The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-08-23
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history.
Mr.. Johnson's administration, from
that 22d of February, 1866, when ht
gave in his full adhesion to the Dem
ocratic party, until its close, was
wholly possessed, animated and con.
trolled by that party. They indors
ed it in Congress and In the nSiAna
convention OF 1868, and thro hghod
the country. They filled It's office
and gave to il its character. WI
must, therefore, look to it as givina
US the very best and most concluess
indication of what we are to gain
the restoration OF that past1
power. ---------------fK
From the day of his betray
party his administration b
very carnival OF politca}
and debauch. He surr
self with the known ply
public Treasury, the
bestovment Of the ~
~ W SA0
Citations became quickly 0I011l
fruits such as I now point you to:
He appointed of internal revenue
officers reported as delinquent by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in August,
1871, SO and Grant appointed 8. The
apparent defalcations Of Johnson's
revenue appointees was 81, 1,813, ,756 II
while that Of Grants appointees wss
S64,5S1 76. By the exposures made
to Congress it was proved abundant
ly that he retained in office these
thieves, after their stupendous lar
cenies were disclosed, in written tes-
timony, in full detail of time, place,
circumstance, and name, and ne pun
ished, by removal, government pros
ecutors for their attempt to bring to
punishment these public plunderers:
Some conception Of the magnitude Of
the crimes OF. that last Democratic
administration may be derived from
contrasts I now add from official
reports.
In 1868 the tax on spirits was two
dollars per gallon, and in that year,
the last Of johnson he collected s18,-
900, 900. In the first fiscal year of
Grant, this tax was reduced to fifty
cents, and at that he collected $780,
900, 900. |
In Johnson's last year, tobacco
taxed at forty cents, yielded S1s, ,000,-
300. In Grants first year, reduced
10 % cents average, it produced
s31 600, 900. The expenses for col
Letting internal revenue under thu
asst year 1869 Of Johnson's admin
istration, were IS, 1881, 1913 IL, and the
irst year of Grants these expenses
'or collecting this revenue were
to 81, ,919 ,410 %. The tariff
produced, during Johnson's last two
years, $298, ,452, $40 OF. January l, ]
1871, q reduction of 293 million
dollars per year, from the tariff tax,
vent into effect, and yet Grants first
.wo years, ending March l, 1871,
produced of custom revenues, $685. !
s55, ,167 "a, gain of $55, ,4O2, ,227 81 81,
and Notwithstanding the amount of tax
by law exceeded that exist
ing now nearly two to one, yet
Johnson's administration reduced the
public debt but s13, ,000, 900 in his four
years.
Johnson's Democratic administra-
ion ended by message from him
recommending q reputation Of the
public debt-a recommendation
tamping our name with the foulest
blot ever fixed by executive act-the
oulest except the one from Buchanan
demanding that the Union should be
permitted to dissolve. Grants ad-
began with the demand
n his inaugural that every dollar Of
he public debt should be paid,
principal and interest, and In gold,
lnless otherwise expressly stipula-
ed" Cnder Johnson's recommends
ion, backed by the reputation
chemes OF his party, our six per cent.
old bonds sold for IA per cent. below
ar in March, 1869, and for 20 per 6
.ent. below in July, 1868. Under t
irant's administration they quickly
rent where they are to day, to q '
'remium IN all the markets of the I
Forld. johnson left gold at premium !
4 80 per cent. Under Grant 1T '
Iuickly went down to 10 and II,
Fhere it stands to-day. Johnson's q
lniakfatiop Left taxes, assessed for