The Democratic advocate., 1870-10-27
Radical Proaigaoy.

in very mockery, sometimes tell us Of
the economy practieed by the present
party in power. To illustrate the
grossness Of such misrepresentation,
a few plain facts only are necessary.
Look, for instance, at the frauds and
defalcatioas in the Internal Revenue
Department. A resolution ofthe House
of Representatives at Washington, pass
ed, March 2lst, asking information of
the Treasurer, elected the names OF
$40 defaulters, the defalcation of ten OF
whom amounts to 50, 1893, l13; thirty
of them were prosecuted civilly, but
not criminally; aud many Of them are
now rolling iu wealth, filehed from the
pockets of the people. Win any Radi-
cal organ, or Radical speaker, have the
hardihood to deny this statement, Off
cially promulgated in the proceedings
of Congress Let the voters Of Carroll
remember these facts, when they 20 to
the polls to deposit their ballots, on the
Sth of November next.
Millions Of the peoples money have
not only been stolen, and kept from
reaching the Treasury, but the Secre.
tary Of the Navy both under johnson
and Grant, assumed, in direct violation
of the Consultation, to increase the pay
Of Naval officers cne-third more. This
fact is fully proved by reference to
Order No. 75, issued by the Secretary
Of the Treasury. Under that order
$3,763, ,9S1 were drawn from the Treas
ury up to January last, Notwithstanding
the Consultation declares that no money
shall be drawn from the Treasury, ex-
cept by an appropriation of Congress.
This abuse of the public fund is one
which has come into practice since the
government passed from under the con
troll Of the Democratic party, and is
another reason why every one, in favor
Of hoaesty and economy in the expendi-
ture Of the public money, should vote
for the return of the Democrats to power
again.
Look at the Navy. We have 1409
officers, and $500 men ,-one officer to
six men Look at the Washington
Navy Yard, filed with laz lroni, fatteo-
ing at the public expense, while you
and we, good reader, have to toll con
tinually for our own subsistence, and
pay taxes for theirs.
Look at the Army. Until very re-
Gently composed Of 10000 men, at a
cost Of $1,000 each, per annum, dis
tributed throughout the South for the
purpose Of dragooning Southern citizens
iuto submission to the so called recon-
struction acts, and this 10 a time Of pro-
found peace. 0ue of the counts in the
indictment against the Kipgof England,
contained 10 the Declaration Of Inde-
pendeaee, was for keeping a standing
army in time Of peace qunrtered among
the people to eat out their. substance.
Radiealism has done the same thing.
Look at the squandering of our pub.
lc lands. In " years, prior to 1861,
only about 100000 acres were grant
ed for all purposes But Radical
Congress has given to one Railroad
company, the Union Pueifc, l64,00O,-
900 acres and to another, the North
ern Pacific, 53,000,000 Besides this
immense grant Of land to the FIRST men
toned company, the United States, by
an act Of a Radical Congress, have
guaranteed its bonds to the amount of
s64.6ls, ,s32, bearing six per cent. in
tefests for the payment Of which your
houses aad Jour lands, your labor aud
5our sweat, are pledged.
look, also, al the public money
sruapdered in contested elections, by
tlIe Honse Of Representatives. For the
whole period Of our history, until the
present party came into POWER, there
had been 105 cases of contested elec.
tions which cost the government but
$3.50. 900. Since the Radicals came
into power. in nine years only, there
have been 50 eases, which have cost
the enormous sum Of s750,r0ol Look
Al fhis bread contrast, and say whether
che Radical party in Congress does pot
stand convicted Of the grcssest and most
proaigsta exsrasagancef
Again, before the present party came
iptospower, $50 ,eae, 900 : year was all
shas ths eossrnalezt cost she people
Nav however, under Radical rule, they
hsvs d psy s4vosoooool Do ihe
paople need any further evidence q 'he