The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-02

Something About Democratic Economy
WARRINGTON, June S0.-The final plank
OF the Democratic platform declares that
among other things for which the country
has cause to bless that party is the saving
Of $4,000 ,OOOa year by the Congress that
has been ruled by the brigadiers. Such a
bold ialsehood has rarely been ventured
upon by even the. Democratic party before
in all It's history. Your correspondent
has taken the trouble to collect the official
statements for the last five years OF Re.
publican rule, and the expenditures for
the years since the Democrats have had
charge OF the legislative affairs OF the gov
eminent. The exhibit Is simply astound'
ing, and it can only be supposed that the
genius who contributed the last plank to
the Democratic platform was not inform
ed. He could not have had theefrontery
to utter such an insult 10 common in
telligence.
For the fiscal year ending June 80. 1871,
the expenditure was 500, Iii, ,1SS, rs; for
1872, S577, ,5l7, ,O62,67; for 1873, $3.50, ,S45..
245, 5,S3; for 1874, S2S7. .l83, ,S73, II; for 1875,
s974.62S, ,1O2 "a; and for 1876, s25S, ! ,459, ,797,-
80, Thus, in five years, an annual reduc.
tiorl OF expenditures amounting TO $685.
III 390,92 have been accomplished under
Republican management, and this, too,
during years at the close OF the war for
which the Democratic party owes the
country over S6,000,000, 900, when there
we're naturally many expenses directly
incidental to it.
Now we reach the era Of the brigadiers,
and what is the result2 For fiscal years
ending June 80, 1877, $2SS, $50, ,00S 9S; for
1878, $236, ,9D4, ,326 so; for 1870, S266,947,-
Ss3 So; for 1880, S297, $50, ,2S7 IL, and for
1881 the amount appropriated is S29l ,S2S,-
SSS 90. For the present fiscal year the sum
Of Sc, ,424,0l2 was appropriated, and next
winter there is every indication that II will
be even greater for the expenses OF the
year ending June 30, 1881. The amount
In reason will then at least be, for 1881,
s297, 7,S47, 900 90. Thus the Democrats, al
ter five years manipulation oithe govern
mont treasury, will have reached figure
So, ,3SS, ,l03 81 in government expenses in
excess Of that OF the last year OF Repub-
lican rule. 1t is very near the amount
named in the platform, but unfortunately
for the Democrats, the figures are on the
other side OF the page. ltshows that they
have increased the cost Of government to
that amount instead OF diminishing 1t.
II the Republicans had remained In
power these years, the expenditures at the
rate thoy were being cut down would have
been BY the close OF the fiscal year Of 1881.
s224 7i2, ,40G4l instead OF S297 ,S47 900 SO,
differences OF over S73. 1000, QUO in favor Of
the Republicans.
1t should be borne in mind, too, that
the way the saving was made by the
Democrats the 6rst two years was by cut
ting down clerk a salaries, already by no
means princely, aud by Withholding ap'
preparations 10 run the courts, feed the
army anl nr other objects that were ab.
solutely necfessary to the maintenance Of
the supremacy ol The laws which they had
but recently engaged. in armed revolution
and carefully organized treason TO over
throw.
This is a short letter, but it is long
enough to defeat the Democratic party
wherever read by reflective men who vote
through patriotic motives.