The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-17
A Comprehensive Vindication

The democratic party found an appropriate
moutl-piece i'll Senator Davis of West Virgin
IL, in denouncing the extravaganza and cor
ruption of the Republican party and the adj
minstration. 10 fix his charges more directly
upon the party that had wrestcd the govern
ment from the throes of revolution and
crushed the revolt aimed to DESTROY it. he in.
| troduced resolution calling for astatement of
balances due to the United States from public
officers and from other parties no longeri in the
public service, which had accrued since 1865.
combining the time to be Investigated and ex-
lliblt made OF it, exclusively to the operations of
the government under republican rule. The
resolution was amended, however, so as to date
back to January 1880, so as to embrace other
administrations and parties, and to present n
comparison OF the relative derelctions of duty
ana defalcations Of preceding administrations
with that of Gen. Grant.
10 answer this resolution it required great
labor in the Treasury Department, but it was
encountered, and recently Senator Anthony
from the Finance Committee made the report
IN detail, accompanied with brief summary,
so as to show the percentage of losses since
1880. The following is that summary:
a.. The aggregate statement of the disbursements of
ne Under the list is paper exceedingly
crealtable to the American Government | do not
history OF the United States There have been dis
nursea s5nee lo34I hardly read such big fig
the 05 of which is marked upon
1nese books s22 100000 being about half million Of
NOT e ei year, and great part of this nominal
The losses on the $1,000 of disbursement were. in
s2 IS Harrila ,o OF Jackson slO55; Van Buren,.
more $751; Pierce 1885 Buchanan. hearty Tvs IS a.
fonr Years si 40 Johnson 48 cents; Grant, the first
1 smowing a constantdecline, which is owing in a
tls uegree to the improved manner of Keeping
GSolnittees on Finance and Appropriations who
naxe ea introduced legislation here which has com
ne average percentage of losses during this whole
period on the disbursements is $l59 on the thou
cltss OF corporate or private business banking
commercial, or any other kind, can show SO small a
aae percentage of loss is continually decreasing
coming down from $21.55 in the administration Of
the thousand dollars OF only abouf onesxtiath 40
nacn under the present Administration This is
own revenue. In the Post Offlce the loss has gone
down from sl1.18 on the 81 0J9 in Jacksons admins
nrst term OF Grant and s1O1 for the second with an
average OF $3.5l for the whole period move that
government and to all parties be printed and that
th e rs report OF the Committee Printing
return
me senator from West Virginia.
1t will be seen from it, that the-e has been
more circumspecton, more care, and less loss
under the administration OF Gen. Grant than
any OF his predecessors-an that the exhibit.
instead OF condemning the Republican party,
is a pertinent and forceful vndication of its
honesty and fidelity. and that it stands before
the country vindicated against the reckless
ISLANDERS and wicked falsehoods of its enemies.
Mark, these are o6fciaz figures-not newspa-
per paragraphs or stump speeches gotten up
for party ef1ect-but statistics taken from the |
records of the government perfect and reliable |
III all their details. They constitute an effec- |
tive reply to all the loose charges and false as |
sertions that have been made and will vet be |
made against the administration of the Repub.
llcaa party, and vindicate its claims to the con-
fdence and continued support of the American
people.