Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-07-26

paid on the public debt, amoun-
ted to as much as the entire
cost of the Government during
a period Of eighty.one years,
nearly all that time Under
Democratic Administrations
That there has been a good
reason for this vast expendi.
ture, no intelligent man be-
lieves and no honest man will
assert. In the name of the
people, the Democracy demand
reform, and invite all good
citizens to unite with them in
this common cause.
| could not in many days,
citizens let alone a single hour,
explain to you how all this
money has been squandered.
Since the Republicans came in.
to power, swarms of new Offices
have been created. Before Mr..
Lincoln became President the
highest officer in the navy re.
ceived a salary Of 81, 800 :now
he receives more than $4,000.
Under the Democratic rule the
highest rank in the navy was
Post Captain, called flag officer
when commanding a squadron.
Since 1852, the Republicans
have created the grades of
Commodore, Rear Admiral,
Vice Admiral and Admiral and
titles borrowed from monarch.
les, and opened to the spirit of
republican simplicity. During
the fiscal year, ending June the
~, 1861, the entire eXpendl-
ture of the Federal Government
less the sums paid on the pub
lie debt, was only sixty.two
millions, while for the last year
the expenses for the same pur-
pose amounted to over one
hundred and sixty-four mil.
lions.
| charge squorely that since
the Republican organization
has been in power the legisla.
ton of Congress has been un.
der the control of the monopo.
lists, and has been against all
who do not belong to rings"
organized to plumber the treas
ury. The charge is a grave
one ;you will be convinced of
its truth.
DEFALCATION OF TwENTY-oNE MIL
LIONS IN ONE DEPARTMENT.
The defalters and their al.
lies seek to divert the attention
Of the people from the condi.
tion Of the treasury by crying
Ku.Klux, but the cheat is to
shallow to deceive any one, ev.
er were he blind.
The Secretary Of the Treas
ury concealed from Congress
and the people, the fact that
balances amounting to many
millions stood charged against
Collectors of Internal Revenue,
who had been removed from
office. The House Of Repre-
sentatives alarmed at this con.
cealment called for the facts on
the 2lst day OF March, 1870,
and Executive Document 267,
Second Session. Forty.first
Congress, which | hold in my
hand was the result. During
the canvass Of last year | call
ed attention to this matter and
denounced the attempt to con-
vey any defalcation as a grave
offense against the people. To
avoid this odium Mr.. Senator
Sherman and other distinguish
ed persons leagued in the de-
fense Of the abuses which every |
one knows, exist, declared that
the defaultihg collectors were
Democrats who had been ap-
pointed by President Johnson.
This flimsy defense was a con-
fession Of guilt. What greater
absurdity could be uttered
than to say that a Republican
Secretary of the Treasury con.
cealed defalcations because the
defaulters were Democrats
and that for the same reason
the defaulters were not sued on
their bonds I?
BEAR in mind that Presi.
dent Lincoln has been dead
more than six years; yet this
report shows that ninetY.four