do reason? Because the men q
d, brought up in my district as they 9
y in New Hampshire under the id
>" that they must pay their taxes he
estly, while there is no such i'd
existing down in Brooklyn.
vs. That is the account current up
err to-day between the Administration
= General Grant and that of Mr.. Jol
N, son in the last year of his Admir-
he tration. Now what is the prom
of for the future? WHAT'S the prosp
d. on the question of public expen
in lures for the next year And up
,h- that point propose to speak plain
Ter for upon that point | bave spoil
at. plainly elsewhere. EApplause.
ch is true that the bureaus under
he several departments, the bureau
ed GERS, and, by the way, more q
ri half of them have been
,n- herited from the last Administrat
aid in making their estimates for
e a NOMINATIONS for the next year, as