Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-27


party "mass Of cOrruptiOn," not
excepting the three men whom he
seems "delighted to honor" as bright
GASES in the great moral desert of
dishonesty. Consistency! what sense
less twaddle to talk Of it! AS for
the political capital he means to
make Of their remarks, no one who
reasons for himself can he imposed
upon by it. Does the editor or any
sensible man suppose that either of
these men could arrive ut q state Of
facts with regard to the South, going
as they did, and in so short time?
No, sir, tits not possible, in the ma
ture of things or of the people there.
The South should have credit for
more shrewdness and real ability
than to show such men the unrecon-
structed side Of affairs. Let them go
disguised, as some have done for
merly, and live there months; then
their evidence would be worth di.
gesting. Now it only shows how "a
man may smile and smile, and be
william" TO thinking minds such
testimony is valueless; and the editor
would soon shatter such evidence
were 1t given against him. Scarce a
shadow such consistency!
Next, the Public Debt attracts his
attentions; and he ventilates that
topic about rs well, and calls loudly
for honest men, (meaning Demo-
Gratis, to assume control. But al
though so honest, he does not deem
Il best to 60 on and tell US that we
"were left the happy owners" Of
$3O, ,983, 800 at the close of President
Pierce's Administration, and Of q
much larger sum Mt the close Of Pres.
ident Buchanan's Administration, rs
II was more than doubled by over
81, ,Otp0, 900, and this in time of peace.
Who were the robbers then? Not
the Dem0crats-fOr they are "honest
menW But what has been the cause
Of the greater portion OF our present
Public Debt: Was IL not the war,
caused by Southern Democrats and
encouraged by Northern Democrsts9
Then who should complsin%--Not
the Uenocrats, had they. one Spark ei
hoAssty bsft. anf
Again, he says "Nfiliions are drawn
from the pockets Of the people every
year, yet the grand amount Of OUT
Indebtedness is growing no less.
But good authority says that our
Public Debt Is being reduced, since
the present Administration began,
by about 500, ,O0O, annually, and
the burden Of taratiOn $50, ,OOO, 600;
that up to May 1st, 1871, the Public
Debt removed was tJO5, ,OOO, 600, thus
relieving the country Of $3s, ,OOO, 600
interest alone!
From the Treasury Office We gather
the following items: The Public
Debt in 1865 was $2,755, ,OoO, 900, with
an annual taxation Of $3ll 900, 900.
This has been steadily reduced, tho
principal Of the Debt by actual pay
ment, which would Of course lessen
the interest and thereby the taxes,
SO that from s2,755, 600, 600 the Debt
Is now $2,26O, 5000 these sums
exclusive Of accrued interest,"; and
from the annual burden Of sl5l ,s32,.
600 the interest charge has been re-
duced to $ll2,7sO,OOO. The internal
revenue system Of taxation, rendered
necessary 1y the uar, has been de-
creased from $3l1, ,OOO, 600 in Is65-6G
to sl54, 100000 in ls7O-7l--less than
one-half of that of lsG5-66! So much
for assertions.
Now let the people Judge which
party is the workingman's party; for
had we Buchanan and the Demo-
Gratis In Office for four years again, no
doubt the Debt would more than
double, as the war debt Of the South
would be shouldered on the country
and then our Debt would be dol
lar for every seconssince the creation,
instead OF every minute. Take New
York city as q strong illustration OF
Democratic rule for many years, and
see the debt OF millions hanging over
one city, and each year increasing.
Is it not conclusive? But the DEM
ocrats are "honest men," and will no
doubt "with reasons answer you".
Such consistency! Thou art fled to
Democrats! Satan's bright exam
pie of telling only part Of the truth
has many to ape him, even now, In
this not "New Departure" and with