The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-17

The official statement published by the
Secretary of the Treasury, says that over
twenty-six hundred millions of revenue
have been collected since the war, while
! the debt has only been reduced two hun
! dred and eighty four millions The account
stands as follows: Taxes paid since the
war So, 100000, 900. Debt reduced slnce
the war, $2s4, 100000 Money expended
since the war. over the amount of debt
reduced, $2,Sl6O00, ,000-Democrat
The Democrat seems to be in need of
information.
OF the $2,S16, 100000, not less than
100000. 900 were expended in paying the
interest on the money borrowed to put
down Democratic insurrection. The re-
mainder has been used in fulfilling the
contracts OF the Government in payment
| of:
War vessels used to defend our mer-
chantmen and seaports from Democratic
pirates (Semmes is now the editor of
Democratic newspaper
Materials furnished to aid the army in
resisting the attack made upon the Union
by prominent Democrats (Alex. Stevens is
now editing leading Democratic paper)
Pay of soldiers for protecting the city
of New York from destruction by a DEM
ocratic mob (the friends" of Seymour,
Democratic candidate for President)
The President and Secretary of War
under whom all this money was expended
died poor. The widow ST the former now
lives on pension, and the widow of the
latter lives upon the benevolence of patri-
otic citizens.
Considering that Democrats started the
war, waged the war, and sustained the
war, what can equal the mean shame
4 nf
the cost of the war.--Rep q Rep.
The TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS referred to in our arti-
Gle was expended since the war, that is
during the last years; so, "the President
and Secretary" who "died poor" (Which is
falsel had nothing to do in expendiAg q
dollar of it. So much for this bit of bal
derdash.
As for the U. S. soldiers protecting the
city of New York, we are not aware of
the authorities of that State or city, call
ing fOror needing U, 5. Government help
at any time during the last SIX years. The
authorities there have always been able
| to enforce the laws, full as well generally
as in tho radical governed city of Phila-
delphla. We are however glad to see our
neighbors now opposed to mob law. We
well remember the time, and not very long
either, when they melted and defended
mob law. We have heard OF Spanish pro-
verb that advises people to sweep before
their own doors We have also read some
where about beams and NOTES in human
eyes.
The $780, 100000 expended as we have
said, is since the lOGY. All our neighbors
twaddle then as to who started the war;
who "waged and sustained the war; and
who made the attack upon the Union"
and about war vessels to defend our mer-
chantmen and seaports from Democratic
pirates" does not come within that time
nor can they be put up as a set off to COW
er the thieving, piratical crew that rule
our public affairs Our neighbors cannot
crawl out at that hole.
Now supposing we give credit for the
eight hundred millions the Rep & Rep
says were required to pay the interest on
the Public Debt. it still leaves over fifteen
hundred millions to account for, This If
teen hundred millions has been expended
in six years From the time Washington
became President, down to 1861 when
Lincoln took the White House to econo-
mize matters, the entire expenditures was
only FOURTEEN HUNDRED MILLIONS l.
Contrast then the last six years of Radi-
cal reform rule, with the 72 years before
these self styled refOrmers got into power
Let our neighbors crack this nut, if they
can.
We hope now the Rep & Rep folks will
not dry up on this subject. They may
throw in "copperhead' and "rebel" and
pirate Semmes," &c, as much as they
please. We shall find no fault at this.
They may even dilate upon how they
both of them-"fought and bled and died''
lover the leftl for their bleeding country
So let us get at the figures and the facts.
We are provided with the documents from
Washington.