Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-28
The Financial Test.
GEN. GARFIELD's SPEECH AT LEAvENwoRTH,
KANSAS


On the evening of Aug. Gen. Garfield ad-
dressed very large congregation of citizens
at Leavenworth, Kansas, during which, after
showing that Mr.. Greeley, were his election
possible, would, if honest, be entirely in the
hands of the Democrats, he said the highest
test of an Administration is the financial test.
Our Government is a great machine, and
every turn costs money. Take your stand
at the Treasury door, and | challenge you to
say aught against the system. In 1866 the
taxes collected were $3.50, 000, 600. Since
taxes are reduced $4,000, 600 by eight bills
in six years. Since Grant has been Presl-
dent the expenses have been reduced over
800, 900 600. Not only has the bur
den of taxes been reduced, and the ex-
penditures been reduced, but the debt has
been reduced. | am here to tell you that
since Grant was inaugurated no month has
passed but reduction of millions has taken
place, amounting up to this month to total
of $40 600 900. The annual interest Is
now reduced SIS 600, 600. Can you find a
stronger test than this ? Where Is the room
for any great rascality where such results are
found When Grant came in the credit OF
the United States was not good as Mass
achusetts by twenty one cents on the dollar
| WhY2 Because in Massachusetts, there were
not enough Democrats to get up respec-
table repUdiation. Y ct from the day that
Grant was elected the credit of the | nited
States has been steadily, steadily. steadily
rising. The day he was elected the credit
of the nation rose three per cent, and to-day
the currency is worth twenty-five cents more
on the dollar than when be took hold OF the
finances. This shows that the labOring man
{ bo 4. NOR
tor his labor After this resume, dare you
trust even Horace Greeley with his peculiar
notions Some one winks that he dare
| Do you think that you can leaven that soul
| lump Of Democracy? Then indeed the day
of miracles has come again.
Then. again, the Indian policy of th,
/ Government is a success. Before his Admin
/ lstrat ton your borders were threatened anC
murders OF daily occurrence Now hundreds
of thousand of savages are gathered on reser
vations, and only fifty thousand are IN The
wild state
/ What is the fitness of the candidates Il
/ Greeleys the kind Of mind TO intrust witt
/ government ? Ii needs man that think.
prudently, wisely and steadily. | ask you h
/ hc has held on any three topics the sam,
/ position during ten years HIS yagarIcs dur
M the war are known 20 every one. Ht
! threw his weight against the denomination
of Lincoln. lie tried TO patch up peace II
the midst of grim war by Intervening IRE
sponsIble adve. turer5 az Niagara. Is this tht
man of steady impulses Is this a ft occu
/ pant for the Presidential char
His opinions on resumption are vel
known lie cries the best way 10 resume j.
70 resume, while We have only S50,uoJ,01
to meet the outstanding greenbacks.
On protection he Is equally absurd.
A. am
constrained 70 say, that in Grant is safety
and IN Greeley non-satety.
Where are their frauds some one say:
/ New York Custom-house.) Let Us see
/ Durlng the Administration of Grant, S2lS,-
/ 600 600 OF duties in gold were collected
/ uine-tcnths in Newly 0rk ard at less eIs
/ than ever before. The Republican Party is
as anxious as any for reform, Snow then
+ the place and they VIII throw the whole
+ drumm0nd light OF reform on them. S3mt
of YOU 20 % the Democratic Party % purity
your own. Go to the Democratic Party
/ with he d-Quarters-whe In IUmmany
1 Hail. where Ines ontrenchcd the -reatcsi
frauds of the day. There Is no Impudenct
IN Christeud9m like your impadencc 10
claiming that You ~ 90 such party for re-
/ form.
Ii is the old fight tue slavery fight. The
/ old minority contests Dare any one lead
ons of these newly enfranchised citizens int
the Democratic camp and tell ham that wIJt
T il is peace and security Tor their rights \
colored man saws be can see 1t, yet Charlie,
Sumner thinks he can see IL. Laughter.
It's the same old party that confronted rs u
+ 1864. They are the men that resisted The
war that forgot % be glad when our aUlns
triumphed, and forgot u be sad when they
wavered. II any doubt has come over tGt
soldiers rs u how ID vote, I u tell yeu how
O. learn. Ask your Springfield mu>kct how
II voted. Put IT T. Your ear and IL vii
tell YOU thar every shot voted against TIE
rebel Democracy. Then follow It's aiyie,
and you Will not 70 amiss.
f Will never forget the soldiers voting IL
+ the Ohio reg ments after the battle of Cnlck
snaug3 Twenty-Five hundred loyai voters
+ lav dead n the heli. Their place was file
+ by twenty-five hundred stay at home Demo-
/ crats The ball9t-1uNc- were taken O. the
/ hospital where thousands lay wounded
. ballot for Nallandigham and one for Johnny
/ Brough, lay before each man. a dying
/ soldier picked up one for Brougb, and as b,
T laid il IN tic box sand. - TN take my las
shot mt the rebellion We carried him anl
scores of others out % the trenches tina
night Who can forget sue scene Ne
1t seems 8 10 these events have left the Hcm
ory of our Greeley friends. There Is only
one argument to the Democrats -wc fought
he rebelll n you fought us