New-York tribune., 1871-08-25
OHIO.
SECRETARY DELANO At sANDUsKY-FISAScs
AND TAXATION.


! SANDUsKY, Aug 24.-The Republican meet
ing thi, city tonight largely attended. The prn
cipll address was That Of the Hon. Columbus Delano
His subject the policy and conduct Of the Republican
party and Of the Administration OF Gen Grant The fo,
lowing full report Of those parts OF the speech which
relate the Internal Revenue Department and the poi
icy followed by the Administration in the management
| of the public debt
| REDUCTION or TAXATION.
During the year 1863 which the last AjmnistrahOnex
ercisei full executive power, with excise O spcr gal
lon upon 50 rts OF - cents per pound upon tobacco OF
"a and cents per pound upon cotton, with upon
boots shoes clothing confectionery, furniture, iron IN
all its conditions Of manufacture, leather oils .addory
sugar. SOAP fermented liquors, banks, sales licenses
incomes legaces and SUGGESTIONS, stamp gross receipts
Of railroads and large number of other objects, the
entire receipts from internal revenue sources but
| sl9lL5O,55i D.
With the incoming of the present Administration
new Tax bin went fully into effect By this law the
Oh spirits was reduced g. cents Der gallon tho
tobacco from 40 10 % cents and B cents prponnd
while all upon cotton. boots and shoes clothes,
clothing furniture, iron, leather, machinery OILS sad
dery soap sugar and los other articles. were entirely
removed and the articles made free This reduction
taxation taking the receipts from these during
! the last Administration. was equal 10 s73,OOGOO
The present Administration found the public credit I'm
paired by dishonesty and incapacity which peryadcd
the public service. Tie public debt was rather incress
ing than diminishing with reduction OF IeccipeS H'"
internal taxation. How was the falln8 creui' vi she
Government TO be repaired It's current expenses met
and the debt reduced the face OF this dscouragns
| condition This serious and embarrassing question
could only be solved energetic enforcement OF the
laws and faithful application OF moneys collected
| the public liabilities. IL was Done. Dutnlg ue nrss
internal revenue were siT757i38 49, and during the rs
fiscal year sl85 8I 81 MISUNDERSTANDING he Reductions
already stated. without reduction, the amount Of re
cepts from internal sources on this basis would have
been ", me IaS on spS pdi pu az e s
Tle first year of the present ADMINISTRATION there sss
source SIS 90 an increase Of 100000 and this on
reduction Of 75 per cent OF the rate to be collected
las! a Naturalization. Inn MS yielded but .CO per aRna@
while under the present Administration with TIE tax re.
placed Ia the Treasury s3l OO0O yearly. This
parson might be extended through excise s
with similar result though have selected lot contrast
the two articles presenting The most striking SS on
that the ss0ooOO0 exempted from articles previously
by faithfully enforcing the revenue laws, and honestly
aee4qnng 0r the money 2Dsesye tG
the Internal Revenue Bureau were so3oi9s H. whileiE
penses reduced to s59l6i0 22 making gross TO
duction OF the cost of collecting the revenue Of t
| FALsEHooD EXPOSED.
desire here to correct false impression put forth By
OF the defalcatiOn Of col
lectOrs and the large amounts due from them 10 tho
Government The Democratic Congress Address, issued
have been thus the Treasury 1t needs but brief
explanation this The law requires col
ectOr5 receipt monthly TO for the amounts OF
and recepted for by the collector charged
against him at the Treasury Department and 80 remain
charged until accounted for either by the money col
lected, Or by abatement as uncoectaDe in the settle
ment his accounts. The law requires this process
though the collector resigns Or Is Itn"ed ana the si
lists in the hands OF his successor Their accounts
therefore, frequently charged with large sums nos
coectabe and for whch the Treasury Department does
not expect does it desire to hold them responsible
coectabe, aud their liability, which appeared large on
the books OF the Treasury IN fact may have been nG,n
owing 10 deaths, designations and removals from once,
causes this apparent balance to be reported against
From a official report it appears that the easA
7ss3g7 @ less than onexth of one per Of the inter
nal revenue cOlectiOns and these balances are secured
The truth then only lacks sls 500 900 OF Democrats
story But who are these defanters aud whose admin
strative service did they perform The balances m % ass
charged against Collectors during their Official term
follows: -, -% ..,,,,x
To- To- Collectors CO. ss ,SPoo S Pssai % 3 ;SSn'oo s
OF the yearly excise Of ss5OC0oO gathered oy rrGs eo,
dent Grants Collectors, there remain but S4'l = & iii
PAID % oyer rS TO tRe II omPn and dacton M it
decent and unexampIed respect for official oGIgaTS g
and accountability not TO be found in the financial history
OF any former ADMINISTRATION
REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Hitherto it has been the policy Of the Republican party
10 reduce the public debt rapidly as the prosperity Oh
DeODle and the nnancal interests vi tue 'oue''
vould permit / believe this TO be wise policy and
home m see il continued Gen Grant has wrought 10
, end steadily and persistently with results already
shown. II ought 10 De added mat NE an sun M S Ia, "a
interest on the debt reduced and paid Is s2opy is
reduction has been made by the ald 0l suut1ns
taxes but under large repeal OF taxes lle te pc sGe
SS0 o 900 u February 1863 again repeated IN l9D
6y total reduction OF customs and excise T%hitn % toS
estimate at more than s'OOOOO II Tue 'i heil'S S,nrs,
rity aud economy the Administration ehaoIS oh5o
10 make still further reduction IN the dI Oi hs
and exempt still larger llst OF oDeC @ c credit
g,t ha wifi
at home and abroad. and without en.pai "'
lar and necessary operations OF the GOyernue a,s..
~ T words of Washington, however IN his last address
on this subject ought 10 b. remembered anu ty
"As very important source OF strength anu udsW
cherish public credit avoiding the accumulation O' sor
not only by stunning occasions o eNPens. 1ab which
exertiOns IN time OF peace TO ~ not vngener-
unavoidable may have OecasOned 10. M e nYr.
ously throwing upon posteny the oier tbt Won should
selves ought 70 bear III Is esseh'.9 ani tlS' M tho
practically in mind that toward the pay here
debt there must revenue that to nave I srs
ms he taxes: that no taxes be devised when aIo
moi more or less incOny enient and unpleasant nat
intrinsic embarrassment inseparaDle from tse ieSHi
of the proper ,e notye Tor candid construe-
ZION of the conduct OF tho Government IN aa
know there someIsood Re epubcans VINO na Ih, %
roGs doubt 5 as te M pg pyemt generation have shown
thai the reduction already made was from mohe %nis
bv the economy and vigilance Of the present t nor
aton Thus far no one certainly ought TO object Sc nU
20 its continuance such terms But VIC tPn s1P viii
ing the debt because, say the next IL 70
he so much more able 20 pay IT, aud therefore Ss A
them that generation will IN all proeapl' ~ ~ ~ their
! willing 10 adopt example ana leave " enera
children and 80 IL may be postponed IVin % nav over
FAKE the nation before the debt is provided or our
public credit will thus be seriously impaeu Interest
| prospects ai funding the DEBT at lower i''' "
WasRtngton was farseeing statesman almost s"ss sSs
VET too late 10 be guided by his opinions For myih
have to that do not desire the TOO rau " 10 IT, nter
promptly paid and It's principal steady % 'bce re-
reduced for such taxation as VIII meet |onteu-
suits and the current expenses Of the nauU Dr,ent
plating vast undeyeoped esourCes Ti, ~" htre 70
wealth and It's natural increasing value .arv it,
predict II an easy task this nation 70 n,rs,