The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-21

@Nn honest and ;.ue Republican
asks &c hcrc:aircL. antlnonc other should
be retained In the South sweep witt
clean broom is demanded by all Demo
Gratis
rGTnrn The Rasca's out
We've Eeartmuch OF the eNtraNa~
pance and corruption OF the rapuh>
lican PARTY for the last dozen years
from every newspaper and stump
orator on the democratic SIDE. And
there is no sort of doubt as to tn"
corruption and extravaganza OF the
party. We declared Oh the stump
and through the press that there
was much room for reform and ecoli>
OmY. And we now assert that 40
political party was ever SO corrupt
and lavish with the people, $ money
as the radical party. When 1t sues
ceeded to power III 1861, the coun>
try ~as never more prosperous.
Sixty five millions o. dollars under
the democratic Presidents we've am
pie to ,lusray all the current and
contingent expenses OF the Federal
government !or enc year. Forty
millions were then the population o.
the country. Now we haveiess than
six.y millions Of people and lcayin.
out the. interest on the pubic .debl
the current expenses ought not t.
exceed one hundred mlll<
ions. i;ut in ronnd numbers it il
s2Oo, 0JU, 900, to say nothing OF the
interest Oil the public debt aud the
pensions paid soldiers. The peo>
pie are taxed by the Federal gov>
ernment S30O,O0O.0'O per year un-
der republican rule. To reduce this
tax and tighten the burdens of the
people, is the object the v had up
per>most i, their mind when they
commanded the republicans to
step down and out and the demos
Gratis to step up and in. New nn~
less tine democratic party Eghtena
these hur,.cnss and reduces these
taxes, tie object Of their election
has failed and defeat will be hard
to resist III the future. There can
be no necessity under an honest
economical administration TO eZ-
pend more than two hundred m:li
ion dollars inclu,t;ng interest or
debt all;i tensions 10 soldiers. We
think !icaprro;,rlasions ought 10 te
ti.:, wear at least fCrtS l:l!ilien dol
! IS less si!an last year Or .aEE yt.;r
S:.,s.;; The war. !, Woni; Ike to
see the ,.lun:ns knife put in nil
araail,l, aud icr III all i1reyui;is:~
ties, eNcrc<ceno,:s and 1ru1u :,
growth in all the tieras tmenfs ANA
the various bran, lees OF tie public:
ST. vice.
The democratic party ewes to
itself, and to Tie PEOPLE to make a
big eiioi, To reduce t..e expendItul es
OF the government. MI. Cleveland,
we hopc vi bend i,:a cI,er-
gies and exert his wiIl..power III
that direction. Il is !, hard job We
know make q hungry calf turn
10 ~. a flowing u,!,!er Requires
m'ici T. 'ySis'ai power.
.. he ,>a!...ics and fees If !, Off
e; lis i".fc been 20 largely ;Hcle::s-.
G.! uii'iz:r the repu blio"ns, l:at
III III S,:aa ,iii;:r. unt So n::.e.. .:.t
homo, a:,i glory, as !tr .,H IL. :..y
a*ta:"e;! to e:.,, place. George
y s.ri,:i,gton siie father 81 bi> c.:s!n~
try :tlt It no! henc;,;is liz sii.i..s,
moi ::ly disgrace TO Se1ve AS i'.ts-
iden; foi 5000 p>r ,ear. \ gni~
ted States sena OF received less
than 1000 IL year. Now sena-
tor Is not satisfied with five or six
thousand, and the President gets
fftF tiaousan AMI As much more
for the White House.
Now however mucl, We disagree
with Nh. Cleveland on the silvt,
question, civil service reform. and
Tariff reform. we believe him hon
est end sincere i'll all he does.
therefore We hope he aud his cabs
met viii devise some plan to ,e-
ttuce the expenses of the governs
ment. We would make some surgrs-
tons II we were in the circle where
we Could CO NE in contact Will con
trolling spirits. but all we vii, now
say to the powerstha be,is,tl,e peo>
Die want ana expect some leyisla-
ton tending 10 curta;l exuepse,
and relieve the oppressed. and this
Reflection ought to begin at ths.