The Republican journal., 1876-08-17

TO the creditors and eats up the rest. Nlanufac-
turers and producers are all going to ruin to-
gether. The failures last year were double
those of the year before, and more would fail if
creditors were pressing. Taxation produced
this state of things. 1t is the great prime cause
of the destruction OF the business interests of
the country. Was it a necessity? What became
Of the money: This four and one half billions
got into the treasury, but what has not got in
no man can tell.
Mr. Pillsbury then referred to the large in
crease Of Office holders under Grant and the
increased salaries, and spoke of the political
hospitals down on our coast-the granite quar-
res. Every sixth man in Augusta, he contin-
ued, is an office holder. Do you wonder, then,
that it takes taxes to support this army of office
holders? Scott's army in Mexico numbered
on'y II 900 men, and at the time we thought
that large army. Now our office holders out
numbe" eight such armies. Mr.. Pillsbuly then
referred to the jobbery in army and navy con-
tracts, and to the disclosures of corruption by
the recent investigations, as showing where the
money has gone. And this money does not re-
turn to the people as it did during the war. If
it did, business would be good. 1t comes from
the multitude and goes to the few. 1t don't go
out Of the country, because it is not current
elsewhere.
If all the taxes were called for on one day,
there would not be money enough to pay them.
Such taxation must necessarily produce eX-
haustion and prostration. Mr.. Pillsbury then
proceeded to show how the radical protective
tariff has shut us out from foreign markets,
where we might otherwise have disposed of
our surplus goods The Republicans first de-
stroy the home market by exhaustion, and
then shut out the foreign market by Il protect
i've tariff. TO ensure relief, Mr.. Pillsbury said
we should have a tariff for revenue only, and
then we can compete with the world, can send
out goods abroad and find market for them.
We must take of the iron hand from the South
no people on earth have ever been robbed as
were the people of the South under carpet-bag
rue-and say to that section, revive your in
dustres. produce your products, send your cot
ton abroad, and thus restore the balance of
trade in our favor. We must cut down the
army of oice-holders and reduce salaries. In
this way we shall save expense to the people.
by strict economy the taxes can be reduced to
large amount. and the people relieved to that
extent Mr.. Illden here referred to the re-
forms lnauEurated by Gov. Tllden in New
ork, and declared that when placed i'll the
Presidential chair his policy will produce the
same results in the nation at large. lie then
Illustrated the republican promises OF reform
within the party by the story told by Rev. Mr..
Collier, OF Chicago, OF steamboat captain on
the MISSISSIPPI, noted for his profanity, who
announced when his boat got bow on 10 Il sand
bar that he had experienced religion. and sent
word through the town that he intended to hold
prayer meeting on board. AS the people came
on board he directed them att, uGtll tuelr
NelSit hVeu ,iic DOW vi llle poat on thc pas >
when the captain sung out that the meeting
was over, ana all hands might get ashore. In
telling the story Mr.. Collier adds that every
nart,, has - vnr,. nin,,S t,1r hnt that nn,l 'nt
going to attend meeting this year.
Inc liepuollcahs nave All lhe lime been
fhe ay.tcnea nt o"rrnntin i tf',
edged They tried to Law it off on ANDY John
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to, IA sTh',1 ald Suult unGiiiue ,
had the government for EIGHT wears and corrin.
ton is stlll fiourishins. Mr.. Pilsbury further
of ,r ,efa, i.le .
same men are still at the head of fhe machine.
He said he believed that if st. Paul was /;
Del1oerallc 20 c.naluale ana bapcock radical
would supuoit Babrock. The mass NJ f'' me-
party is bound in party chains; but there is a
per cehtaSe Vi louest thlhklh9 men VINO VIII
nartv He reterrea to the mnnnar in ,hic tho
Republicans eyade the vital issues of to-day
their treatment OF relormers like Brlstow, and
srt Tbor Uao. ~ ~ :, e Ne !, az me pi4ons t
people by reviyinr the ISSUES of the dead nast
lhey manufacture stories OF disorder iii the
I'1t 7o,'t ~ ~ ''io e''e - 'aV 'heS may DC
The grass is rroWno green on the Graves and
battle fields of the late war, but the passions
eseueleu ny ltIat eoilillct are not 10 be alio"
alive these nassions # dos onan tho cr.,yn,
to parade the skeletons contained therein, and
nope: py ihis means 10 llde INTO power. The
dnctin@ Hi. camnoian - tha ian1, s;r. MN
utterly ignore the wrongs committed by their
party, and from which the people are now suf-
~ man no coliteilplales iiiuruer VIII
out his crime So win tha pannhl;nan ,n,t,
They want to continue the present state Of
snilSs, m ~ continue lhelr robbery OF the people
man prcnares niim,1Ir tl ,I g. ,e puUe ~
In conclusion Mr.. Pillsbury referred to the
" " i'lalc ny tiie Ieluoilcahs 10 lood
and said the Demorracv comlI not na'nnota Viii
them in this regard as it had not the means II
must therefore rely on individual labor and
atta MINI LIZ s,n,a ~, HGuiu .Il
Republican campaien flnd Is raised and showed
that 1t IS wrunS from an oppressed and taX-rid-
mnrnSSpd viii tho 'isi ~ ~ ioii'. l
something for their country, to appeal TO candle
men ana convince them that they may do thel
work mill Samma7 T Tdn - p pI,aa1 .l,1 !; ( ~