Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-10-06

tration has effected striking reduction
of the expenses of those branches over
which the executive has complete con-
troll While the revenues of the Gov
ernment have enormously increased,
the expenditures have been largely d.
minished. The expense of collecting
SlSS, 100000 customs during the last
fiscal year was just one-half of what it
cost to collect $50, 900, 900 in 1860 un-
der President Buchanan. On the lst
of July last there was returned to the
Treasury 81, 600, 600 of money that had
been saved out of the appropriations
for the collection of the customs reve-
nue.. And of the money appropriated
for various other departments there was
returned to the Treasury and carried
to the surplus fund on the 30th of June
1880, SO, ,434, 4I6 which remained un-
expended Now does any one believe
that Democratic administration, con-
trolled by "the South,' would attain
these results during the next four
years? In lS75-the last year the Re-
publicans had majority in both hous-
es-the appropriations were $l47,7I4,-
$40. At the following session the
Democrats controlled the House, and
by refusing to appropriate for some of
the most necessary expenses of the
government, reduced the appropria-
tiOns to 1924, l22, ,0l0, and the follow
ing year, in order to coerce the Presi-
dent, by failure to pass the Army
Bill, and to provide for other necessa-
ry expenses, they reduced the appro-
priations to SIS, 356, 9s3, but at the fol-
lowing session, to make good these de-
ficiencies, and repair the faults COM
mitted, they appropriated Sl72,O16,-
500, being S25, 100000 more than was
appropriated in 1876; and in 1880 they
appropriated 1852, ,4O4,6 ,647; and for
1871 they have appropriated 1854, 49,
2l2, or $1,000 900 more than the ap-
proations made the last year the Re-
publicans were in power Of the $780,
55,6S3, 963 of receipts and expendi-
lures of the public moneys since the
formation of the government, the losses
and defalcations on $4,7l9, ,4S1, ,157, pre-
vious to 1861 were annually from 1920
on 81 900 to $ll.7l while en- the
S25, 81 ), ,202, sos since 1851, the losses
and defalcations have been annually
on 1000 from "a to 76 cents, but for
the four years ending June 80, 1880,
S467 ,0S0, ,SS5 of Internal Revenue taxes
have been collected and paid into the
Treasury lcitlt0ut The loss of single
cent Now, does this show that twen-
ty years of power will corrupt any par
ty Is not the Republican party purer
and cleaner to day than it ever has
been? Under the present administra-
tion Resumption has been accomplish
ed bringing with it joy and happiness
to every household throughout the
land our national debt is being rapid
ly pal off; we are enjoying an era of
wonderful prosperity, and are now TAX
ing the lead of the nations of the world
in the grand march of human progress.
Which party as we now look back
should receive the support of the peo-
pie ? Which has best served the coun-
try, guarded its honor and advanced
its glory? These are the questions to
be decided by the great jury of the
American people of which each one of
you is member, on he End of Novem-
Der next. Upon your verdict rests the
future prosperity of this country.
Il. NJ. b.
PITTSBURGH, September 81, 1880.