Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-16
DEMOCRATIC THIEvING.

The charge is made by Democratic |
orators that the Republican party is
party Of thieves. Look at these few
facts which are set forth by Hon. Charles |
Foster Of Ohio;
From custom receipts the loss during |
Jackson's time from 1884 to 1887 on |
$1,000 was SIPS; in Van Buren's |
time. 1898; in Grants administration.
two cents loss on each $1,000.
From January l. 1884. to June so |
1861, the losses to the $1,000 was S2.23;
from July l. 1861, to June so. 1915.
during Republican administration. four
teen cents per $1,000. The internal
revenue system did not exist during
administrations, The losses per $1,000
on receipts have been sl.70; from mis-
cellaneOus sources during Jaeksor's term.
S2.75 per $1,000: during Van Buren's
service, S4.76 per $1,000; during Bu-
chauan's term. Sl2O9 and now. Grants
term. sixty-nine cents per SlO0Ol The
average losses during Democratic admin
istratiOns. S4.53 per $1,000; in Repub-
liean administrations. Sl.30 per $1,000.
On the total receipts from all sources
the loss during Democratic administra-
tons was S2.O9; during the Republican
administrations, 81 cents. Now take
the disbursements. the losses, and ratio
of loss per $1,000. In the War Depart
ment during the good old Democratic
times-General Jaekson's term-the los
ses were $3.50; during Van Buren's
term. S5.4S; during Folks four years
as President, SS.44; during Pierce's
term. s6.O5; during Buchanan's term,
1925; during Grants administration
25 cents. The total losses on disburse-
ments of Offices belonging to the War
Department in Democratic times, from
1884 to 1861. were Ss.79 per thousand /;
total losses from 1861 to 1875, SI.39
per $1,000.
In the Navy Department. in the dis
bursements the losses during JaeksOn's
term per $1,000 were s1O.53; in Pierce's
term, s7.42; during Buehanan's term,
s3.49; during General Grants term,
fifty cents. Total Democratic, Asst /;
total Republican, s24l. Indian Bureau :
Here or Democratic friends have so
much to say about extravaganza that this
table will be read with interest. The
losses during Jaekson's administration
we're SlO-96 per thousand; in Buchan-
ans time, S69.5S per thousand q sup.
pose these were the reform times. tia
: our Democratic friends desire to bring
: Us back to ) during Grants time, seven
} teen cents per thousand. The total los
a In Democratic times. SlI.39 per thou
4 sand during Republican administration
r 1928 per thousand.
) Losses on account of pensions durin
! Democratic administrations. S4.36 pc
: thousand during Republican admins
trations, sl-2l per thousand.
Y In the Post Office Department durin
Ie Democratic administrations losses on eae
2 $1,000 were S3.O4; during Republica
Q administration. SI.3S. From misce
ut laneous sources. lgsscs III Democrat
0, times were SIS.6I per thousand /;
rs against s4.O8 in Republican times II
ID total losses per thousand on disburs
a. ments from all sources from 1884 to 1Se
lie during Democratic administrations We
IL $500. while during the Republics
les times they were only IS cents per tho
sand And it may be added here tn
ne the losses during Republican administr
ge tions are recent, and it is estimated
lg. the departments. that p per cent
ire what is put down as losses recently W
he finally be recovered, so that actually t
am losses during Republican admin tratiO
Ill will be probably 25 per cent less tn
the the figures here given.