The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-03-11

think that in mower were restored 10 their
hands they would be economical In the expendi-
lures OF the public money where are the
Perry Fullers and the men Of that stripef
They only .lumber, they are not dead, and
when that party comes into power their heads
will ri.e ali over the land, their opportunities
will como and the public treasury win be plum.
dcrci anew AMI the burdens that the people
sr, hearing nov will not only be Qris,ious a.
they are today. 10 be horne In time 10 come, but
men will have the Consciousness OF knowing that
they aro going to be squanderet upon unworthy
dishonest, and proh,gate officials such rs dara-
enci the avenues Of the treasury department III
the years that are passed such a. hovered
around the great Custom House and lnternh
Revenue officers in the immediate past such IS
hung upon Andrew johnson IN the last year OF
his administration, ready To prey upon the pup
I've treasury. These are the men behind 'noSe
that are calling upon you 70 transfer ,ne PS"e'
IN THIS nation into their hanus, anu Nhc i,o"'
the kepubllcaa party. How u now, 'r'o"
citizens, with the republican parry hse
they no claim to honesty and economy IN pubic
Affairs! They have been In power eie'en
months. and can show the accoun. OF 'ne"
works up to this day. took u IRON inc uen'-
ury books yesterday, and state u 10 you Ju.' Ne
It Is, IN contrast with what toh you Q, .he
last year OF Andrew johnson, VINO spent al Tue
earning. Of the land. and ran the nation into
debt, adding 10 the twenty-five 'uuhuroe ""-
lions OF dollars under "h,eh " g'V"ns W
day si millions more. pur'ns JUG "s' ~
Mr.; Johnson receiver ,hree nunu ,' and s az,
elght ,n'''ohs o, uo'Ms, anu u. 'n.u 'i.i
~ euu'uon OF sax ni''nous' - '"A' M % doi
three huhured anu seventy 'iouf "i''''o"' ~ wv
lars
In the first wear OF President Grants admin
i,tr,top. with no higher rate Of taxation, but
ON the other hand with reduced taxation in rome
particulars, he has gathered into the treasury
from his officials hands, three hundred and
nincty-6ve millions instead Of three hundred
AMI s1ty-eight millions, from the same taxes.
And instead Of spending all Of that in the cur
rent expenses Of the first year, he has paid elgh-
" millions Of the public debt out Of ~ 80
that he has bad only to spend three hundred
and fourteen millions against three hundred and
scycnty-four millions spent in the last year Of
Andrew John.on's administration making .
difference Of sixty millions of dollars. This is
ffom their hooks lie has collected twenty-six
million, more for thi, present year than Andrew
.JoLnsop dill in hi, last wear. and twenty mill
ion, OF that !, form the internal taxes Of the
land. which were not mill higher and on some
article, were lower than last year. Why has he
collected twenty million, more, Because there
has been less OF Il stolen. Just let me tell you,
there h, = good deal Of difference between tho
politie, OF nv district and the Congressional
di,triet in BROOKLYN. New York. You know
vb., IN a, di,y.,cncci, There are two di.tiler-
l., in NV d,tric, n wish there were none there,
but there are tro) And there are one hum
Jrcl AMI ,,entv-nine In that district in Brook.
Ivn We, the Too d,,tiIlerics in INV district paid
NOR. money into the treasury last wear than all
Of m. one hundred and trenty.nine in that dis
trict. What !, the reason! Because the men
in INV district are brought up ~ they are in
New 'U,mn,birr and have an idea that they
mus, nav their t.Ie, honestly. while there is
mo .nch iIs, In BrookIyn. That |, the account
nm 10 date between the administration Of Gen.
Or, .nd ,h,, ~ Mr. Jobn,on', last wear.