Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-07-14
\ Lear from the Record.


Ii we arc TO Judge a party accor
ding To the burden OF responsibilities
which il has borne through a series Of
years, We are forced TO give the high
est crcdi, to the republican party.
Perfection is not to be expected in
anything devised by human wisdom.
Faults will be found in the best ar
ranged system. F'aithlcss men will
creep into power despite the greatest
care TO exclude them This has been
the experience Of the world since the
beginning of time and will no doubt
co,itifrt,-.-tt 4,llsa lie human #At=aat
the divine, must be the standard Of
all governmental action when we
conc TO pass Judgment upon.it.
Judged by this standard the party
now holding power, has Lad an equal
record for honesty, and official intcg-
rity.
No jus, comparison can bc insti-
tnted between the transactions of the
republican party and the parties
which have hitherto administered the
government. lis responsibilities have
been of such magnitude, IFS iieltl OF
labor 50 extensive. It's history so
crowded with GREAT events, that its
fourteen years. of power far outweigh
i'll importance the seventy one years
which preceded them. 1t seems like
idle boasting to say that the republi.
can party through its administration
OF public affairs has borne response
l-bililics greater than all the admins:
trations from 1889 to 1861.
Yet such is the fact, as the official
records clearly indicate. Let us ex-
anime these records, and by the com
-parison Of figures obtain few val
liable facts.
How stands the rccofd onthe ques-
ton Of revenue?
We shall see.
The net ordinary revenue Of the
government from March 4, 1889, to
June 80, 1860, was, according to the
otlicial reports Of the treasury depart
ment, 81 ,S0G,354 ,G50.53.
This is large amount, but it coy.
ers a period OF scventy-one years.
From 1850 TO June 80, 1874, the
period, lacking about nine months, for
which the republican party stands re.
sponsiblc, the net ordinary revenue OF
the government was sl,437,lS ,7G5..
u, or@morc than double the net rev.
enue of the preceding sevcnty-onc
years. Yet the extraordinary cX.
pcnscs necessary to put down, the
Shareholders rebellion crowded this
vast amount Of revenue into the short
4 space Of fourteen years.
Let us examine the list Of cxpcn
dlturcs ahd see how that account
stands:
The net ordinary expenditures o
The government, March. a, 1889, Il
June 80, 1860, were 81, 73l,734,G7
~. From June 80, 1880, to June 80
1 1874, "a period Of fourteen years. tn.
net ordinary expenditures we're sG,
4G5, ,S95922-S4; or more than thrc,
times the expenditures Of the pre-
]: ceding' 'sevcntyone years.
The gross receipts and :expcndi
lures Of the government, which in
clude, the loan transactions show
Still greater contrast.
The gross receipts from March i
1889, to June 80, 1860, were 81, $50,
2sS,91o.55. From June 80, 1860, I,
Jdnc 80, 1874, they we're sa,1l7,O45
O92.9l, or more than five times til
total receipts Of the previous seventy
one years.
i Tie total gross expenditures for
7 Match 4, 1889, to June 30, 1860
were s2,l50,044,4l5.1S. From Jun
80, 1860, to June 80, 1874, they wer
+ 81, ,965,7s4,44 "a, or more than fv
!. times the total gross expenditure o
, the previous scyenty-one years:
!, Yet, with these immense receipt
p and expenditures; made necessary b.
: the, suppression Of the democrati
Z slave-ho ldcr's rebellion, tie record
: show q degree Of official integrit
without q parallel in the history {
governments. Vice president Wilson