Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-12
WASHINGTON.
From our own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29th, 1876.
MesSrs EHitna.s.


Presidential election is, Shall the Gov
eminent of this great country continue
under the control of the Republican
party, a party that saved it from des-
truction by the southern Democracy
or shall it pass into the hands of the
Democracy which is as much under
the control Of the Sonth as it was In
the days of Buchanan. Let us look
at some of the reasons why the Rep
ublican party should be continued in
power and why the Democratic party
is unworthy of public confidence.
The Republican party has carried
the country through the greatest civil
war of modern times, has given the
country the best paper currency it ev-
er enjoyed, whereby millions have been
saved to its citizens by doing away
with the old system of State Banks
upon which discount had to be paid
in nearly all parts of the country to
make them available at the conmer-
cial center, rendering it necessary for
every business man to keep late edi-
ton of Thompson's Counterfeit De-
tecter ',to learn the market value of
the currency in circulation, has given
the country, notwithstanding the pop
ular cry Of civil service reform the
best civil service this or Any other
country ever possessed. Why; because
the losses on each 100000 involv ed
previous to 1861 by the civil session
was on an average for the different ad-
minlstrations of the Government S.
II. The highest loss being Sill
on each $1,000 involved under the adj
ministration of Martin Van Buren,,
while since 1861, Notwithstanding The
looseness with which business had nee
essarily to be conducted during the
suppression Of the Southern Demo-
cratic rebellion, it has been only 57cts
on each 10000 involved, and DUR
| ing Gen. Grants administration, up to
June 80, 1875. only 81 cents on each
81, 100000 involved. Can any other
Government or even any large corpor-
alton show as small loss as has taken
place under Gen. Grants administra-
ton [ can't forbear quoting the re-
marks Of Hon. Martin l. Townsend
upon the civil service as it now is. [
had an opportunity of seeing the men
that served the government in the
treasury, in the State department, in
the war department and in the interi-
ar and navy departments : and if any
man needs any information on the sub
jcct of civil service reform, which is
proper enough, he should go to
Washington and see for himself. And
if any one has come to the conclusion
that the city of Washington and the
officers of the government are dens Of
thieves and debauchery, they make
the grandest mistake and do the great
est in Justice that man ever did. Who
are the men in the service Of the gov
eminent? How is a poor fellow max
ing his way along slowly on crutches,
who was shot through perhaps doz-
en- times; that is one; Here is boy
who has a wooden leg, who lost his
limb at Gettysburg. Here is another
pale, gaunu figure who was manned at
Andersonville here is green patch
over an eye; there an arm gene-that
is the sort of men that are there.
There are also women there, who are
they? The daughters and wives Of
dead soldiers who gave their lives for
their country's honor, and undertake
to say that a more moral and more
faithful body of men and women never
served this or any other country since
the world began.
The Republican party has paid all
the expenses of the government, in
Guiding large amounts paid for Pen
sions, Interest on the public debt.
Claims arising from the war &c. and
has reduced the public debt since 1865
| 5000. 992, 246, Al and has reduced the
interest on the public debt during the
same period S31, 285. 2S1, 90 and since
1866 the annual expenditures of the
Government have been reduced $780,
$40, GIG, sc and Federal taxation has
been reduced since then more than
$500, 900, Geo.
1t has given the country a credit
among foreign nations unknown in its