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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

FooD FOR REFLECTION During
Madison's two Presidential terms
the Government receipts and expen-
ditures aggregated S526,764 ,049 Sc.
The losses amounted to 81. 1911 $780,
Is, or 81. Is on each $1,000.
During Linooln's administration
the receipts and disbursements were
1886, 697. 144.28. Losses, $780,
984.l4, Or SO.76 on each 81 900.
During Grants administrator up
to June 80, 1875, the total receipts
and expenditures amounted to S8,-
TIA, 1866 II. The losses were ST.
846, 1921 or 1924 on each $1,000.
These figures are derived from the
records of the United States TreGsu-
ry, and are official and reliable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
What ga Change" Means.

One of the most applausible argu-
ments now being used on the stump
by Democratic speakers, and adj
dressed particularly to the so-called
class of voters and to Republicans
who are only lukewarm in the faith,
is that wherein they say: ''The Re-
publican party has been in power
sixteen years, and it is no more than
fair that it should now stand aside
and give the democracy trial. Try
us for four years, and if we do not
fulfill our promises you can again
place the Republicans in power" 1t
IS most dangerous heresy, and we Il
calculated to deceive. Let the voters
to whom such poisoned sentences are
addressed reflect but a moment, and
they will have no trouble in discern
ing the hook so adroitly concealed in
the bait. Do they not remember
that four long years of devastating
war were required to subdue the De-
necracy and place the Republican
party in power, and that nothing else
than war could GUST the Democracy
if they should once obtain control of
the Government ? II to-day that
party can succeed, with all its damn
ing record, merely by the use such
subtle arguments, is 1t not easy to see
how thoroughly impregnable it would
be if backed by all the machinery Of
the National Government. Lay not
the fattering JUNCTION to your souls
that possible mistake at the ballot
box to-day can be rectifed to-mor-
row. If is fair to presume for a
single moment that the party which
is now seeking to ride into power
through policy of intimidation in
the South and deception in the North
will ever, in the event Of present sue
cess, submit to be peaceably elected
when it should have resources and
power vastly superior to those now
controlled by it ? IA change" means
the placing of the Government of this
country in the hands of men who are
using the weapons of desperation
now in opposition to the laws of this
country. If such efforts, in the face
of an opposing Administration, should
be approved at the ballot-box what
may we not look for when the
whole power of the National Gov
ernment should be at their command :?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
RECEIPTS AND ExPENDI-
Tl)RES OF THE GOVERN
MENT.
The Charge of Extravaganza
Answered.
Nearly $500 100000 of the Debt
Paid.

We again place before our readers
the figures which show just the
amount of money received at the
Government Offices for the past eleven
fiscal years. We do so in order that
our readers may not have excuse for
being deluded by the cry of extrava-
gancc made against Republican adj
ministratiens. The Democaiic plat
form made at st. Louis declares that
in the eleven years before July last
thirteen times the whole amount of
legal tender notes were taken from
the people, in Federal taxes. Thir-
teen times the amount of the legal
tender notes are 1906, 049,964. The
table below shows all the amounts of
money received from July l, 1866 to
July l, 1876 the column Of years
having reference to the fiscal years
ending July LIST:
Recapitulation of Net Revenues By Fiscal Years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

FACTS FOR THE THoUGHTFUL. -
During Jefferson's two Presidential
terms the receipts and expenditures
of the Government aggregated $780,
072 1860. Total losses, $6O3, 467.79,
or So rs on each $1,000.
Under Lincoln the receipts and
disbursements were $9,386,6 7,144.28,
on which the total losses were 81, 200,-
984 IA, or $O.76 on each 81 900.
Under Grant, up to June 80, 1875,
receipts and expenditures amounted
to ss,I74,596. 6?6.77, on which the
losses aggregated S2,s46, 1922, or
so 34on each 81 900.
These are official figures, taken
from the records of the United States
Treasury Department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
EMoCRATs. PLEASE TAKE NoTI

