The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-16

venture to suggest that Cen Grant viii be
tar better qualified for that momentOus trust
in 1872 than he was in 1868.
We are led by him who first taught our
armies to conquer in the Vest, and subse-
| quently In the East also. Richmond would
not come to US until we sent Grant after it,
and then 1t had to come. He has never yet
been defeated, and never will be. He will be
as great and successful on the field of politics
as on that of arms.
Yes; Gen. Grant has failed to crafty some
eager aspirations, and has thereby incurred
some intense hatreds. These go not and will
not fail, and his administration will prove at
Ieast equally vital. We shall hear lamenta-
zion after lamentation over his failures from
out those whose wish is father tothe thought;
the American people lot them pass un-
needed. Their strong arm bore him triumph
aItly through the war and into the White
House, and they still uphold and sustain him,
and they never failed and never will
l don't think much of Horace
Greeley as q witness; / put him on
the stand for what he is worth, the
jury to judge of the value ofhis testi-
mony. He wrote the following last
September as a part of the platform
of the Republican party of New York
This was written long after the Sian
ders that are cnrrent to-day were
hurled at Gen. Grant:
In this alarming crisis in City and State
affairs, the Republican party refers all good
citizens to its record, as their warrant for Civ
ing it the fullest confidence and support in
this campaign, now formally opening, of the
honest men against the thieves.
1t abolished slavery.
1t led in the suppression of the rebellion.
1t preserved and enlarged the Union.
1t promptly reduced the enormous army thus
required for peace footing.
1t has reduced the debt over two hundred
and fifty millions Of dollars in the last three
years.
1t has simultaneously reduced public taxa-
ton over two hundred and fifty millions Of
dollars per annum.
1t has preserved peace on the border.
1t has won friendly adjustment of the
threatening troubles with Great Britain.
For Its conspicuous share in this beneicent
record we endorse the National Republican
Administration.
His administration is charged with
being corrupt. Where, 1 want to
know, and in what?
This charge is not worthy of an
answer. The fact is, and all the
world knows it, that every corrupt
official has when found out been
caught and punished, and now in all
this broad land the whole Liberal
crew can not name a single official
who can be shown to be dishonest or
unfaithful. With seventeen search
ing Investigations the Administra-
ton comes out unharmed in the
opinion of all candid men. When
wrongs and Irregularities were
shown to exist, they have been cor.
rected, until to day 1 hazard moth
ing in saying that we are enjoying
the purest civil service we have had
for many years.
Now how is it with the reformers2
Go to New York, where GreeIey's
supporters have all the places of
power. You find that the Tammany
thieves who are now Greeley's warm
est supporters, and without whose
support he hasn't the ghost of a
chance to carry the city, absolutely
stole from the people by tens of
millions, and up to this time, not q
single man ofthem has been punish
ed nor made to pay back to their
plundered people a single dollar.
Their chief sWindler, the notorious
Boss Tweed, instead of being sent
to the penitentiary was elected to
the State Senate, and through a
combination of Democrats and Lib
eral reformers has been allowed to
retain his seat. A prettey set to be
talking about corruption! The dev
| il could sing psalms with as much
propriety.
GRANTS FINANCIAL POLICY.
The whole charge of corruption is
fully met by the record of our inan,
cial administration under Grant.
Every administration is tried by its
financial success, the statement is
made that the people paid the debt
and that Grant is not entitled to
credit. How is this? The people
paid taxes under Andrew johnson
about twice as much as under Grant.
Why was not twice as much of the
debt paid thenP Under him the
whisky ring, the contractors and
other "liberals" preyed upon the
revenue so that it cost to collect it,
it is calculated, one quarter of the
whole. Did the people do that? If
one of your agents made a given
amount of money go twice as far as
his predecessor had done, wouldn't
you give him greater credit?
GRANTS ECONOMY.
Expenses everywhere have been
reduced, and reduced to the extent
that the expenses per capita are less
(after deducting extraordinary ex-
penses occasioned by the war, such
as pensions and interest than under
any former Administration in the
history of the country, with perhaps
four exceptions, and in these the
difference is very trifng.
Here are the figures carefully com
piled and undeniably correct. True
these Liberal spouters do deny them,
but whenever they do they grossly
and Wilfully misrepresnt the facts.
That eminent Liberal up in Han
cock, Shin-bone Mungen, as he is
familiarly termed, makes the state
ment that more of the debt was paid
under johnson than under Grant,
and proves it by that spotless saint
Gov. Ashley who would be loud
mouthed in praise of Gen. Grant if
he had been allowed to retain the
Governorship of Montana.
But we have the statistics official
ly prepared by Mr.. Young, than
whom no more faithful or honest
man lives:
In 1860, the population being 81, AS, ,32l, the |
expenses were 1856 for each person; 1871, pop |
ulation IS, $50, ,983, expenses S176 for each per-
son. There is one great difference between |
these two years not shown by the figures.
In 1860, the whole amount expended for |
public buildings, improvements Of rivers and /
harbors, and other public works throughout |
the country, was cnly S2,91S, ,371.4S.
In 1871, such public improvements were
made and paid for, to the amount Of 1885,
1905.
If allowance be made for these lasting i'm
proyements, greater during the last two years |
than before, the actual cost per head Of govern
ing the country under Grant, is as small as it |
ever was since the foundation of the Govern |
ment.
In 1858, the War Department cost S25,679,-
1216S. In 1853, it cost $25, ,l54, ,72O.53.
In 1860, under Floyd, the accounts of the /
Department were not closed, but went over in |
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