The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-02-11

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tion for the fiscal year con- aencing
on the first of July next, and those
made by Johnson's for the year com
mencing on the first of July last. a
year wholly outside of his own term
Of office. Il was very easy to make
+ economical estimates for his success
sor, but the porper criterion by
whici, to Judge Mr.. johnson is his
own expenditures while in office.
These, in the last whole year of his
term, the fiscal year ended June 80,
1868, were upwards of 1917, 600.
900. This does not include the postal
expenditures, and must therefore be
compared with the $299,0000O0 OF
the present estimates which remain
after subtracting the estimates for
the Post Office Department.: 1t is
necessary to explain here that both
these amounts include the postal de-
ficiency, that is, the excess of the ex-
penditures Of the Post Office over
its own receipts, which, of course, is
all the expense that department is to
the country. The comparison, then,
isa perfectly fair one, and shows a
differance of $7S.00O,0O0 in favor of
Grants administration. A similar
result would he shown BY a compar-
ison of the present estimates with, the
expenditures Of Johnson's admins
tration, from July first, 1868 to March
fourth, 1869, the expiration Of his
term of office. 1t would make this
letter too long to 90 into details up
on this point, but the figures may be
found in full in the able and eXhaus-
tive speech delivered in the House by
General Butler last week, in reply to
Mr. Dawes.
The latter gentleman, in his speech
OF the 9th ultimo, admitted the
point which we have shown above,
viz: that the Post Office account was
not included in the $303,000,000
which he had previously stated at
Johnson's estimates, and that it 1odS
included in the estimates submitted
by President Grant. But he did not
state frankly, as he ought in fairness
to have done, that this difference
completely vitiated his comparison
between the estimates of the two ad-
ministrations, and threw the balance
on the other side. Indeed, it is due
to truth to say, that he showed far
stronger desire to justify himself in
the position he had first hastily tax
en-, than he did to do exact justice to
the administration.
In his second speech; he gave no
prominence to the comparison Of es-
Inmates with estimates, (which, as
we have seen results in favor OF
President Grant, but relied solely
upon the excess of the years esti-
mates over last years appropriations,
amounting, as lie said, to $42,000,000
This certainly seems TO threaten a
formidable increase of expenditures
in the second year of President
Grants administration, as compared
with the first year, but aot as com
pared 'rith day gear Of Andre,o John
sons, for re hare dlreudg seen tn
these estimates ,cere $78,O00,OO0 Tess
than the actual expenditures Of til.
fiscal gear 1868.
1t must be remembered, however
that the appropriations of last wint-
er were cut dowa to the lowest pos
sible point, amounting only to S2S1,-
100000, including $24, ,000,0O0for the
Post Office Department, appropriated
out of its own revenues. This leav-
es only $257,000,0O0 appropriated
out of the public treasury. Let us
now institute another comparison as
follows:
Expenditures of johnson for fiscal
year 1863 S377 ,Q00,00C
Appropriations for fiscal year
1870 257,O6O,O0C
Excess of Johnsons expendi
lures Sl2O,OOO,OOC