DEMOCRATS, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE.
Now charge the Lincoln and
Grant Administrations with corrup-
ton and their officials are thieves
and plunderers. If so, then
what of the Pioroe and Buchan-
an admin STATIONS? Read the fol !.
lowing figures from the records OF
the United States Treasury.
Under Pierce the Government col.
lections and payments were $685.
PSI 1851. Losses, 81, 1917 982.47,
or So Sc on each 81 900.
During Iincoln9 administrations
the receipts and disbursements
amounted to s9,386,697, 14428, on
which the Losses were 81 200, 984.14
or only $O.76.
Under Grant, mp to juno 30, 1915,
the receipts and expenditures. were
So, 1886, 67677 Losses, s., 846,
1872 12-only SO "a on each $1,000
These are facts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURES Dur
ing the four years OF John Quincy
Adams administration the Govern
ment received and paid out $2Ol,-
488, o77 20, on which there was loss
Of $685., 374,O5, or 81 SO on each ST.
900.
During like period under Liacoln
the amount received and disbursed
was $9,386. 697,144.28, and a loss of
$1,000, 9s4.l4, an average of SO.76
on each 900
The receipts and disbursements
under Grant to June 80, 1875, were
$8,174, 500, 67677 involving loss of
$2,e46, 1922. or 1924 on each ST.
600.
These figures are official and rella-
BILE. They are taken from the records
of the United States Treasury,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
Hazelton and the DeLap Matter.
BoScoBEL, October IS. 1876.

BOSCOBEll, October e, 1870.
To the Editor ofthe Advocate.
SIR. We have seen and read the
article published in yonr paper Of Oct.
25th, 1876, headed, "Hard on Hazel
TOM and rejecting on the fairness
and integrity Of Geo. G. Hazelton,
concerning divorce suit, in which
he was engaged as attorney for Rob
ert DeLap, Methodist Minister"
and which article, we understand, has
lately appeared in campaign paper
called the Grant County 1rguS.
Now, in justice to Mr.. Hazelton, and
having a personal knowledge OF all
the facts in this matter, and that the
public mind may be set right, we
deem 1t to be our duty, as the son
and grandsons of Robert DeLap, to
state that the article referred to,
so far as it reflects on the honest and
fair dealings of Mr. Hazelton in
that transaction with Robert DeLap,
is false, from beginning.to end, and is
a gross and malicious misrepresenta-
ton of the whole matter. There has
been no complaints made by any OF
the members of the DeLap family.
We have always considered, and
Robert DeLap considers, that it was
a fair business transaction, so far as
Mr.. Hazelton was concerned, and we
kRo'0 that no extortion was practiced
by him toward Robert DeLap. This
Misrepresentation of the facts is ma
icious production of bitter, personal
enemy of Mr.. Hazelton. made for the
purpose of prejudicing the public
mind against him in this campaign.
We respectfully ask you, Mr. Edit
or, to give this as prominent place
in your paper as You did the mali.
cious SANDER to which it refers.
Respectfully,
j. W. DELAp, son of Robert DeLap.
NJ W. DELAP, grandson ofROhert DeLap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
blowing will show

Look AT Tms.--During Washing
tons two terms as President the re-
ceipts and expenditures amounted to
SIP, $50, 50360. The total losses were
$3.50, 970.3l. Under Grant, up to
June 80, 1875, the receipts and dis
bursements aggregated $8,l74,596,-
G76.77, on which the total losses were
$2,846, 1922. Loss on each 81 900
under Washington, So % Loss on
each $1,000 under Grant, SO 81:
These figures are official, and are
drawn from the records of the United
States Treasury Department.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

UctuOef %, 1910
| hereby certify that 1 am acquaint-
ed with J. w. DeLap, NJ. w, and
Will E. DeLap, the subscribers to
the foregoing communication, and
know them to be son and grandsons
of Father Robert DeLap, and men of
good standing in this community and
of unquestioned veracity.
GEORGE W. NUZUN.
Pastor of NJ K Church, Bosc0bel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

TIE Democrats talk largely about
the excessive taxation of the people
by the Republicans: They forget
that this increased burden is the re-
result of their own treason that the
war debt exceeds the expenditures
for civil and miscellaneous purposes
&c, double the amount Thanks 10
the Republican management, the sum
is annually decreasing, as the table
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
)eCUlullY,
j. w. SEAToN.

