Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-09-28

| And frst I p6asto the enormous in
erease in the appropriations ft the lat
session Of Congress, an Increase of$7S.
I554, 565, sndAmore than S4L00o, O0l
more than the estimate sent TO Con'
gtes. That means virtually sevensy
eight millions Of days labor for some
body to work out For in the end al
taxes however levied. mast be worked
Ibut BY days lobor with plow and res.
per, with peck and spade. anvil and
forge; il must come somehow through
labor from the soil and the mines
IGovernments have no otHer resources
But this great excessr tis claimed ~
justi6cafpa lof Il, covers defG sncies
But " III thkre MOI be he6ciencies to'b,
apprepristA FOR next lseaff 2 IN Che
Senate warning was given that, not
withstanding the enormous sPpropria-
tiopi not less than iS25. .b0e,Qee lde6c-
inencies might be expected. De6cien'
cies Of Republican Congress have al
wages run higher than deficiencies o.
Democratic C6ngress;snd both greatei
than they ought to have been, or would
have been if the executive department.
had practiced proper economy and had
kept always within the law. In proof
of what say, let figures give evidence
The DEFICIENCIES made up by Demo
cratic House from 1877 to 1882, inclu-
sive, six years aggregated $SB,ssl,
627, or an average Of $5,565,27r fol
each year; while for. 1873, 1874 1875
and 1876, a Republican Congress ap,
propristed oits own deficiencies foi
these four years, when that party con
trolled the entire government, $685.
262, ,6lO, or an average OF S7,065, CSC
a year. Both periods are exclusive o1
pension Differences. ~ 10 tfaoa 'e'la'sa' q
Now compare appropriations fol
two periods Of four years EACH The
figures cannot be disputed. See what
they tell: .aaaia4u YrrJoa
-Four years of Republican Congress
followed by four years with q Demo.
cratic House. aa
The amounts are given in even dol
lars, -,.l.s.., T. n,
CIVIL AND MISCELLANEOUS APPRoPRIA-
-' - !" 9sa, T1oN. 9 ~ 'a .so ft'
1S7S-A-T5'76 Republican. $3.50, ,s9s, ~
ys0
Difference in favor Of Dernocrats..,..S so,O49, ,1S!
NAVY DEPARTMENT. s,d sa,.
1s7S'747575 Republican. 5 e4,9is 7S'
1877. .'7S79's0 Democratic. 6O, ,0878 84t
Difference in favor of Democrats....$ 829Ss, ,43l
II WAR DEPARTMENT.
1873'74 75-'76 Republican -.-....... 5 17s S2S 70t
s71'78-'7s-'s0 Democratic. ....... 147,779 46t
pifferenance In favor Of Democrats. 8 2O.O4s 1s!
s'74'757s Republican ..... s 2s,s95SS
lST7-'7S-'79'S0 Democratic 5 21, 055s3
Difference in favor Of Democrats. 8 z939,52'
Here are over $4,000, 900 differ.
ance in favor Of a Democratic House
in four years in these expenditures
Is that nothing?
Was the government any better from
1873 to 1875 than from 1877 to $780,
Let us make another comparison and
include all the time in which the Dem.
ocratic party had one or both Houses
The figures are all from official source
and are correct. Look at them.
This table includes appropriation.
for all purposes except interest on the
public debt and pensions, deficiencies
being carried to the years in which
they properly belong:
1878 by Republican Congress.......... sl522Oa,274
1874 = q" 15s,545, 70.
1875 s" 155,s24,7S
1875 g 147,S7o,6s
Total of four years by Rep Congress ssii, ,54l
1877 by Democratic House....... -. $i2ls5744'
1873 :, +" 125,07267
1879 1" /" 12S, 1891
1880 X" II -, 135, ,838, ,00
Total forfoury years with Dem. House $5l4 So6, ,O3
Saving In four years With an increasing
populatioHi + \ ys...N-St{S -k-f-1
ITotal appropriations, except pension and interest
1850 a0 FsI Esss ! iae go d
RoBEsos CoaaaHss- including ~ = 7
pensions and interest $179, 24s94'
And adding pensions and defcien.
cies and we have, exclusive Of interes
on the public debt, which is perman
ent appropriation, 1926, ,248, ,943, which
exceeds the appropriation of last veal
by over $7S, 100000, and is $3.50, 900,
600 more than the sum appropriated
| in 1878, and when deficiencies ar,
made up at the end Of the year it will
! / believe, exceed the appropriations o
| any Congress since the warIby NOR,
than i$l00, 900, 900; and if we add th,
permanent appropriations which
amount to about $125, ,0OO,O0 mole
including The sinking fund, and W,
have the aggregate cost Of the genera
government 70 the people, (includln,
pensions, interests and sinking fund
in round numbers Of t$42O, OOO, 900
which is abont the value to the produ
Ger of the entire great wheat crop o
this year III the whole United States
Add to this the cost Of State and Mu
nicipal Governments, and you see wha
the cost of Government in this coun
TRY has already grown to be, and if no
checked, what y is in danger Of becom
ing. NJ Wy se} " 81 III
These figures prove beyond ell cavi
the relative economy of Democratic
i Coy rvrncS IN tho ynoct nd fh;c ca viz,