The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-07-04

oPii huuSo oO icoOiu1Ct| No''ihOhOSu.
This, citizens, is truthful and graph,
picture Of the times. Like web of ul
GERS the plague spots Of corruption coy
er the lind, and by you alohe-by til,
honest men of all parties United togeth
er, can cure be made.
The whole expenditures Of tile fede
raj government, less the payments on thu
public debt, from the adoption of tn,
Constitution, till July l, 1861, were les;
than fourteen hundred millions, and tha
sum includes the cost of the last wa
with England, thirty years of Indial
wars, land the war against Mexico while
the expenditures Of the past six years
without a dollar expended in war-Nith
out including dime paid on the public
debt, amounted to as much as the entire
cost of the government during a periot
of 81 years, nearly all that time unde
Democratic administration. That ther,
has been good reason for this vast ex
penditure no intelligent man believes, ,ant
ND honest man will assert. In the nam'
of the people. the Democracy demand
REFORM and invite all good citizens t.
unite with them in this common cause.
I could not in many days, citizens, lie
alone single hour, explain to you how
all this money has Teen squandered-
Since the Republicans came into power
swarms of new offices have been created
Before Mr.. Lincoln became President
the highest officer in the navy received ;
selary of $4,000; now he receives more
than $4,000. Under Democratic rule
the highest rank in TIE navy was post
Captain, called flag officer.when comman
ding a squadron. Since 1862, the Repub.
licans have created the grades of Com
modore, Rear-Admiral, Vice Admiral
and Admiral, all titles borrowed from
Monarchies, and opposed to the spirit o
Republican simplicity. During the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1861, the entire ex
penditures of the federal government
less the sums paid on the public debt
was only s62, 900, 900; while for the las
year the expenses for the same purpose
amounted to over 164,000,000!
I charge squarely that since the Re
publican organization has been in power
the legislation of Congress has been un
der the control of the monopolists, anG
has been against all who do not belong
to "rings'' organized to plunder the
treasury. The charge is grave one
you will be convinced of it's truth.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BOND swINDLE.
Let me give you an example. Under
the act of July l, 1862, bonds were issued
to the Pacific Railroad Companies at ttt
rate of sixteen, thirty.two and forty
eight thousand dollars per mile, accord
ing to the supposed difficulty of con
struction, and were made a first lien up.
on the roads. This looked like an hon
est transaction, but it was cheat inten-
ded to allay the fears of the ax-payers
The lien was sufficient to secure the gov
eminent for the bonds which had been
issued to build the road, of which there
are yet outstanding over S64, 900, 0,000.-
To the surprise of all honest men who
knew of the transaction, on the I'd Of
July, 1864, by some process best known
to those who had charge of it,a law was
passed. releasing the first mortgages on
those roads, and accepting, instead, 8
second mortgage believed to be value.
less. Thus making the people pay the
bonds instead of the monopolists. The
bonds issued far more than Bdilt the
road, and with the surplus an immense
swindling machine called the Credit Mo
biler was established, and it is said that
twenty seven persons, in official posi-
tions, whose names are concealed, art
among the stockholders.
THE LAND swINDLE.
Were not these wrongs enough my
countrytnen? But not satisfied with the
plunder thus secured, these monopolists
succeeded in obtaining from Congress
by means which no one believes to be
honest, grants of alternate sections q
land, in all, forty miles wide,and extend
ing half across the continent. This
wholesale robbery was Of the property
of the people. The lands thus given
away were yours, and constituted the
tightful heritage of your children.
Since the Republicans have been in
power, they have given away to hand
full of motopolists, 200,0O0,000 acres OF
land which belonged to the whole peo
pie, and sufficient to make six or seven
States as large as Ohio.
These lands belonged to you all, Re,
publcans ard Democrats alike, and they
should have been given to actual settlers
at simple cost, and thus secured cheap
homes for our Industrious young men
who are anxious to try their fortunes in
the West and South.
THE NEW PALACE-oNE HOUSE TO COST TEN
MILLION DOLLARS!
My kind friends,i if it were put to vote
to-day throughout your country, whittier
the people should be taxed to build a
palace in Washington, at cost of ten
how many persons would vote
for such proposition? Not one. Yet,
during the last session of the 4lst Con-
gress, an appropriation of half million
was made to commence one wing of such
an edifice in the federal capital, and il
was admitted that the whole structure
would cost at least ten millions before
its completion.
WHAT GENERAL LOGAN SAID.
The appropriation was resisted, bu,
the Republicans had majority of two
thirds in the House and it was therefore
made 4 law.
Mr.. LOGAN said: Now, sir, if you ap-
propriate this 100000 for one wing of
a State Department it will only be the
commercErhent Of u work that will cost
millions of dollars. The Senate have
insisted on, and the committee of con-
ference have agreed to, an appropriation
of S500,000 for the commencement Of
this work. Next session the Senate will
put in two millions more for State De-
partment and S4,000,000 for the Capitol
grounds, and perhaps these same gentle
men will be appointed on the conference
and they will agree to half
of that; and, therefore in the course of
four or five years, the Senate will get all
the appropriations they desire in order