Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-10

FefthfsHQeht 0} western UtCiSt0N.
this country the same system was an
ignominious failure, famous only for
failures and copspiracies infamous
with the people and a disgrace to
the country.
He wished to add his deep conv'c-
tion that whatever party might be
calledsupon to administer the govern.
ment lift appointed men to- collect
taxes on account OF their influence
disgrace would be brought upon tile
party. Ii it should be the wish Of the
American people, as he believed it,
would be soon, to callAhc Democratic,
fparty to-powef,-.tbat would.
bring honesty TO these departments,
yet SO fully was he cnnviuced thar
there would bc/a temptation To use
money to keep the party in power
that he felt lverv much like praying
the Lord 70 deliver the democrats from
so g,eas<a temptation.
To day standing in the shadow OF
the awful event which has cast a gloom
over the whole country it grievcs me-
to s,a.cEIiia,=tihc=.h,r inst itu,in.,s
were itape rilled by these saa ap!
fsickpninp Disclosures; -sl,is-w4sya--al
corruption which has swep, over the
country and broke at last AT the very
steps Of the executive mansion.
Mr.. Morton said the corruption was
consequent on the evil results Of DEM
ocratic mal.adninistration and il il
now came back on those who caused
it. they should be the last to complain
Of its consequences. He, Morton.
unite with the gentleman in 'any
method to suppressthe existing evils.
Mr.. Gordon had declared that a
Thousand million-doliars had been
stolen, but the senator was rather ex-
travagsnt in his figures. The gov
ernment was substantially in the
hands Of the democratic party in 1865,
'66, 67', and Gs; the tax collected on
whisky during these years was as
follows
In 1866. $50, ,26s,O00
/" 1867 33,542,C0O
I" 1868. ............ lS,655,00O
and this with tax OF two dollars per
gallon for whisky. In 1873 the tax
collected on whisky was 81 million:
rim 1874, 40 million; and in 1875, SO
million dollars, and this with tax
less than half that imposed under the
4 4 : 4 ,4I1ell.asea administrations. Could it be
inferred from these figures that
when the democratic party came
! into -powcr-it would be panacea fol
all these ills. If the senator wanted
to appoint officials to be non partisan
why did not his party in the Other
. house bring forward bill to make
revenue collectors life officers. Mr.
Morton declared the whole PROPOSE
} ftion ended In one coming outin favor
Of monarchy instead Of a republic. Il
these frauds mentioned by Mr.. Cor
don all came out Us result of repub
lican administration, that party
, was honest which investigated ant
: punished its own members. Even t
: the event which had cast shadoy
s over the land, he would onlysay tina
: If the statement was true, thcappoint
d mcnt OF that officer came as near be
ing non-partisan as possible.
II The revenue laws had not bee
]. framed by parties, they we're the re
d suit ofcarcful study OF business nc,
e II Joyce, Mcdonald and others, d
IS defraud the revenue, that could N,
= be helped, all the republican par'
IS could do was to find = them out 81
orf punish them, and that had been dol
e, without mercy. The democratic pa
,e ty had not been SO vigilant inlpunis
IN ing the delinquents Of that party.
u, 1860, when secretary Thompson sto
hi. money and bonds, gnns and amuniti
ne who punished them? who arraign
he them?
n. The republicans had been 100 ler
ay ent in granting its opponents poll
If cal power and some Of the worst trc
ad blcs came from that
nd After further discussion by Mort
,ss and Gordon the senate went into
in ecutive session, and adjourned.