The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-09-05
"Nhal Cause for Opnosi.ionl"

County There is certainly dreadful
apathy" at work among the "loyal'
down there. hence the necessity for ar
article that is utterly void OF truth
Here is the principal paragraph in it,
which we have divided into six, for CON
venicncc f
|. The Republican, party is success
fully conducting national affairs There
is Il constant reduction both in national
debt ami taxatioi
,. The estimates for the various dc
partments Of the Government are sharp
ly scrutinized hy Congrcss,and the sums
voted are the least with which the scve-
raj branches can DC properly carried on.
3 The navy is below even q peace
footing, for the appropriations admit of
no incrt ase in the number Of our ships,
and hardly the preservation of those
now ailDat. .
4. The army is also reduced to such
numbers that it is little more than a po-
lice force in the land; cut down to di,
mensious that would he ridiculous were
this country Of fighting propensities.
. The revcnuc is faislfully collected
and honestly applied ...... .
6. DGfalcations anil peculations are as
few at least as under Democratic ad-
ministration no more than will occur
uhder any administration, until the time
comes when thieves aad robbers are no
more among men. ..... ....
|. The total expenses of the Govern
mcnt from WASHINGTON down to LIN
COLIN were about $l,a50.OO0-
O0J. During the past six years the
Government has collected $4,000
100000 and reduced the debt less
than $SOO,O0O,O0O! Do you call that
successfully conducting national af.
fairs ?" The receipts from the tariff,
before twas revised by ScHENCK & Co.,
were $191,3O6,OOO. ScHENck s Co. an
nounced, through the. Radical papers,
that the present tariff reduced taxation
$40, 900, 900 per annum. Under its wor-
kings for the year ending June 30, the
taxes colleoted were S201 ,A5s.0OO.
The expenditures under BucHANANs
Administration. lS57-5S-59 aud 1860
were S272,691, 1913
The population was 100000
The expenditure per capita was $2 OIL
The expenditures of the GRANT Ad-
ministration during t,oo gears, 1S69-7o,
were 1871, ,052,797
Population, 3S,000:000
The expenditure per capita was 80 80
If that is successfully conducting
national affairs what is pcculation and
robbery
,. The estimates are laid before Con
gress for about two thirds of the amount
required This is done to deceive the
people. AT the following session def-
cheney bills, to make good the amounts
needed, are passed by the Radicals in
Congress, The expenditures of the
British Government for the last fiscal
year were S360,oO0,0OO The Washing
ton Government spent S442,9l2,00O!
3. The appropriations for the Navy
/ for the year ending June 80, 1871, were
$1,000, ,637. The estimates for the yea,
ending June 80, 1872, are $40,
And portion of that is to pay the ex.
penses of keeping four or five war YES
sells guarding BAEz in San Domingo. f.
that a part of your party's success ICON
ductine national affairs ?"
4. The army numbers about 10000
men. For the year ending June 3o,1S71
it cost the People $50, ,a43, 14S 81. Ant
a very large portion of that.was expend
cd forcing the Southern people to ODE,
the Radical law of bayonets, rather thar
the written law. The People are tiret
of your "police force" showing theil
bayonets into the faces of voters!
/. 5. On the 18th of February, 1871, Mr.
boutwell,, Secretary of,the Treasury
sent communication to Congress con
taining the names of THREE HUNDRE1
. Collectors who are defaultery, or in ar
rears, to the Government. He closet
his communication
"Balance due the United 1
states, $2O,7OO,9S3 So
i Honestly applied'U
g. The CHoRpENNING fraud of CREs
( WELL Department. The fraud of steal
ing 161 100000 acres of the public land
from the People in the short space of tel
years. The fraud of $50, ,700,9s3 33 il
the amounts due from Revenue Collec
tors. The fraud of keeping armed yes
sells guarding GRANTS pet, BAEz, in Sal
Domingo. The fraud of taxing the Peo
4 pie Sl00,550, 900 on cotton fabrics So,
lUU,O00 OF which GO into the 1reasur'
and s92, 2,45O.OOO into the pockets of tn
, Radical Monopolists. The fraud of tn
Government receiving $26, 100000 ol
woolens, and the Monopolists pocketin!
$IOS, ,6OO,OO0! The fraud of the tax o.
, iron. The Government receives SO,
100000 and the Monopolists $50, ,l2O, 900
: These tax swindles are annual fraud
upon the tax payers. There have beel
, thousands of other frauds practiced upol
. the People, but the citation of the abcv
are sufficient for the present
The above is but drop of the outra
geous proceedings of the corruptionists
that gives just 'cause for opposition !
and an opposition that will overwheln
the corrupt party in power.