The daily gazette., 1875-04-19
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
WHAT THE PENNsYLvANlA DE-
MOCRACY WILL DO TO WIN.

JOHN MILLER LAYS DOWN THE DEMO-
CRATIC LAw-oLD FASHIONED HON
EsTY WANTED.
John Miller, Esq, chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee of Pennsylvania visited Philadel-
phia on Friday and was interviewed by
Times reporter, Mr.. Miller said
"You ask as to the policy of that
party. Our policy will undoubtedly
be such as TO unite in common effort
all those of every party who sincerely,
without regard to their former politi-
cal connections, desire change of ad-
ministration in National, State and
municipal affairs. Such a union of
forces was made in Connecticut, where
with the cordial support with of the
Conservative RepuElicans-two of
whom were elected on the Democratic
State ticket-the State was carried by
the largest majority that has been Civ
en- to any party for many years.
"Yes sir, you speak truly The
great necessity of the times is to bring
the Government back to economy and
integrity. The Democratic Congress
soon to meet will reduce the national
expenditures from forty to fifty mil
lions without impairing the efficiency
of any departIhe 1T of Government
This is expected of them for this were
they called back by hepeople to pow
er, and it will be done. Why sir, look
at it The increased expenses of the
National Government during the last
three years have been over thirty mil
lions, when they should have been
gradually reduced. In our own State
-and this is a matter which touches
our own pockets and an argument ad-
dressed to ones stomach has much
| more effect than one to the head-in
our own State the Legislative expen-
| ses have been increased from over
SIZE, 600 in 1860 $400. 900 in 1874, which
was before the Increase of the mem
bers Of the Legislature. The execu-
tive expenses have been increased from
$15, 600 to S45. 600; the Auditor Gener-
ais Departmental ex lenses have risen
from 81 900 to $17, 600; the Surveyor
Generals from $l1 900 to $25, 900, the
Legal Department from $4 600 to s20,-
600; the judicial Department from
$141 600 to 1915, 900 and the creation
of new departments and officers have
added $4,000 more. (Mr. Miller
in giving these figures referred to his
note.5ook.)
| Now, this is simply frightful. And
lit is profigacy which is eating the
ivitals out Of the people, and if contin-
| ued will make renewal of prosperity
!. impossible in this country. Taxes are
constantly increasing, while the ability
J OF the people to answer the demands
of the tax-gatherer is constantly de-
creasing. Even the farmers are suffer
ing from debt and the low prices Of
their products, and the offices, ante
rooms and passage-ways of the sheriffs
of the different counties of the State
are literally papered with bills OF sales
} of the property of the husbandmen.
Some of the journals, especially in the
} northern counties, seem to have no
iroom for news, their columns ere so
|, filled with "sheriff's sales" All this
!, poverty and misery are plainly in con-
sequence of these extraordinary de-
!. mands of Government, absorbing, as
they do, the earnings and income of
the falmers, making them unable to
purchase supplies for their families and
their farms, and leaves the mills un-
employed and the handicraft workman
, standing idle at his work bench
Indeed, every branch of trade and in
dustry is prostrated, the people are un
able to buy from the merchants, and
there are no markets for the products
of the soil. Nothing, sir, can quicken
trade aid business unless it be the
Infringing of our rulers back to the old
, time economy and honesty. This can
) not be dole by the party in power for
the reason that the leaders who control
its organization and direct its actions
, are the authors of all this profligacy
, ard decentralization. The better class
, of Republicans will be compelled to
seek remedy for these evils elsewhere.
To deserve the support of such Repub-
licans, to present candidates who shall
deserve the confidence of all parties,
and to adopt a policy that will enable
t all good citizens consistently and hon
r orably to act with them, is now the
plain duty of the Democratic party, and
e that policy will win in the coming
contest by ominently deserving the
, support the good people of the whole
5 country. This, you can say, will be
the platform of the Democratic party
e in the next Gubernatorial campaign