The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-28
1NDIAHA CAMPAaOs sOTEs.
"uiue Jeans" On the stump.


INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 23.--The Democra-
cy Of Putnam county turned out In large
force to-day at Greencastle TO hear rous-
ing addresses from Uncle Jimmy VIII
liams and Dan Voorhees,. People crowd
ed In from the adjoining districts till the
audience had reached fully 1000. Mr..
Williams remarked that he had never
seen such political gathering so lar 10
his campaign over the State. he spoke
for an hour, discussing the needs OF the
times In plain language, wnich met
with hearty response from oil present,
especially the farmers. Mr; voorhees,,
in more elaborate style, handled nation
al politics, and in a speech OF nearly TWO
hours pleaded for reform.
(To the Western Associated Press.l
INprANApoLrs, Ind, Aug. 23.-Hon. j.
y. Williams and D. w. Voorhees, were
enthusiastically received to-day ut
Greeneastle, fully 1000 being present
from surrounding districts. Mr.. VII,
liams spoke for an hour and reviewed
the Republican record. He said the
present outpouring reminded him OF the
days OF 1855, when there was troubling
of the waters. Evidently the people
wanted a change Of government. he
then discussed national politics on the
basis Of his eight months experience 10
Congress. Two years ago the Demo
Gratis had obtained control OF the House
on the cry of reform and at once com
menced the work OF retrenchment. The
House believed the Government could
get along with 1900 less employees than
It had for sixteen years. The Senate
thought reduction to 750 would 90,
thus admitting extravaganza TO that ex-
tent. The amendment agreed to saves
$3O, ,00O. 900 annually. Ii this economy
had commenced ten years ago $3O0,U
900 in principal and 1850. .000, 900 In inter.
est would have been saved aud applied
to the reduction of the public debt The
only thing lacking was the will. In
spite OF this the Presidents salary was
doubled.
When both houses voted to change
this back, the President vetoed the Dill,
| and the Senate refused to concur by an
almost strictly party vote in the recon-
mendation made later on the part or the
House to reduce it to the Old tigures.
Here he read the names of the men who
50 voted He then showed how the
| House had economical its own expenses.
In 1874 the House had used $lo9,5l9 81
in the miscellaneous expense account
| for the distribution OF documents. Ihls
session only $69,79 21 had been used.
Clerk hire had been reduced S17,O0o.
He then said Here is u book by Me-
Pherson, who had been Clerk of the
House for many years, and was Presl'
dent OF the Convention at Cincinnati,
whichIdid not nominate 0. 7. Morton,
but did nominate Hayes. This book
says 1t cost In 1874, SI09 900 for folding
documents, etc, and S37 900 for clerks.
| Now, here is an official statement
from George j.. Adams, the present
Clerk of the House, in which he says
that the House had expended in 1876 but
| $69, 900 for the first expense and $4,000
for the second, clear saving OF $57, ,00l
| in two items alone. There was a cleal
reduction of over $32, 900 over and above
the salaries OF members OF the commit
tees. He said il there is any credit
attaching for this, give the members
each one-fifth, and the balance to the
clerks, and il there is any blame, saddle
| it upon US, for we did IL on purpose. We
knew that every man employed there
was getting twice as much as a laborina
man could get in the State or Indiana
when none of them pretended to work
over five or six hours per day, and IRE
duently not one. He had noticed that
public servants were liberal with Other
peoples money, but remarkably eco
nomical in handling their own. dc
closed by charging that all who hac
not displayed the same zeal in public al
| in private trusts, were totally unworthy
OF public confidence.