The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-23

retort upon the Ssnt:nei, and all who
utter this foul charge against the Dem
ocratic party, the assertion, that but for
that persistent, aggressive, lawless, ma
lisnant spirit Of fanatIcism in the North,
which, like the spirit that entered into
the swine Of cid, finally entered into the
Republican party, aud clothed it with
power to harm, there never would have
been any rebellion, and bloodshed, any
burden of debt, or ouerous taxation.
These are the bitter fruits Of Radical
ism, and that party will be held to a
just responsibility for them before the
people of the whole country.
"The enormous burden Of debt which
paralyzes the industry Of the nation was
incurred in the effort made by the Re.
publican party to enforce the laws" &C.,
says the .SeatiaeI Was il to ''enforce
the laws" that millions of dollars were
expended in shoddy contracts, in the
purchase of worthless, worn out horses
and mules, in steamboat contracts with
government favorites, where the sum
paid for hire Of old boats was greater
in some instances, than the cost of con.
structiong Was it to "enGorce the
laws that a freedmeu's bureau was
established, to feed, clothe, and educate
at the public expense, host of idle,
worthless negroes 7 Was tito "enforce
the laws that an army Of so, 900 men
was kept up, after the war was over to
eat out the substance of the people =
Was it to "enforce the laws" that the
navy was kept on war footing. long
after hostilities had ceased, at an ex.
pense of millions to the public treasury |?
1t is computed that the war debt was
more than double the sum required by
the necessities of the Government, ow.
ing to the frauds committed BY un.
principled contractors in supplies of
every sort needed for the army and
navy, and by the piekings and stealiugs
in every department of the public ser.
vice. And We have Republican author.
ity for saying that scarcely half of
the internal revenue ever reaches the
Treasury. There are millions of reve
nue., to-day, in the hands of defaulters
and peculators which have been wrung
from the hard earnings of the people,
only to be transferred to the pockets Of
corrupt aud faithless officials. Our
people are taxed as never people were
taxed before. Four hundred millions
of dollars is the sum total Of our annual
taxation for Federal purposes; to which
may be added two hundred aud fifty
millions more, for state, county, and
municipal purposes. Making the grand
total of $3.50, O0O,0 600 annually paid in
taxes by this tax ridden people. No
wonder business is depressed, confidence
impaired, and industry paralyzed. A
ruinous tariff sits ike an incubus upon
the public prosperity. A deprecated
currency has advanced the price of
every article of consumption, until
laboring men can barely make out to
live. An inquisitorial and odious in.
come tax which expired by limitation,
has just been re.enacted aud buekled
afresh upon the shoulders of the peo
pie. Added to this, we have negro en-.
reimbursement, and a wicked and odious
enforcement bill discriminating against
the whites and in favor of these dusky
pets of the Radical party. These are
the fruits Of Radical misrule ; and but
for the hope of speedy overthrow Of
the Radical party and its whole detesta,
BILE aud rainous policy, it we're enough
to drive men to desperation. But, a
day of reconing is at hand the signs
ofapproaching deliverance are cheering
the evidences of Radical disintegration
and dissolution multiply on every hand
And when the change does come, the
country will hail the result with loud
acclaim. Then win an era of economy
in the public expenditures, reduced
taxa. ion aud strict accountability Of
public servants supervene, and the
government be restored to IFS former
purity and responsibility. As a pre-.
liminary to all this, however, Radical
ism must drst perish, and the people
have decreed thatj shall. That decree
will assume form and expression just
SO soon as the opportunity is afforded
through the medium of the ballot. box.
The people are'disgusted with Radical
misrule and mean to rid themselves Of
it forever.
How IT WoRKs.-Since the XVIII