The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-10-03
Speech of Geo. W. Morgan.
ScathiDgReview Of SenatorSherman.
Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer.
FREMONT, O., Sept. II.

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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Our meeting to-day has been great
success, and was addressed by Morgan in
an able and effective speech.
SHERMAN ARRAIGNED.
In the course of his remarks Morgan
said "Time and time again have called
on Sherman to tell the people what had
become Of the S2,70O,00O,OO0 of taxes
collected by the Administration during
the six years of peace following the war !;
he failed to answer Again and again l
demanded a reply; at length the answer
came. lie says twas expended in pay
ing pensions and the public debt. Let
us see here is the report of the Register
of the Treasury, and he tells US that du-
ring these six years of peace the debt was
reduced S2S4, 100000, and that the pen
sions. amounted to less than S123,G ,GO0,-
900, in all S407, 100000 Will the Sena.
tor tell the, people what became of .the
small balance of s., 300,000,000. Will he
answer? ...;
"He tells you of the $120,000,000 of
pensions, but he is as silent as the grave
about s S,S00,000 drawn from the Treasury
by the Secretary of the Navy in violation
of law.
"He talks of pensions, but Fails to tell
the people that the Secretary of the Navy
increased the pay of the officers of the
navy one third, without the author ity of
Congress-.
"He talks, of pensions, but fails to tell
you that under Democratic rule the high
est Office in the navy was Post Captain,
whose highest salary was only $4,000,
now increased to $500, with the aristo-
cratic title of Admiral to boot
HE talks Of pensions, but forgets to
say that Republican Congress and
President created thirty Admirals and
seventy three Commodores; that under
Republican rule we have only six fleets
and thirty Admirals, only six fleets and
seventy-three Commodores, six fleets
and one hundred and three officers who
have the rank of first commanders. He
talks of pensions, but fails to say that
under Grants rule we have more than
1000 naval officers and only 5000 sea-
men, ,one officer to every four men only
thirty eight vessels aioat and two thou
sand officers in the navy; two thousand
officers and only seven hundred at sea,
thirteen hundred doing sea duty on
shore. Here, farmers, is where por.
ton Of your taxes goes.
l "Senator Sherman talks of pen sions,
but is as silent as death upon the $780,
600 of the soldiers relief funds collect
ed from the people for the benefit of the
widows and orphans of our soldiers,
which was seized upon by a Republican
Legislature and in violation of the Con-
stitution applied to other purposes.
"He talks about pensions, but has not
a word to say about the 100000 acres
of college land scrip donated TO Ohio,
and which Republican administration
disposed of as job at "a cents al
acre, and for which New York, undci
a Democratic administration, received
$40 an acre. Will the Senator explain !
"The Senator talks of pensions, but as
he fails to tell the people that by con-
tracing the currency, trade has been
struck with the paralysis of death-that
our flag has ceased to float upon the
seas-that the products of agriculture
have been reduced more than one-half
in value.
"He talks of war and pensions, but
he fails to tell tile people that while
things have been doubled in value and
taxes in amount-that as taxes went up
the value of everything else went down
''He talks of war expenses, but fails
to tell the farmer that five years ago
four hundred bushels of wheat paid 6
thousand dollars bond, while under
Grants rule it requires one thousand
bushels to do the same thing that by
this process on every thousand dollars
l bond paid, the bondholder gains and the
farmer loses six hundred bushels o.
; wheat. Farmers, the bondholdcrs all
vote together for their Interests, why
should not you all vote together fol
yours p