Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-19
SOME SUBSTANTIAL. ACTS Of
THE DEMOCRACY.

but he is 4 Democrat Of the Democrats,
and never borrows money Of Repub-
lean Senatorial aspirants, or organ
ICES Democratic sell-out clubs, or
ahat.4S one in; or title Of his belief III
the angelic purity and sweetness OF
Democratic doings, and the utter in
iquitv and horror Of Republican doe
trines. We imagine that the frequent
political misrepresentation Of tho
chroni,.la arise no: so much from any
nramediiaied purpose to be frugal OF
,eracitv. as from a constitutional inca
raci,v 10 tell the truth about po!i,-
zeal opponent. When its editor con-
Templates the possibility of Demo
cratic national victory his soul scars
into the rose-colored ether of magma
ton, uninspiring facts are left behind,
and the editorial quill
ssWakes to ecs,acy the living Tyre"
In las: Saturday. paper the Chronicle
man, after some criticism of an APPEL
editorial. delivers himself as follows:
The future 70 man can tell; bu, ii the
present do not testify to the thorough
ness of the Democracy in The good work
OF reformation, and their loyalty and
devotion to the country's best interests.
We do 70. know where examples of thor
ouehnesS and loyalty are to be found.
Acts. not words. are what the American
people want. They have had plenty OF
empty words within the last ten years
from Republicans; they ara now having
some substantial acts from Democrats.
They Will probably think as We do, that
anty o. future conduct.
Ii We apply the test invoked by the
CLr0aici-, OF words not deeds, We
must. however painful the necessity.
refer to the acts of a purely Democratic
administration in New York. There
were no Republicans there eren to call
the Democrats 10 order. and they had
everything their own way. They as
sessed the taxes. made the laws under
which the taxes were assessed, collected
them. expended them, and divided the
plumber. During two and one-half years
Of the Democratic rule of Tweed in New
York city he expended one hundred ana
forty-seven million seven hundred and
thirteen thousand eigh. hundred and
seventy dollars more than fifty-nine
millions Of dollars per annunn. and over
five and one-haf per cent. OF the yalna-
ton Of all the tsNable property in the
county. Tweed's ring increased the
debt over eigbty-three millions OF dollars
anu expended besides more than sixty
three millions Of dollars in cash. In
thirty months they squandered fourteen
per cent. of all the taxable property Of
the people of New York city.
The Democracy. pure and indebted.
Of New York City paid 10 theis party
organs during this time over seven mil
lions of dollars for printing" They
were authorized by law to erpend seventy
thousand dollars for repairs, and they
did ezpend four million and sixteen
thousand one hundred and eleven dollars
and ninety-one cents. The furnishing
of the Court House in New York City
cost serel million dollars. For the carpets
which were estimeted by dealers to be OF
the value OF Twelve hundred dollars, the
sum Of three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars was paid; the window shades
cost :wenty-tLree Thousand five hundred
and seventy-three dollars. and lnseIso!l's
bills for furniture were over five million
dollars. The plumbing Of the Court
House was audited q. one million two
hundred and twsnty-one thousand dol
lars. while two million eight hundred
dollars was paid for plasterinc.
These are examples of ''tho,oughness
and loyalty Of the Democracy-in the
good work of reformation, these are
acts which We fear our
friend Of the Chronicle will 7lot cite
SUIT has been commenced in the