The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14
VOL. VIII.
GIN. TOM EwINc,s SPEECH.


forms in 1880. Moreover, keen inter-
est is felt in the result in Ohio. II
Z wing be beaten Ohio is surrendered
to Sherman and Republicanism, and
then the only hope of the election Of
Democratic candidate for the Presiden-
cy is to be discovered in the party's
triumph in New Yo.k. In that State
about 100. 600 Greenbackers haye de-
clared against Tilden; but it is still as
serted by his whIppers-in that despite
the enmIty Of Sunset Cox, Kelly and
Tammany he can carry the Stale. 1t
is the only hope of the party, it seems.
Ia any event Tildeh's organs and letter
writer's say 80, and those who would
not have Tilden nominated are exceed
ingly anxiOus to have Ewing triumph
IN Ohio. Therefore the int,reit that
attaches to Ewing's speeches, and
therefore We give cGpious extracts from
portion Of his latest address To his
fellow-citiz,ns. Mr.. Ewing deYotes
himself especially to Slermsn's late
speeches in NJ 4ine, and said of
REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.
Let US sse winch of the TWO great
pant es is NJ. s; entitled To credit for
economy in public expenditures. The
Democracy for four years past has held
the House OF Representatives, which
controls the appropriations OF public
money; and in that time the appruprI-
ations for the expenses of the govern
meut, inclusive uf interest on the pub
lie debt, have deen 1904 .619, 900. For
the four Years preceding, during
which the Republican party controlled
appropriations, the same expense
amounted to $G99, 800, 900; so that the
control of one branch of Congress by
the Democracy for these four years has
saved the people $S4. 720. 900, being an
average Of over $21, ZOO, 900 year,
Since June 80, 1866, the people have
paid 81, 81 900, 600 in Federal taxes,
and out of that vast sum but $52S 600.
900 have been applied to the principal
of the public debt. II the Republicans
had been as economical during the
nine years preceding 1875 as the
Democrats have forced them to be
since then, the public debt would have
been reduced three hundred and forty
five millions more, without imposing
one dollar of additional taxes on thc
people. The twenty-one millions a
year saved since 1875 by the Demo-
cratic House have been saved in spite
of the most vehement and determined
resistance of the administration and
the Senate; and it never would have
been saved 1T all had not the people at
last disregarded the hOwls about the
alleged reasonable purposes of the
Democracy which have formed the
campaign arguments OF the Republi-
cans since the war.
REFORM DEMANDED.
We have here an illustration, fellow
citizens, Of the necessity OF frequent
changes of administration. Reform of
extravaganza and abuses can only be
secured by such changes. In t flash
times of Grant and Boss Shepherd, the
Hon. Proctor Knott asked leave t. In
trOduce bill to pay salaries to the cast
iron boys, which are the hitching posts
along the avenues, saying they were the
only fellowsin the district not salaried |
The constant tendency of every branch
and twig and leSflet of the public ser
vice is toward growth of patronage and
power. Every subordinate finds need
for some subordinate under HIM; every
division is struggling to become q bu-
reau; every bureau department. This
tendency, stimulated by the enormous
revenues OF the government during the
prosperous times following the war,
unchecked by formidable opposition,
encouraged by the desire Of the Repub-
lican party to magnify the general gov
ernment which it seemed to hold un.
der lease for ninety mine years, re-
newable forever, has been only, in
part, arrested by the election OF Dem
ocratic Congress. Neither the House
economy in the public service in oppo-
sition to the executive departments,
and complete change of administra-
tion is therefore indispensable to cut
down ublic expenditures to the limits
Of economical efficiency. The annual
expenses of the Federal government in
1877, for all purposes except public
debt and pensions, were $114, 900, 600
nearly twice as great as for the year
1860, when they were but $50, 900, 900.
1t is true the population of the country
increased in that seventeen years nearly
6f,y per cent. but, admitting (Which
is not the facL, that the expenses of
the government must increase in the
ratio of increase of population, those
expenses for 1877 were $27, 900, 900
greater than they should haYe been in
the ratio of the expenses in 1860, and
this, too, after the Democratic Con-
gress had made every reduction which
the heads Of departments could be
driven to. A change Of administration
will demonstrate that q further very
large reduction can be made, to the
relief of taxpayers and the publication
Of the puslic service.