The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-10-18

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would own one again. lwoald not own i
radical white or black.
| fIlere the Goscrnor read dispatch an
nouneing the victory in Indiana, which was
received sith tremendous applause, and the
speaker gave wayto y hapPycutburst Of
enthusiasm, that the day Of deiverance
draeeth nigh
The speaker then went into review Of
I the iiifractions of the Constitution by Hol-
den. ;he co.tempt of the Writ Of Ilabeas
Corpus, the exhaustion of the Judiciery
&c. The people rose III their wrath in 1870
and brought him u his senses. and the ju-
dietary to tLeir courage. lie had asked
his competitor if these abuses were not vio-
lations of the Constitution; and if be did
not. as Judge, consent to them, No an
swcr. Settle said il was dead question.
Holden and Kirk thought 50. But is Ii
berry q dead questions? It il not. Though
trcdden down it win arise. Upon its tomb
is written, REsuReAM, and the people will
support no man who helped to bury it.
FINANCES. iI f9f
The speaker then went intola review Of
the finances of the country. He said that
taxation vas the most important topic for
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the consideration Of civilized societies. Ii
Was the point upon which men were most
sensitive. and the abuse Of the right had
led TO more wars than any other causes.
Lord Chatham had denied taxation is i
right Of government, and considered all mo-
nies levied from the people as free gift.
In this country it was silently accepted as
right. OF the abuses Of this right under
this Administration the speaker could not
enter into full details, but be gave few
figures:
The Government was originated in 1889.
From that time till lS61-72 yesrs-the
government cost fifteen hundred and eighty
millions. The Republicans came into pow
er in lS6l. To the present time fourteen
years. the cost had been FIVE billions, two
hundred and twenty-five millions-fonr
times as much as for 72 years. His CON-
petitor says We must deduct the expenses OF
the years Of the war. That is right. Now
what i the cost OF ten years Of peace Two
thousand and thirty four millionsl And
there Is not one dollar OF war expenses
charged to this account. The speaker re-
ferred to McPherson's handbook Of Politics
-Republican authority--for the authenti-
city Of bis statements, lie showed BY the
report 81 Mr. Curtis chairman Of tue refOrni
\ committee that ID the collection Of the in
ternaI revenue, Eve hundred dollars in eve
ry thousand was never reported at all, and
on the balance $I.5S was lost before il got
TO the treasury. and thus it is, that since
the adoption Of the internal revenue sys-
TEN, twelve hundred aud lif:y millions we're
lost. My competitor says the system IS to
blame. Theu 1 say reform :he ys.em.
After farther illustration Of this subject the
speaker stated the significant fact that il
! presidential wears les revenue was report.
\ ed. The expenses charged ~ miscellaneous
items increased to seven millions. =.
The speaker then handled our own az.
fairs, under radical Legislation, without
gloves. Competitor says Joe Turner says
the Democrats got seven out Of every ten
dollars siolen. don't want Tuners' opin-
I ion. ask yO,lio name one Democrat and
7 you have never done il. II the Democrats
got anything il ouiy proves Jour party could
control aud did not.
The speaker then went 90 70 answer the
question. what had become of ibe school
fund.- lie showed that lie greater por-
ton was invested in bonds and bank stock
ruined BY the results OF the war. six hum
dred Thousand IN stock ofihe ". Nv. K.
X. 20. sold BY The Rads aid invested in
special fax bonds.
TIe only approach u Democratic di.ho.
ne.ty |. s. D. Pool. He Lad charge of
tie Peabody fluid. ile bad been cOrupeII.
ed to re.ign. his bvnd.,nen had made good
bis deficit. and the fuad b.a lost nothing.
The speaker discussed earset bag rule.
and ~ IL. il Ilad entailed ID the Soaih.
Billions we're stolen. anI ll,s corruption Of
tie whole party - great lie rlan 10 the
uoop led his bO.e sl,en be passed over
Washington. 'fAe demand for change j.
met b. The waving Of,he bloody dirt. Bad
blood - .rrred aEd bitter feeling kept
alive. lhis was ihc xhDle pfin u Tie
cainpsigu u IT, competitor. Bot tie spea.