Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-08-25
Address to the Republican
Party.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
ON THE FALL CAMPAIGN.


ting perhaps the intrinsic difficulties
of the pending issues, many Repub-
licans looked to Gen. Grants adj
ministration with high raised ex-
pectations. OF course they have
been impatient, and not always sat
isfied with results. But while these
expectations have not been fully
realized in the action of either the
President or of Congress, much has
been achieved; enough, at any rate,
to satisfy them that the difficult
problems will be wrought out and
the hoped for results accomplished.
Grant came into Office pledged to
maintain inviolate the public faith,
reduce the national debt, diminish
taxation, appreciate the currency,
reform abuses in the civil and mill
tary service, and maintain order in
the States lately in rebellion. BY
the combined action of the Presi-
dent, the heads of departments,
Congress and the General of the
Army, many abuses have been cor
rected and many reforms inaugerat-
ed. President Grants Indian policy
is bringing forth evidence of its jus
tice, its humanity and wisdom. The
firm, just and generous policy OF
the administration toward the States
lately in rebellion has brought much
of order and security, and crimes
have largely diminished, in the in
terests of economy the services OF
thousands of employees, both civil
and military, have been dispensed
with. The currency has been ap-
preciated in value by tens ard scores
of millions of dollars, and the ma
tional credit has been largely
strengthened.
Without any increase in the ar
ticles subject to taxation or in the
rate of taxation, the revenues of the
fiscal year ending Both of June, 1870,
were nearly four hundred and nine
millions of dollars against less than
three hundred and seventy-one mill
ions for the year ending 3Oth OF
June, 1869, showing a gain of nearly
thirty eight millions of dollars. On
the other hand, the expenses of the
fiscal year 1870 were less than those
of 1869 by more than twenty-nine
millions of dollars, thus showing an
increased revenue and saving in eX-
penditures of more than sixty seven
millions of dollars in the first fiscal
year of General Grants administra
ton. In the last sixteen months OF
Mr.. Johnson's administration the
receipts from customs and internal
revenue were less than three hundred
and seventy-two millions of dollars
During the first sixteen months OF
Gen. Grants administration they
were more than four hundred and
sixty-nine millions, showing an in,
crease of nearly ninety-seven mill.
ions of dollars.
Republicans will remember that
during the last two years of Mr.
Johnson's administration he remOv-
ed Republicans appointed by Mr.,
Lincoln and others who adhered to
the principles of the Republican
party, and appointed Democrats
where he could do so. The charac-
ter of these appointments and the
demoralizing influence which his
opinions and conduct had upon them
were seen in the loss of scores OF
millions of dollars of revenue in
those years. The large gain in the
collection is mainly due to the de-
termined and avowed purpose OF
Gen. Grant to secure an honest ad-
ministration of the revenue laws and
the appointment Of Republicans to
Office earnestly devoted to his eco
nomical policy. ....- ....
During the recent session of Con
gress taxes have been reduced more
than seventy-five millions of dollars.
The taxes have been removed from
transportation by canals and rail
ways, from sales by dealers and
manufacturers. The income tax has
been reduced to two and half per
cent. on all income above two thous-
and dollars and it is to expire at
the end of two years. The tax on
tea has been reduced from twenty
five to fifteen cents per pound; on
coffee from five to three cents; and
the tax on sugar and molasses has
been reduced in the aggregate twelve
millions of dollars per annum. BY
this reduction of taxation the in
dustries of the people and the
necessaries of life have been relieved
of burdens amounting to millions.
The Funding bill is an important
financial measure which contem-
plates the saving of interest upon
the public debt by the exchange OF
outstanding six per cent. bonds for
those of a lower rate of interest, to
the amount of twenty-six millions
and half a year. While a reduc-
tion in taxes transfers the burden OF
the debt from one year to another,
from one generation to another, a
reduction in the rate of interest is
an actual saving to the country, not
only for the present generation, but
for all time. And yet these impor-
tant and beneficial financial meas
ures, intended to tighten the public
burdens, received little countenance
and support from the Democratic
party, whose responsibilities for the
war, its losses, its expenditures, its
debts and its taxation are so fearful
ly large.
Not faultless but high. noble and
glorious is the record of the Repnb-
lican party. History will note it,
and the world will gratefully remem-
ber it. In the light of this brief re-
view of the achievements for patri-
otism, liberty, justice and humanity,
should not Republicans, one and all,
cling to their organization, rectify
its mistakes, correct its errors and
keep it true to its past traditions,
and in harmony with the enlighten-
ed and progressive spirit of the age!
So doing, may they not perpetuate
their power until their beneficent
principles shall become the accepted
policy of the nation?
HENRY WILSON,
Chairman of the Congressional Re
publican Committee.
Mr., Charles Mcclure. of WOos.