Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-09

to contrast the !. publican with the DE- mocrat-
ic party in their pledges and the fulflmen,
of the same. There were good many men
at the beginning of the rebellion of 81 who
shiunk from responsibility ana could not ac-
cept the Ideas which prevailed, men long in
public service were uneq quail TO the great
moment, and the people i,lt the necessity
for public affairs To he placed in other hands.
We have men now who hesitate, and are I'M
willing t" accept new ideas. When slavery
was overthrown ON this Continent the labor
lng peOp OF The North and South SAID this
Is night. The l,borng man everywhere &C
cuPles more exalted position i'll consequence
VI Tie overthrow of slavery he Is more rec
oghized IN every way; and The day is coming
When he Will receive the reward Of intellect
ual and manual power he has displayed i'll the
! deNelOpne Mt OF the resources OF the country
/ But there are men who shrink from accepting
the logical results OF their own teachings. Ii
was 50 III the revolution Of lT16; those in
authority shrank from accepting the situation,
but the people accepted ii and maintained it.
1 W t Ind these men now unsafe leaders to toll
low, but the people are right. Men may fall,
Luz ideas viii survive.
In reference to the finances, he said that it
had been charged that since the war SO .UO0,-
uUo,O had been collected and 81 900 900 900
only accounted tor, and showed Its utter all
surdity; showing that in that time two items
OF interest and pensions, 81, l3S, 900 had been
paid out. 1t has been charged that there has
! been large detacatIons by the Collectors OF
lntofnal Revenue, in the loss of twenty mill
ions more. The Secretary explained the
system OF management IN that department,
and stated that the result OF an investigation
showed that III August last, instead Of there
beng $50 OO0, 600 due, the total was 81, l5O,-
/, l26. his comprised all the defacations
charged against the collectors from 1863, and
DUNG that period 5 600, 139 Of internal rev.
enae had been collect d, and the total amount
| lost. even il none of the amount was recov-
cred, was only one-els hth TO one tenth OF one
per cent. 1t Is with III grace that charges OF
detalcatlons come from the democratic party
Gu all know that johnson was the exponent
OF the democracy, and 1t appears upon anal
ysis of these detalcations. that different Adj
ulhlstratlons are res pOnslbe, as follows: APP
polntees of Mr.. Lincoln, are deiaulters to the
amount OF S929 600; OF Mr. johnson, ST.,
755 Geo; OF General Grant, SGi ISL.
HE financial policy of President Grants
administration was presented as follows:
l To secure the faithful collection of the
public revenues.
10 reduce the public expenditures.
;. 10 re-establish public credit, and conse-
qucnuA to reduce the interest account.
+. To reduce taxation, and finally, TO pre-
pare the way tor the resumption vi specie
pay nents at the earliest moment consistent
"lh Tive uninterrupted prosperity of the
country.
The revenue derived from tobacco in Vir-
gina during tie last forty-tour months of
JUhnsons administration, was about million
aud a halt Of dollars, while the amount col
,cted in that State from the same source at
r, duced rate of lax. during the three wears
ana first three months of The fourth wear Of
General Grant's administrator Was over Sl3.
oo1 600. The total revenue derived from dis
uiltd snlrits during the last three wears of
Mr.. JoLn.o,,'. u,Iistra,lon was s93. 454 O54.
and TOR The first three wears of General Grant,
administration SI5l.y35 GIs. showing a gain
OF SIS 4sl .5G4. euual to sixty-four uer cent.
increase ana, ihl, m view eff th. fact that The.
Iuty was two dollars "A gallon during a large
part OF the first period. and ONLY abou, sewer.
/, five cents daring the second period.
similar comparlson shows that tie revenue
from tobacco was increased from SIS. 79s. 7s4
in the first period. to S97479 u76 In the sec
ond period, or at the rate of sixty-seven per
cent Considering the internal revenue sys-
,em as awhule, and dealing with those arti-
clcs only that were taxed, as we'll in the sec
nnd period named as in the first period, the
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vance of iort,-seven Der cent A portion of
these losses was due to the indlsuosition OF
Mr.. johnson to see that the laws were faith
fully executed. and to the fact that he was
constantly u1d.r the influence of dishonest
men: but much the larger portion was due to
circumstances, and to a condition of things
u Inch we are now invited TO renew During
Johnson's Administration the Senate was re-
publican by a large majority and Mr. John
son s,mpathized with the democratic party.
Persons " no sought appointments through the
nomination of the President and contrma-
uon of the Senate represented themselves
to the Pre- sident a. hostile and to Senators as
favorable to the republican party. None but
dishonest person, would resort to such means,
lud therefore. as general rule, dishonest
persons were appointed to places of trust.
those in office who were actually guilty OF
fraud, but whose guilt was not proved met
ali suggestions of criminality with the state
ment that the charges original, d in political
hostility Thus the political relations exist
ing between the President and the Senate
II ndered it easy for dishonest men to obtain
Office, and almost impossihle To secure the re-
moval of dishonest men from office. If YOU
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