St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-25
ELL say that ne had a benevolent face and a
mild eye. Can it be possible that he W as not
the bloody villain he has been pictured9
STRIKE 1T OFF.

The New York Herald makes COMPARE
son of the taxes and expenditures of the
government in the year 1856, when the last
Democratic president before Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND was chosen, and the year 1885 when the
last Republican president went out of office,
in order to show how easily con gress can lop
off from sixty to seventy million dollars taxes.
In 1856 the United States contained %, O00,-
900 people, against 55. 600, 900 last year. In
1867 the total net revenue of the federal
government amounted in round figures to
STA, 600, 900; in 1875 to 1898, 500, 900. In
1856 the people paid S2.63 per head for the
support of the government; in 1876 they
paid So. 81 per head. But excluding in each
case, as is necessary, the payments for pen
sions and the interest ON the public debt.
which together amounted to $3.50, 600 in
1867, and to $107, 500, 900 in 1SS4-5, it re-
suits that the net expenditures neceSsitated
taxes to the amount of S2.3S per head in
1861 and to S2.9 in 1SS4-5.
In 1867 there was, however, surplus
revenue of less than 81, 800 600; In 1SS4-5
the surplus revenue taken from the peoples
pockets without a shadow of excuse, eX-
cept to protect some monopoly, amounted
to 500, 500, 900. This systematic robbery of
the people began in 1880. In 1879 the sur
plus revenue was only Sc, 100000 In 1880
it rose to $65, 900, 900, and in six years, the
last six years of Republican rule, the peo-
ple were overtaxed to the amount of S622,-
$50, 600, that being the exact amount of the
surplus revenue for those six years. That
is a very great sum to force needlessly out
of the pockets of the people in six consecu-
tive years by exorbitant taxation, and those
years of absolute peace.
The Herald's comparison of items of
expenditures shows that in 1867 $14,-
900, 900 were spent on the navy; in
1SS4-5 only $4,000, 900. In 1867 the
army cost little less than $17.00O,-
900, but in 1876, with fewer Indians
to deal with, it cost over $40, 500, 900. The
Indian service cost in 1867 only So. $780,
900, while in 1875. with fewer Indians to
feed and keep in order, and with trans
portatlon and all other expenditures cheap
ened by railroads, the Indian service cost
IS, 500, 900.
In the return from which we have taken
these figures civil and miscellaneous eXpend-
itures are Jumped together, only the items
for war; navy, Indian, pension and public
debt being stated separately. The item of
''civil and miscellaneous expenditures" has
had vast growth. In 1867 it came to a
little over S32, 900, 900; in 1885 it footed
up to SS4, 5000 Nor is this sudden in
crease. In the previous year it was nearly
ST., 900, 900; the year before that sos, $780,
900; the year before that $57, $50, 600.
1t would seem from these figures that the
Democratic house might easily and safely
strike off between $50, 900, 900 and $40, 000,
900 of taxes: and we advise the people, the
taxpayers, to require this to be done. The
whole surplus revenue, sos, 600, 900, ought to
be RENTED, because the establishment of
proper economy in the Indian service, in
the war department, and, above all, in the
overgrown and bloated total for ''civil and
miscellaneous expenditures" will leave
enough to provide handsomely for new
navy and for all other purposes.