The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-19
HAYES AMI BUCHANAN.
.GFrom the n. Y. SUM-


HAYES AND BUCHANAN.
From the N. Y. SUM-
Nobody feels proud of the Admin
istration of James Buchanan. Few
apologize for it, while almost every
body denounces it,.or at the best
turns it off with a sheer. Yet, in the
important particular of public ex-
penditures, it was far better than the
Fraudulent Administration of Hayes.
Though the Kansas question then
played a conspicuous part in affairs,
nevertheless one of the Most effective
weapons welded by the Republicans
against Buchanan was the charge of
extravaganza, w~astefulness, and
profigacy in the use of the public
moneys, especially in the last two
years of his term. For this John
Sherman, who was then Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means,
Thaddeus Stevens, and other lead
ers of the party in the House, ar
raigned him in the severest language.
while Ben Wade, Henry Wilson, and
their associates Numbered at him in
the Senate.
Now, let us see just how much
money the Buchanan Administra-
ton spent annually, and then COM
pare this with the expenditures of
the present Fraudulent Administra-
ton.
Buchanan's worst two years were
1859 and 1860. In the former the
total expenditures for all purposes,
except interest on the public debt
we omit the fractions), were $66,
300 1000. OF this sum $23, 100000
was for military purposes Of all
kinds, and $14, 600, 900 for naval pur=
poses. The last two items were out
rageous; but we were then spending
unusual amounts on Notifications,
and were building several war yes
sells. The uproar made By the Re
%publicans in Congress and on the
stump ard in newspapers, particu.
larly about the large appropriations
made to the War and Navy Depart.
ments, rather alarmed Mr.. Buctlan.
an, and in 1860. he drew in his horns
a little. In that year the total ex.
penditures were $50. 056,000, Of
which sum 16,40O,0 600 was for mill.
tary objects, and 100000 for tho
navy.
Let us now compare these expend
itures with those of the present
Fraudulent Administration during
the past year, and those which il
proposes to make in the current
year, and its estimates of what il
will need in 1880.
Before doing this, however, We
should bear in mind that now, as il
the time of Buchanan, we are al
peace with foreign nations; and
though Hayes has Indian troubles
on his hands, so had Buchanan; aud
moreover, Buchanan had his small
but very expensive wal in Kansas tC
manage. We do not overlook the
fact that our population has increas
ed about thirteen millions since Blu.
chanan's time; but not a rood has
been added to our territory except
ing the wilds and wastes of Alaska
which it costs q mere trifie to gov
ern, for the seals have got up no in
s%urrections, and nobody has tried tt
steal our icebergs. Then, too, thu
purchasing power of the current dol
lar is as great now as it was during
B%uchanan's term, and whatever oul
Government needs to buy, whethe.
it be commodities or services, can b.
obtained quite Is cheaply to day a
they could twenty years ago.
Last year the Fraudulent Admin
istration of Hayes expended $l34,
500, 900 besides the amount paid 70
interest on public debt; or, in othe
words, it spent sos, 200, 900 more thai
Buchanan's Administration spen
for the same purposes in 1859, in
Guiding $4,000, 900, 900 more for tn
army, and $4,000, 900 more for tn
navy. The comparison is still wors
for Hayes in Buchanan's last veal
Hayes expended $74.500,000 NOR
than Buchanan did in 1860, includ
ing $l6,000,O00 more for the navy!
But even this does not satisf
Hayes de facto Secretary of tn
Treasury. John Sherman says il
his report that he cannot get alon;
with less than $140,00O,000 for thi
current year, besides what will b
required to meet the interest on tn
public debt, whereof 500, OOO, 900 vii
be needed for military purposes, an
$I5 100000 for the navy. And h
plainly tells the country that it wi
require $1S0,137,0G0 to carry th
Fraudulent Administration throug
the fiscal year thereafter ensuing.
Hayes, therefore, in the matter G
extravagant expenditures of the pec
; pies money, is now more than twic
as profiigate IS Buchanan was; an,
if he can get all he asks, he propos
es to become three times as profit
gate in the lastS-ear of his Fraudu
lent term.
LAMAR says he would like TO Sc
Blaine get up before an audience @
blacks and threaten them with til
loss of suffrage if they did not con
tinue to vote the Republican ticket