THAT falsehood repeated by Coli
Villas, that the list of United States
officeas has incrt ased in Republican
administrations from $4,000 to 10000
was efectually disproved, by an of
fetal report made to Congress before
adjournment ; so eAectually that
decent man should be ashamed to re-
peat it. That report showed that the
increase has net kept pace with the
growth of the country, and is not half
as large as Col Villas stated OF the
list 80, 900 are postlnastegs and to say
there shall be no increase of these is
to say that the new Territories and
new settlements opened in the West,
shall not have postotlices. SUCH
cheap, pusillanimous, narrow, con
tracted, mean clap. trap is small
enough to be sucked into the jaws of
a gnat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
LEGISLATION FOR THE STATE.
The Several Candidates in the Second District
Have Something TO Promise as Legislators.
MIR BOOK S REPLY.

To he Biakes Prairie Grange, p Of H., and
many rioters Of the % assembly District
The Golden Rule as NY guide, /
abhor bribery aud corruption in pri
vate as well as political life As the
Republican nominee for Member of
Assembly in the % Distric il elect
ed, in all matters | shall use my best
Judgment, act as an honest conscience
to me dictates, and for what think
fair between man and man. The in.
terests Of this district, C unity aud
State, / do and shall consider para
mount to the demands of individuals.
If elected. | propose taking my seat
with hands not tied to OF by any man
or set of men, as ! do not believe in
the boxing and labelling process in
any instance.
This in reply to your communica.
ton addressed to me and others in
last weeks HERALD.
tnp pnsr~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
How rs THIS ?-Democrats cha

How Is THIS ?-Democrats charge
fraud and robbery upon the Repubi-
can officials under Lincoln and Grant
The following comparative state
ment, from the official records Of the
United States Treasury, are worthy
of careful consideration in his con.
nectien: during the Taylor-Filmore
four years administration the re-
ceipts and expenditures were $780,
86I, 676.79, on which the losses
amounted to $1,841 ,4O9. 46, or S4.Io
on each $1,000
Under Lincoln the revenues AID
expenditures aggregated s9,386, 697,-
144 20, on which the losses were ST..
200. 984.14, being only $O.76 on
each $1,000.
During Grants administration up
to June 30, 1875, the receipts and
payments amounted to S8,174 $685.
676.77. Losses, S2,846, 1872 IL being
only 1884 on each $1,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

1t is charged that it cost two or
three times as much per head now to
pay the ordinary expenditures of the
Government as it did before the war.
These figures throw some light upon
the subject. Collect from them the
following items:
For interest on the public debts 335 ga SASH
For redemption of the public debit. 656 992 246.44
For pensions 299 229 sos. sc
For payment of claims arising from
the war, bounties, premiums
loans as against premiums received
as far as ascertaiped by "a careful ex,
animation Of the books of the De-
partment COS z5S 407 81
These amount to S2,89S,s25, 365,
Subtract the sum from the total net
revenue, found in the table of receipts
and we find there art Sl,298, sos, 436
left to pay all other expenses for
eleven years, including those of the
army, navy, Congress, the civil list,
Indians, foreign intercourse, the pur.
chase Of Alaska and the cost of
handling such immense sums. Divide
by IL and we find the expenses per
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
Hon. A. B. Norton,

For 80 years resident of the South,
will speak at the following places
during this week
DodgevilIe, Thursday evening, Nov. % !;
Platteyille, Friday evening Nov Sd
Lancaster Saturday evening, Noy. 4th
Mr. Norton will discuss the south
ern question from personal knowl-
edge. Give him a good house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

10 the Blakes Prairie Grange, p OF H., aud
many poters Of Tie I'd ASSEMBLY District
You desire my opinion as TO the
restoration of Sections and claws
of 1874, Chapter 34l) and Secti MS .
and 3 of the same act am in favor
of the restoration of Sections 5 and 6,
(Chap'er Sal, Laws of 1870, and
Section and 3 OF the same act.
GEO. w. LEE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

Col. Clak will speak in Bloom.
ington on Friday evening, in Cass-
vile on Saturday evening, and in
Fennimore on Monday evening next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

~ Look out for Democratic cam
pasgn lies, to be circulated next Sun
day and Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
MR.. sEAToN's REPLY.

