The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-23

A Costrast.

and our taxes ghtcr at the same
time Our national debt has, un-
der Gen. Grant, been reduced
S23O, 900, 600 III two years, and our
taxes during the same time have
been reduced 800, 100000 per
annum. hr .p
And yet We are asked to vote the
Democratic ticket.
The expenditure, per capita, Of
the national government, except
the amount properly charged to
the rebellion, for the year 1870.
was Sl.64. During 1860, when the
Old public functionary, James
Buchsnan. was President, the cor
responding expenditure was e2.e7.
And yet We are asked to vote the
Democratic ticket.
The expense per capita OF the
national government for the last
year, was less than 90, including
the debt forced upon the country
by Southern Democrats The ex-
pense per capita for governing New
York City under Democratic rule.
during the same time was over
$50. s
And yet we are asked to vote
the Democratic ticket.
After stupendous and costly
war, the national debt was only
*59 per head o. our total popula.
ton, while New York, ruled by
Democrats, with no war, and no
demands for money out Of the
nsual way, has debt OF nearly
1888 for every man, woman and
child in the city An agent oft the
government in Pennsylvania re-
Gently was withholding some 5000,
600 of the State funds, and every
Republican paper in the Sta:e in
stantly demanded that every legal
means be brought to bear to punish
the offender, and compel him to
disgorge. New York City is openly
and unblushingly defrauded Of
millions by ring of Democratic
officers, and every Democratic pa
per is trying to cover up the after
and make the thieves out honest
and spotless. They even 60 worse,
and have helped to dispos sess the
papor which exposed their frauds
of the building in which they pub
ish their paper Tne New York
Times exposed them, and the
World tried 20 whitewash the
thieves, and though the latter pa
per is situated exactly the same as
the Times. nothing is said about
injuring their interests. On, no.
! And yet we are asked to vote the
Democratic ticket.
The consequences Of the discov-
cry of the rascality of Democratic
officials has set mauy of those who
have trained with the party to
thinking, and convinced them that
they have been hoodwinked about
long enough. The Germans are
BEGINNING to abandon the party
like rats that desert sinking ship.
They have no natural aflfiation
with the Democrats, anyhow; and
those who feel most warmly attach
ed to them insist that they shall
purge themselves of the corruption n
and fraud which now testers npOn
the party, or they will leave it. The
recent Iri h riots in New York are
also irritating tue Germans, and the
feeling between the two nationals
ties grows more and more bitter.
The Democratic party was rotten
when it held the reins of gov, rn
ment, snl it is rotten still Before
it can govern the coultry again il
must be possessed of political hon
sty and integrity. II must have
patriotism and the welfare of ia G
whole country at heart, it must
Danish repeaters at elections, and
"A have more honesty at the sballo
box. 1t must submit to the su
prone laws and the constitution o
the United States Il. must recog
nize the present free condition o
the country, and no longer folio,
its ignorant aud tyranicll leai RS
who are still mourning over tn
loss Of slavery. 1t must forget th
dead past, aud accustom itself t
the living present.
All these have been labored 70
by Republicans, and The party i
still working for All honest an,
economical administration Of th
government for a systematic re
duc.ion of the national debt; 70
the cause Of education, and for h
principles of equity and liberty
This is the contrast for American
to look upon and ponder over.