Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-29
What Democratic House has done In
the Line Of Retrenchment and
Reform for the People.

Estimated expenditure Of Grants
government for the civil branch of the
Government, outside of the interest on
the war debt, for the fiscal year end
ing Both June, 1877, 5000, O98, 985. 81;
appropriation bills, as they passed the
House OF Representatives, for the year
ending Both day June, 1877, $1;38, 1885,
S6o.62; reductions by Democratic
House below estimate of Grants gov
eminent. S64, 1862, 1860; reduction be-
low appropriations for the year ending
Both June, 1876, for the civil service
OF Government, $38, sic, 31209.
Here, then, is within fraction of
forty millions saved to the pockets Of
the people by Democratic House, in
spite of all the obstacles which Rad
ical Senate and an Administration
which has distinguished itself above
all OF. Its predecessors for its robber-
les have together thrown in its way.
What may the people of this coun.
try expect after this suspicious COM
mencement at retrenchment and re-
form by the Democrats, underline most
adverse circumstances. when the ad-
ministration of the great reformer,
Samuel j. Tilden, is fairly launched
on the country2 May j. not be pre-
sumed with safety that $100000,000
will be saved to the people annually
by his administration on the average
annual expenditure of the last eleven
years, since the war ended, of Repub-
lican administration, and more than
800, GOO, 900 during his term of four
years, calculated on such basis 2
From April 10, 1865, to the present
time, the average annual expenditure
of.the Government has been more than
| $3.50, OO0, 900 the average expenditure
of Government for four years during
this period would be over 81 400, 600,
600. Does any man believe, looking
at Mr.. Tilden s efforts at retrenchment
in the State of New York, but that he
would bring the entire expenses of the
National Government during his term
of administration within 81, OOO, 900,
OO0?
What an inspiring effect the saving
of. ,$400,000,000 would have on the
down trodden tax payers Of this coun-
| try! What vast effect it would have
in releasing capital from its hiding
places and inducing it. with confidence
once more to embark Ia the ten thou
sand industries of the land, which now
lie dormant and idle under the "Upas
| tree" of this Administration. How
it would give profitable employment to
the hundreds of thousands of laborers
who now compose the vast tramps OF
the North demanding bread or work
How the vast machinery of human
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smoothly on under the oil of conf
dence, which the great head and heart
of Samuel j. Tilden at the head of the
Government would inspire in all
classes
The robberies. extravaganza, and
wasteful expenditure of the peoples
money would cease; a new civil SER
vice reform would take the place OF
the one which has debauched the pub
lie morals and Slapped the public con-
| fidence in the office-holding classes OF
the country, who, judging from the re-
suit of Gen. Grants administration,
have been selected more withreference
to their capacity for plumber than the
old Jeffersonic rule of honesty. ability
and efficiency in the performance OF
| tH6lT uutlGS.
These officers would be once more
taught the important lesson that they
are in fact, as they are in theory, the
servants OF the people rather than the
masters, as they have been for the last
sixteen years.
These are some of the inspiring
hopes which St. Louis holds out to the
long suffering and down-trodden mass
es of this land, who. instead of being
the real sovereigns, as they in theory
are, have in point of fact been yet more
oppressed by the unconstitutiona laws
of this arbitrary and personal govern
ment Of Gen. Grant than if they were
the subjects OF that vast despotism
which rules without Limitation over
all the Russias, both in Europe and in
Asia.-R6chnlOnd Wing.