The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-22
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That was a happy conception which
proposed to celebrate the hundredth
anniversary Of American Independ-
ence on the spot where it was born.
But like every other public enterprise
in these times, it is likely to be made
a public "steal," " on a grand scale. Re-
ferring to the proposition TO appro-
pirate $3,OO0,000 out of the National
Treasury to squander in making a
big spread at Philadelphia on the
Fourth of July, 1874, the New York
Sun discourses aptly when 1t says sit
is a plot to filch money from the
Treasury to corrupt in its squander
ing the very diminutive morality of a
city which has. not for years had
solitary element of free suffrage in its
plug-uglyism aud bribery.
Not even in louisiana and Arkan-
sas, where poll lists and voting re-
turns are manufactured to order, has
there been such shameless abuse of
the sacredness of abe ballot as in
Philadelphia. Let them buy and sell
and when they cannot buy and sell,
knock down and drag out the voter;
but let it be done with their own
money, and not the bard wrung pit.
tHnce Of the simple-minded industry
Of the country, to whom decency of
conduct and reciitude of purpose are
not yet forgetfulness.
In that most remarkable compound;
the late veto message, the warning
note of increased taxation is sounded;
the old lancet newly sharpencd is in
requisition. Let the admirers of mil
itary greatness in civil station be
readywith rolled.up sleeves. lint, and
bandage for the salutary depicting.
Dr. Sanglado is again on his travels
with bodkin and bowl. A recourse
to the journals of Congress will salts.
fy the searcher after knowledge that
nothing has been more unrestricted
thanthe use Of money by heads of de-
partments-not in this only butin pre-
ceeding Administrations With or
without appropriation, they spend
what they want, and when the legis.
lative body is reassembled, the first
action is always deficiency bill to
legalze illegal uses Of public. funds.
We are asked then to give to this
puppet show and bear dance $3,0OO,.
700 to set up business, with the over
hanging shadow of deficit to be {
supplied by an appeal to the the ma '
,Ional honor. The complaisant Gen.
the Chairman, with Credit |
MobIier profits in one pocket and his !
i've thousand dollar fee On Ring pave. J
nent in the other, and grasping tho t
alary surplus in both hands, will be c
Iuietly acquiescent The sum asked !
or is nearly one-fourth of the entire l
'er annum expenses of the Govern. c
nent as late as the Administration of Il
ohm Quincy Adams, to be made 6
iore than the aggregate annual cost Z
y a wantage>o Of liquidation which t
70 cannot, once committed, refuse to )
irnish, h
There has been no such impudent Q
umbug in the century. As u State C
nd city enterprise, TO make IL nation. h
is preposterous. AS an Interna. Ii
onal Exposition, tho Vienna fdsco tt
last year, with its complete failing s.
nd utter financial ruin, stands like a Il
Clubhouse on the reef to warn of h
with beach harpies who 81
ateh to steal of the cargo what is
pared by the devouring waves.
With food and famine in the South "
nd Southwest; a late spring, with In
'rebodings of scant yield of agri- II
allure; with trade supine and labor n
paralysis; want little short of :,
retchedness, and no dawning ray of ',
'liefi a Government running itself, d
ilh expenditures beyond revenue, fc
* ridden in States nhd counties, the Il
aople are in no temper for amateur n
sbursements of short money in the "
yelling and riot Of celebrations !,
enllemah who ARC ambitious of h,
eeping cushions Of chairs warm for =,
iother two years in the House Of :,
representatives. had better pause and a,
'unt one hundrcd at least, before h,
ey vocalige an aye for an "all IT
OILS day at Philadelphia on July II
1876 -
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