Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-09-22
$lW,8l5,426.29

The last Democratic administration
that was in full power in this country
under President Buchanan spent for
the objects embraced in this schedule
something over seventy millions per
annum in gold-an equivalent in pa
per to-day OF eighty-five millions of
dollars. The population Of the coun-
try was then less than thirty mil
lions. Grant would be entitled to
the ratio which has always governed
expenditure in tins country, to
spend third more in the admins
tration Of the Government than he
was required under Buchanan, which
would bring the sum total TO one hum
dred and fourteen millions OF dollars
when IN reality it is but one hundred
and five millions. The details OF ex-
penditure in the two periods will
also show immensely in favor of Gen.
Grants economy. Under President
Buchanan the army consisted OF n:ne-
teen regiments, the maintenance OF
which cost tor the four years of
the administration an average OF over
twenty. one millions each year-more
than million dollars per annum in
gold, or about thirteen hundred thou
sand dollars in the paper money OF to-
day tor each regiment. The army
at present consists Of forty regiments,
yet its whole maintenance for the year
costs but twenty millions OF dol
lars, q lrifle over seven hundred thou
sand dollars in paper money to each
regiment.
I have selected the Army merely
because comparison in that branch Of
the public service is easy and the re-
suit palpable. The same statement
is true In all the other departments
Of the government, and if the limits
I have assigned to this letter permit
ted it, l could readily demonstrate
that under Republican administra-
tion the national expenditure has
been far more carefully guarded, and
rigid economy far moro carefully con-
suited than under preceding Demo
cratic administrations. The amounts
expended has necessarily been very
large and the temptation to extrava-
gance thus greatly enhanced, hence
the adherence to severe economy and
strict accountability.
THE DEMOCRATS OPPOSED TO MEAS
UREs OF RELIEF.
In all the leading measures Of the
Forty first Congress for light ening
the burdens of the people the Demo-
cratic party, . represented in the
Senate and House, were found stub
bornly resisting. They voted in al
most solid phalanx against the bill
whereby the tax ON tea, coffee, and
sugar was reduced, whereby large
free list was added to the Tariff, and
whereby sixty millions Of internal
taxes were entirely removed. They
voted with equal unanimity against
the bill which proposes to fund the
public debt at four per cent. interest,
and thus immensely decrease the an
nual charge upon the people. With
very few exceptions they voted
against the bill which gives to the
South and West something nearer to
a fair proportion of national banking
capital, and which on the specie basis
makes the banking system free to all
who wish to engage in it as by right
and Justice it should be. 1t is not
fair to assign motives to men, and
hence ! do not atteprpt it. l content
myself with calling attention to the
fact. that the Democratic party Is
represented in Congress, stands re-
corded as voting against all these
measures Of relief, amelioration, and
justice.
RECORD OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party is in the
tenth year Of its power in the nation.
When Abraham Lincoln was inaugu-
rated as President in March, 1861,
the treason Of leading Democrats
had well nigh destroyed the Govern
ment. Howell Cobb had blasted our
credit and left . bankrupt Treasury.
John b. Floyd had so demoralized
and scattered the army that the
strongest fortresses fell into the
hands Of rebels and traitors. Isaac
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