Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-13

The last Maine Standard utters its an
nua ieremiad over the increase of State
taxation within the last twenty years, and
urges a change from republican to demo
cratic administration. both to reduce TAXA
ton and improve the morals OF the State
The people of Maine can fnd an example
of democratic administration in the city
OF New York. The debt of that city
alone is about eight times as large as the
debt of our State. 1t amounts to $50 per
capita for every man, woman and child in
the city. This is the fruit of democratic
administration as to finances In the city OF
New York. Now, as to the moral effects.
New York has the distinction of being
the most corrupt city in the country. Its
democratic rulers ars elected by the filthy,
rascaly, thievish. ruffianly part of the
community. The vicious. ignorant part
OF the people are the rulers As the dem
ocratic voters are so are the democratic
officials. Men elected by such constitu-
eney reflect in their official acts the feat
ures of the class 20 whom they are indebt-
ell for office. There never was but one
Tweed in this country, and he could not
have been possible except In New York,
under the tutelage and inspiration OF Tam
many Hall. Financially and morally dem
ocratic rule has been curse to the city oil
New York, as it would be to Maine il il
were TO be tried.
When the democrats gained majority
of the national House of Represe natives.
what brilliant promises were made of the
great saving they woul effect in the ma
ii0nal Expenditures. how they would pu,
pzr1iz2nship nBder N cir feet as far - they
were zbI-. ard Whist 5 pure government
LbeT Wua.s establish BH what has thr
-ssz1 tseE Sssbing saved 10 govern
her earT1gi3Ss - gross ruling in the
z sz-s la L. explosion Of two demo .
E7-l1as alsass-ep'-r. 80. fOreed upon that
-sssF. ~ Esess eoxFup,ioa democrat c
z@z a<rs were Il = great degree rep N
sz.l~- p4-Tf.4.ssip II 40 mean character
rElaz liar disaoled Caion soldiers were
rgrz@d or d P rsitiOns to make room for
Es5@i .ollier. drunkenness aud disorder
such a his not been known at the Capitol
since the rebels left it in 1861 an attempt
made To Mexicanize the government
through the Potter investigating commit
tee the army insulted and weakened; and
everything that could be done t. favor the
men who fought against the government
at the lannon's mouth and degrade those
who fought for it. Such are some OF the
effects of the change made in the House
by giving the majority to the democrats
and sending the republicans into minori
ty. The people of Maine never yet have
believed in the wisdom of such change.
and now with its results before them, since
the adjournment Of Congress, they are
still less inclined to vote for change.
Democratic organs have a remarkable
tendency to forget that there has been a
great rebellion in this country, which
taxed it heavily, and has left burdens up
on the people which they are still carry.
ing. 80 they complre present expenses
OF national and State governments with
what they were before the rebellion. and
then cry out about the extravaganza of the
republican party.
The Standard says the State tax for
1886 was s20l, 1894 while for 1873 it is
So99, 1910. Now there was no war debt
to pay in 1856, while in 1877, the amount
paid on the public debt, on the interest of
the public debt and int, the sinking fund
was SiSl, 1856 ,95, more than twice as much
as the tax in 1856. and more than half the
amount OF the whole State tax In 1873.
The amount paid for education last wear
by the State was $3.50, 05S IS Add This
amount to what was paid on the debt anf
Interest, and we have total of 1861. 245.
ID, showing that for the war debt and tn,
public schools the State paid last year ,
sum greater by SCI .532 43 than the tota
State tax Of 1873.
These facts being as they are, the de
mocracy as represented by the Main,
STANDARD would probably repudiate tn.
public debt and destroy the public school,
10 order to reduce taxation. That is Ia,
way democracy tends in other State.
where they bear sway. They hate the
war DELFT hecause IA WAS incurred /,
whipping the rebel democracy, and tc
schools they have a particular aversion
because democracy thrives best where ig
porance prevails. 70 T' o+a3f