Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-10-16

OF the Press, Liberty,
u4t.r Equality md Fratern-
ity Should Vote for
the Recollection
of President
Grant. .-.-..-.
REDUCTION OF EXPENSES. E
26. Because, owing to the foregoing
| reductions, the expenses this year are
less for each individual than they wer,
under Washington, and less than they
were under any Administration since
/ with only four exceptions, and in the
case of these four the advantage is on
/ 1y apparent, and only few cents.
81. Because, under Buchanan, il
1860, the population being 81, 443, 321
the expenses we're S1.95 for each per
son, and in 1871, under Grant, the popu
lation being 38, 555, 9S3, the expenses
were 81. rs to each person.
%. Because while III 1860, the whole
amount expended for public buildings,
improvement of rivers and harbors, ane
other public works throughout the
country, was only 50, 913, 81. .49, in 1871
the amount paid for such Improvement
was $40, 733, 1905, and making allow
ance for the increased payments of the
KIND, the expense per capita under
Grant is as small as it has ever been
since the foundation of the Govern
ment. r-..FE
%. Because, while Trumbull said
at the Cooper Institute that the expen-
ses OF the Government, in consequeLc ce
Of the increased population and III
creased demand, and aside from inter
est and pensions, ought not to be more
than 33 per cent. greater than before
the war, they are actually only 13 PEI
cent. greater, being SCI, 402, 409. "a in
1860, and only $6S, 684, 613 80 in 1871.
80 Because the retrenchment and
reform in Government expenses al
ready SO extensively carried out,
wherever the public interests permit
will be continued in every possible
direction, and direct taxation for na-
tional expenses will be soon wholly ex-
tinct.
81. Because this Administration has
performed an admirable work, such as
no Government on earth has ever pre-
viously exhibited-that of vastly in
creased extinguishment of the public
debt, and very large simultaneous re-
duction of taxation
COST OF COLLECTING THE REVENUE.
80. Because, under Republican rule,
the cost of collecting the customs rev.
enue has been reduced more than one
half since 1860. In that year the per
centage of cost to collections was
$6.25; in 1868, it was $406; in 1870, it
was $500 and i'll 1871, it was $3.11
OWL SERVICE REFORM
50. Because Grant is the first Presi
dent who ever recommended and inaug-
urated a system of Civil Service Reform
which makes Office dependent upon
fairly conducted and competitive ex-
aminations; which makes dismission
from the public service to depend up
on misconduct, which leaves the attain
ment of office open to all classes of
citizens alike, irrespective of political
opinions and religious creeds, and
which depr1ves the National Executive
of all benefits to be derived from cler-
ical appointments. [.t.
81. Because to adopt such a system
and to put 1t IN operation just ON the
eve of Presidential election when the
President is himself a candidate, shows
how devoted he is to the free and un-
biased rule of the people,
35. Because Grant has always dis
approved of compulsory payment by
the civil service of the Government. of
contributions for political purposes,
or any arbitrary assessments for such
purposes, EXPRESSLY declaring that no
officer of any kind should be dismissed
or prescribed for repudiating such
levies, thus leaving all untrammeled
and entirely free This is the action
of every Department under Grant, and
is exactly the reverse of preceding
Democratic administrations.
DEFAULTERs AND DEFALCATIoNs.
Sc Because delinquents and defaul.
ters have been detected, pursued, con-
victed and punished under Grant with
an energy and vigor unsurpassed by
any preceding Administration, owing
to increased vigilance in the scrutiny
OF accounts and stern enforcement of
the responsibilities of official station.
81. Because four-ffths of the cases
OF ficlal Delinquency and nine tenths
Of 9 loss occasioned thereby, have
bee- entailed through the corruption
of officials, the responsibility for whose
appointment rested on the previous
Administration, while the present -Ad-
min1stration has exposed their dis
honesty, removed them from office,
and as far as practicable, punished
their crimes.
. 38. Because, under Grant, the Demo-
cratic rule in regard to official rascals
has been reversed, and instead of going
out of Office with applause, they now
go out of office to be incarcerated in a
prison-for fully two thirds of the,em-
bezzlers and defaulters who have been
detected during the past three years
are now in Jail. ~-.z..
80. Because. Secretary Boutwell,, in a
public speech, fully vindicates the
present Administration in comparison
to others, with regard to defaulters.
He says appointees of Mr.. Lincoln are
defaulters to the amount of 1929, 900;
of Mr.. Johnson, 81, 755, $50; of General
Grant, $64, 581.
BALANCES OF APPROPRIATION.
40. Because one of the great. a.fnan-
clal reforms now in operation is due to
the present Administration, and was
established in accordance with the
views and recommendations of Secre-
tary Boutwell,. This is to make every
fiscal year pay its own expenses, and at
the end of such period to cover all I'M
expended balances into the general ma
tlonal fund of the United States Trea-
sury, from which they cannot be drawn
except III accordance with an express
act of Congress. Under Democratic
rule, large balences annually remained
IN the Treasury which could be used
by the Department or Bureau for
which they were originally appropriat-
ed and even independent of the origin
al appropriation. Now this is com
pletely reformed, and the funds cannot
be used improperly or corruptly, thus
proving the honesty of the Admins
fat1on and it's fidelity to financial ac-
curacy, integrity and economy.
INVESTIGATIONS.
Al. Because, Notwithstanding there
were fOI1ptaap ELipvaCfi cations iDSti,