Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-10-05

Cow llideh was certainly not less than
S30,O0u; and that therefore making a
liberal deduction for expenses, &c., he
must owe the Government for the un-
paid tax on at least quarter of mil
hon of dollars. The democratic party,
or in other words, the party that is al
ways barren of principles of its own and
is forever opposing everything original,
has raised now the standard of reform.
Let us see what that reform is. In the
North and East Tilden, their leader, is
represented by the democracy as the
advocate of hard money sad as be-
ing a great Unionist; the democracy
of the South wish to impress the people
with the idea that he has always been
pro-slavery nah and secessionist.
The democracy of the West persuade
its masses that he is an inhationist. So
it is impossible to conceive anything
Nelse than terrible jostle when the va
rious factions approach the centre. |
think, however, that the viewSof the
South are more correct and her cause
more certain of success should Mr.. Til
den succeed, for the South well knows
that Mr.. Tilden's professions of loyalty
in the past is cofisummate sham and
are made expressly TO delude the ignor-
ant masses of the North, for if the de-
mecracy of the South, yea, will come
nearer home, if the democracy OF Ma
ryland really thought that Mr.. Tilden
was an abolitionist or supporter of the
Union during the war, he would not re-
celve half the votes that Greeley did,
for | have heard many democrats say
that Greeley was " bitter pill to swal-
low" and that they would never vote
for another Yankee. But they under
stand Mr.. Tilden very well. They have
been assured that he will truckle to
them after the election and that any
method by which the negro can be driv-
en- out of politics, whether by fraud, in
timidation or even murder if the neces-
sites of the case demand it will be APP
proved by him.
The public have heard a good deal
about corruption, peculation and fraud
in the republican party. In this con-
nection | will simply remark, that from
official showing there has been less pee
ulation and fraud in proportion to the
amounts collected and expended under
the various republican administrations
than under any administration since the
formation OF the government, and that
exclusive of the expenses accruing from
the war, which are justly chargeable to
ttks y :, csvrtts-v-ra-t-tyr axnanses are
beIfum days. The difference between
the national credit under democratic and
republican administration is another sub
iect that has been much talked of, and
sometimes by men of some intellectual
prctensions, who desire to disguise the
truth, but chiefly by those who possess
no such claim and who have no knowl-
edge of the matter whatever. Wefre-
quently hear the remark that the glar-
ing frauds have bankrupted the country,
disgraced her at home and dishonored
her abroad, and that the good old days
of democratic supremacy was the only
proud part of Americas history. Now
let us sec how the facts coincide with
these assertions. Under the last DEM
ocratic administration, IN the years 1858,
1859, 1860, the total excess ofexpenses
over income was nearly $5S, 900, 900.
To meet these deficiencies and to pro-
tect its credit the Government author
lied the issue of bonds and Treasury
notes. These bonds were sold at dis
count of from 6 to IL per cent. Every
year since the close of the war the Gov
eminent under the republican admins
tration has not only lived within its in
come, but has saved towards paying the
national debt nearly So, 900, 900, an
nualIy, and reduced the interest on
most of its bonds to Al per cent, a stri-
king contrast truly, and one that should
commend itself to every thinking man.
M.