The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-06-09

Mexico ahordInG 1t the richest CONNER
cial facilities, opening up to her the COM
merce of the world, her people forming
the grandest, wealthiest and happiest Of
all the States, lies PROSTATE and bleeding
at every pore. the victim of reconstruct
ton, Radical misrule, and military out
rage. In 1865, her public debt was
eight millions of dollars, which has been
swelled until it is now iifty~two millions.
Her Governor, elected by the will of her
people, has been prevented from exercis-
ing the functions of his Office by Federal
interference; an usurper fastened upon
them instead; her Legislature, chosen by
her people at fair election, dispersed by
Federal bayonets, the Democratic and
Conservative members thereof arrested
and their seats partitioned among their
defeated opponents; and all this sane
toned and approved by the Republican
Administration. And yet the Republican
party asks you to take Kentucky from
the control of the party which has pre-
served peace and nouri-hed prosperity
in her borders, extinguished her State
debt, and place it under the control of
that party which has sanctioned and APP
proved and organized and directed all the
outrages and plundering that brought
dsa- er and ruin upon her fair sisters Of
the South. Once all the South was I'M
der Radical rule. Now, thank God all
but three have broken the yoke ofbon-
dage, and those three will soon follow
their fortunate sisters into the paths of
freedom. Not alone in the South has the
baleful influences and direful results of
Radical domination been felt, but all
over the Union, wherever that party has
held sway, the same results have followed
in its wake.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
The last year under Democratic rule
the Government of the United States was
run at cost of fifty-six millions of dol
lars. The aggregate expenses under
Democratic rule for twenty-five years was
one hundred and seventy-two millions
Last year the Republican Congress appro-
priated three hundred and twenty-five
millions Of dollars for the expenses Of one
year alone. In six years. from 1865 to
1871. the Republicans collected in the
way of internal revenue tax, one billion
two hundred and fiity-two millions of dol
lars, which is ten times a greater sum than
the Democrats collected in forty years.
Last year the Republicans collected one
hundred and six millions of internal rev.
enue, and Kentucky had to pay five mill
lions four hundred and iifty-six thousand
of that, while the whole ofthe New Eng
land States together only paid five mill
lions five hundred and seventy>fiye thou>
sand. That is what makes times hard
here. We pay all the taxes, and New
England absorbs all the class legislation
While Kentucky only gets seven millions
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Banks, Massachusetts, is the recipient of
fifty-nine millions In order to carry on
the war, the Government issued bonds,
which were bought up principally by New
England capitalists, and Immediately ex-
empted from taxation, while we Of the
South and West are required to pay tax
es upon everything. They were first
made payable in currency, but as the of
ticers of Government, President, cabins ct
officers, members of Congress, and the
Eastern capitalists who backed them, be-
came the purchasers OF nearly allthe bonds
a Republican Congress declared that they
should be paid in gold; and thus the de-
preciative currency was cast to the far,
mers and laboring men as good enough
money for them. They thus unlawfully
and tor their own profit, saddled upon us
a debt OF at least five hundred millions OF
dollars. They passed a National Bank
law by which the deposit of one hundred
thousand dollars in L. S bonds, drawing
interest in gold, would secure ninety thou
sand dollars in currency, to be loaned to
the people at exorbitant interest. New
England secured the lions share of these
banking privileges, fthis currency, and
now, when money is scarce with us, 30
scarce that we can hardly conduct the
ordinary business OF life, there is no lack
/ % it at the East.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
land the Democratic party stand OPP.
posed 10 high protective tariff. Under
Republican rule more than two thousand
articles of everyday use and wear have
been taxed in this way. The taxes on
these articles range from sixty to two
hundred per cent. and it all com es oil
the consumer and laborers. They taxed
incomes for awhile, but that operated
against the rich men and the New Eng
/ land capitalists and the Radical leaders,
and then it was repealed. This high
protection favors and benefits eight States,
while it is sapping the life-blood of the
other twenty-nine States. The twenty
! nine States are the servants of the other
eight, and these are growing rich from
| the products of our labor. Our cotton,
tobacco, etc, are shipped there for manu-
facture, and it is heavily taxed, while
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