The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-25
OHIO.
Opening OF the Campaign.

SANDUsKY, Aug. 24-Secretary Delano
opened the Republican campaign in this city
to day in speech devoted to an exposition Of
the work of the present administration, in the
way of collecting the revenue and reducing
taxation, and in the course of which striking
contrast was drawn of what was done under
Johnson's administration. The present adj
minlstratlon found the public credit impOver-
lshed by dishonesty and incapacty which per-
vaded the public service; the public debt rath
er increasing than diminishing with reduc
ton OF the receipts from internal t3Xation.-
How was the failing credit of TIM government
to be repaired, its current expenses met and
reduced in the face of the discouragng condi-
zion! This serious and embarrassing question
could only be solved by an energetic enforce
ment OF the laws and a faithful application of
the monies collected to the public liabilities
1t was done during the first twelve mon tbs OF
the administration, and the receipts from inter-
nal revenue were SLY 1851, 1888, and during the
first fiscal year $185, 235 1854 not outstanding
the reduction OF the amount of receipts from
internal revenue sources. On this basis there
would have been S263, 235 867 The taxes on
spirits during the fiscal year of 1868 OF the last
administration yielded only Sis, OOO, 600; during
the first year of the present administration
there was collected and paid into the treasury
from the same source $55,000,000, and this Oh
reduction of Is per cent of the sales To be
collected, thus $7SOOO, 600 exempted from arti.
cles previously taxed have been recovered and
its loss counterbaianced by faithfully enforcing
the revenue laws and honestly accounting Tor
money collected. Observe turtle that in 1868
Ia the last administration the expenses of the
Internal Revenue Bureau were So, 387 1893
Whlie for the fiscal year of this administration
the same expenses were reduced to SIS GIG 4IO
making the gross reduction $2,471 49, MIR.
Delano also showed there had been net gains
OF revenue from customs for the first two wears
OF the present administration of $50 926OOO
ana an increase OF revenue during the same
time OF 4,OCO, a tolerably handsome saw
ing: 10 fully see the force OF this comparison
It should be remembered that the rate of taxa
ton had been reduced by law during the last
TWO years, affecting the gross receipts to
an extent of $80,O00,000. Tue expenditures
from March, 1867, to March, 1862 we're a
to March, 1871 little over 1928, 00O,O 900; show.
ing a decrease favorable to the present admin.
istratiOn of over $126, 100000 Delano compar-
ed with these fruits the Republican admins
tration had produced, the Tammany frauds and
the corruption at New York, claiming that the
latter were but part of their scheme for the
plumber OF the national government as SOON as
the Democrats should obtain power at Wash
lngt0n. Concerning the public de bt, he said,
the republican policy was to pay it principal
anu interest as fast as possible, securing an
early liquidation of the whole and sustaining
tue national credit above reproach. Mr. Della
nc also niShly commented the Indian and for
eign policy to harmonious and vigorous cam
paign.
TOLEDO, Aug "a Senator Sherman deliy-
cred political address before large audience
IN this city this evening, in which he fully dis
cussed and answered the financial theories
lately advanced by Gen. Thomas Ewing.