The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-28

The Democracy were out again last Mon
day evening at the Court House thickly
daubed with the war paint They seemed
to be resolved to force the fight all along the
line Especially was it so with the second
speaker who in defending his party became
frantically furious in his vain endeavors to
frighten back the adva ucing gallant victor
fous army, with Hayes and Wheeler at its
head marching on to the White House.
The first speaker, Stephen Holmes, Jr.,
Esq, seemed to take it for granted that his
audiences hearts lay nearer their purses
than any where else, and triumphantly asked
the question as to why it is that it takes more
to run the government in 1876 than it did IN
1860 The reason is that our population has
nearly doubled since then, and besides that
We have been compelled to take care of the
war debt which the rebcllious democracy
fastened upon US. But the gentleman 5
statement is greatly in error, for it does not
now cost as much per head to run the govern
ment as it sid in 1860. 1t then cost under
Buchanan rule $l97 per head, while it now
costs but $l.6O per head. Ofcourse ali pay
ments and charges growing out of the Demo
cratic war are excluded from this estimate.
The speakers extravagantly praised the
Democratic administrations while they as
extravagantly denounced the Republican
administrations as being grossly extravagant,
dishonest and thieving Now if what they
say be the truth, then all previous Demo
cratic administrations have been blot and
stain Of the deepest dye upon the fame of
our country. For the actual fact is that even
Grants administration far out shines any of
the previous Democratic administrations in
respect to economy, honesty and efficiency
for the loss on collecting and paying out a
thousand dollars under Grants administra-
ton has been but II cents during his first
term, while it has been but As cents during
his second term. While under Jackson :
administration there was a loss of $40. II on
each 5 900 collected and paid out. Buchanan
greatly improved on jackson s admidistra-
ton in this particular, but even he lost $3.50
on each thousand collected and paid out. SO
it is proved by actual facts to be folly to
seek for economy aud superior honesty in the
Democratic party.
And Notwithstanding Grants administra,
ton has been4en times more efficient and eco
nomical in collecting the taxes, revenue, &c.
and paying out the same, yet these make
believe reformers yell themselves hoarse in
declaring themselves in favor Of Democracy
and reform. Can there be any honesty and
consistency in this? Who is SO blind that he
cannot see that every time they say reform
they mean spoiLs and Office?
Messrs. Holmes, Storm and Van Horn
raised their bugles loud and strong in sound
| ing the praises of their reform. candidate
Samuel j. TiIden Well, what has he done
to make himself reformer? Simply this,
that after for years associating with ballot
box suffers and political thieves of the black
est dye this country has ever produced; when
the whole city of New York was groaning
under the heavy taxes which Tweed and his
Democratic confederates had brought upon
that city, without single protest from Sam
uel j. Tilden, but who on the contrary took
some Of the money which Tweed had stolen
and handed over to him as chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee, which
money this same Tilden used to help swell
the Democratic victories of New York, which
kept Tweed hands into the public treasury
and this same Tilden allowed the thievine
ballot ox-stuffing Tweed to use his name a,
chairman of the State Central Committee tC
carry out his infamous and well known fraud:
on the ballot-box; and against these wei
known frauds and thefts, which the Repub
lican papers had long been blazing abroad
this same Samuel j. Tilden, never
: raised his voice in protest, ahtil after th.