Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-28
An Old Fable.

THERE was wolf He was thirsty, and
proceeded to the brook, instead of cor
ner grocery, to take a drink. A little
further down the stream there was lamb
innocently quenching its thirst. Where
upon the wolf being hungry as well as
dry, upbraided the lamb for riling the
water so that his wolfship could not drink,
and straightway devouTed the lamb on
this false and trumped.up charge.
We are reminded of this original fable
by the Chicago Times, which, in an arti
Gle on "the proof of extravagance," has
all manner of harsh things to say against
the Republican party because the ordinary
expenses of the government are more than
ninety millions annually.
1t is perhaps true that, after we shall
have successfully worked the government
out of all the ills resulting from the war,
the needful public expenditures ought not
TO be more than about one hundred
millions a year. When that time shall
come, we have no doubt Republican ad-
ministration will carry on the govern
ment of fifty millions of people for
about the same money that the Dem
ocratic party under Buchanan admin
istered the public affairs of less than
thirty millions of people. Meantime, how
does it happen that we have an inflated
currency? How does it happen that there
is no money, but only promises to pay
money, in circulation? How does it hap
pen that we have a bureau of internal
revenue with large numbers of officers,
necessarily involving large expense? All
these things are the result of the late
Democratic shareholders rebellion against
the Union. In order to save the Union,
it was necessary to provide a financial and
faX fnr no VT
emergency at which the country was
placed. After the Union was saved, it was
still necessary to maintain this system.
Had it been suddenly destroyed, it would
have carried with it the destruction of the
nation. That party acts wisely, and ably,
and patriotically, which removes the evils
of the system gradually, and conducts the
affairs of government with such economy
as is permissible under the system in be-
ing. No possible party could administer
the government, with an inflated currency,
as cheaply as with money. And that this
economy cannot possibly be brought about
at present is due to the aforesaid Demo
cratic Shareholders rebellion. The "proof
of extravaganza" is demonstration of
Democratic culpability in the premises.
To whatever criticism the administra-
ton now in power may be liable, it is but
guration and practice of economy demands
the grateful consideration of the whole
people The facts showing this success
are known to all men. They have been
published over and over again. Here is
the briefest summary of them. The in
creaA of receipts, Notwithstanding re-
duced taxation, under Grants administra-
ton, over those of Johnson, is $S5,000,-
600. The decrease of expenditures is
$126, ,709, ,94921. The reduction of the
pbblic debt is $204,754, ,41309. These
plain facts utterly demolish all criticism of
the Republican party on the charge of ex-
travagance, and entitle it, on the ground
of economy at all events, to the respectful
consideration of all honest men and can
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