Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-28
Comparisons are Odi0us.

1t is naturally painful to Democratic
eyes to contrast Democratic management
of public finances in any part of the
county with the results reached under
like circumstances by Republicans. But
the recent Developments of Democratic
government in New York city have
aroused the attention of both Democrats
and Republicans to pitch unsurpassed
in interest by the events of any past po-
litical epoch, and as Democrats are espe-
cially given to the folly of fleeing from
the disgrace OF Tammany to solace them
selves in denunciation OF grant and his
minions, there is an obvious propriety in
comparing the minions' financial msnipu-
lations with those OF their Democratic
rivals.
A compilation has been made of the
financial sffairs of New York city for the
two years and half during which the
Democrats have had sole power over the
New York treasury. The greater part of
these figures we have already published,
but cur Democratic readers will be CRATE
| full to Us for reproducing them They are
not taken from sianderous statements of
unprinciplei Republicans, but from the
official reports of the heroic Richard b.
Connolly, until Saturday last Comptroller
of New York city:
city debt of New York WAS. 5 34,746,030 90
| The county debt at the same time
was. 10 oo<,oOV ~
Total 5O,s2s,SaO 30
On the sist of July, Is71, the city.
County Dt del debt on same date sS748,i50 90
Total sl18,657,25s 81
Showing an increase during Halls May
oralty two wears and half of S63,02S,-
427T1. We do not remark here that Rob-
ert B. Roosevelt, New York Democrat,
declares that $500, ,000,000 would be more
correct statement of the city debt than
S77, 100000, as admitted by Connolly; we
adhere to Connolly's own figures.
| During the years 1869 and 1870 the
Democratic government of New York city
raised by taxation, S44,S7S, ,66405, and re-
ceiyed into the city and county treasury
from other sources SIS, ,S11, ,728.44, making,
with the amount raised by general tax,
S63 600. .392 40. Adding to this, every dol
lar of which has already been expended,
the debt which the city owes according to
Connolly, we have, as the entire expendi-
ture of the Democratic government Tor
two years and a half, accordlngto their
own admissions, the enormous sum OF
s147, ,71s. 5000, making yearly average
of s59,OS7, ,54S.0S, or more than JiUe and
half Der cent. of the taxable real and per-
sonai estate of New York cityl Aud dur
inc these two years and half there was
nothing unusual undertaken or accom-
nlished in fact, ,sthe money was all devoted
to "current city expensesr
Grants minions have so robbed the
national treasury of which they are In
charge, that the national debt in two
wears and one month covering almost the
same period as that of Democratic manage
mept in New York city, has been re-
duced lust $215, ,765, ,663.74. The same
mirions reduced the interest outlay curing
the same period $12, ,062, 1896, in the debt
of the entire country; while In New ork,
under Democratic management, the inter
est outlay was increased s., 100000 for a
single cityl
The debt contracted by Democrats for
New York, during two years and seven
months of profound peace, was 1858 per
capita of the city's population; and
throughout the war, while the national
finances were under Republican manage
ment. the maximum of the national debt
Der capita was only $65l
There is this additional beauty in the
comparison; that while the Republicans
have been and are reducing the national
debt. they have also reduced taxation 70
, the tune of s25i, ,S4S S2I5 since tne war
: and tbst. in New York city, the Demo
cratic marty has constantly succeeded in
increasing the debt, while it trebled and
, ouadrupied the rate of taxation. There
fore il Is obvious that these Grant minions
E should be sent to the penitentiaries OF the
various States which they represent; anc
the Democratic party should be put II
, charge of the national Chicdgt
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