The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-30

osASo iOk TIC ASb twenty Or twenty
. five years, know that up to 1876
the Democratic party was in powe,
and had been administering tn
Affairs of the State for years The
know, too, and will readily recal
to mind much concerning the wi
lainy and corruption of the the
leaders Of the party, the proofs Q
which were SO damning that TIL
people rose in their strength ans
voted every one of them out O
power In 1860. Fourteen year,
have elapsed since that meritet
overthrow, and we now see MANY O
the same leaders associated Will
others OF later prominence, arrayec
together under the banners of thu
old party. and attempting to ge,
the control of the State governmen,
again, not upon any merits of their
own, or any greater claims of fit
ness, but upon the falsely alleged
demerits and short comings of the
Republicans
II the people Of the State, and
particularly those who have become
citizens since the overthrow of
these old leaders, no matter how
strongly prejudiced they might be
as partisans, could be made to fully
comprehend the true history of the
party management, they would
openly oppose every attempt to
place any of these men at the head
of affairs again
The record of Encouragement.
reckless extravaganza, corruption
and peculation is too lengthy in
detail for our columns at this time.
but is sufficient to show the inter
unworthiness of tie whole concern
At present we shall enumerate
some of the acts referred to, and
hereafter submit them SO that the
people may be able to vote inteli.
gently in October.
In 1850 Congress gave TO the
States certain swamp lands within
their respective limits. That in
this State embraced L, 800. 900 acres.
The proceeds Of the lands. after
deducting the cost of drainage, was
to go to the school fund. The
Democratic State officials and their
friends. managed to steal every
acre and dollar of it, and the school
fund lost 100000 according to
the estimates of the Democratic
of the time.
In the adjustment of the old In
dustrial Improvement affairs. the
State became owner of 100000
acres OF land in Georgia. In the
winter of 1913 8 a ring was made
up, IN whose interest the legislature,
one evening, passed a resolution
authorizing the Government to sell
his land, without restrictions of
my kind. Before 8 o'clock next
morning the land was sold to one
Martin X. Green, for 81, 900, over a
verbal offer of 500. 900, made bv re.
'ponsible parties. After having
.ttention called to the swindle by
dov Wright, the Democratic legis-
allure, under the lead of A. p.
afterward Governor, rati.
led the sale. Martain r. Green
ecently admitted he sold his in.
crest in the land for $40, 900. and
t is understood the next sale was
or $50, 900, after which the par ties
liAided the lands between them.
After the failure of the Internal
system, which LETT the
State with debt of over eleven
Millions, the Democratic State of
lcers and Legislature failed to
make provision for the interest,
irtually repudiating the debt and
ringing the State into notorious
lishonor. This continued until
SAT, the interest in the meantime
when a compromise
nth the creditors was made
trough the interpositon of Wings
nd some leading Democrats, bvi
Thich the w. & E. Canal was
transferred to the creditors for half
heir claims, the State giving new
ohganons for the remainder,
mounting to about $1,000, 900.
State financial affairs were 40
ably administered thenceforward
p to 1861, that the debt had in
reased to over ten millions.
The Republicans came into Office
18th this debt hanging over the
tate The war came on and had
be provided for, and how well
lis was done, is familiar to every
1e.
The Republicans, under the ju-
lcious management of Gov. Nor
N and Gov. Baker, seconded by
le other State officials AMI legis-
ture, adjusted and paid off the
n millions of old debt, and about
lree millions in addition thereto.
fought on by the requirements of
e war. and Democratic misman.
,ement, until to day the State has
foreign debt and a very small
debt, and is in better con
ton. financially than any State in
e Union.
In addition to this, by careful and
se legislation, the Republicans
we contracted the school funds.
fore scattered and yielding an
lcertain revenue, until it now
counts to nearly nine millions Of
liars. the largest school fund held
any State in the Union.
These facts go to show that in
ancial management the Demo
acy have been a miserable failure, :
lile the Republicans have been
iformly successful.