Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-25
SPEECH OF
SENATOR 0. P. MORTON,
At IndianapOlis. nd. August Il.

erumeut The Republican party peiLis Win piiue
satisfaction It's record o. honoraoie deeds: 70
Union preserved slavery ab0iishedi the establish
nent OF equality before the iaE; 70 government wen
humanity and the advaGciug civilization OF the age.
The Democratic party asking is past 10 Be forgotten
oes 10 be mask Of REFORM protesting superior purity
and relying only upon its general assault upon the
Integrity and patriotism Of Republicans -,
In such a campaign with SANDER as the enlet
yTeauou. Republicans must be excused II they speak
plainly Of he political character history, and pur-
If the Old World should believe what is said BY the
leaders Of the Democratic party, bf snam reiOrmeI
and the night ravens Of Pities they so9la coeeu1e
that the people Of the United States are the most cor
rupt and degraded Of all nations on earth claiming 10
be civilized. They would believe Republican Goyern-
hopeless failure ana our insuintio1s 70 Lave
resnIfed n t0tal rottenness and prostitution. The
persons 70 whom have alluded hsye done every thing
in their power 10 destroy the American name al home
and sbroal q and 10 prove that the people incapa-
BE Of self-g0verument II only tthe Of what they
proclaim were believed, our government would have
no credit in the financial circles OF Europe, immigra-
fon would cease and she relatives OF those who have
come TO Us from abroad would use all the means in
Fi55rs5 and ~I3en1blicsnisfn throughout the
world would surrender its last hope in view OF It's
disastrous failure on this continent Happily me
good and intelligence Of the inhabitants Of the
Old World have compreheDded the true Character OF
Infamous libelers, and the good name OF America
stands higher than ever before The lo1i birds that
would defle their nests spurned with loathing and
contempt and the eyes o. the berty-I0vng and hope
full psope Of other lands turned towards Us more
. esrnestiv than ever. The most venomous enemies,
and tbose wno deserve 20 be ashed through line land
with whip Of SCORPIONS the miserable creatures
who continually labor 10 cover the goyernment with
shame and disgrace in the eyes Of mankind.
sLAKDER OF THE NATION.
Mr. Tilden, the Governor Of New York, was sere-
1aded the other evening in honor Of his nomination
for President by the Democratic Convention and in
reply FI,tg, said: .au.,,,.,,,.,0,,
Everywhere abuses peculail6ns frauds, and eorTup-
lions until We are almost becOning ashamed OF the
institutions Of cOuntrE, and instead Of holding
them up examples for the imitation Of the oppressed
people Of other countries cOniessing them as
scandal ID :he ewes Of mankind. We hud the ONCE
uncrupuous that they assume to control tue elections
and, II the people are Indifferent or At ali equally
divided, are hable 10 exst corrupt influence SUI
6cient to perpetuate their own power.
cat last are reaehing the worst condition Of the
countries Of the Old World. The government no
longer exists Tor the peopei the people exist only Tor
the government. Our Centennial product is the
evils license, and wrongs to escape which our anees-
tors abandoned their homes in the Old World and
planned themselves in TIE wilderness"
The faet that candidate for President should have
made such speech is the strongest evidence that can
be produced Of our political degradation. When he
says that all business is ruined, that the wolf is At
the door Of nearly every house in the land, gaunt
evils license, and wrongs, to escape which our ances
tors aband0ned their homes in the Old World, he
uttered SANDERS shameless aud enormous.
The nearest approach the condition of things he
describes is TO be fund in the city Of New ork,
under his own administration, in those Democratic
purieus and among the people who gave him his
large majority The crying evil Of the day is MALI
cious fasehood which covers alike the President and
the humblest citizen, and permeates public and
private life
HAVE OFFICIAL MORALS DETERIoRATED3
So far from ofeiaI morals deeriorsting, the public
service becoming debauchs and the country standing
the brink Of rum, pronounce this and all kindred
of Democratic platforms and speeches TO be unmiti-
gated bOsh ana demagoguery and that the very
site is the truth On the 9Th of February last the
Senate BY resolution, called upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury for statement Of all the balances due
the United states from all defalcatious failures
make settlement, beginning on the 1st Of January,
DEFALcATIoSs GREATLY DIMINISHED.
