The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24
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people without any valuable consider
alton in return. Nearly 400,00,000
are annually imposed for the support
of the Federal Government alone,
which cost but from $50, 600 900 to S70,-
100000 before the war. And it is ad-
admitted by the Republican members
of Congress that so corrupt have the
Office holding hosts become, that for
every dollar solicited for the Treasury,
another is stoled from the people,
making the burdens upon the people
from Federal taxation alone aboat
$500, ,000,000 year, or sum nearly
equal to the whole taxable property of
Ohio. This is independent of State,
County aud Municipal taxation, which
is of itself an enormous burden for
the people to bear. s98flf8 n
Where do these taxes go? We
showed last week that Grant demands
more than $98, 600 more for his per-
sonal expenses for this year than Lin
cold required for a like period of time.
The statistics of the navy will give
some further idea of lit. In 1860. the
highest officer in the navy was Senior
Captain, though, by courtesy, Cap
tain commanding squadron was
called Commodore. There was per-
haps half dozen. of these. Now we
have upon the active list one Admiral
one Vice Admiral ten Rear Admirals,
and twenty-five Commodores, aud on
the retired and reserve list eighteen
Rear Admirals, and fifty-two Commo-
dores. Some sort of duty has been
found for fourteen Admirals and
twelve Commodores, retired and re-
served" by which they draw full pay,
SO that there are in fact tWenty-four
Rear Admirels and thirty seven Com
modores in service The Admiral
has assimilated rank with the General
of the army, the Vice Admiral with
the Lieutenant General, Rear sAdmi-
rails with Major Generals, and Com
modores with Brigadier Generals.
OF the long list of Admirals, only six
are at sea the rest are doing Captains
duty on Adrnirals' pay, or doing moth
ing at all. Only three of the thirty
seven Commodores are at sea, or do
ing any duty on shipboard. OF fifty
Captains on the active list, only eleven
are reported as commanding ships, or
at sea in any capacity, and Of the nine
ty Commanders, only thirty-two ap-
pear as on shipboard. In fact there
are not enough ships for Officers to
command, and but sixty vessels of all
classes reported as in use. foljesa
This is only given as an illustration
of our shoddy imitation of an i'm
perial'despotism that is rapidly adapt
ing our people to the laws, DEGREES
and royal 9proclamations, that are
taking the place of our once free in
llstitutions. ALI other departments OF
the public service are crowded with
dead-heads. MANY. of them are re-
tanned on account of some real or sup
posed service they have rendered the
country others, by sheer fayoritism,
and nearly all as a sort of Swiss guard
for the Washington despotism. Our
army is kept upon war footing, and
there are hundreds of epauletted Off
| GERS in this department that have
never performed any real service, and
are now without any command OF
anything whatever to do Some OF
! them are employed as teachers in OBJ
scure schools as a kind of g make-be.
lieveo that they are employed. All
this is done at an enormous expense
to the peoples taxes. s2 az
The party now in Office has held un.
disputed power for nearly ten years
The abuses of Government have all
been introduced by this party. The
only remedy for their cure is to drive
the thieves from place and power and
replace them with honest men,
Crisis. q sfBAe5ss s'izs5o { 5f5
Grant and Government Credit.
| Will the men who are boasting abour
the financial administration of GRAM