The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-25
OPENING OF OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Speech OF Mr., DeIanO at SanduSky.
SANDuSKY, August q.

The campaign was opened here to-day
by the Republicans, the chief feature Of
the occasion being a speech by Hon. GO,
lnmbus Delano, Secretary OF the Interior
Excepting the introduction which e9lo,
gized the Republican party and criticised
the New Departure Democracy, the
speech was devoted to an exposition OF
the work of the present administration in
the way Of collecting the revenue and re-
ducing taxation. A striking contrast was
drawn with what was done under the
johnson administration. The present ad.
ministration found the public credit i'm.
paired, the dishonesty and incapacity of
which pervaded the public service the
public debt was rather increasing than di.
minishing with the reduction OF the re-
Ceipts from internal taxation, How was
the failing credit Ol tho Government TO he
repaired, its current expenses met and the
debt reduced in the face Of this disCOung.
ing condition This serious and Cmbar.
rassing question could only he solved
by the cngergetiC enforcement of the
laws, and faithful application Of the
moneys collected to the public liabilities,
and II was done. During the first twelve
months OF the Administration, the receipts
from Internal Revenue were $l77,A51,.
1913 80, and during the first fiscal year,
$lS5,2 ,23j ,S6197, notwithstanding the re.
duCtions already stated Without the re.
ductiOn the amount OF receipts from In.
ternal sources on this basis, would have
been $2G3, ,235 ,SO797. The tax on spirits
during the fiscal year 1868, Of the last nd.
ministratiOn, yielded only $lS,OO0,OO0,
The first year Of the present administra.
tion, there was collected and paid into the
Treasury from the same source S5j,WO,:
600, an increase of $N0O0,00O, and
this on reduction Of sevCnty.lve
per cent. Oi the, rate to he col.
leCted. Thus the sCvCntycight mil.
lions exempted from articles previously
taxed, has been recovered and its loss
COunterbalanCGd by faithfully enforcing
the revenue laws, and honestly account
Ing for the money collected. Observe
further that in 1903, in tho last admins.
traliOn, the expenses of the Internal Rove.
nue. Bureau were SS,387.193 II while
for the first fiscal year OF this Adminislra.
tlon, the same expenses were reduced to
T59l0,4l0 29, making gross reduction
Of the cost Of collecting tho revenue of
$2,471 1882 0j. Mr. DelanO also showed
that there had been net gain in the rGvc.
nue from customs for the past two
years Ol tho present administration
over the last two years Of the last
administration Of $50, ,620, 900, and an in.
crease Of revenue during the same time
oil $S4 ,O04 ,000-a tolerably handsome say.
ing. To fully see the force Of this com.
parison, 1t should be remembered that the
rate Of taxation has been reduced by law
during the last two years, affecting the
gross receipts Of $sOO00,00O. The CX.
penditures for March lst, 1867, TO March
lst, 1869, were n little over $l50OOO 900.
From March 1st, 1869, to March 1st, 1871,
n little $893, 100000, showing decrease
in favor Of the present administration Of
over $l2G,000,000. This great work in
economy, Of which, he said, the Republi.
can party and Grants administration mny
well he proud, has been accomplished by
strictly enforcing the laws and reducing
expenditures.
The Secretary then proceeded to illus
trate tho effect of this management upon
the public credit. He gave quotations of
gold and bonds at different periods, show.
ing the steady appreciation Of American
securities This highly gratifying Condi.
ton OF the national finances he then con.
trastcd with the example of Democratic |
flnanCcring in New York city. |
On this subject he said III this
elysium Of Democracy, II IL understood
that systematic and magnificent plans
have been fosterCd for the securing Of a
national triumph at the next election. II
Is believed that these plans embrace the
raising Of large sums of money there,
which being expediently used will enable
Tammany Hall to control the Democratic
nominations and secure the election. That
conclusive proof OF this corrupt scheme
should be SO carly presented TO the peo-
pie was not expected, and but for the
courage and integrity OGan able and prom.
inent public Journalist Of New YOrl; in
exposing the plan could scarcely have
been realized. This scheme contem.
plates the expenditure by the city
officials of large sums Of money Os.
tensibly for work never done rs
well as enormous amounts for Jobs actu.
ally reputed from the amounts thus
Corruptly disbursed, contractors are to
contribute with corresponding mtlni.
Cience to the Tammany fund, for the pur.
pose Of the next Presidential election.
Here Is the motive for these enormous
and unparelled fraud, without which II Is
difficult to understand how such gross
dishonesty could have been pGrpctratcd
with this key. Observe the,monstrouS fact
that the debt Of New York City inCreas.
cd in go months, S50000,00O. This OK.
ample ought TO he sufficient. II illus.
trates the venallty of pGculation and pol.
itiCal prostitution, which cover the Tam.
many Democracy and render Its moral
atmosphere and presence nesticntal, oh.
nOxious and infamous. Hero was paid n
large sum for repairs, carpets and lnrni.
tnre for county officers, moro than the
present administration paid in the same
year for mail transportatl0ns throughout
the United States, nearly three times Ms
much as The entire diplomatic expenses
for two years past; as much as the yearly
cost OF collecting the customs and rcye-
nic more than all the miscellaneous ex.
penditlires of the Interior Department Tor
either year oil the present administration,
and more than the entire annual expenses
oi the Indian Bureau. Here IL o larger
sum paid in eleven months for plastCring
than the entire expenses Of the United
States for foreign intercourse during the
present administration, and moro for
plumbing and gas-iltttng in one year than
the expenses attending nil the public
buildings and grounds in Washington
City. There was paid more money TO
three men for such expenditures in one
year than was paid for the collection
Of the entire internal revenue Of
the country in any one year Of the
present administration, more than double