Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-08-07
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upon their eolored fellow citizens
North and South TO trust their new
found liberties to the hands of that
great party from whom ii has been
wrenehed after the struggle of 9
bloody war; and when they have
convinced the colored man that safety
lies in their new fold, I will begin to
have faith in the movement.
You may promise the colored man
your support and the support Of the
new party but can you keep your
contract? Before leaving this review
of the past, / will say l rejoice that
the Democracy has at last, in words
at least, abandoned its old doctrines
of disunion and obstruction, even
though it still maintains its organi-
cation, rel ice that the principles
for which the nation has struggled so
long and so earnestly are at last admit
ted even by their most strenuous OPP
pOsers. So much at least is gained.
From this corner of Democracy ]
turn to
THE RECORD OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.
Its most violent enemy will not
deny that during the last twelve years
the Republican party has done great
and noble work in defending the life
of the nation and the rights Of its
citizens. Nor will it be denied that
every great and good achievement in
the Interest of the union and Of per-
sOnal liberty has been effected against
the most strenuous opposition Of the
Democratic party.
Each gain for the interest of the
nation and the liberty Of its citizens
has been preceded by successful battle
with the Democracy. Problems of
unusual difficulties growing out of
the war have confronted the Repub-
lican party at every step of its career.
Here and there great mistakes have
been committed, but on the whole,
its work has been nobly done, and
the condition of the nation has been
grestly bettered in consequence of its
efforts. If we consider the history
of the party during General Grants
administration only, still it may
truthfully be said that there has been
much good done, and much valuable
progress made. In the matter of our
foreign relations, while the policy in
reference to San Domingo may justly
be criticised, and while She attempt
to acquire that island was in my
judgement unwise, yet, on The whole
the general results Of our foreign
policy have been fairly good. The
treaty with Great Britain, though
made under circumstance: of great
difficulty, is now reaching a satisfac-
tory conclusion, honorable alike to
both nations, and, in its mode of
settlement, q credit to human nature.
The Indian policy of the govern
ment judged by any fair policy of
criticism, has been a comendable sue
cess. Formerly the Indians were
scattered through the western terito-
ries in predatory bands, alarming
the settlers and making the frontiers
everywhere unsafe. Daring the last
three years, eighty thousand of these
roaming Indians have been gathered
upon reservations, making in all one
hundred and thirty thousand that
arc now thus located and are support
ing themselves without aid from the
government One hundred and thir-
teen thousand more are now at the
various agencies supported in part by
the government. Fifty OF sixty
agents, namely, representatives of
the churches of the country, together
with q force ofseveral hundred black
smiths, carpenters, farmers, millers
and teachers, are now aiding these
tribes in the work of becoming civil
lied and self-supporting. Only fifty
thousand Indians are still roaming
and during the coming year nearly
all of them will have been placed on
reservations or at agencies where they
choose between civilization, with its
accompanying blessings, and that
barbarism which will lead them 10
final extinction But perhaps no de-
partment of the ADMINISTRATION fur
nishes so complete and searching q
test of the wisdom or folly of the gov
eminent as the management of its
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Government is a great machine,
and no motion a be made. no fune-
ton exercised, which does not cost
money. This motive power must be
supported by taxation. The taxes
must be collected and the monies ex-
pended by the executive department
of the government. There can scarce
ly be conceived q form of corruption
which will not exhibit Itself sooner
or later in the public expenditures.
Here, then, is the place TO look for
mal-administration. While / do not
assert that the financial administra-
ton of the government is free from
faults, I do assert, with the utmost
confidence, that on the whole the
taxes have been levied, the revenues
collected and the public monies ex-
pended with conspicuous wisdom and
honesty, while the burdenso of taxation
laid upon the people in consequence
of the war have been very heavy,
there has nevertheless been q steady
and constant reduction of that burden
since the close of the al Since July
1866, the taxes have been abolished
which were producing at the time Of
their repeal three hundred and ten
millions of dollars. The Internal
Revenue system which grew out of
the war, and whose burdens rested
on every product of industry, mas now
been so reduced by the act of June
last and preceding acts that all forms
Ofinternal taxation are now abolished,
except taxes on liquors, tobacco, banks
and bankers, and stamps on patent
medicines and checks. The form in
which the late law leaves the system
will go far toward abolishing the
bureau. While this great reduction
in taxation has been going on, the
expenditures of the government are
now less by more than a hundred
millions of dollars than they were
when the present Administration
came into power; and during the
same time the principal Of the public
debt has been reduced by the sum of
three hundred and thirty four mil
lions of dollars. It has been my duty
as Chairman on the Committee Of
Appropriations to study carefully
during the past session OF Congress
the expenditures in the various de-
partments of government. This work
has been done by q committee of Re
publican and Democratic members,
and I know I shall not be successfully
eontradicted when I say that the
government is now managed with
marked and rigid economy.
From q careful analysis of the ex-
penditures for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, 1871, 1 find that of the
1921. 500, 900 expended during that
yearS174, 500, 600 were for expenditures
directly growing out of the war;
leaving brit S117. 000. 900 for all other
expenditures of the government; and
even of this amount a considerable
portion resulted indirectly from the
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