The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-23

boek was the great
HOMESTEAD LAW.
SAat law passed once before and vetoed Big Dem
seratie President I need not tell you what that
Law TO- / will only say that last year !, 800 500
under that law without money and without price.
will pause further to say to you that since this
more home staads to-day upon the public lands
1nder this great and beneieent measure than
fApplaase - Wien Adam smith wrote his Wealth
only ' and @erS Enssnd and aes IS
:wnsd one e 10 Of Ther ten are
sfan there are in Great Britain. There is prop
system, 50 that in future the government lands
shall be held sacred for the homestead settlers so
and every head of family. may entitls Rimssif
to homestead of 100 acres upon the single eondi-
the Land-ofice fees. Then. since the Republican
party has been in power: yoT have seen the great
prosross The wealth Of the country, has been
scaea Is n ha Wealth Of the he oan
put at Sid. 600 900 900. In 1870 it amounted 10
the same proportion. In 1862 the value OF manu-
featured products was less than 81 600 900 800. In
for wages in the year $50 to per-
sons engaged in manufacturing and me
inme eG adsasee 's made by he oosntrg during
the Ten years between To- ana i5To, @ 81 tae
into details. The debt of the country has been
in round numbers. During General Grants adj
mnistFatfon and with the currency such as /
b becs the sn fAs Of hs
value of bonds has been appreciated in the
D and nce Ia te4e have Ss been SIX
different repeats OF taxes. which. il they bad re-
Of taxes in excess Of tie taxes YOU are paying to
day; Toe tranking privileges has been abolished
We have increased the number OF post Offices /
On account of our good credit the government
has been enabled to take up soii1,o9.oto f 81
500 900 eco q i've per cent bonds thereby saving
All eisetipn Ellis have been passed; and let me
say right here it seems from present indications
Ills Rakinx Bill. BECAUSE as election days come
on they begin their work. That great measure
since that law was put in force. since we clothed
heard s Of as ! single G i k1kia1 raid ~
Then during the control OF the country by the
SeeD made With oresn eounries by When
the rates Of postage have been reduced upon an
thirds. Let me give, You an instance: The
postage in the good old Dsmoeratie times wa was
And then, other treaties have been negotiated |
h at britain & sFeR Il. and Ihts hs
aliens and emigrants from that country to this
tme to zen enlarge Upon tbs point Let me turtle
say that the APPROPRIATIONS Tor the coming hssai
the former year within fraction of 81. 900 900.
And if you win deduct these expenditures which |
terest on the public debt and the vast sums We
pay as s m s
You will lind that expenses per capita are no
tration. As to Corruption, | am not here to deny
but that there have been instances Of corruption
1t would be under any administration.
While this government is run by men selected By |
the people, they all occasionally disappoint the |
people. 1t cannot be otherwisc-it never VIII be I
otherwise until there SHALL come down from
this goveTnment-the time never will come but
that we will have deiaulters. There are sixty |
thousand of.ic g holders that have got TO be p-
pointed hy soIa ebody, and it would be wonder
indeed. if the appointing power was not some
There are thirty-th thousand post offices. OF
which thirteen hundred are IN the State of In |
diana. Then there are collectors OF c,is pms
duties, internal revenue duties. Then there are
country ana collectors Of our internal revenue.
You near ANA are not surprised. every day. when
Massachusetts, some, trusted cashier has
Become with dsauifs aads t Rs' banR
lie lie" Vas man who had esGl6Iishod himself most
thoroughi5 n the con nus nee O. the bans ON ials
under ReSTbliFan administration to become dc |
fauter. The glory Of the Republican party has |
been that it has never attempted to cover these
rims otrits own oiieeTsEznever. LApplaEse.l
ment Of this State and he told me OF an instance
person person hal decaaped With ali the funds Of the
on Rs lie arrested m th
Ierrtol br9rf>t 0ek snd IoJss ~ IN a a. In
panty deals with dishonest mem Ifpiaass
Ii is not like the Democratic party. No! Point
snss has yssd his and
has not been arraigned snd, II found guilty, has
IF tho name Of oF apsonte
to office under Democratic administration. He
ministration. his crime was eharsed by Demo
Gratis to our party. But as soon as it was dis
bis trial, n and though he had very eS' iaa
entail friends. though. his social standing was
grison. i cali upon my Dem eerato friends TO
point out they san s sphs .n tan WHERE
party, it has not bee promptly inquired into, anu
rsrort made, ana peIno mo-, r9t nRon the con-
the custom house frauds, the Credit Mobllcr ana
bs sa095n gsb 4 gas 50 t the o1esp
Arkansas and Kansas. In all eases jnyeStiya
hat fits Caldwell. Of Kansas. had bought rs way
into the-Senate Of the Inited States. The eoa
nnseated. and be would have been unseated had
When this Credit Mobilisr was investigated
many proud names suffered Tbs House imme
diately passed resolutions ssNpelilag one OF the
And 50 also the Senate promptly investigated the
ease of Patterson, OF New HAMPSHIRE. likewise
implicated m the Credit Aooliier scandal, anu =
committee OF thas body reported d resolution 10
Now. one word I want t. say to my Democratic
friends. You. who are so ready TO make these
fre Of the Republ.ean mat thes are
thieves elabezzlers or what not. i IS trne rig5,t
yilIe IN the State you have eleven collectors oil
internal revenue. who collect millions of dollars
hnT Hss got lie asfshai and naIabsr Of otaaers
cannot call TO mind. If the charge is true, yea
can show it to be true here at home L have
shown you where one fell in White county and l
what was done with him. Pat your finger upon a
dishonest Federal ulcer in the State OF India nc.
and VIII agree that ii you report his case to me
| viii try to get him displaced ii the charge is .
true. That is fair, is il nots You do not think of
hlottinr ont the sun. which is such a bene6eent
agent because on looking through bit OF sn oked
glass you can the spets its face? L do not /
imagine that the Democrats party. If they shouid
succeed to power. would be suitless OF haEIRs dis
honest ofhee holders.
1 know il has been nv business to get bills |
he al - ties aEk