10 all tie Voters Of The Second assembly Dis
bict
Being interrogated last week by
the Blakes Prairie Grange, as TO my
views touching certain specified ques-
tons, | respond by saying that
there are other and vital questions
involved in this canvass that | am in
favor Of enacting such laws only as
will conduce to the public welfare,
giving equal rights and privileges to
all classes Ii elected shall endeavor
to promote the interests of my immc-
date constituents as also Of tho State
and Nation of which | am loyal
though humble citizen, whenever it
comes within my province ; and in SO
doing, shall act unbiased by men,
money, monopolies, rings, cliques,
orders, oranges or partizan influence,
paying my fare as l go along
Respectfully,
J. w. SEAToN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
.T1lGH AID SOUTH river R0lYEl
Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota and
CHICAGO, Clinton & Dnhnnne Roads.

st. Paul to ct. Louis Via. Winona, Lacrosse, Nc :
Gregor Dubuque, Citation aud Rock Island.
CONNECTING AT DUBUQUE with the Illinois
Central Railroad for Galena Freoport, Rockford and
all other points from punieith to Cairo.
CONNECTING AT CLINTON with the Chicago L
Northwestern Railroad for Sterling. Dixon, Rochelle,
Chicago aud all points East; also for Cedar Rapids
Marshall, Boone, Council Bluffs Omaha ard Califor
mia.
CONNECTING AT STERLING with Rockford,
Rock Island 4 St. Loais Railroad for Rock Island
Davenport, Burlington. Keokuk Quincy
st. Joseph. Atchson, Topeka, Leayenworth Fort
scott Hannibal Kansas City. St Louis and all points
In Kansas Colorado and Texas
TIaE CARD c. d. 4 II. and C. c. & D. r. r.
FAssENGER TRAINS GOING NORTH.
AIR BRAKES, MILLER PLATFORM aud PULL
MAN PALACE CARS C. " MCKINLEY.
General Ticket gent, Dubu que, Iowa.
G. HARRIS,
General Supt., Dubuque, Iowa. 1y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

The Chances.

The indications are that the cleo
toral votes OF the following States will
will be counted for Hayes and Vince
Ter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

Bear in mind that the last footing,
81, 1872 ,G33, sol, is the total amount
of money received by the Govern
ment, for the time named, from all
sources. 1t is less by $6l2,4l6, 1913
than the platform charges were re-
ceived in Federal taxes. There are
only three of the columns which pro-
perly belong under the head Of Fed
eral taxes. These are the following {:
From duties imported goods.... 81 973 $50 62126
From internal revenue tax........ 1S26 1856 1881
From direct tax. .................. 947 $50 81
IN Gus ~ 200 !
Or LEGS than the amount alleged
By 1895 327 1929
These figures were taken from the
books of the Treasury at Washing
ton, and man might as well dispute
that there are any books kept, as dis
pute their correctness. They show
that the assembled leadership of the
Democratic party at St. Louis were a
nest of slanderers. They proclaimed
that the Government taxed the peo-
pie nearly one billion dollars more
than it did tax them.
Now as to the expenditures. For
the same eleven years, beginning
July l, 1865 and ending July l, 1876,
they were as follows:
Republication Of net ordinary expenditures By fSca
gears
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
GEO. G. HAZELTON,
OF GRANT COUNTY.

COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
For Sheriff.
MATT H. ORCHARD. .....of Fennimore.
For County Treasurer.
ALEX. IVEY, of Potosi.
For County Clerk.
FLETCHER S. KIDD, ........ of Millyile
For Register of Deeds.
FERRY DU RLE1 .ot faflS
For Clerk of the Circuit Court.
HERMAN BUCHNER, $500. of Lancaster
For District Attorney.
W. II. BEEBE, ..............,o of Patteville.
For County Surveyor.
JOEL BARBER of Lancaster
For Coroner.
MANLEY DEAN. :. ....... of Ellenboro
For Member of Assembly 1st District,
VIM. Z. CARTER.
For Member of Assemb'y-2d District,
JOSEPH BOOK.
For Member of Assembly-3d District,
d. r. SYLVESTER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
EtespectfulIY
RosooREL. WISCONSIN. J

j. W. DELAP, son of Robert DeI.ap.
NJ. W. DELAP, grandson ofRobert DeLap.
W. Il. DELAP, grandson of Robert DeLap,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-09
THE FORMS OF LAW.

