The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-09-06
KEEP "THE RASCALS OUT"



very important document obtained from the
Treasury Department by the Hon. Edward Nc
pherson deserves more attention than it has yet
receiyed. It is a mass of figures for which I'M
fortunately few newspapers can find space, but
which ought to be in the hands of every speaker
or active mana ger in the Republican party dur
inc this campaign. 1t contrasts the receipts Of
the Government under different administrations,
from it's earliest organization to the present time,
and its disbursements in like manner, with exact
stotements of all losses sustained by the Govern
ment, either in receipts or In Disbursements
through any neglect or misconduct or misfortune
of its officials. The receipts include those from
| all sources and arc classified from customs, from
nost- offices and from all other sources. The DIS
bursements are not classified in detail as this Is
| ;mnossibe. That part of the document wnlch
will convey to the public mind most lnstruc-
tive lesson is comparison of ratios OF the loss at
different periods to the receipts ana disourse-
ments during the same periods; ., ooo
The aggregate loss on each 9l,uoo receiseu
and disburscd was greatest upder the ADMINS,
tration of Martin Van Buren, 1t then averaged
SILL. It has been least under the Admlnlstra
| t;on of Chester A. Arthur, having averaged ior
two wears only Is cents on Sl0O,OOO. Monroe
eight years rank in proportion OF losses next t(
Van Buren's; then follow Andrew jackson eish
years. and next the four years under Harrison
and TYLER. These were exceptional, but prior tc
the expulsion of the Democratic party from powe
in 1861. there had been no administration OF tina
Marty under which the ratio of losses to receipt
and disbursements was less than 5000 on 9i,o'v
II was S3. 81 under Buchanan, $4.OS under Pok
and il is also noticeable that from the accesspl
f of the Democratic party to power, when lys
abandoned those who had elected him, the rau'
of losses had varied but little, exceeding $3.50 q
all times on 81 900 collected and disbursed.
Rut under Lincoln, Notwithstanding the *
Q trayapance of the war, and the extraordlna.
t chances for peculation which we've then atforuel
. The ratio of losses fell to rs cents; under Andre
y Johnson to 81 cents under 1eI h a. 900 DE
re IN only % oenes on oeen . WV, VIZ
n Rutherford B. Hayes to 3 cents on Sl000mnc
e under President Arthur to Is cents on Sloo.V.
e It is not possible to conceive of test ior'
ID rigorous and thorough than this OF the hdity
1t and efficiency of administration In all ITS dart
le ments In every branch of public service. iwil
to be observed the same astonishing lmprovnen
IA is demonstrated. In the receipts from cupms
Is the losses under Buchanan were less tharDne
sixteenth of the losses under Tyler, but theNer
es more than double the losses under Lincoln an
10 from 81 cents on $1,000, under Buchan9 tn
ic loss dropped to cents under Hayes, ana anu
u. under Arthur. In like manner the ratio oDsse
ID to disbursements for war, navy, pension am
e. Indian purposes fell from 1912 on Sl,O0Onde
m Buchanan to S1.7y under Lincoln; to 60ent
- under Grant mills under Hayes, ana mil
Is under Arthur. 1t may be said with truth, acre
to fore, that in every branch of the public ssic'
g. without exception, there is conclusive prf
Id greater economy fidelity and efficiency ath
ed time than has ever before been seen undt an
an administration from that of George Washgto
is to this day. The Democrats who are helm
be for change will not dare to present theseac
ed to the people. The rascals who are proposg
be sturn the rascals out" will not dare to admith
- their particular objection to the present Goerl
ry ment is that they do not have chance tote