The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-09-06
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.


cox's ExcEss-REBELs AT HEAR
IEr-wADE HANFToy-BLAIRl
STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT.
\ table was recently prepared a
: the Treasury, showing the total loss
es during the period of each Admin
istration, from Washington's tC
Grants, (6 years, inclusive, giving
the ratio per 81 900 of such losses
From this table it appears that in the
eight years of Jacksoa's term Of Of
fee the losses amounted to sT53 per
81 900 disbursed. During Van Blu
ren's term, q years, they amounted
to Sill per 81 900 during Polk's
a years to S40S per 81 600 dur.
ing Buchannan's, {4,,years.) to 1881
per $1,000; during Lineoln's, a
years to 76 cents per $1,000, and
during The 6 years Of Gront's to The
comparatively small sum Of "a cents
per thousand dollars.
1t has been aptly said that figures
wont lie" The very "welkin has
been made to ring" with charge upon
charge against the present National
] Administration that it has eclipsed d
all its predecessors in the amount o:
defalcations of officers having charge
of public funds. The official records
show that, during the FIRST six years
of Grants Administration, the dis
bursments amounted to the enormous
sum Of eight thousand millions Of dol
lars, and the total defalcations
amounted to only two millions and
eight thousand dollars, being, as stat.
ed, thirty-four cents to the 81 600.
/ Another astonishing controst is the
amount of disbursements and losses,
respectively. prior to and since the
commencement of the war. From the
organization Of the Government up
TO June 80, 1861, the disbursements
were, in round numbers, four thous-
and seven hundred millions of dol
lars, being Salt per $1,000 From
June so, 1861 to June 80, 1919, en-
hracing the whole period Of the war,
the disbursements we're twenty-five
/ thousand and FIVE hundred millions
of dollars ; the losses were fourteen
millions and six thousand dollars, be-
ing the comparatively small sum Of
6fty-seven cents per 81 000, or only
one ninth of what they were prior to
/ the war. Now, sham Democratic re-
formers, put that and that together.
and then put 1t in your pipes and
smoke it.
The efforts Of the Democratic press
to smooth over the rufianly conduct
of Sunset" Cox for advancing upon
Mr.. Kasson and hurling the lie into
his face on the floor Of the House.
shows to what g depth the people are
being stirred by the repetition Of these
scenes. Tie attack OF Brooks on
Sumner was precedent, but that
upon Potter, Of Wisconsin, had too
much business in it, and the char
arteristic paltroon who offered The at
tack "subsidedn as only a braggart
could. The excuse of Cox that it
was "a la Blaine,i ia piece of parliamen-
tary grand strategy" the granger
faileth to accept. The excuse is lie.
1t was TO reinstate himself after being
"battled upn by Morrison and his
flights put ou." by Ssyler, to rein
state himself with the roughs and
shoulder -hitters Of bis district, and
without whom reelection was impos-
sible, apd despite these assertions Of
himself and friends, that is the oaly
light in which the people will be wiII-
ing to view it. The "gIlt-edged"
carpet -baggern Of the country should
exercise greater ciEegmspection. for
some future immaculate statesman"
NAV step on him permanently.
That large number OF the pfomi-
nent leaders of the late rebellion new
er yielded as conquered to conquer
oTs, with an intention to be faithful
to future allegiance to the Govern
ment is patent 10 the whole country.
Since the close Of the war. on many
occasions, this fact has been made
manifest. Il has developed itself,
time and again, in the shape of fiend-
ish outrages upon that class which,
as result Of the conflict, lad been
invested with the privilege Of free
citizens. Ii has been made manifest
by assaults upon tbe purity Of the
baliot-box. thereby destroying fair
expression Of preference in the choice
of candidates for ofiice In many
other ways the animus Of the old dis
loyal element has exhibited itself
since Lees surrender.
Now comes an open defiant attempt
to place the Executive power in the
Southern States in the hands Of mer
who have never even avowed an in
tention TO be loyal in the future, bat,
on the contrary, have persistently
proclaimed to the world that rebellion
is patriotism, and that, during life.
they will hold themselves In readi-
ness to do, under similar eireumstanc-
es, what they had done, and again
raise the banner of revolt OF this
character is the nomination Of Wade
Hampton. as the Democratic eandi-
date for Governor Of South Carolina. I
Here We have the very prosoniica-
ton OF treason presented for the suf-
frages Of the people Of State He
appeals 10 no loyal sentiment 10 aid I
bin in his canvass He glories in
his record as commander Of those
who would have severed the Union, (
aud perpetuated the inStit1iion Of
slayery He boldly appeals 20 TIE
people of South Carolina 70 have F.
power given him that Ae asy aid in
It Ast the siaveoeraey have 4
lost. Wade Hampton is ou,spoken. /
Not SO with the generality of Demo
cratic candidates. The latter would
accomplish by stealth that which the
former proposes to secure BY a bold
avowal OF intent
The Hon II. W Blair, in q speech
10 the House not long since, made
the startling announcement that il is
8 deadly fact that the ignorance Of
the Southern masses. welded by an
educated caste, if they once get pos
session Of the Government can gov
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