The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA

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As shown above, the not ordinary ex-
penditure per capita by Grant, on peace
standard and gold basis-be being the stand
ard and basis applied to Buchanan-is
81 81 per capita which is less than the
twenty -four years in the sum Of Is cents
per capita:
ID cents less per capita than the average under
Van Buren,.
II cents less per capita than the average
under Polk. cfe
80 cents less per capita than the average under
Pierce.
SIS cents less per capita than the average under
Buchanan.
So much for the per capita com parison,
the idea of which was borrowed by the
Resident Democratic Committee, and
fairly run into the ground in vain affert
to find period which would favor the
rebel Democracy
w e again recur to the gross receipts
for 1869 70, for the purpose of exposing
another misrepresentation and blunder of
the Resident Committee, and Of showing
what disposition has in fact been made
Of these gross receipts. The $411,255,-
ATT So, which the Resident Committee
purposely present under false name,
are In fact the gross receipts of the year,
and make the average gross receipts per-
capita $10.28.
+ Here this 6 BY 8. document gets little
befogged in its finances. If itsrealy de-
sired TO state the gross amount of money
to be accounted for it should have added
Is cents per capita for the reduction of
cash in the Treasury, making $1043
per capita for the period under considera
ton. to be accounted for as follows:
Payment and redemption of the Demo-
cratic debt. .......................$ 3 Is
7 Expenses incurred in consequence of
| = Democratic rebellion. ...... 52S
Current expenses of the administra-
ton, (peace standard), at currency
~Ndtue... .......!... ................. 3 %
Total per capita. Currency. ..... $40 43
The current expenses in currency, re-
duced to gold basis-the average pre-
MUM on gold being for that fiscal year
% 80 per cent.-makes the years ex-
pendltIire under Grant, as already stated,
1.64 (gold) per Capita an expenditure
less by 13 cents per capita than the aver
age during the twenty-four years of
Democratic rule, as stated in 6 BY9.
Again, 6 BY 8 states that the amount
of Federal taxes extorted from the peo-
pie by the present administration during
the fiscal year was $411, 1855, AIT SO,
when the facts are that the taxes collect
ed were:
Customs duties ......... $194, 53S, 374 a
internal taxes. Observation-Disclosures. 1874, S99, 756 40
Total taxes collected. -. 379. 43S. 13o 93
Received for lands sold and
from other sources-pot ta1eS 81 81, 94670
Total receipts as above.... Ali, 255, AIT e3
In this case 6 BY comes within thirty
one and three quarter millions of the
truth, hot nearer. This is pretty good
guessing for a Democratic committee
nearer, in proportion to the amount in
volved, than they generally come but it
is big mistake for such a little docu-
ment. But Democrats seldom call things
by their right names.
The other statements Of BY 8 are
notifications or multiplications of those
already noticed, and, therefore, do not
require attention.
Every sensible man will at once see
the proprlety OF going back thirty-three
years to get standard of comparison |
with the administration of President
Grant. The term of President Jackson |
is the very latest honest Democratic ad- |
mlnjstratlon which ever had commence
menr, and in that respect, as well as in
It's energy and devotion to the Union,
the comparison with President Grant is
appropriate. But the enlarged area of
occupied territory, and vast multiplied
ton OF interests and duties in the last
Ihlrty-three years, renders inapplicahle
any contrast of expenditures between the