The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-03-14

Us hope that her influence and example
would do something to extend the sphere of
woman's activity and usefulness. / have
nothing to say against the present appoin.ee.
But when Civil Service Reform is proclaimed
a. the law Of the land, and one of the planks
In the Presidential platform, We have a right
to demand II. In this case there has been a
betrayal OF public confidence on tina; point.
[Applause
Revenue Reform, Some one has said the
| tariff is like 4 COW with its udder in New
York and its head in the West. In other
words, We furnished the feed and they get
all the milk. 1t is 4 very ap, illustration.
What we want is reform in the revenue ser.
vice And let me say the late trick-for / can
call it by no better rame-by which the duty
on tea and coffee was abolished, is only in
tended to mislead those who do not loo!: into
the principles on which tariff for revenue
is founded. There is no duty on imports
which Is as just or as little oppressive on the
people as those on tea and coffee. We do
not raise tea nor coffee in this country, and
all the duty gees into the Treasury. 1t
| Is on such things a. We manufacture, as iron,
| steel, woolens. &c, on which large part of
| the price ia pu; on the foreign article, and is
| paid by the consumer, and is pui in the
| pocket of the monoPolist, tina, injustice is
done. There is but one man, have heard,
who works in plated nickel, and on that
| heavy duty is imposed, for his benefit. An
| other manufactures steel, and he is protected
One man in New England manufactures or
galvanizes tele raph wire, and the country is
| taxed FOR his benefit. Kansas. with but one
vote in the House, has voted, too, in favor
Of keeping the tariff on salt, our two Sem
ators vote against revenue reform ard agaius,
| investigation of known abuses.
Our annual expenditures are about S25o,-
600, 600, $50 1000, 900 of which are raised on
| spirits and tobacco, leaving about $500, 0OO,-
| 600 to be raised by duty on imports. 1t is
therefore right to put the duty on those arti-
| cles which will be the least felt, and where it
properly belongs. Ii understand tie ex-
| igencies Of the country, it is sound policy TO
regulate the tariff so that it will raise reve-
nue. for the needs of the Government, and
not to stuff the pockets of monopolists, a, the
| expense of the people.
Fellow citizens-in lS6S the Republican
party in the Chicago Convention through the
hands of that defiant and matches Dutch
man who has distinguished himself by fight
ing absolutism in the old world and corrup-
ton in the newt mean Carl Schurz-
though resolution offered at the Chicago
Convention at the hands of Gen. Schurz,
pledged itself in favor of universal amnesty,
but what has been done towards carrying
out that pledge? Nothing, or almost moth
ing. The House. of Representatives has
passed two bills for amnesty, and the late
committee that went south to investigate the
Ku-Klux recommended universal amnesty.
Yet clique OF Senators, the peculiar friends
If tho President steadily refr,sa ~
We hear the cry that Tammany stole S23,-
100000, but the carpet-baggers in five
Southern States stole many millions more,
about 500, 100000. (Applause). This race
Of degraded white men, have gone South to
speculate on the sufierings and prostration of
Southern society, and many of them have de-
filed the Halls Of Congress with their presence.
They are without constituents or conscience;
they have invented or supported all the vari-
Gus schemes to plumber the public treasury;
they have resisted every scheme for amnesty;
they have assisted every scheme for coercion
BY extra or unconstitutional legislation, and
this band of rowing, despicable adventures
have stirred up many of the violent disorders,
upon which, indeed, their success deTends
Let me sum up briefly few facts as TO their
work in the Southern States.
The condition of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida are examples
patent. They have been subjected 10 years Of
systematic plumber by the men who we're
chosen to govern them. The debt and liabili-
ties of North Carolina. so far "a known,
amount to about S35, 900, coo, and have in
creased more than SO, 900, 600 since 1865 !
South Carolina acknowledges debt Of SIS
OO0, 600, and the contingent liabilities" in |
crease it to So, 900, 900, an increase in three
years of nearly IS, GOO, 900. In 1868 the !
debt of Georgia was only 5000, 900; it is !
now nearly $50, 100000. The liabilities Of /
Florida amounts to almost $1,000, 900, 4
nearly all of which has been contracted dur
ing the last three years. 1t is highly prob
able that the actual claims agains. these
States will be found much larger than the
sums named, because the s ate officers have
concealed, as far az pos ibie, the evidences of
their extravaganza and corruption. The
legislatures are investigating their financial
affairs, and call upon all who hold claims TO
report them at the proper places. South
Carolina is still ru!edsby the incn who have
corrupted it. Florida has impeached its
Governor, and will punish c'.robbers who
have ruined its credit.
The other States, although laborins under
heavy debts'impropsrly increased, are in
more favorable condition. and have rot
seriously neutrality-suspicious. Tennessee
owes So goo, 00O-S5, 000, 600 more than in
1866.
Arkansas owes abou,itwenty millions, fifteen
of which are..supposet! TO be secured by rail-
roads. Louisiana has large debt, probably |
fifty millions, which has been greatly in
creased by the present State government for /
speculative purposes; but notwithstanding |
all the abuses to which-they have,.been sub,
jected by the politicians, the people are
courageous in maintaining the public credit. |
Texas owes twelve millions or more, most of |
which is for railroads now in process of con-
struction; the State officers acknowledge a
debt of less than two millions.
The debts and contingent liabilities of |
these Southern States amount to more than /
three hundred millions of dollars, which
would be a heavy burden for the most pros
porous communities. 1t is not wonderful
that the tax PAYERS are complaining and
threatening, but it is probable that finally
good counsel Will prevail, and that most of
the obligations will be honestly met. The
SouthernIStates are entering upon IN era Of
peace and prosperity which they have not
known for twelve years.
Here is record Of r3scaliiy which ought
to make any party blush that does not drag
these criminals TO hasiy re;ribution. APP
plause.l
Let me say to you, nobody can afford to
treat thisi,liberale movement with anything
but respect. In its ranks are to be found
such men as Summer, Trumbull, tSchurz,
Upton, and other distinguished Senators
whose fidelity.to the.pubiic welfare i.Zaboye
suspicion, and We mean to push the move
ment.to final trial by the country.
/ have said We do not seek 4 coalition
with Democrats. / hope, indeed, that our
views may commend Themselves to the DEM
ocratic party, for their justice and wisdom.
We are going to hold Convention at Gin
cinnati, which Is not, however, called in :
terms to nominate candidates, bu; to consider
The exigencies of the country and to deter
mine what course it is best to pursue in the
future. 1t is convention of Liberal Repub-
leans for consultation. 1t is false, and {
and vulgar idea that politicians =
ire necessarily corrupt, can well under 7
'tand how a Kansas man may think so for he
mas never seen anything else but corrupt !
politics since our State Government. But if .
1ou look back in the history of our country,
Tou will find Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Ber-
on, Silas Wright, and Others Of that age, !
who passed through lifelong career of U
public service and preserved spotless the
purity Of their souls. And take the states
men contemporaneous with ourselves, Doug 2
as, Dickinson. Fessenden, Grimes, Seward, L
Preston, King, Shields, Lane, oiIndiana, and
living, and some, unhappily 0
or the country, dead-but all having passed
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