Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-10-05
vas incplpated and is now being

chums, Mcdonald, Joyce and 9th,
ers, by which the government lost
hundred million dollars.
Tell them of the defalcations oil
Radical office> holders, by which
according to the showing Of Secre
tary Bristo& last June, the govern
1ment has lost five million five hun
dred thousand five hundred and
ninetySfve dollars.
Is Tell them of th} Radicals rob-
bing the trusting freedmen in theil
saving bank of three millions oI
dollars.
Tell them Of the Sioux war and
the Black Hills ring infamy, lee
by the Presidents s,n and the sol
of the Secretary.
Tell them that the Administra
tion has expended in the last sever
years more than $4,0oJ, ,000, 900
and they would have spent thirty
millions Of dollars more this year
if a Democratic House had moi
checked them.
Tell them that in 1869 there
were only 54,267 ofica holders
which has been increased until the
number now amounts to 94,119.
being an increase Of nearly 10000
under Grant.
Tell them thatthe reconstruction
policy of the Administration send
ing down to the South disreputa-
BILE thieves has saddled uopn the
Southern States an enormous debt
OF over $i94, 100000.
Tell them of theenormous rail-
road subsidies and J nd grants
that have been voted away by a
Radical Congress.
Tell them that the rich lands Of
the West have been squandered
ard that the Government is now
paying the interest on $64, 900, ,OOC
Of PAcifc railroad bonds,
Tell them Of the Credit Mobiler
scheme by which thousands and
millions of dollars Were made by
Radical Congressmen, the agents
of the scheme putting money where
it would do he most good-in the
pocke,s OF members of Congress.
Tell them Of the fraudulent
cor, McGalrahan, Chorpennine
claims, and others like them, BY
which the treasure of the country
was 10 be stelen.
Tell them that the Radical party
has ostracized every prominent
member Of the organization who
has raised his voice against these
corruptions.
Tell them it slew Horace Gree.
ley. sacrificed Sumner, laid Trum
bull, on the helf, sent Doolittl'
into retirement, land exalted Blaine
honored Chandler, reinstated Cam
eron, preferred Garfield, and made
Morton a leader-all the servilt
Importers Of the administration
D d friends Of the rings. H"tr
Tell them that under Hayes we
have a promise Of the continuation
of the Grant dynasty, for Morton
says the President will be what his
friends make him, and the same
corrupt men who run Grant are
foremost supporters and controllers
of Hayes
Tell them that there can be nr
reform inside of the party for the
Radical orators are now proclaim,
ing everywhere that we have the
best and the cheapest government
in the world.
Tell them that the leaders who
control the party will not reform
/, for they do net see the necessity
for reform, and openly declare in
their national convention that "the
Administration merits commenda- e
tion for its honorable work in the
management of domestic and for
eien affairs. and President Grant
deserves the continued and hearty
gratitude Of the American people
for his patriotism and his immense
services in war and peace.
These are the reasons why thc
Democratic party demand reform,
to the end that taxes may be light
err foreign goods cheaper, that bus
mess may bo revived, that the cur>
renncy may be made stable, that
labor may find employment, that
p bic immortality shall cease, that
hottest men shall rule and the peo-
pie no longer mourn. Fur tnes'
ends the people are moving, homes
and capable statesmen are striving
and Christian men are praying /;
and unless the people are given