The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-06-13
faie Charge of Corruption and E.-
frayrSance against the AGnlicistra-
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frayrgance against the AdnliEistra
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The Tax and Tariff Bill, which has beer
carefully aud cautiously matured in the
present session Of Congress, has become
law. As it now stands. it frees from
duties materials for shipbuildirg, hides,
chemicals, dyes, drugs, and many arti
cles required In manufacturing it redu.
ces the duties forty per cent. on coal,
| fifty per cent. on salt, twenty-five per
cent. on lead, iron, copper and OF her
metals, ten per cent. on manufactures of
these metals, ten per cent. on woods and
their manufactures; it repeals between
seven and eight millions of stamp taxes :;
it abolishes tobacco warehouses 1T re-
peals the allowance moietics to infor-
mers; it revises and simplifes internal
revenue taxes it reduces by about 275
the number of Assessors and Collectors.
1t is estimated that the reduction of tax
alton effected by this measure W II amount
to fifty three or ifty-four millions.
The Tax and Tariff Bill completes to
date the financial record of the Repub-
lican party. Within two years, measu-
res have been passed by Republican
Congress effecting reduction Of $l4O,-
100000 in annual taxation. Yet, the
public debt has been reduced more than
three hundred millions during the pres
ent administration of Gen Grant. A
portion of the debt has also been funded
at lower rate ofinterest. In the mean
time, securities of the United States
have steadily advanced in the money
markets of the world. Currency has
constantly advanced towards a gold la
sis, with inconsiderable fluctuations, al d
the time is close at hand when specie
payment may be resumed, without seri-
GUS disturbance of business relations
The country is prospering as never before,
and feeling of confidence per7adcs
every branch of trade A vast metallic
treasure is In the vaults Of the peoples
government, giving assurance that the
interest on the debt will be promptly
paid, and afording the means to crush
at once any wild and selfish speculation
In public securities or gambling in gold.
The Opposition press is constantly
asserting that the financial administra-
ton Of the Government has been con-
Quoted with unprecedented extravaganza.
The assertion is contradicted by solid
facts. We are referred to the good old
Democratic times when the affairs of
the country wero managed with honest
economy. Let us examine the collection
Of customs and see what the truth really
is. In 1860, the golden year of Demo
cratic rule, the customs collections amoun-
ted to $53, ,5l1.s7 The cost of col
lection was $3, 324 43O SO. The cost of
collection was therefore six and ore quar-
ter per cent. In 1871, the year of un-
precedented Republican corruption-ac-
cording to the mendacious misrepresen-
tation Of Democratic and Liberal journals
the customs collections amounted to
5000, ,27O, ,40S.O5. The cost Of collection
was Sc, $50, ,672.61. In other words, the
cost of collections was little over three
per cent. The percentage of cost for
collecting the custom in favorable year
OF Buchanan administration was more
than taoice that of year under the ad-
ministration of Grant. Thus the reiter-
ated falsehoods of the Opposition are
answered by solid and indisputable facts.
| The charge of corruption made against
the Republican administration is answer
ed by the demonstration Of NJ. Dawes,
given in statement of the comparative
statistics of Governmental expenditure
on peace basis, submitted by him to
the House In his report from the Con-
ference Committee on the Tax and Tariff
Bill. NJ. Dawes showed that the expen-
ditures per capita of the Government
for 1860, the population then being 81,
433, 32l, were SIS The expenditures
per capita for 1870, the population then
being 50, ,555, $3.50, were $l.76. Or, in
language perfectly simple and devoid of
all financial technicality, it cost the people
Of the United States one dollar and nine
ty-fve cents a head to run the Govern
ment year in 1860 under the Democra
tic administration Of Buchanan. 1t cost
them only one dollar and seventy sly
cents head to run the GovernLient ;
year in 1870 under the RepEolican ad
ministration of Grant, And yet th,
Opposition journals have the brazen i'm
pudence to tell the people that the pres
ent management Of the Government i
corrupt beyond precedent. Many VIII
say this know better. They think tha
the people have no means of ascertain
ing the truth Some utter the sam,
thing, well knowing it to be false. Fo
such we have charity. But those VIII,
knowingly and purposely attempt t.
deceive the people, are fit objects of in
dignation and contempt. Sentinel.
Wendell Phillips Oh Greeley.
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