The Republican papers are relying
upon that sentiment of the American
people whose first principle is to submit
to the forms of law, inorder TO carry
through their well played pieces of
scoundrelsm. The aim to retain the
forms of law while all the time they are
violating its spirit. 1t is not the first
instance on record. We have al old and
very reliable history Of Il case when a
similar feeling was manifested, and that
was in the murder of the first
Christian martyr. Ths Jews, in their
blinded prejudiccs and bitter hate, deter
mined to kill the Christian Apostle, but
instead of striking him down within the
walls of Jerusalem, carried him out be-
yond the gates of the city, IN conformity
with the Jewish law, and there stoned
him. The same spirit of prejudice and
hate chsracterizes the Republican party
to-day; the same zeal to preserve an ap-
parent regard for the forms OF
law actua.c them, and IN the
malignity of their hearts they
have carried Constitutional Liberty
bevond the gates and are numbering 1t.
With the educated cunning OF expert
enced scoundrels they set aside the oppo-
sl,ion msjority of three states by the IN
vention of a modern political guillotine
known as the Returning Roard, and then
with the complacent smile OF the edu-
Gated villain have the assurance to turn
around and ask the endorsement of the
American people, because torsooth
thew have complied with the
fo-ms Of law "Scoundeels alone
cas- Justify scoundrelsm." Yet, when
the forms OF law being complied
with in the State of Oregon, they lose
the game for which they have so reck-
lessIv striven, then with holy horror
raise.their hands, as SARe ENT did IN the
Senate, and with hypocr!tical adora-
tion of the spirit OF law ask Can public
sentiment tolerate such violations" Inc
American people are too Intelligent ana
possess too quick perception of Right
TO be hoodwinked by any such hypo-
crisv Public sentiment has already ar
rsved itself on the side of justice IN
this contest, and it will see tina
not only the forms, but that the spirit OF
the laws are preserved. The people ask
for nothing more, and will be satisfied
with nothing less.
A settlement of the pending difficulty
upon any other basis will CONFUSE the
country, and throw it into state
Chaos and anarchy too horrible |" con-
templsts. so the Republicans had bet
Ter beware of dealing with the shadow
when the substance is gone.
ScoUNpRELs only justify scoundrel'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-09
TIE HARVEST OF DEATH.

O-E dispatches this morning contain
ADDITIONAL particulars of the distressing
Calamity At Brooklyn. A large force has
teea a. work removing the debris OF the
turned theatre in order to rescue the
toi". Of the dead from the heap, but 1t
Ho'iy occasionally that body Is found
witch uau be recognized. \ large ma
y'.y are past all recognition, and mere
AID there pieces of flesh are found either
t""1g.ug to some body that has already
tee1 removed. or 1t Is all that is left OF
Some victim 10 this horrid holocaust.
Yesterday WAS spent in burying the
dead which have been recovered, and rs
Iay telegram informs US, Brooklyn was
literally waking through the valley and
Shadow OF death. Business houses have
oeen closed, the mourners go about the
Streets, and the funeral pail has fallen
over Tie city where so recently every
Ting wss hustle aud gayety. The most
remarkable thipg about the catastrophe
hat the fearful extent of the destfuc-
Ton o: human life seems not 10 nave
haen known or realized at hts'
1le frs. pre5s dispatches received
Ainoluced the burning Of the theatre sho
hat probably five or six lives had been
'o,t. The New York Herald otthe neN'
morning had short mention OF 1t IN th'
.ocsl department, and it was not unit
he work of clearing away the RUNS nae
commenced that the fact was revealed
nat hundreds of human beings had peer
'l'ied beneath the ruins.
Alter the awful lesson taught US by 'nl
1Seter, legislation should at once De hse
''Garlng all public buildings to be iu'
nshsd with sufficient means OF egress II
sa's of accidents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-09
OREGON.

The Republicans can take either horn
of the dilemma they please, and yet we
have the advantage. II the vote of
CRoNIN, the Oregon elector who holds
the certificate of his election from the
Governor, is thrown out, then away goes
the Louisiana vote, and TILDEN is
elected. II the Louisiana vote holds
good, then CRoNIN's vote must be count
ed, and TlLDEN is elected. The Repub-
licans can now decide which horn of the
dilemma they will take hold Of We
can afford to give them the opportunity
to decide, and when the decision Is made
TILDEN will be elected. We have set
cur stake, and Radical ingenuity,
chicanery, bull doing, firing OF canon or
anything else, can not remove it.