The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-17
THE CAMPAIGN.
Great Speech Of Senator
Morton, at Indian
apOliS.
Democracy Unmasked and Its
HideouS Atrocities Re
vealed.
The Prosperity Of the Country De-
pendent upon Continuance of
Republican Rule.

Mr. PRESIDENT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Again the Republican and Democratic parties con-
front each other in struggle for the control of the
Government. The Republican party points with
pride and satisfaction to it's record of honorable
deeds: to a Union preserved, slavery abolished, to
the establishment of equality before the law, to
Government well administered and to its prnci-
plies repete with justice, humanity, and the advanc
ing civilization of the age. The Democratic party
asks it's past to be forgotten, with argument in
its favor to be drawn from history, comes in the
mask of reform, protesting superior purity and re-
lying only upon its general assault upon the integ
rity and patriotism Of Republicans.
In such a campaign, with SANDER the chief
weapon, Republicans must be excused if they speak
plainly of the political character, history and pur
pose of their antagonists.
If the Old World should believe what is said by
the leaders Of the Democratic party, by sham re-
formers, and the night ravens of politics. they
would conclude that the people of the United
States are the most corrupt and degraded of all
tons earth claiming to be civilized. They would
believe republican government hopeless failure,
and institutions to have resulted IN total rotten
ness and prostitution. The persons to whom I
have alluded have done everything in their power
to destroy the American name at home and abroad,
and to prove that the people are incapable of self
government. If only 1.-THE Of what they proclaim
was believed, Government would have
credit in the financial circles of Europe, mmigra-
ton would cease, and the relatives of those who
have come to from abroad would all the
in their power to procure the return of their
erring kindred, and republicanism throughout the
world would surrender its last hope in view of its
disastrous failure upon this continent. Happily
the good sense and intelligence of the inhabitants
of the Old World have comprehended the true
character of our infamous ibelers, and the good
name of America stands higher than ever before.
The foul birds that would defle their nests
spurned with loathlng ana contempt, and the eyes
Of the Iiberty-loving and hopeful people of other
lands are turned toward more earnestly than
ever. The most venomous enemies, and those who
deserve to be dashed through the land with whip
of scorpions, are the miserable creatures who
tinually labor to cover our Government with shame
and disgrace in the eyes of mankind.
ISLANDER OF THE NATION.
Mr.. Tilden, the Governor of New York, was sere-
naded the other evening in honor of his nomlna-
lion for President by the Democratic Convention;
and in reply said
ton? Everywhere abuses, peculations frauds,
and cOrruphons, until are almost becoming
ashamed OF the institutions of country and in
stead of holding them up examples for the imi-
tatiCn of the oppressed people of other countries,
we are confessing them scandal in the eyes OF
mankind We ind the utfice-hOld1ng class have be-
come so numerous, powerful and INSCRIPTIONS
that they assume TO control the elections, and, if
the people are Indifferent at all equally divided
are liable to exert a corrupt influence sufficient to
peTpetuate their own power.
AT last we are reaching the worst condition of
the countries of the Old World. The Government
no longer exists for the people; the people exist
only for the Government. Our centennial product
is the evils license, and wrongs to escape which our
ancestors abandoned their homes in the Old World
and planted themselves in the wilderness"
The fact that a candidate for President should
have made such speech is the strongest evidence
N.
When he says that all business ruined, that the
wolf is at the door of nearly every house in the
land. gaunt and hungry, and that our centennial
product is the evils license, and wrongs, to escape
which our ancestry abandoned their homes in the
Old World, he utters ISLANDERS shameless and
enormous.
he describes is to be found in the city of New York
under his own administration, in those Democratic
purlieus and among the people who gave him his
large majority. The crying evil OF the day is ma
hcious falsehood, which covers alike the President
and the humblest citizen, and permeates public and
private life.
HAVE OFFICIAL MORALS DETERIoRATTD?
So far from official morals deteriorating, the pub
lie service becoming debauched, and the country
standing on the brink of ruin, I pronounce this
and all kindred statements, which make up the
body and trimmings of Democratic platforms and
speeches. to be unmitigated bosh and demagoguery.
and that the very opposite is the truth On the oh
of February last the Senate by resolution, Gale
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for statement
OF all the balances due the United States from de-
falcations or failure to make settlement beginning
on the lst of January, 1884.
DEFALCATIoNs GREATLY DIMINISHED.
The answer was sent to the Senate few weeks
ago, and I submit extract from statement
made by Mr.. Anthony, Senator from Rhode Island,
Chairman Of the committee to whom the document
was referred:
Mr.. Anthony-The aggregate statement of the
disbursements of the treasury under the list is a
paper exceedingly creditable to the American Gov
ernment. do not mean to any particular party,
There have been disbursed since 1881 can hardly
read such figures-$I3, 936, $40 072O5 of which is
marked upon these books $50, 266, OO0 being about
$5OOOO0 year, and great part of this is nominal
net real.
s'The losses on the 81, 900 OF disbursements were
in the administration of Jackson, SlO.55; Van
Tor and Fillmore, S7.64; Pierce, $3.50: Buchanan
nearly, S6.98; Lincoln $I41: Johnson, IS cents
Grant, the first four years, 40 cents; the second
years, rs cents-showing q constant decline, which
is owing in large degree to the improved manner
of keeping the accounts and that is due very
largely to the Committees on Finance and Appro.
priati0ns who have introduced legislation here
which has compelled much greater accuracy and
responsibility. The average percentage of losses
during this whole period the disbursements Ii
S1.59 on the thousand. I do not believe that the
aggregate of class of corporate or private bust
ness, banking, commercial, or any other kind, car
show small percentage Of loss as this, and 1t Il
gratifying that the percentage of loss is continually
decreasing, coming down from S2l.55 in the ad
ministraton of Van Buren, to an average Of % cents
on the thou> and dollars only about ones xth al
much as under the present administration. This il
exclusively of the Postoffice, which administers it
own revenue. In the Postofice tho loss has gone
down from Sll. ID on the ST 600 in Jacksons admin
istration and $2619 in Van Burens to 81 SO for th
first term of Grant and Sl.0i for the second; will
an average of So. 81 for the whole period, -
From the foregoing statement it appears that tn
losses during Grants first four years were onl
1-26 part the 81 000 of what they were during thu
second administration of Gen. jackson: only Is
part of what they during the administration O
Van Buren, only lis part of what they were durin
Buchanan's, the last Democratic administration
The losses during Grants second term, now NOR
than three years gone, on the $1,000 are only IA
part of what they during the administration o
jackson; 1-81 part of what they we're during Val
Buren's administration and 1-26 part of what the
during Buchanan's administration. Thes
figures which are mathematical deductions from
the itemized accounts taken from the books of tn
Treasury Department, reveals the hideous charaC
ter of the lies which being poured out upon tn
Government and the Republican party. They sho,
what a vast improvement has taken place in the aG
Government n
the g Glorifed Jackson" and how greatly the ton
and purity Of official morals have been elevated b
the Republican party, and should silence with yer
shame the Sc croakers y and hbelers of the day.
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