Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-22
How Democratic Reform" Saves
Money,

Money,
Gov. Tilden in his electioneering
speeches among the farmers dwells espe.
cially and very properly upon the heavy
Indebtedness incurred by the Federal,
State, county and municipal govern.
ments Of the country and exhibits the ag.
gregates in striking manner. The But
falo Courier gives the partisan conclusion
which the Governor intends to be drawn
from his remarks by confining itself
chiefly to the national aspect of the
case, and saying that "simple statement
Of facts and figures, illustrating existing
evils, must also illustrate the fearful re.
sponsibility of that party which has been
dominant in the nation for fifteen years
and which is now waging war against
the cause of reform in this State" As to
the assertion involved in this last sentence
every intelligent reader of the Courier
must know that II Is sheer buncombe-
not to say cheeky faisehood. This cause
of reform is far safer in the hands of the
Republican party than in those of the
Democratic party-a party which Gov.
Tildcn rules one year longer but of which
Tammany Hall is the permanent MASTER
as figures will show.
Now how does the account stand be
tween the Republican-Federal Admins
tration and that of Tammany Democracy ?
While the former has reduced the national
debt six hundred millions since the war,
the latter, in New York city, has Increased
its debt steadily and rapidly by open and
well-known stealing, until Democratic pa
pcrs boldly talk of bankruptcy for the
city and lynch law for Democratic officials.
We do not forget that the bulk of this ma.
tional debt was created by Democratic
rebellion, and when they howl about debts
they undertake to charge on US their own
sins. If we had 4" let the Union slide" we
should have avoided this deht-and that is
just what they wanted us to do. The plain
fact Is that the Democrats are responsible
for both national and municipal debts,
and, as the lawyers say, they can't plead
their own torts in their own behalf. Not
withstanding they didn't create it, the
Republicans propose TO go on and pay up
same for the city of New York ii they
were allowed--and it never will be settled
or reduced until the Republicans do "get
a whack at it,"
So much tor debts. Now as to economy
of expenditures. Here the contrast is still
more damaging to the party of Tilden and
Tammany. Geo. w. Blunt, a well-known
citizen of that city, recently stated the
case in these concise terms:
"The expenses of the New York city
government are $35, 100000 per annum !;
population say 100000. The population
Of the United States is 10000, 900; a CORE
spending rate ofeXpenditure would be ST.
370,000,000. Now what is itl Two hun
dred and forty-one million dollars. OF this
sos, 600, 900 is for the interest of the nation
al debt; S30,000,000 for pensions-both
created by the treason of the Democratic
party; $50, 600, 900 for the reduction of the
debt, the same creation, which has been
reduced $600,000,000. Since the close of
the rebellion New York city has been in.
creasing her debt until the prospect is that
of bankruptcy. So much for Democratic
rule. Those who like it may 90 for its
revival"
This "extravagant" Federal Admins
tration spends the excessive sum of siG
dollars per head of population, while the
economical and reform" Tammany only
spends the trifle of tl0enty-nine dollars per
head. Tammany economy is only fue
times as expensive as Republican "ex-
travagance." As by the COurier's own
argument Republican fnanciering is on
the top shelf of lavish expenditure, and
DCllOIluNlC W lOhCSl vi llS
capacity for close living, we'd like to
know where the country would be if
Democracy got in power and "lct itself
out" little? Can the Courier give us
some little idea of about how long il would
take for Tammany economy" to "bust"
this country at the rate of five times as
much spent at the bottom of the scale as
Republicans spend at the top:
Again, we recall that over half of this
annual expenditure of the Republicans is
on account of Democratic treason. If we
had not been compelled to fight Democracy
as well as to vote ii down, we could have
run the Government at $3.50 per head, as
against $29.1 per head of Tammany rule.
Put it in tabular FORM
Tammany spends per head ........ ....... $40 16
Republicans spend per head. ad................ "
Apparent balance against Tammany. ss3 IA
Add for account Of Democratic treason. 3 20
Real balance against Tammany. ............$ $26 81
Which shows that if Republican ex-
travagance," unhampered by the results of
Democratic treason, had prevailed in New
York in place of Democratic REFORM
the taxpayers of that unhappy city would
have saved $26.34 out of every 500 of ex-
penditure; and the "cause of reform,
against which the Republican party is
waging war;" according to the Courier,
promises to swell national expenses from
$500 to $2916. Pretty high price to pay
for "reformr'
We have equally startling contrasts to
make wheTerer Democrats and Republicans
have had control, but defer it to other ar
ticles. The Courier and Gov. Tilden have
raised a very damaging issue for them.
selves.-Bt9aIO ErpreSs.