The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-10-19
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The Democracy which needs reform has
been yelling itself hoarse in denouncing the
party which put down the late Democratic
rebellion and has since paid about one
quarter of the debt incurred in doing said
Job-this self styled reform Democracy
with the gambling bruiser John Morrisy
at its head and Bill Tweed's followers at
Its tail-this same party had the audacity
to charge the Republican party with vast
ing the public funds, and appropriating
them to private uses, of incompetency in
managing governmental affairs, &C., &c.
Read the following facts presented by
Senator Conkling and then judge how
much the Democracy need reforming in
the way of telling the truth
In speaking of the whole SANDERS of the
party struggling for power and pelf, he
said
"To judge of the acts of those who have
filed both hemispheres with these noxious
rumors, let us look at the treasury books,
and see whether officials have lately been
more or less honest than formerly. The
post Office department is separately stated,
and take first all the other departments
! collected:
From JAN 1884, to 1888, jackson being
president, the loss on each 81 900 was
SO 50.
From January 1 1888, to 1912, Van
| Buren being president, the loss on each ST.
| 600 was S21,15.
From January 1, 1912, to July, 1845.
Harrison and Tyler being president, the
loss ON each 81 900 was $40 81.
From July l, 1915, to July, 1919. Polk
being president, the loss on each 1000
was IS 81.
From July 1, 1S49, to July, 1853, Tay-
lor and Fillmore being president, the loss
on each 81 900 was 81 64.
From July l, 1853, to July, 1857,
Pierce being president, the loss on each ST.
600 was S5 sc.
From July l, 1857, to July, 1861, Buch-
anan being president, the loss on each ST.
600 was Sc 9S.
From July 1, 1861, to July, 1865 Lin
coin being president, the loss on each 81 900
was 81 Al
From July l, 1865, to July 1869, John
son being president, the loss on each 81 900
was As cents
From July, l, 1869, to July, 1873,
Grant being president, the loss on each
81 900 40 cents.
From July, 1, 1873, to July, 1875,
Grant being president, the loss on each ST.
600 was 36 cents.
In the postofiice department the loss I'M
! der Mr.. Pierce was So 90 in thousand :;
under Mr.. Buchanan it was S3,02 in
thousand under Mr.. johnson it was So
| 06 in a thousand. Under Gen. Grant, dur
ing the first term, it was only 81 13, and
during his second term up to the end Of
the fiscal year 1875 it was but y-three
cents. The postal order system has been
only recently introduced, and therefore it
cannot be compared with the past $780,
| coo, 900 have been handled, sent and re-
ceiyed by postal orders, with loss of only
forty cents in each 81 900 Does all this
hook like a decay of official integrity? Com
pare the expenditures of the government
in 1875 with those of 1860 In 1860 they
were 81 80 for each person in the United
| States in 1875, estimating only 10000
600 people, they were 81 20 for each per-
son estimating 100000, 81 60 each.
| This shows decrease of 20 cents each, or
cents, as the case may be. But it will be
said that these are only current expenses,
they do not count the millions of interest
on the debt, and the pensions and war ex-
penses. No, they do not. The rebellion
made the debt, the cripples, the mourners
and pensioners and who made the rebel
lion? Did you ever hear ola Republican
rebel? Was it Republican administration
which allowed ships and arms and states to
be seized when an hour of frmness would
have strangled rebellion in its cradle =? The
Democratic policy, North and South,
brought on the rebellion, and every drop
of blood and every farthing it cost, is to be
charged to the Democratic account Men
may forget this, men may deny this, but it
is as certain as is that Intelligence which
weighs worlds and atoms in just balance"