The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-20

out making, or being able to make any provision for the proposed re- sumption.
 The policy of taxation which has placed the weight of taxation upon the poorer c!ass-the toiiing agricultural class-grinding the most oppressive taxes out of them upon every species of property, upon every product they raise, and even upon their bone and muscle, while the more favored class, the pets ofkthe government tho bloatcd bondholders-pay not a farthing upon their bonded wealth, and have even succeeded in rcmoyingtfc weight of taxation from their princcly incomes, mak- irg the rich continually richer, and the poor poorer, is strictly a part of the republican rule for winch we are now called upon to commend that party.
 A public debt of $2,224, ,369,- S73,Gi, is another item which the country BOW enjoys through the Republican rule of the past six teen years. At the close of the war, or on the 30th of June, 1865 the whole public debt was S2, ,173- 237,IT6,G9. Since the close Of the war there has been paid into the treasury of the United States, g, 9,225, ,642,67. From the foundation of the Govern ment-4th of March, l7S9--to to June 30th lS66, period of IT years there was paid into the Treasuiy $3, ,040, ,03s, ,5G7,i5. Thus the Republican administration of the past nine years has wrung from the toiling masses $69l ,22l,- 075,52, more than was received into the treasury for the proceed ing seventy seven years, and $9G7 ,019, ,46S, S,9S, more than the whole public debt on July 1, 1866. Yet with all this immense income the national debt has been reduc- cd but httle-being now $2, ,22l, 37g, ,S73, ,Gi, and taxes have been lightcned scarcely. any. More than $3.70J, coco of tic peo- pIes money gone, the tax gather CTS cry still heard all over the land, immense taxes beng paid, and still only very slight reduc- tion in the public debt. What has become of fthe peoples money! This is question for the advo- cates oga continuance of republi- can rule to answer. Prior to the late war $G0,000.000 were ample to meet the ordinary expenses ol the Government and to pay in tercst on the small public debt. Since the war, the Republican administration has required an nually from four to five hundred millions for the same purposes. What has become of these vast sums of the peoples money?
 MT. Cabeh gives us an answer he says: Look at the big thieves and the little thieves who bask in the sunshine of administration favor, who riot over tine land in .hcir ill-gotten gains, who have grown so insclent that they set both the people and the govern ment at defiance. Look at the magnificent structures ln tine city of Washington and elsewhere, erected by the plundercrs of the public treasury. Look at the Credit Mobilicr, Pacific Mail and other kindred swindles. Look at the bribery, corruption, theft and rascality pcrneating the different departments of Government from the highest to the lowest, Look at the list of S0,000 office holders and paid retainers under the pres ntalministration, and the qrcs- tiun is answered. It no longer seems strange that the pubic debt is not paid nor taxation re dueed." And 1t is no wonder that the demand for real, genu-
 inc reform comes up in thunder tones all over the land. It IS no
 wonder that all this reckless cx
 trayagance and proGigacy is de
 noauced, and that this l7th plank
 in the Republican platform will
 fail to be approved by tl:e suffer
 ing victims of this i'll governing | republican administration. Nor ,y;lI il h. any wander when ,hp