The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-17

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The appropriations from 1871 TO 1876 in
elusive were made by the Republican Con
crosses, and those for 1877 and 1878 by a
Democratic house. The Republicans ran
up these expenditures from Sl53, 100000 in
1872 to an average of nearly Sis, 900, 900
for each Of the four years thereafter; while
the Democrats reduced the expenditures
for the two last years of the report to but
little over $4,000, 900 per year, making
an annual saving of over $3S 100000. 1t
is true that for 1879 the Democrats increas-
ed those appropriations to $l57, 100000, and
for 1880 to $l60,000,000 a chief part of
which increase was claimed by the admin
istration to be necessary because the Dem
ocratic house had cut down too much of the
appropriations for the proceeding years.
But take the whole average of approprla-
! tions and expenditures for the four years
/ of Democratic rule, from 1877 to 1880 in
elusive and the four years of Republican
rule. from 1873 to 1876 inclusive, and the
result is as follows: That the Republicans
/ expended an average of SI77, 74S,0 900 for the
net ordinary expenditures of the govern
ment, while the Democrats appropriated an
/ average of $I49, 20I 600 being a saving to
the people by reason of Democratic econo-
my of SIS, 547 900 per year or STA, $4,000
/ in the four years.
Mr.. Sherman, in replying to my Lancas-
/ ter speech, asserts that so far from this
/ economy being forced upon the administra-
ton by the Democratic Congress, we actu-
allv appropriated more than the depart
ments asked for. Here the finance minis
/ ter of our government is equally at fault
! For the year 1877 the ADMINISTRATION asked
a littIs over 5000, I25, 600 for its ordinary
expenditures; we gave 1t $l45, IS2, OOO.
For the year 1878 the administration asked
/ 1854, 49,, 900; we gave gave it $40, 3S4 900.
For the year 1879 it asked S176, 226, 900 J.;
we gave it $I57, 213,00 For the year 1880
4 it asked $164 ISL 900, and we gave it $3.50,
$4,000. So that the Democratic Congress
I has in fouF years prevented the admInlstra-
ton from spending over one hundred and
twenty millions of dollars more than was
necessary for the ordinary expenses OF the
! government. say more than was necessa-
~, for MIR. Sherman says that during the
! four years of Democratic control over appro-
priations 'the administration has felt no
restraint from insufficient appropriations IN
the great branches of the government"
Mr.. Sherman, in explaining the enormous
appropriation of $194, 600, 600 for the ordi
nary expenses of the government in 1874
saws that "the appropriations for that yea
! Of relief from the effect of the panic.
Svmnathetic Mr.. Sherman How good /
was in you and your party to come to tn
. relief Of the struggling industries of thu
: countrvI But the fact is, the approprla
tions for that year were made at the session
! of Congress WHICH ended March 4, 1873 u,
six months before tins panic occurred Ih
! excessive appropriation was due, therefore
, to extrAvagance and not to sympathy 10
the people.
cLAMoR AGAINST THE SOUTH.
: Messrs. sherman and Schurz are dis
7 tressed with apprehensi0ps of danger to "a
r government from the Confederate brigaaierI
! Thew cry out against the caucus IS thougl
& | il was an invention of these Southern me
to control the Democratic party and TN
Z rule the country. They have themselv 1.
= sat in more caucuses than they nave nall
6 on their heads. What danger - there I. ~.
81 Confsdegate Brigadierss Not one o. tnsl