The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-03

bidding. This letter, tbsseA long, docs not
- avass. sspost many tAiags Of minor Inn
p0rtanes Whish have oosarssd since my So
journ IN Canada, but I sAall OMIT them at
present. Very respectfully. your obedient
servant, ]. THOMPSON. i,
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COMPARISON OF EXPENSES.
From the indianapolis Journal.
The Sentinel is applying nseff to figures
again. Its iaughable failure with the figures
Of the Sinking Fund does mot deter it from
tumbling heels over head into another in
comparison Of the expenses of Democratic
and Republican State administrations. The
gist Of Ave columns Of this stu6 is thus con-
densed under the caption Of sThe Brilliant
Record" Il won't be 20 brilliant when we
are done with It:
!. An unbrokcn chain Of an economical
Democratic administration Of the State Gov
srnmeat in every branch.
2. A most wAsteful, sxtravAgans and cor
rupt use Of the public money BY the Radical
<AcuuGSo VI eo0 0t8Us
3. A saving under the first year of the re-
turn Of the Democracy 10 power in Indiana
of over 91l7, 900 in the reduction of ordinary
State expenses.
4 A reduction of taxation Of Sl,s20,97o 50
in one years
s. The distribution of s6se,lse % among
the different counties OF the State to bs loan
Cd 10 the people.
8. Nearly million Of dollars, Ito be exact,
$S77 ,sa1 s8 in the State Treasury ON this
day, July n, 1872, to carry on the Govern
ment, and the full assurance tAat despite the
heavy reduction of taxatioa, tho economy in
installed BY our Democratic State officials
win enable them to carry on the State gov.
esnment without borrowing esnt.z
l. The sanbroked cha IN Of eooponical Dem
oeratic SAts administration. In svsry branch
10 polished into peculiar brilliaace ct several
links which the Sentinsls modesty has left
TO our more disinterested apQGseiatiou to dis.
play to an ad,niring peopls. One Of these
was the sale of several hundred thousands of
acres Of timber lands In Georgia, worth at
least $300, 900, 10 Martin B. Green, q Dem
ocrat. for $1,000. This daszling svinals was
carried b. Mat pure and uaspotted Democrat.
Ashbsl P. Willard, when he represented Floyd
county in the House. Another, OF even
greater lustze, was the swindkng OF the
School Fund out Of nsarly thirtssn hundred
thousand acres Of swamp lands donated to
the State BY Congress. The theft Of a12O, 900
BY Democratic officer, Jacob Merkle, pleas.
iAgly shines the center ef This radiant ach.
isveneat Of Democratic soonomy.' A third,
the crown and completion Of this superb
Democratic trinity ef economical glories
- the forgiAR Of two millions three hundred
thousand dslsars of our STATE stocks BY the
Democratic State Agent, d. G. Slower. A
fourth. . brilliant OF perfect purity. but less
magnificent in bulk, was The fraud ~ which
Dsmossatie State Printer obtained $4,000
for reprinting old trash that the Legislature
never authorized. These illustrations sei
Democratic economy all belong to that 'un-
broken chain which the Sentinel labels a
Brilliant Record Most daxsling rascality.
NEST e1nlgeat forgery, most radiant villainy
It i . 'bsilliaAs record for the-Reeistsr Of q
PenitsntiaIy.
3. sThe wasteful and corrupt use of the
public money by the Radical leaders of the
Stdte' Is made singularly clear BY the fact
that no. Republican officer has ever been
caught on suspected of stealing, except the
one who disgorged, and in that act exhibited
an honesty never detected in any of the score
of Democratic thieves. Il 10 shown, Toe, il
the fact that the Republicans paid of ths
State debtof more than $4,000 900 which
the economical Democratic administration
not only never paid or tried 10 pay, but large
" increased.
3. The saving in the 6rst year Of Dem
ocratic return to power that 10 in 1853, va.
effected by the eminentfy Demasratic trick o
failing to make an appropriation to pay th'
interest on the public debt. and leaving th,
State to the ruin of reputation. 1t was
nice way 70 do It. Not dollar could he go&
from the Treasury, and 0overnor Mssaen had
to boriow Il On his own rsspousibAity.. 1t
repayment, Of course, appears ~ an tenor
nous addition to the Republican expenditure
succeeding the retirement Of The Democrat
from oGDes.' Add to this record the nee o
$soo.ooo Of school money BY Mr.. Dsmocra
Talbot to speculate in gold with.
4. The reduction of taxation was man
aged by the ingenious device Of leaving th
State without money 70 pay her sxpensel
aided BY the payment Of The public debt b
the RepsblieaAs, which made taxation for tha
purpose unnecessary.
5. The distribution. Of 4ss9, 13o Of th
q School Fund to the counties of the State , VA
resisted By the Democrats State Auditor {
the last gasp. and now the money il gone, i
pursuance Of this Democratic Distribute
policy, where the School Fund has seen th
last Of it. The income from Il viii be moth
ing. Il has followed tbs $500 900 of 1851
which was distributed in the same way, IN
. has never paid anything 10 ~ schools ha
equaf to ths revenue legally due from Il. IT
, Democracy have thrown that msasy away.
Q. Nearly . million (os77, ,ooe) dollars
|. the treaaury.' Yes, and nsasly thrss-lourti
Of il comes from the Sinking Fund tAx, whic
! the payment Of the Sats dsht By tAs r
. publieans AaAe unnecessary Tor its origin
purpose, and The economical Democrats, Il
stead Of applying il 70 soma nsssssary q
useful oejsst, lsfs Il IDLE II the hauds Of 4
Dsnocratie Trsssursr 10 nabs ~, o,eoe -
\ for his own pocket. That d brilliant' econ,
my, . most rsspasndsnt record, truly. III
half million can not b. lawfully ussd for .,
: pensss. and The Sentinel knows il, yst
claims that Il can. That s brilliant lyir