The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-09-08

speech Of Secretary DelRnO, at Sandusky,
Ohio.

Inc campaign was OpeHeu Dy the
Republicans, at Sandusky, Ohio, on
Thursday, Aug, oath, the chief feature
of the occasion, being the speech of
Secretary Delano, synopsis of which
we give below, which was devoted, in
the MAN, TO an exposition of the work
of the present administration.
CONTRAST WITH JoHNsoN's ADMINIsTRA-
In the way of collecting the revenue
and reducing tlxation a striking con-
trast was drawn with what was done
under Johnson's administration. The
present administration found the public
credit impaired by the dishonesty and
incapacity which pervaded the public
service. The public debt was rather in
creasing than diminishing, with re-
duction in the receipts from internal
taxation. How was the failing credit
of the government to be repaired, its
current expenses met, and the debt re-
duced, in the face of this discouraging
condition /? This serious and embarras-
sing question could only be solved by
the energetic enforcement Of the laws
and the faithful application of the mon
eys collected TO public liabilities. 1t was
done. During the first twelve months
of the administration the receipts from
internal revenue were SIT All, 73S. 20,
and during the first fiscal year $685.
235, S6797, Notwithstanding the reduc.
tons already stated. Without reduction,
the amount of receipts from internal
sources on this basis would have been
$263, 235 ,S67.97. The tax on spirits
during the fiscal year 1868 Of the last
administration yielded only $lS,000,O00
In the first year of the present admins
! tration there was collected and paid
into the Treasury, from the same
source, $4,000, OOO,-an increase OF S37,-
000,0 900, and this on reduction of rs
| per cent of the rate to be collected
Thus the $7S,000,000 exempted from
articles previously taxed has been re-
covered, and its loss counterbalanced by
faithfully enforcing the revenue laws
and honestly accounting for the money
collected. Observe, further, that in
1868, in the last administration, the eX-
penses for the Internal Revenue Bureau
were SS.3S7, 1871, while for the first
fiscal year of this administration, the
same expenses were reduced to S5,9l6,-
41O.22, making gross reduction in the
cost of collecting the revenue, $2,47l,-
1895.
Mr.. Delano also showed that there
had been net gain in the revenue from
customs for the first two years Of the
present administration, of 1926, 900,
and an increase of revenue during the
same time of $S4 1894 ,000-a tolerable
handsome saving. TO see the full force
of the comparison, IL should be remem-
bered that the rate of taxation has been
reduced by law during the last two
years, affecting the gross receipts $780,
| 100000. The expenditures from March
| !, 1867, to March |, 1869, were little
over S450000,000; from March |, 1869,
to March |, 1871, a little over 1923 ,0O0,-
600, showing a decrease in favor OF the
present administration Of over Sl26, OO0,-
! GOO. This great work of economy, of
which, he said, the Republican party
and Grants administration may be
proud. has been accomplished by strict
| ly enforcing the laws and reducing the
public expenditures.
EFFECT ON THE PUBLIC CREDIT.
The Secretary then proceeded to
| illustrate the effect of this management
upon the public credit. He gave the
quotations of gold and bonds at different
periods, showing the steady appreciation
of American securities.
TAMMANY FINANCIERING ILLUsTRADED.
This highly gratifying condition of
the National finances he then contras
ted with the example of Democratic
fnanciering in New York. On the sub
ject he said:
In this elysium of Democracy it is un-
derstood that systematic and magniti-
cent plans have been fostered for secur
ing a national triumph at the next cleo
ton. 1t is believed that these plans
embrace the raising of large sums of
money there, which, being exrediently
used, will enable Tammany Hall to con-
troll the Democratic nominations and
secure the election. That conclusive
proof of this corrupt scheme should be
so early presented to the people was
not expected, and, but for the courage
and integrity of an able and prominent
Journalist OF New York in exposing the
plan, it could scarcely have been rea-
lied. This scheme contemplates the
expenditure by the city officials OIL large
amounts OF money, ostenslbly Tor work
never done, as well as enormous sums
for jobs actually executed. From the
amounts thus corruptly discussed. con.
tractors are to contribute with CORE
spending muniicence to the Tammany
fund for the purpose of the next Presi-
Dental election. Here is the motive
for these enormous and unparalleled
frauds, without which it is difficult to
understand how such gross dishonesty
could have been perpetrated. With
this key observe the monstrous fact
that the debt of New York city increas-
ed in twenty-eight months so mills on
the dollar. This example ought to be
sufficient. 1t illustrates the venality,
populations, and political prostitution
which cover the Tammany Democracy
and render its moral atmosphere and
presence feculent, obnoxious, and infa-
nous. Here was paid larger sum for
repairs, carpets, and furniture for coun-
ty offices, than the present administra-
ton paid in the same year for mail
transportation throughout the United
States nearly three times as much as