The Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Ind.) 18??-1920, 1870-07-28

Johnson's administration was as thor
oughly Democratic n that Of James
buchanan OF franklin Pierce. want
10 tell YOU how we are able at Ibis time
to repeal eighty millions Of taxe~, and
still have Surplus money coming into
the Treasury. First. 10y economy-by
reducing the expenses of the govern
ment, aud we reduced them, n com
pared with President John-on's adj
ministration over fifty millions Of
dollars. They have been curiailed
here, and curtailed there, and in the
other place, and the expenses OF the
Government have been greatly re-
F duce1. Then we have gained a large
amount IN another wsy--by the hon
est collection Of the revenue. | wish
70 show You statement | obtained
from the Secretary OF the Treasury
only three O. four days ago. / saw
Mr. Boutwell, the day | started from
Wellington, and asked him To send
me a statement over his own signature
a. To the amount Of the gain 10y the
honest collection Of the revenue since
General Grant cane into power. Here
II j., and ] shall read ii 10 you:
TREASURY DEHARTMENT, }
WASHINGTON, ID c., July ), 1870. !
UoR. -. H. -NOrtOn:
In reply 10 your verbal inquiry, /
have the honor To state that there has
been an increase of thirty-two mill
ions six hundred aud sevcnty-five
thousand dollars in the Internal Rev
enue receipts during the first sixteen
months of President Grants admins
trat.on. as compared with the last six
teen months of President Johnson's
administration"
There you have il. On the same
rate Of taxation-even with less, be-
cause under Johnson's administration
the tax on whisky vas two dollars per
gallon, while ii is now fifty ceuts per
gallon, we have an increase of more
than thirty-two millions in the re-
ceipts of Internal Revenue in sixteen
months. Mr.. Boutwell, goes on:
"And an increase Of nineteen mill
lions, four hundred and six thousand,
nine hundred and fifty-three dollars,
in custom duties, for the same period
and upon the same comparison, max
ing an aggregate OF fift~-one millions,
four hundred and eight thousand, six
hundred aud ninety dollars"
Just resulting from an honest admin
istration! When you add this to what
we have gained in the way of econ
omy 10y reducing the expenditures,
you will understand how we are able
to reduce taxation eighty millions of
dollars 10y enc single blow.
j read again from his statement:
'Thc decrease of the public debt for
the last six month j. one hundred and
thirty-nme millions, one hundred and
four thousand, six hundred and sixty
dollars
Since Gran. came into power, and
up to tie 9th day of July, nearly one
hundred and forty millions Of the
public debt have been paid off, and /
have just got dispatch showing that
up 10 tonight the public debt will
have been reduced over one hundred
and forty-six millions since General
Grant came into power, while during
the last sixteen months of President
Johnson being in power only eight
Millions of reduction was made, or a
little over; Gel .ainly less than nine
millions. At this rate the public debt
will be paid Off in less than fifteen
years. 1t is true you have all been
ground down by taxation; al perish
ing with it. You are all poor, badly
dressed and half starved, rs you all
know; but we have paid off nearly n
hundred and forty millions Of tins
debt since Grant came into power.
Here is another great result. Is it
not better TO pay of the debt in this
way than TO attempt to swindle the
creditors out of it 10y issuing irredeem-
able paper for the whole amount? TO
have them lose the debt and the pco-
pie lose the currency? and nobody
gain any thing by it but the swindlers
and shavers? i say, in the presence
of these great results. all Democratic
arguments fall TO the ground, and
come ID nothing.
L
sixteen months will bc Increased i'm
the next sixteen months. The admin
istration Is getting better month after
month, ana will get better year after
year. The machinery is only fairly in
operation now. General Grant has
been working hard; he has been doing
the best he could, poor man; but lie
has not got all of Johnson's officials
out yet He is doing the best lie can
now, and he will have them all out
by and by, except those that are faith
full. lie has kept them. And we
have gained I'm this short sixteen
months more than fifty-two millions
by honest collection of the revenues.
We have saved vast sum by econ
omy. We have been able to pay off
one hundred and forty millions of the
national debt, and at the same time
have been able TO reduce taxation
eighty millions. Is not this grand
success? In the presence of n great
success of this kind, all these little
complaints about Grant fall to the
ground. Whether he thinks too much
of society, or whether he loves 10 be
at Long Branch too much, or Is too
fond OF fast horse, or whether he
appoints Mr.. Motley, or sends Mr..