Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-30
SCHUYLER C0LFAX ON THE
COMING CAMPAIGN.
The Work OF the Republican Pady-what
Congress Has Done.

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Let us turn from this brief review
OF the structures to which / hav,
alluded, to an equally abreviateC
statement of what has been done By
the Republican Administrator anC
Congress, for which it deserves wei
of the country.
/. Rec0RStructi0R-Whe hen Congress
convened, last December, four of the
insurrectionary States were still un.
restored "to their practical relations
to the government" When it adj
journed in July they were all restor
cd, and every star on our banner
symbolized State.
2. The Fifteenth Amendment.-Not
only was this irreversible guarantee
of equal rights and self protection
enshrined in our national constitu.
ton, but Congress enacted legisla.
ton against the bitterest opposition,
TO enforce the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments against
all who seek to nullify or violate
them.
,. TIE National Revenues. - The
fidelity of the Administration in col
Letting revenues is signally illustrat-
ed by a comparison whose figures
are more impressive and conclusive
than the most conclusive argument.
General Grant in his first sixteen
months of service (from March 4th
1869, to July ], 1870, collected S32,-
OO6, 725 more internal revenue than
was collected in the last sixteen
months Of Mr.. Johnson's service
(from Nov. LIST, 1867, to March 4th.
1869, no taxes having been increased
during General Grants term, and
having The same country to collect
from and the same laws to collect
under. During the same sixteen
months General Grants officers col
lected $19, 40l, 1913 Of duties under
the tariff more than Mr.. Johnson 8
officers collected during has closing
sixteen months.
4. The Debt.-The few millions of
the national debt paid during the
last sixteen months of Mr.. Johnson 8
term will be remembered, and the
contrast between that exhibit and
the SAC, 100000 paid by President
Grant during lis sixteen months
reioices all who hold that the nation
al debt must be paid to the utter
most farthing.
3. Retrenchment.-ln every depart
ment there have been retrench-
ments. The clerical force at Wash
ington has been reduced by the
thousand every year finding it to be
smaller.
6. Reduction in Tariff and TareS.
With all this healthy financial re-
suit the Republicans in Congress
were able to pass a bill, for which
the Democracy refused to vote, re-
ducing the burdens of an internal
and external taxation in the aggre-
gate about eight millions per year.
I. Funding.-Congress also passed,
over the opposition of the Demo
cratic members, q bill for funding
the national debt, on which six per
cent. interest is now paid, into bonds
to run 30, 10 and 10 years respect
lively, at 4, A. and per cent. inter
est saving, if all are funded, TWEEN
ty-six millions of interest per year.
s. Increased Banking Circulati0n.-
Without initiating the currency, but
at the same time saving nearly q
million and half of interest per
year to the Treasury, Congress au-
thorized seventy-nine millions of adj
ditional circulation to the South and
West, which had now less than their
share Of national bank circulation.
O. Pensioners A much desired
change was effected by Congress in
providing for the payment of all
pensioners quarterly hereafter, in.
stead Of semi-annually, and in checks
sent to their homes.
10. Pedce.-Despite our strong and
undisguised sympathy with all who
struggle for liberty and selfgovern-
ment, we have been fortunately pre-
served from any ENVIRONMENTS
abroad-from war or entangling al
Iiances-as well as from the threat
ened Indian war on the plains.
must not tresspass further on
your spare time. The picture thus
imperfectly presented is one Of
which none need be ashamed. The
Republican party represents the
power, growth, progress, develop
ment and humane and liberal idea:
of the American people. Every low.
or Of liberty and humane rights
throughout the world sympathizes
with it. Millions at home as well al
abroad rejoice over its triumphs OIL
are saddened over its reverses. Uni
ty in its ranks guarantees the one
dsaffections and division hazard the
other. -NeU York Independent.