, 1870-09-20
"a CORRUPT AND PR0FL1GATE" DEMO.
Gratis.

The Chicago Times accounts for the
omission Ivy the Democratic State Consen-
tien Of all reference in the plutfo1m to the
ancient faith OF the party, to the fact that
j, WIS only necessary to refer to the enor-
,nities{:) Of the Republican party. One of
these. and the greatest in The list, it dcs-
cril:cs thus:
''l1 found a tax rate augmented in single year
frcm stu mills 10 Is mills III the dollar. by the
f.ck.ess and needless sreaSshs!isaess e' Ead'cas
TIE resolutions Of the convention refer
I" TIE same suhjeet as follows.
In proof Of this, ne need say nothing more
.t,au catt the attcatten OF taxpayers 70 the fact
ia: .;e appn'2'ia..ons q INC last Republican
$:a't IN 1a!sc the levy Of state taxes from s-10
1.'i., tn IS nals oi, the dollar, . u meet these
c's;uI'i al'd IToniesfe' expenditures.
Ihesc appropriations were, in many cases,
cnr1,r, and proaigate. and they all OIL
taised the vote of every Damo:ratic mem-
l'.-r ef the General Assembly Not DEM
ocratie member Of either house voted
assi:.s. :.,y .,ne Of the appropriations, and
the reason was that the appropriations
were uade lezse eaoas to eaable the pay
ncnt Of liberal sum aor each Affirmative
rote. The opposition to the swiadlinsan and
r-edisntc legislation was CO.. fined in the
Honse of Representatives to tIirty lne1n-
hers. each of whom vas Re, euhlicsn-
NJ: :. De1a,cza. could be jndnced 10 give
his vote against The corrupt and pro, ,isa:c
ic:;:e1o,in17. The Democrats in the Lens
larnrc E3de :: contrac. with small nun.'-
lie: u Republicans TO plunler the State
Treasury and di7ide the spails between
them. an.1. against the protest of the Re-
p,:bi.u minority fhe contraci YVES carried
ont 10 the letter.
In the Constitutional CouTenfion this
Nho'e sail,ject IVES thoroughly vcati-
lated. alr. Pierce, Of Grnady,
delegate who had also been u
rc,u}rr of the Legislature which passed the
State House and other bills. in the pres
eycvo of tue ablest representatives of the
p.mocrst1c party in the State, boldly pro-
.,ai,aea the whole history of that legisla-
ty,u. Here is his direct and distinct state
ment:
ts;. l. .,,latusc When tae Sta'e House h passed,
a. a., 3;;: a;s :0s %s efTiea ~ iitaus iit sni an
.sa;n IL fhe CONVICTION as that tta.d h.it, that
q, n ,lnher Of the Lower House q t3e Itse1tE-
49,. Hon: any day for two ws:ss !, fore the
rA-sact # Ina: hill and received s',9 ~ pa 3!-
S 10 give hi7 Eupinss to 5ias nea'n' IT,, :a II
Wis va higher, aEd think ths: s'11'' taeu got
,n RI as s50v, f.r their VOTES w:'eu d tt7y i',Fe
~. l",t ,;sa e ~ se es'; Ii
i. tue th.t the Republicans ital !" 1ns13:ity
Ls.atate ST. ls r y IT, 'fus s a1a rse IT,
s.ts luusr Iii; hut it il ts7.> faa' al tie D:ma
r.,:'. ,."tt1. dtd support H. se'fhorta s'sa'y ef
Mr. sSYrEs u,e:a.,, Of st. Clair. wish Il
s,y II, t.u gentleman ttlat male ~: distinction
it;., D~n crats were just a. deep ia tie rulre a
vii sa:, further, ard have inc evidence cfozs
I, i!t h:ye given as a,alf as 1nany lhen t. onpt's
:te ra->aec RI that nica :urc rs Tue Rs:'te':a!
ill, + would N.Y. sase nxS"ns 1,s1 LAM s,4s. na
H,'y = ut-all rsru,alcans-wSo fsu;I.
it-:# # i lave IN n,r nv l.ani t1;s jonrnsi d si
Esr. i Representatives Of ls67. aus ns iefe.
tr.f t"at joErl.al which .:lgle as eviucrce @
I" 1,;. ~: ,l1.,n Page US, ts.c yo1,, By aces ~
.'"-. U'.tn tie i:s'al I,s-a:e 81 the Ssnasc y:
NV ;s ia:Is =: " F': issn: i: aa M I lit ie :! See C.
iy t.r'a,, reference to h: l!ss q! .;,e n.tnb.l
A.. list G"reTa' Assemble, divides. ;ses!ticsll,
-. every mar T1o ro,ed as;inSt si.a: I'll, an
s;.r,st "y, ssiIngte;:', oslonaed 70 a. q
w.: ',,, man ~ .cts f,5m ' pea.seatie eeusi;;
~. ;. .n'curyE~ tho son:h sLle Of fat: hraac
q: ::,,- I<,'lsstn1e went with tae majority. an
r.:.. '."' IL. bill. S' much in auswrt to The In
tt:-' .terre 9" ot7eu thr1wn or: here again
II! :'i:ran tsE,s;s:.Ses. Ts,S, t:r, Is S;,y ..
r. 'xuFy r'7e' ~ unaa3say agi nsa":ra sSis xea
~ W. nr~1 time, ',e.nnins 10 feel til: ,se:::hs
.'rtn't.n lncssrrrd ~ the passage Of the Sta
ii,,n~. hill. Tlt wnrS fs.f the A'ss two yfaEs y
csrrr,! oa by the use o: the money paid by 50
.aUon Cuu.Itv !or the buillinv We HOW occuI
and hy appropriations from fun15 ALREADY In t
t,t lir.lsi, Of taxation for this work until so lar
sHn1 hal hcen expended that 1t wcHt1
utrls'. !. 1'a's Js;lcy to suspend the r.oeFess 0f
tn,@ nnruaRy taxet. as We are this yeas, to e
ttsLt .ttr Itsrk nj {litHT m SteHe ansl E::r:ar.
tnt delight of this city a.,1 iD thu tts1as; Of
fa.-;.ast7f. / hare alluded to This sn.{-ct II
nv in: nbs on the 1::l"r si.1e IT the sonse w
ti.tv hsl 70 much n say ala1t taxes atsi :
II. -arancrs, mny hay" soaac carstts !A"as iii
1lr subject. and that The CiuEtry may Know y
T. !t-rt.rl-ihle for it.
1Lis speech was 1nnde in the preseu
G.I hearing of the leading Democrats
Iii, State who were fnliy cognizant Of
the facts md not one eyf them ~fntNred
contradict The record. They became du,
,.s,lrr the exposure Of the Democratic Iii
1.nni:y for what the State Convention
t!crla-e1 to he - corrupt aud pEoniga
legislation. necessitating an increase of l
State tar from sir mud one-llalf mills
t;1ncn mills on the dollar. For that
t,.r.ed tar we are indebted to Tic nu;
i',u6!S vote Of the Democratic members
Tx General Assembly.