Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-19
The Confederate Fillibusters Cleveland
and the Free Trade Mugwumps

TO half repeat the facts shows the out
rageous conduct Of the filibusters with
which Grover Cleveland conspired, and
to whose insulting demands the Democratic
party in Congress ignominiously surren-
dered. Nothing more strongly proves the
low political morality and want Of patriotic
sincerity Of the Mngwump editors and
chief fuglers than their efforts to belittle
the justice and importance Of the bin
which provides for the return to the loyal
states Of the money they advanced to the
National Government when in peril by
traitors in arms. The sl7,D00.00 helps
make that surplus in the Treasury which
Cleveland and his fellow conspiri-
tors loudly profess to be anxious to
reduce. II does not belong to the National
Treasury, but to the States which collected
it from the pockets of the people. The
National Government does not need it.
but those to whom it belongs have
beneficial use, for it. \ simple analysis
Of the facts and figures clearly illustrates
the enornity of the outrage that has been
perpetuated by the Confederate brigadiers,
and is being condoncd by Northern Dough-
faces and Free Trade Mugwumps.
The state of Alabama is behindhand to
the amount of So, 02s.30, and objects to
having this debt RENTED and the small
sum of SIS, 2SS Oh, which it paid on account
a., :. L..
should gain remission of the full amount
of its quota, S97i ,56s 63, which is cheer
fully paid. And so Georgia, which owes
Sli1, i0i.lG, objects to either paying its
delinquency or to having New York re-
couped of the s2,2l3, 330sG. which its
loyal people paid. Louisiana, which owes
sll7,Gl 30 Tennessee, which owes S225,-
0os.Gl; Virginia which owes S2I3, 5Ol 30.
object to pay their owings and to having
Indiana, Maine and Massachusetts made
whole of sums varying from 1857 .702 to
500, 600.
The Territory of Utah was assessed
s26,9S2.lO by this special tax for the
special purpose of putting down the re-
bellion, and never paid "A cent of it; its
delegate in Congress is therefore opposed
to "A bill which RENTS the Indebtedness of
his own Territory and restores to that of
New Mexico the So, 64s which it, loyal
people contributed to a loyal purpose.
The Mormons of Utah, clinging to their
disgusting relic of barbarism, occupying
a rich country which Mon blood and
treasury saved to the Nation, and which
the National Government has opened to
the commerce of the world and made
valuable by railroads. are opposed to pay
ing Maine and New Hampshire the money
these states advanced to feed. clothe. and
arm tn" loyal soldiers who prevented
treason from extending its armed hand to
the MormonS ready for revolt. Yet Mug
wnmps say this light matter
1t is plain to all who respect honesty
and national faith, that the tax
should be paid by all the States. or re-
mitted to those who have paid it. There
is no need nf the payment of the uncol-
lcctcd part, for the duties on foreign inn
portationS and the tax on spirits are ade-
quatc {" all the needs of the Government.
1t even may be doubted if it can he col
lccted, for the tax was levied for the sup
preston of the rebellion. and armed re-
bellion is suppressed, and the only treason
in force is such aS inspired the shameful
iilihuStering which compelled the Demo
cratic party to surrender to its wicked de
signs. All who prize American honor and
scorn knavery can only regard it mon
strous that the loyal States should be
made losers of what they have paid in full,
while the disloyal States avoid the pay
meni of like taxes imposed by the laws Of
the Nation.