The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-11-04
THE TWO PARTIES IN CON
TRAST.

TRAST.
During the whole of President
administration, except the
asst year, Congress was Republican
in both branches, and the govern
ment was therefore entirely and ex-
clusively Republican, affording as
an example of the effect of a
pure Republican policy as can be
imagined.
In the last year of President
Grants administration the House
became Democratic, the Senate re-
naming Republican; and two years
later the Senate also became Demo
cratic, making the whole Legislative
department Democratic, and it is
Democratic this day. For the last
five years therefore, the Democrats
have had some control over the gov
eminent Of the country, and during
the last two years of this period
their control has been so effective as
to materially change the policy of
the government The Hayes admin
istration has been dependent upon a
Democratic Congress; it has been
compelled to adjust its measures to
the Democratic policy; in fact, it has
had to submit, willingly or unwilling
ly, to a great extent, to q Democratic
administration.
Now what is the practical differ
ence between these two regimes-be-
tween the pure Republican rule down
to 1876 and the largely Democratic
regime of the last two years? Let Of
fetal figures answer. The amount
of taxes paid into the public treasury
during the four years ending June
80, 1875, was ST., 27O,533,O00 for the
succeeding four years they were ST.
100, SAG, 000-a decrease Of $l69,687
600. The net ordinary expenditures
for these two periods were: For the
four years of pure Republican rule
5000, 339, 900; for the four years o.
largely Democratic rule, $605, 151,.
00O-a reduction of 94,18S,O 900
Mr.. Sherman says we are nov pay
ing the public debt at the rate o.
$10,000,000 a month; SO that while
the Democratic policy has lifted
$166, 6S7 900 taxes from the peopl,
in four years, it has at the same tim,
effected such savings in the cost o
the public service as to have a sur
: plus of &c. O0, 900 a month to pa,
on the public debt. 5=4
In 1876, under a pure Republi
can policy, our foreign commerc
was valued at $1,OO1 ,125, 900; il
1880, under the policy of a Demo
: cratic Congress, it had increased t
81, 504, $40, 1000.
In 1868, under Republican rule
l our total exports of breadstuffs, pre-
visions, and animals we're SITS, 973.
900; in 1880, under Democratic pc.
icy, they were $43O, 1872
S From 1872 to 1875 under a Reput
lican policy, the balance oftrade wa
i uniformly against US, and our in
ports purchases exceeded our e1
! ports (~sales) 1902, 759, 900; from 1877
to 1879, under Democratic policy
- the balance of trade was largely i
our favor, and u exports exceede
our imports by $685. 900.
: From 1871 to 1875-fve years
o the reduction of the public debt ws
e 900; from 1876 to 1879
four years-the reduction was $170
= 615,000-a difference in favor of IL
e Democratic regime of $13,762,0 0t
and this greater reduction of I'll
y debt was effected at a time when tt
Democratic Congress had reduce
the taxes $219, $4,000.
: Here are some of the fruits of pu.
~ Republican rule and the fruits of
partial Democratic rule set in Co
trast. On one side we have extra
agance, waste, high taxes and lar!
s. expenditures; on the other, econom
retrenchment, reduced taxes, redu
~ ed expenditures and a large decrea
in the public debt-and the pictu.
K may be taken as m illustration
the difference between the admin
l. trative characteristics of the ty
parties.
re The historian of the Women