The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-28
TURN THE RAsCALs OUT.

In his 'key-note" speech, delivered at the
ward meeting a few evenings ago, Mr. Hen
bricks ttarraigned" the Republican party and
gave sundry and divers reasons why the
Republican rascals should be turned out, the
chief Of which was that they have in the
treasury $4OO, ZOO, 900. We suppose that that
is about the size Of it; there may be few
dollars more or less, but $500, 600, 900 is near
enough the exact sum. Will Mr. Hendricks
please tell us how much was found in the
treasury when the people turned the Demo-
cratic rascals out twenty four years agoa Like
the receiver Of certain defunct banks
When they got there the cupboard was bare
And the poor Republicans got none
Ornext to nothing;and what there was was Dor
rowed at II per cent. We fully agree with
Mr.. Hendricks that the Democrats would soon
reform" that little balance out Of the way if
true to the instincts and traditions Of the
party.
Let us explain how this happens. After
closing the four years Of war and posting the
books, it was discovered that this little bout
with the Democrats had resulted in national
debt of So, 956, OOO 00O or the neat little sum
of $78 95 for every man, woman and child in
America, white and colored, Indians not
taxed, excepted The Republican rascals at
once set about paying this little debt. It is
nineteen years now since they began this job,
and to-day it stands at only $25. S5 per capita
Ia most rascally proceeding less than one
third the sum per capita bequeathed to the
country when the Democrats resolved to
transfer their fight from the field Of battle to
the field of ballots, with solid South always
as base Of operations. While doing this
they have all along been reducing the taxes,
so that, as ainatter of fact, not Republican
Congress in the last sixteen years but
has taken off much of the taxes which
the war had rendered necessary, the very
last session of the Congress before the present
"reform" Congress, taking off $40, 900, 600 per
year. while three-fourths Of the time of the
has passed, and not one cent has it taken of,
except that for one cent the mails may carry
four ounces of newspapers instead of two
ounces, which viii probably reduce the in
come from 800 to 5000 per year. More than
half of the war taxes have been taken off, and
the Republicans were proceeding with the
business as rapidly as was deemed prudent,
when a stop was put to their work by the cry
Of reform" They will resume the work
again at the next Congress.
There is another thing entering into this
enormous sum in the treasury: The Republic
ans have managed public affairs SO honestly
that money heretofore stolen by gov
eminent officials remains there, to be
counted, and that is why there is so
much From the days Of Washington
to the days Of Buchanan. inclusive, the average
loss from defalcations and frauds was 1921
on every 81, 900 that came into the treasury.
Under Mr.. Lincoln these losses, notwith-
standing the general decentralization Of the
war, were only $2.S7 per 81 900; under Grant
$1.27; under Hayes two cents and three
mills; and SO far under Mr.. Arthur seven
and eight-tenths Of mill on the receiving
and disbursing Of every $1,000. That ac-
counts very largely for this enormous $40O,
600, 600 in the treasury. Turn the rascals
out and put set of hungry Democrats in,
say $4,000 to begin with, and so, 900 more as
fast as their cases can be reached, and there
will soon be no $4OO, 100000 in the treasury,
and there will be noreduction Of taxes, either,
judging from the doings of these reformers7
at the last session Yes, turn the rascals out
and scatter that $780, 600 900 among the IRE
formers