New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
SOME uIssrlrEuESTs CORRECTED.

Gov. Hendricks faithfully represents his
marty. He repeats and adopts the assertion,
made by the st. LOUIS platform, that the ma
tional taxes have. increased from 50 per capita
in 1860 to Sic per capita in 1870. This state
ment is not true. Tie total receipts oi the
limited States Government from taxation IN
1850 were S53, 1871 81, which, with
populatton of 81 ,fOO, 800. was aboat 81 90
per capita. The total receipts OF the Govern
mcnt IN 1870 from taxation were S31o,Go1,-
233 81, or only 80 SO per capita The truth
would have been quite strong enough, but the
party and its candidate seem to prefer using
a statement which is less strong and has the
additional drawback of being untrue
1t is natural that Gov. Hendricks and his
party prefer to ignore the war. Of the entire
eypensc in 1870. less than $i36,00O,000 was
OF q character not directly caused by the war
which there is no olcnsc IN saying the Demo
cratic party brought on The actual increase
of expenses not caused by war was from III u?
per capita in 1850 TO less than - % per
CAPITA in so. This increase cannot be wholly
iustifed. and an accusation based on facts
would have been very much stronger than the
reckless untruth which the Democratic plat
form uttcrs, and which Gov. llcndnckS'
unwlttingly we hope, repeats. But there Is also
. sunprcs,jon of truth which is quite as
dlscreditabe as any iaschood Since 1870
taxation has been reduced very largely Inc
evucnsrs OF the Government have also decreased,
and still more than hall Of them are caused
by the rebellion. An elaborate statement
recently prepared by the Treasury Department
spparatps the expenditures due 10 the war from
,It., l.,,ts, nj
this statement it appears that ji.j per cent OF
the total expense is due to the war.
This Treasury statement is not 10y any means
flatering to the Republican party, IN other
respects. For, after dcducting all the items
which can with reason be regarded aS caused
by the war; there remain expenditures oi
SIC. .32l 1913 for the civil service and Tlr-
2lS,3S4 for the army and navy. Now the
expenditures in 1860 were Tor ciril service
Indians included. $30,069,O29 81. and for the
army and navy f27@sG,S52 %. At tins
point the Democratic dspntaut will pause,
and. with great solcmnity, inquire ii the
Republican party has stolen the difference he
tween %3l ,O0O,O0 and $70,OOO,OOo, or the
difference between, $2S 100000 and FlIOOO,-
600 The conclusion to which these hGulc'
are thus apt 10 lead is not one beneficial to
II
Republican prospects.
The truth, as usual lies between the claims
of opposing parties. There has been gross
extravaganza in the conduct of the Govern
mcni The Republican who attempts to deny
it only forfcits The confidence of intelligent
voters. But it is not true that this cXt'aya-
gance has been as great as Democratic ora
! tors Journals. or platforms represent. Gov.
Tildcn and GOV. Hendricks are both IcSpon-
sible for statements on this subject which are
calculated TO produce very false impressions
In the following are given the expenses OF the
army and navy. and of the civil service, In
| dans included, for certain years before the
| wal with the average yearly for t"o periods
of four years each, ending IN lS59 AMI 1861.
| Dming the first Of these periods the average
of population was less than 3O,OOo0oo, and
during the second about that OF the census OF