The answer was sent to the Senate few weeks ago,
and submit an extract iron statement made by
My. Anthony. Senator from Rhode Island, Chairman
OF the committee, TO whom the document was re-
fe-red:
Mr. Authony-.sThe aggregate statement of the d is
bursenents OF the Treasury under the list is paper
exceedingly ereditable to the American Government
do not mean to any particular party but TO The
financial history Of the United Ststss. There have
been dsbursed since lS34-i hardly read such bi
6gures-SIS gS5 SO O72 O5 of which is marked upon
these books So 265 OOB being about half million of
dollars year. and great part OF this is nominal not
Tbe losses on the 81 OOo OF disbursements were, in
the administration If Jackson, $40 55i Van Buren,
81 10; Harrison, $40 S7i Polk, IS 81; Taylor and
Fillmore s. g.; Pierce, IS IS; Buchanan, nearly
Sc sS; Lincoln, 81 Il; Johnson 4s cents; Grant, the
nrst four years. 40 the second four years. 26
ee3ts-shoEing constant decline. which is owing in
large degree TO the improved manner OF keeping
1he accounts: aud that IS due very largely
70 the Committees Finance aud
Appropriations who have intr0du uced LEGISLATION here
which has compelled much greater accuracy and re-
eponstbty The average percentage OF losses during
this whole period on the disbursements in 81 SO on the
-housand. do believe that the aggregate of any
class Of corporate private business, banking COM
mercia or any other kind, can show 50 small per-
eentage Of loss is continually decreasing coming down
hom 81 So in the administration of Van Buren an
average OF z3 cents on the 81 900 about one-sxeth
as mOcn under the present standardization. This is
exclusive OF the PosGoee, which administers its own
revenue. In the Post-oihce the loss has gone down
81 is on lne SlOOo IN Jaeksons administration, and
SIS ls in Van Burens to 81 SO for the hrst term of
Grant and 81 Of for The second, with an average of
s 81 Tor the Whole period"
IRON the foregoing statement fl appears that the
losses during Grznts rst four years were only LIS
part on the 81 900 Of what they during the
Dnd administration Of General Jackson; only l52 part
o. what they were during the administration of Van
BUREN, only Ills part of what they were during
BuchanaD's. the last Democratic administration The
losses during Grants second term, now more than
three years gone the $1,000 only 1-z6 part Of
what they during the administration OF Jsckson
Isl part OF what they during Van Buren's ad-
and l-26 part Of What they were during
ouenahsu,s hminlstranOn These figures are math-
enateal deductions from the itemized accounts taken
from the books Of the Treasury Department reveal the
hldeous character of the lies which being poured
out upon the government and the Republi-
can party. They show what a vast improvement has
Laken place In the administratOnof OF the government
since the days Of the "Glorihed jackson" and how
greaiiy the tone AMI purity Of official morals have
Of the day.
These letters and figures overturn mountains of
talsehOod, which ought 10 bury our euminatOrs be-
meath Them. The truth is that although delacations
and maIeasances sometimes occur, and always will,
there Is more official integrity, the revenues are more
faithfully collected, and the public service better per
formed than al any former period.
GOVERNMENT not BkNKRUPr.
During the last fiscal year. ending the 5Oth Of June
1876 the surplus revenue SO 2z9 OOO which was
Applted 10 the reduction Of the National debt In the
last ten years We have paid of S5Ts 2S4 Of the Ng
nonal debt. On the 30th Of june 1866 the debt was
e264o, ,38s,OO0; now II is IN round numbers 81 O6O-
$4,000. In 1866 the derived from internal
revenue taxes was s809 226 s8 In 1876 It was Sle-
100000, reduction Of nearly iwo-thirds or nearly
900 per anuum. This does not look like Ma
nonai bankruptcy or paralysis.
STRIKING CONTRAST.
tIast this with the last inhecile. sIovenly, and
tenai administration Of James Buchanan. During his
10ur years 10 time Of profound peace revenues fell
snort OF the ordinary expenditures S52I7ll9 which
SUN was made up by luans and added to the burden
Win Ehieh the Republican party received the govern
ment IN 1851 To enable the government 70 live from
1ay 70 day during the last OF these four years the
per cent. bonds OF the United States we're haWked
lboui the markets OF the world and disposed I'D Witb
1imcuiy al discount Of IL per cent II was duriRg
this administration, which was relieved from ths
charge Of idiocy only BY being Ycted Of treason
that heDdneks was Commissioner Of Public Lands
ftoyd and Thompson were In the Cabinet, the trust