The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-09-19
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The Republican party stands before the forty
millions of American freemen commendable il
lustration of economical government and stir
ling devotion to justice to all citizens. We are
greeted on all sides by Democratic organs and
speakers With the charge of Republican extrava-
gance, high taxes and corruption. Let us COM
pare notes. The Republican party has never
been obliged to borrow money to pay the current
expenses of the government The Democratic
administration of James Buchanan was such
miserable failure that it was obliged to borrow
$1,000, 600 to pay its current expenses in the
midst of profound peace And it negotiated the
loan for 8, 10 and II per cent. Last winter the
Republican party paid this Democratic loan, con-
tracted to pay the ordinary expenses of the gov
eminent, and we have not yet seen the Democratic
newspaper thathas been manly enough to admit it.
Buchanan's administration cost per capita for
the inhabitants of the nation ST. SO, or SCI, 4O2,-
40964, for its current expenses. President
Grants administrations for the current expenses
Of running the government in 1873 were $685.
O42, s3S.l3. This was SLIT per capita upon
gold basis. Yet the expenditures of the govern
ment during 1873 aggregated 1922, III, 1888 25.
The balance above the ordinary expenses of tue
government was 1928, 134, 350.82. All this extra
expenditure grew out of the war for which the
Democratic party is responsible. 1t was the
Democratic party that originated it, supported it,
sywpathized with it, gave all its aid and force.
And it is responsible for every cent of war debt
that. was contracted. The Republican party is
paying off this immense debt of Democratic con-
traction. The Democrats are raising an immacu-
late howl about TIE hardships of paying tax TO
pay debt of their contraction. $50, OOO, 900 are
paid annually in pensions TO the widows and
orphans Of the soldiers who were slain by Demo-
cratic bullets
Let Democrats and Democratic papers remem.
Der these things while they pirate about Republi-
can extravaganza. Let them remember that Jas
Buchanan's administration in the time of pro-
found peace paid IL per cent for a loan of S2O,-
100000, while the Republican party has borrow
ed nearly hundred times that amount to sup
press a Democratic rebellion for 5, and BIO
HURRAH FOR MAINE.-We knew she would
come out all right. The sturdy lumbermen of
Maine have stood by their colors and their
true and trusty leaders. Her election was on
Monday of this week. The Republicans car
ried the State by an increased majority over
last year. They have elected all five Con
gressmen, carried every county in the State
elected twenty-nine out Of thirty Senators and
three-fourths of the lower house of the Legis
lature. There has been clean sweep of the
"free trade" Democracy of the "pine State"
The accomplished and popular Speaker of
the House of American Representatives has
been returned to Congress-a fact which is
gratifying to all good Republicans throughout
the land as well as in Maine. Mr.. Blaine
according to the authority of Hon. Alexander
II. Stephens-has had no superior as a Speak
er for the last thirty years.
The Maine Republicans nominated an ex-
cellent ticket went to work with vim, kept
the canvass alive and enthusiastic with an en-
ergy that never tagged. Let the Republicans
of Maryland learn useful lesson from The
commendable example of the Maine RepubIi-
cans. White Leagues get no encouragement
there.