The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

ccEuluk iLs uucllLy anu ueVOtlOu tO tno pledges which then invited the suffra- ges of the people. National democrat ic platform.
 been done In the direction of good gov ernment by the present administration, and submitting it's record to the fair in- spection of my countrymen, indorsc the platform thus presented, with the determination that if am again called to the chief magistracy, there shall be a continuance of devoted sndsavor to advance the interests of the entire country y.--[President tCleveland's letter.
 The Democratic party presents to the people for judgment record Of accomplished results and performan ces. As the surety for the fulfilment of it's pledges, it offers the people the facts of it's over three years admin istration Of the affairs of the govern ment. Faithful, honest and econ. omIcal work has been done in every department and branch of the federal administration.
 ECONOMY IN THE TREASURY.
 During the three years of Presi- dent Cleveland's administration the national debt has been reduced $3- 19,649, 493, while during the cores. bonding last three years of Repub lican administration it was reduced but $29S,745,00l. In It's purchase of bonds the Treasury Department has saved the people ultimately $14,- 790,335. Economy has been enforc- ed in every branch of government. In the Treasury Department the rev enues have increased, while the expenses of collecting them have been greatly decreased. For the last fiscal year of Republican admin. istartion from June 30, 1884, it cost in salaries and expenses $3.86 to col lect each $l00 revenue. During the year ending June 30, 1888, under Democratic administration, it cost only 8 to do the same work. Where the custom houses used to spend $3 77 for each $100 revenue they took in, they now spend only $2.9S; ;where the Internal Revenue Department spent $3.96 in similar service it now spends only $3.02. The peoples money, spent by the Republican par ty on unnecessary officers and in wasteful methods, has been applied by the Democratic administration in the treasury to effect the reduction of the debt.
 In the first comptroller's office during the three years of Democrat ic administration fifty eight clerks, at cost of $256, $40, have examined accounts involving $10,462,3S1, ,162, while under the last three years of Republican administration it took fifty five clerks, at . cost of $242, APO, to examine accounts involving only T, ,566, ,974, ,153. In the second comp troller's office seventy. one clerks, at . cost nf $l03, 434 year, having ex- amined during the last three years claims amounting to $5l3,326, ,990, while under the last three years of Republican administration seventy. five clerks drew $102, 900 in salaries for examining claims amounting to 3308, ,876, ,086, Under Democratic ad- ministrstion the first auditors office has passed on 1000 accounts at an average cost per account to the peo. pie os only $4.13, Under three years of Republican administration, 54, 300 accounts were audited and the average cost was $4.62. The second auditors office has allowed 2.70O,0O0 dollars in claims of Union soldiers for back pay and bounties where on- ly q, ,350, 900 was allowed during the last three years of Republican ad- ministration. In the third auditors department 126 clerks at q yearly cost of 19S,339 dollars have disposed of Al ,055 claims during three years of Republican administration it took 159 clerks, drawing 227, 1885 dollars a year, to examine 11,26S claims. This bureau has put 440,442 names on the pension rolls during the past three years, were only 12l ,059 were so placed by it during the like period of Republican administration. The fourth auditors office, at a cost of 206, ,319. dollars has settled in three years 1869 accounts and claims, while under Republican sd' ministration for the corresponding three years It cost POT. 1922 dollars to settle only S,6l7 claims.
 In the government printing office actual expenses have been reduced from 2,634 ,469 dollars in 1885 and 2,762, ,569 dollars in 1886 under the Republican printer, Rounds, to g. SCOOPS under the Democratic print CT, Benedict, while 361, ,907 more books have been bound for Congress. That no tons more paper have been used in printing documents shows the increase Of work. While quar- ter more work has been done, the ex' pense of doing 1t for the people has been reduced about 300, 900 dollars year. In brief, in every bureau Of the Treasury Department President Cleveland's administration has done more and better work at less cost to the people than has ever been done before, and the saving effected has been used to reduce the national deb. and to pay pensions.
 GENEROSITY IN THE PENSION BUREAU.
 During the last three years of Re- publican administration l9l, ,22l pen sion certificates were jssned. Dur ing the three years Of President Cleveland's administrators s59,452 pension certificates have been issued. During the last three years of Re publican administration lS3,399, ,2l6 dollars was disbnrsed for pensions.