Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-03
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COMPARED.

CO.RPARED.
4 fair test of the comparative merits OF
the republican and democratic parties is
afforded in the State of Ohio, in which
the government has changed from party
to party in such way as to afford an ex-
ample Of the economical working of each
party.
The Republican party has held power in
Ohio twelve years, the Democratic fouf
years. The authentic documents show,
that during Republican rule the average
legislative expenses were Sll62 rs our
ing the democratic rule they were S4l|o-
Al; that is, the DEMOCRATS SPENT
for these purposes MORE THAN THREE
AND AUALF TINES AS MUCH AS THE
REPUBLICANS. The highest legislative
expenses in any one year under Republi-
can rule were s2IiG IS, while the highest
under Democratic rnle were S16i3 AZ.
Coming down to the period when the
greatest similarity OF circumstances pre-
vailed, we find the total legislative ex-
penses under the four years Of Democrat
ic rule were Sl6,705 g.. while the total
expenses under the last four years OF re-
publican rule were only hall as much, or
1920 %. This exhibit is independent of
the fact that the appropriation for the ex-
penses Of the last Democratic Legislature
was exhausted the day after the Legisla-
ture adjourned, SO that it is not known
what the aggregate of the authenticated
claims. that have since been pouring in.
will amount to.
During the twelve years Of Republican
rule several new offices were created,
with combined salaries amounting TO S24,-
500 whereas THE NEW OFFICES GRE
ATED BY THE DEMOCRATS IN A
THIRD OF THE SAME SPACE OF TINE
CARRIED SALARIES AMOUNTING
IN THE AGGREGATE TO S65.1o0.
Treble this sum and we shall have an idea
of Democratic prodgally, had that party
held power as long as the republicans.
The average yearly increase Of the salary
account under the republicans was Sl3l2,
under the Democrats 1920, or nearly
ELEVEN TINES AS MUCH. The Re
publicans made an average annual reduc-
ton of the State debt amounting to $751;
l19 II; that made by the democrats was
SAG, 5S3 So, or one-thrd less. The dem
ocrats however, determined to draw at
attention away from these damaging facts
by reducing the State levies. They cut
down that for general purposes in 1874
one.tenth of mill, and that for asylum
purposes still more. The consequence is,
money has been taken from the sinking
fund which cannot be repaid, and the
State levy for the current year has to be
made two-tenths greater than there
would be any need OF bat for this blunder-
ing reduction. Besides, the local and
special levies have been greatly increased
over million and Il quarter of dollars
and the State UiU be unable TO pay the
interest on the public debt and TO meet and
take up the loan that is redeemable and
ought 10 be ta.cen up Jan /, 1876.
So much for the specimen Democracy
of Ohio. What better can be expected
from party which has no clear idea of
the value OF dollar. and thinks the way
to make money is to print it, and that the
cheaper it is the better it is! Thus the
Democratic party has been tried in the
great State of Ohio, and now what sensi-
bic, honest business man wants to see 1t
tried on any larger scale ?