Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-14
Average annual expenditure, S143, 456, 1i9.
ExDenditure rer CAPITA S3.45,


Expenditure, per capita, S3.45.
All these figures derived from official sources,
and it appears by them that the average annual Or
didary expenses of government in seven years of
Democratic rule were S61 4l9 while the like
age annual expenses in seven years of Republican
rule S143,456,1 19, being an average annual
excess under Republican administration OF Ssl,9Ol,-
TO.
And this excess cannot be explained by the in
of population, for the expense per capita in
the seven Republican years was S3.45, while i'll the
seven Democratic years it was only S1.94.
Nor can it be explained as necessarily resulting
from the war; for, I have said have excluded
from the comparison peuses caused by it, namely,
pensions, public debt and interest thereon; and the
first of the Republican years have taken was
the third year after the war.
). OF the corruption that has brought disgrace
upon the Republic and furnished the advocates of
despotism, the world over with arguments against
popular government, it is not necessary for me to
speak in detail Unfortunately for the credit of the
nation, the Instances are SO notorious that bare
reference to them brings forth picture from which
the mind turns with loathing and indignation. The
Credit Mobier, the Pacific Mail, the Beknap trial
the vi,lanes of the house, the straw bids of
the post office, the Indian and whisky rings, and the
long list of defanl ers in every department have be-
matters of history, aud attest too clearly for
controversy the need of reform. But no substantial
reforms may res, assured, will take place as long
as Republican rule shall prevail. The evil is too
deep-seated to be reached by anything short Of an
entire change of administration.
4. But, fellow-ctzens, there is great drama OF
| fraud, huge black spot upon the Tatoeal es-
cutcheon, that cannot be passed by with mere al
fusion. The seat Of the chief magistratethat seat
that in times past has been, and in all times should
! be an emblem of purity and honor-is occupied by
who never elected to it, and whose deviation
was accomplished by the grossest frauds and bold
est usurpatons that ever dlsSraced the history of
| free people Ihaye time to-day to go into q de
tailed statement of these frauds and usurpations.
have time to show you how the returning board o.
Florida, in plain violation of the law Of the State, IL
equally plain violation of the solemn decision of thu
highest court of the State, threw sufficient mum
hor n n
the State to the Hayes cleo tor
instead Of to the Tilden electors, who had bee,
chosen by the people. Nor how, in like manner, tn
returning board of Louisiana threw out from six tt
eight thousand votes given to the TIden electors
thereby DISTINGUISHING the people of whole precinct
and counties, aud completely reversing the vote
the State. Nor how, by "a vote of eight to seven il
the electoral commission, all INQUIRY into thes
frauds and usurpations was precluded and the doc
trine solemnly announced and acted upon that u
matter by what Frauds matter by what ilegalitie
| no matter by what usurpations returning cal
wasting board may defeat the viii of the people, th
wrong is remediless, the constitution is pOwerles
the people helpless, and usurpaton must trump
} and prevail.
; These. fenow-ctzens, are now all matters of hi
tory; but although the erroneous decsio. by whic
Congress counted in HAYES and Wheeler may not
reversible, that fact only makes it the incur
bent upon the people to condemn the decision Al
! the means by which it was brought about. If SUE
an usurpation pass without rebuke, it will
: be vain to talk of constitutional modes and hone
l elections. If the will of the people can, with il
punity be overthrown by obscure and corrupt I
0 turning boards, and there is remedy for Il
8 wrong, it will soon be the voice
: such boards aud not the voicsA
IS the people, that will make yc
/, presidents. AID how long, pray you, could yo
: government stand under such system, or WI
If claim would it have to be called government Of
IF people. My friends if the people ever eondone
e great sin, itthey ever pardon the guilty W
T. per. etrated it-and near.y every one of whom /
N boeu rewarded by office under the administration
er the most sangune advocate of popular governm,
will have reason To hang his head in shame, q
is doubt the possibility of it's success. Yes, my
lie ow-citizeas the very existence OF popular COVE
lnent the question whetheF it is possible to maint