The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-11-06

an article from the Sentinel published
At Jacksonville, in which the statement
was boldly made that "this administers
lion has not paid CT dollar OF the pub
lic debt" We then showed that during
the months Of March, April, May june,
July, August and September tho public
debt had been reduced 43,o72, ,403,52.
AS proof Of this we referred to the
monthly public debt statement as pub
lished in the 0regonian for the several
months named. To this very clear case
made out by us the Sentinel made no
reply whatever, and we rested the case
with the conscious satisfaction of having
convinced the Sentinel nan. But, now
comes forward the Eagene City Register
and volunteers the statement that that
paper was the author of the article
which we quoted from the Seatinet,and
reiterates the statement that "this adj
ministration has not paid off dollar OF
the public dObt," and then attempts
to change and qualify the statement by
saying that t"not dollar OF the interest
bearing government indebtedness has
been paid since Secretary Folges's last
call of August 7th, 1884,"
Now the Register man attsmpts to
change the words ''public debt" as
used in the article taken from the Sen
tineI, 10 the words ''interest bearing
government Indebtedness" as will be
seen by referring TO the Register Of Oct.
2sth, but he will not be allowed to es-
cape from his untenabls position by
such jugglsry in words, or such dema-
gogism in argument. We have shown,
as before stated, that since the present
administration came into power the
public debt has been reduced over S43,-
100000. The Register man says there
has been no reduction since Aug. 7th
1884. Now, let us soc. The Rspubli-
can party was in power during the
period from August 7tb, ,lsS4,to March
4tb, 1885. Let us see what Arthur's
Secretary Of the Treasury reported about
the public debt during all the months
Of that period. He says that during
the month Of August, 1884, the public
debt was reduced $s,549,s52. (sse
Oregonian of Sept. 2ud, lss4.) That
during the month Of Sept, lss4,it wsl
reduced sl2, 100000. (See OregOnian
Oct. 2nd, ,lSs4.) That during the month
of Oct. 1884, the decrease was Ss,3e7 :
1872. (see oregoniGn Nov. Srd, 1884
That during Nov, 1884, tho debt in.
creased s747,l24. (Ses 0Iegonian Dec.
2nd, lss4) That during the month OF
Dec, 1884, the increase was S64l 1884.
(Sse orsgonian Jan. 3rd, 1850 That
during the month Of January, lsS5,tas
debt was reduced 50, 420,046. (ses
Orsa oman Feb. 3sd,1ss5.) That dur.
ing the mouth of Feb, 1885, the public
debt was reduced $3,204,975. (Sec
Oregonian March 3rd, 1852 This
makes a reduction Of the public debt
from August 7th, 1884, to March 4tb,
1885, to the amount Of $4l ,5l5,065,
and the reductions since the latter date
to October lst, 1885, as before shown,
| - 80 -y~-~s 90, 4-I~t .Adur-
tion since August 7sb, 1884, of 1884,
5S7, ,46s. But the Re2ister man alleges
that not a dollar Of the public debt has
been paid since August 7th, 1884, al
though his own party claims that il
paid oyer $4l 100000 from the latter
date to March 4tb, 1885. Now if this
Republican editor knows any thing at
all, he must know that the public debt
is not all interest bearing, and that his
juggling in words will not deceive the
people.