Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-25
REPUDLICANISM.
ROusing Speech by Congressman
Julius c. Burrows at Detroit.
Why the Republican Party Should
Be Continued in Power.
Dangers of Democratic Ascendency-
The Record of Great Wrong.

He was the first Republican Executive chosen
to adminiSi er the civil affairs of this State.
From that time till the present hour, period
of twenty-eight years, the Republican party
is responsible for the administration OF the
same organization. And if we but turn the
page of history back we will be surprised at
the marvellous development of the State un-
der Republican rule. Then your population
numbered but 507, 521 people; to-day, by the
census of 1890 your population has grown to
be /, 636, 937; and it is estimated to-day that
the population of this commonwealth is
more than |, COO of the braveSt and freest
people III the States The assessed valuation
of your property, which then amounted to
1926, coo, coo, has increased to more than $780,
600 600 while the estimated value of your real
and personal estate aggregates more than
81 200 100000. Your 81, coo farms have in
creased to more than 154,00 embrace
ing the fairest acreage under the
sun Your manufacturing establishments,
then numbering less than 1900, have
giving employment to labor and investment
of capital The products of your farms and
mines, forests and lakes yield an annual
revenue of more than $4,000 100 while
Michigan shares with but one power on the
face of the globe the honor of being the
world Your herds, then but few and scat
tering, have grown to be moro than $500, 900
head, grazing upon your tuXUriant fields.
Your charitable and educational institutions
are unsurpassed the pride of the nation and
the emulation of the States Your public
debt VIII ch then reached the sum OF nearly
$12,0O00 900, has been fully discharged, and
to-day the Republican party pres Mt you a
commonwealth sra calty out o. debt Its
outstant1 obligations amount to only
1904 l49 %, while YOU have in the treasury
to liquidata this indie tedness, now not due
s.. 212, 900, which is sufficient to discharge
the entire indebted ness of the State and
leave n your treasury more than $500 CO.,
Your taxes, which in 1881 amounted to
81 IA, 900, are IA cents upon every 800 of
taxable property.
THE COST OF TIE WAR.
But while we have thus met the obliga-
tions of the State Government it must not
be forgotten thae the Republ can party was
called upon to meet extraordinary demands
upon the resources of that people. A civil
war overlook the nation, and Michigan put
into the army more than COCO OF as brave
men as ever followed the stars of our flag
into the night of battle. Thirteen thousand
of these laid down their lives for the sover-
eign Y of the nation and the honor of the
State. In doing this work we paid out of
the State treasury 50, 7S4, 40S There were
paid by the counties of this commonWealb h
s., Obs, 900, and there was paid by the cries.
towns and wards of this cOmmonwe 18th for
all war purposes IS, 157 600, while there was
paid for the relief of soldiers families by
the act of the people Of tn State 50, So, 600,
which aggregate the enormous sum, in addi-
ton to the running expenses of the Govern
ment, of SIC. Ssh GEO.
What [ have sa d of the State might APP
pronriateIy be said of the nation under Re-
publican rule To recount the history of the
Republican party and its administration of
national affairs would be to recount thu his
tory of the republic i self. And now at this
iunccure of public affairs, in the year Of our
Lord 1882 the proposition is made TO turn
the vast interests of this commonwealth and
the interests OF the nation over to a cOmbi-
nation without a history and without a
name May I be pardoned the suggestion,
without a future!
WHAT Is IT?
NV fellow cit Zen~, what reason is assigned
for reversing the de ision of the people made
two years ago. What has occurred since
then 10 induce the good people of these
United 8 ates TO reverse their verdict?
Then, after full debate, the Republican
party was intrusted with power, and James
A. Garfield elected President of the Uni ed
States. Whathas the Repub lean party done
since then TO forfeit public regard? Why,
we are tod and is the only reason [ have
heard aSsignel that we should 60 out of
Iatgre, because we have increased the ex-
pend lures of this peo' lie by more than
$40 000, coo, that the Democracy apprOpri-
ated for the last fiscal year only S195, 100000,
| state it in round numbers and that his
Congress has appropriated Tor the present
year for the support of the same Govern
ment S265, 000, 600, an increase o. several
millions, and because of this increase
we should be deposed. Is such an opinion
hasty? Does it not depend largely upon
for? Does it follow that because the ex-
penseS OF your business were greater this
year than last that, therefore, you are a bad
business man? Does it not depend some
thing upon the question whether you have
enlarged your business?
Let us inquire what the so, coo 900 of in
crease was or FIRST, S24, 100000 of it was
made necessary to square the books and Pay
up the indebt edness OF the Democratic par
ty It is proper, when it appears that $19),-
OOO, 900 was not sufficient to support the
Government for the year into $24, OO0, coo,
that we sh0ulc. adj tle S24, tOO, GOO to the
$195 009 000-t ereby ascerta ming exactly
what it dill cost to run the Government asst
year. Adding that to the actual expenses
and we have $2l9, DOC, 0O0 Deduct that from
$265, 900, 600 and 1T leaves an increase of SAG,
600, 600 but what is hat for? Thirty four
millions of + was appropriated % o Y the
pensions # tn soldiers and widows and o =
phanS of this republic. What person o 'iects
TO that? We appropriated it out Of
the public treasury, and now it is
one of the legacfes of the Democratic party,
this verv yelr $40 600 600 to pay he defend
ers OF the rept bile. What more of til in
crease? The aims of soldiers have been
lying in the department at Washington, not
one year, nor five years, nor ten years, but
FIFTEEN years, unadiustei because the help
of these depa' tments has been cut down
The Repub lcan party was brave enough to
appr0pr ate 81, 742 40 to employ 200 eff
Gent men 60 p t IN the de eartmelt aid
hurry up the settlement of these claims
Who objects to hat? Then we appropriate d
81 400, 116 made necessary for the mere 2sed
postal serv &c or the country To that add
the = rease IN the River and Harbor bill If
1892, 575, and you have the gregate OF
$45, 500,0 600 counted for Every single dol
lar OF this increase. Who objects to these
item The oily criticism have hear ad-
duced upon any port on of this increase is
the enlarg me It OF the appropriation for the
River and Harbor bi l. aud our opponents in
some . aces have had the ill-graee TO de-
nounce II as a steal
Last year there were appropriated $11.-
451. 900 this year s18,7}S0 0, an increase of
over 100000 What is it for? Running
through the very center of the mighty West
is a great natural highway, which, if it can
be control ed and kept within its banks, will
make for itself d channel deep enough and
broad enouoh to float the commerce OF the