The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-10-01

THE Republicans have lost everything
but Maine. And they are not proud of
the title by which they have kept so
much.
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER From the
outlook in Ohio, we repeat, there may
arise a condition Of things to force the re-
nomination of President Grant.
SENATOR ALcoRN, Of Mississippi,
thinks that State will go Democratic this
fall. All respectable people in the State
are disgusted with Governor Ames and
his administration.
The net ordinary expenditures Of
Grants administrations, amounting in
1870 to $l6i, ,52l 900, were increased in
1874 to $l9i,lls,00O. There's retrench-
ment for you. Meantime, his salary
was raised from s2j,OOO per year to
$50, 900.
"By accident" says the Albany Eren.
ing Journal, "a Democrat was returned
to the Assembly from the north district
Of Cayuga county" Good. This was
one of those accidents which the gods
sometimes bring about for the salvation
of States.
EXPENSES of maintaining the govern
ment of Pennsylvania:
1876 Governor skunk Dem l............ s2iG 632 90
is49, Governor johnson WING l......... s37 los 81
nitrta nfU. 10
1850, Governor Pollock tknow-Kothingl Sl7969 II
1859, Governor Packer Dem ............. 4osOy7 20
1852, Governor Curtin Rep l........... +4902s 81
is6s, Governor Geary Rep .............. si5t39 50
1874, Governor Hartranft Rep .........i O6,l5 60
The present administration is very
heavy on retrenchment." In 1870 its
expenditures were sl64, ,42l 600, and in
1874 they were sl94, llS,o0O a wholly
unnecessary increase of nearly $30,000,-
900. 1t is very evident that the admin
istration has mistaken stealage for re-
trenchment.
The Radical leaders having prostrated
all the industries of the country, de-
bauched the public service and corrupted
every department of the government,
now claim that they alone are to be
trusted to reform existing abuses. fla
man should despoil you of your prosper
ity and rights, would you naturally turn
TO him for protection and assistance?
fHE Chicago Tribune, after predicting
a largely increased Republican majority
in Maine, is driven TO an amusing ex
tremity TO account for the loss of over
eight thousand votes. After fioundering
through half column of lame excuses
it finally reaches the sage conclusion that
Maine, in common with the whole of
New England, is being overrun by Cath
Ollie Irish, and as they always vote the
Democratic ticket, you know, of course,
you know, it could not well be otherwise,
you know.
The Milwaukee Ne,cs says: ave have
FIRE h sample of Democratic administra-
tration from New Jersey. One Sooy has
been Treasurer of that State for many
years. Over year age his extravagant
habits became so conspicuous that public
suspicious were aroused, and when the
Legislature was in session last winter il
was urged that a successor should be
elected. But the Legislature was Dem
ocratic and Sooy is Democrat so no ac-
ton was taken locking to his removal.
And now Mr.. Sooy turns up defaulter,"
etc, etc. Unhappily, as the Milwaukee
.Ne,rs will find by consulting any polit-
ical almanac, Mr.. Sooy is a Republican.
The Democracy have found the
finances in miserable condition, and
propose to help matters by a judicious
treatment of the case. To do this the
paper currency must be gradually
brought up to the par standard of gold
by encouraging and stimulating indus
try, and aiding the people to earn some
thing more than bare subsistence. Con-
traction and forced resumption would
make it impossible for the laborer to
save anything, and would entail hopeless
bankruptcy. The gold basis is the ulti-
mate aim Of the Democracy, but they do
not believe in the Radical idea of trying
TO reach it through forced resumption
and consequent bankruptcy.
The Cincinnati Commercial, which has
been trying hard to swallow the Repub-
lican ticket in Ohio, for the fanced rea-
son that the party is sounder than the
Democracy on the money question, isget-
ting discouraged. 1t finds shufiiing
Radicalism does not mean hard money
by long way, and adds "A further
danger is that the Republican leaders
are too cowardly to make a square fight
on the great issue. The talk that the
President is a hard money man is delu-
sion. lie has very crude theories about
the finances, has repeatedly and sudden
ly changed his views, and may do so again,
and with Morton, Oglesby, Ferry, Logan
and the rest, the uncertainty of the posi-
tion of the Republican party is to be
taken into consideration"
Nobody at the Helm.
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