The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-12
'rrespondence Republican.
Our washington Letter.

the Indian Barean-Dsmocrdtic Leon
omy-Souhcrn Republican Associa-
Hon-Reporis Of The Political Condi-
ton Of farce Of The Southern States
Confirmed.
The monthly Financial statement
showing the condition Of our national
finances is out; and 1t makes a very
creiitable exhibit Of our monetary af-
fairs. The decrease OF the debt for the
month ending September 3Oth, 1876, is
81, 915, 1865. %. Decrease since Janua-
ry lst, 1876, is 81, l72, 769.20. Demo-
cratic journals. orators, and stump
speakers are fond of asserting tho false
statement that the Republican party
has ruined the country that IL has IN
yolvej the nation In q vast and unncc-
essary debt which can never be paid
and were the people to believe these
loud mouthed vociferators of false and
pernicious views. no other conclusion
could be arrived at than this. that Re-
publican officials are very nearly all
thieves, who ought not only to be thrust
out of office, but ought to be thrust in-
to prison.
In the first place Il must be under
stood that this great national debt was
contracted to put down tho %slavc-hold-
ers rebellion. a rebellion precipitated
upon the country by the Northern aud
Southern Democracy combined. In the
next place, 1t will BIO remembered that
since the close Of the war under Re-
publican rule and administration, this
debt has steadily decreased. Moreover
1t will be see that since January /.
1876, the national debt has been re.
duced more than seven millions. No
demagogue from John Kelly to Samuel
J. Tilden can gainsay this patent fact.
In all our great cities, and the most
these are under Democratic rule--or
more properly misrule-then debts
have constantly increased. Take New
York City as an example: In 1871 the
debt Of this metropolis was $50, DOC 900.
it is sloo, 1000, 900. l give this
on this authority Of Mr.. David A. Wells,
Democrat Of the adamantine-type.
New York is always under Democratic
control.
The Indian Bureau, which has charge
of furnishing supplies for the Indians,
has been hard at work purchasing
and forwarding these supplies to their
destination. Extraordinary exertions
have been made, and those who have
been in this work purchasing these fur
nishing goods and forwarding them to
Bismark, will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they will be sent to their
various destinations before the close of
navigation. There has been a good deal
Of Boosting on the part of some blatant
Democrats that these supplies were
purchased 10 per cent. cheaper this year
than the same class OF supplies cost last
year. But what Of it, This 10 per cent.
is not saved.to the government, o to
the Indians, because of the lateness Of
tho season, the Indian appropriation
having been delayed by the present
House Of Representatives. Heretofore
this bill has passed by the lst of July,
but this year it did not become n law
till the second week in August. This
necessiiated the forwarding these sup
plies by rail, and the extra costs for
freight amounts to $50. 200.
This is another specimen OF Demo-
cratic economy. Saving nj the spigot
and wasting at the bung." Thus it will
be seen when the bills for additional
expenditures occasioned by the long de-
lay by Congress in passing the appro-
priation bills are all in and settled, Mr..
Samuel j. Randalrs $50, zoo, 900, which
he claims to have saved, will all be fritz
tered away, as all sensible people knew
it would be.
The Southern Republican ASSOCIATION
Of this city, composed of Southern
clerks and others, had q very interest
ing meeting on the Sd inst, ut their hall
on Pennsylvania avenue. There were
three principal speakers, one from Flor
ida, n from South Carolina, and one
IRON Mississippi. They were all intel
ligent. and had resided years in the
South, understood the subject Of South
ern politics and the present situation
thoroughly, and more real reliable in
formation of the condition of the South
could be learned from them, than from
reading any number of Southern jour.
nails, or travelling correspondents Of
Northern papers.
Each and all Of these speakers mosl
emphatically declared that intimidation
of colorcd Republicans was universal
and assassinations to produce this were
common, thousands having been killed
within the last few years, murder in
creasing rapidly during the presen
year. Nor was this intimidation ant
murder confined to freedmen, as whit,
Republicans were in constant danger o
their lives and even many had been as
s%assinated. They stated that the Dem
ocrats were all organized upon a mill
tary basis, with companies and reg
ments, and the usual officers, and wer
universally armed with sixteen shooter
and revolving pistols, and at the tap {
a drum or blowing OF a horn they coul
be called out, and took their places
the ranks with the same regularity an
discipline as when in the rebel rank
during the war. They were most dec
ded in the opinion that the South wi
now better prepared for a secor
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