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The Weekly Democrat.
BEN E. RUSSELL, Editor.
Bainbndge. Georgia Oct. 5th < 6
The National Democratic Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT ;
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT :
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
FOR CONGRESS :
WILLIAM E. SMITH,
OF DOUGHERTY.
Oc.ohcr
Campaign Appointments-
We will address tiie people ef the 8d
Congressional District at the following
times and places:
Dawson. Monday,
Cuthbert, Tuesday,
Georgetown, Wednesday,
Fort Gaines, Thursday,
Blakely, Friday.
Colquitt, Saturday,
Bainbridge, Monday,
Thoniasville, Tuesday,
Quitman, Wednesday,
Valdosta, Thursday,
Mill Town, Friday,
Nashville, Saturday,
Isabella, Monday,
Moultrie, Wednesday,
Camilla, Thursday,
Newton, Friday,
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
“ I4«h
“ 16th
“ 17th
“ 18th
“ 19th
*• 20th
“ 21st
“ 23d
“ 25th
“ 26th
“ 27th
R. E. Kennon,
Wm. E SMirn.
UoW THE i'-DUELE ARE AJ id-tS J
Good citizen, whether you be Demo*
crat or Republican, we invite your ape
cial and undivided attention to the fol
lowing figure* taken from the public
records. In order that you may under-
•tand the startling growth of the public
expenditures, which have expanded in
proportion t- the corruption and prodi
gality under Republican rule, it is only
necessary to compare the cost of carry
ing on the (zovernuient before the civii
war with the cost since then. The four
years of bloody strife a e left out of
view, because the conditions were ab
normal and ought not to be applied to
a state of peace. The figures are taken
from the last report of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and they will be found
eii'inent.y instructive. They »how the
total expenditur s of the Government
for the period of seveniy-one years be
fore the civil war, and nine ye ars ; Bince
it ended
177ft to 1860. 1867 to 1875.
Arm v... $548,912,683 72 $559,180,370 86
Navy 347,655,Otl 66 215,30.5,801 45
Ii.dians.... 84,089,783 18 56.764,911 96
Mise’la ous. 464,518,307 54 5 -5,557,464 30
Total. .$1,445,125,78510 $1,396,808,54857
Or in other words :
Total of above from 1789 to 1860,
for seventy one years. .$1,445,125,785 10
Total from 1867 to 1875
for nine fiscal years of
Gntntistn 1.306,808,548 57
tf.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION-
The election in November involves
the dearest rights and interests ot the
American people—we have seen how
the material properity of the country
has suffered and broken down under
eight years of Grantism—we have seen
how official oaths have been violated,
and how official thieves have been al
lowed to go unwhipt of justice. Anil
into such bad repute have the party in
power brought our once pure and
proud government, that the American
name has become a scoff and a by-word
the world over.
Reform in the Governu.en is now
the watchword of all honest citizens,
and the Dsmocratie Party have a lead-
fS«Fhy§e jvftry name is suggestive of
a real, practical thorough Rtf inner.
By his v gorous attacks againsttfe** - "-
rupt rings of New York omfceu
them down, and during his less than
two years administration of the govern
ment of that State he has saved the
tax-payors over §13,000,000. In
these days of corruption and extrava
gance. such reformation is worthy of
all praise. If so much can be done to
ward bringing a State government back
to correct principles, how infinitely
more benefit would Gov. Tilden be. to
the country as President of the United
States. And if we read the American
people aright he will attain that posi
tion on the 4ib of next March.
It is also very important that the
Democrats retain their power in the
House of Representatives. The elec
tion for the next House takes place in
November cn the same day as the Pres
idential, and wo must all do our whole
duty before and on that occasion to de
feat Radicalism. The Hon. W E.
Smith is the Democratic nominee in
the Second Congressional District, and
no better man ever lived He has rep
resented us with credit t» himself and
honor to his constituents in the present
Congress, and he should be returned bv
all means. His opponent. Major If,
H. Whiteley, is well km.wn. and we do
not believe that a single sensible man
can possibly vote for him if he for a
moment will remember his record He
always cast his vote with the most ma
lignant Radicals in Congress, and with
the honorable exception of the Arkan
sas matter, supported the harshest meas
ure against the South. And yet he
is asking for the suffrages of the people
he helped to oppress. Fellow-citizens
of Decatur, Will you. upport him .-gainst
our gallant standard-bearer ? R e hope
not.
Henry Watterson says :
“Sometimes I fancy the bloody
Bhirt will turn out a shirt Nessus
to the Republican party. You remem
ber the fable ? Nessus’ shirt was a
bloody shirt and proved tl e death
of Hercules. Turn over the pages of
your heathen mythology—not more
heathenism than the record of the
Presidential canvass—and when
found, stick a pin ! You w ll dwov
er tbeie several suggestive analo
gies."
A correspondent writing from In
diana, says :
Morton failed at Cincinnati, Orth
died on the field, Henry O’Connor, of
Iowa, came on the stand intoxicated
at a mass meeting, "William H Eng
lish, of Indiana, polis, went over
with Julian, and Kilpatrick wrote a
letter.
Difference $-48,317,236 53
It thus appears from the official En
ures that oniy forty-eight millions of
dollars more were required to run the
Government for seventy-one years than
for nine years of Republican ascendan
cy. And this aggregate from 1789 to
1860 includes the wars with Tripoli,
England, Mexico, the Indians, and the
purchase of Louisiana, Florida, and
California, The average in the former
case does not much exceed twenty mil-
li ns a year, while in the latter it reach
es up to one hundred and fifty five mi -
lions per annum, cr nearly eight time:
the other.
If the camparison be confined to the
fiscal years 1860-61 and 1874-75, and
to the items which have no connection
with the civil war, the increa-e exceeds
all proportion to the growth of popula
tion or of resources. The following
statement is taken from the finance re
port of 1875. page 574 :
EXPENDITURES.
Increase.
. J 860,61- . 1874-75. ^75 qyer ’61
Foreign
int er
course. 1,147,786 3.195,237 2,047,451
Mi ci-lla-
ncous. 16,026,524 50,528.536 34,502,012
Indian. ..2,865,481 8,384,656 5,619.175
Total. $26,113,832 $79,455,359$43,341,527
I bese lour items are absolutely re
in--ved from the category of expendi
tures resulting from the war, and there
fore furnish the best illustration uf the
reckless extravagance which Grantism
has introduced int-. the public service.
They show an increase of one hundred
per cent, in the aggregate, and double
as much on half thegreat items.
Now, it we turn t« the revenue of
the United States, it will be found that
the same system is practiced in another
form, and that the cost of collection in
creases in the ratio that the receipts
from customs and internal revenue di
minish. The plain honest rule is ex
actly reversed. Here are the proois
from the regular reports, which cannot
be disputed or explained away.
7 he following statement shows the
tevenue collected from customs and in
ternal revenue for the years 1866 and
1875. and the cost of collection .•
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1886.
Cost.
Collection. Cost per $100
Internal
re ve
nue... $309,226,000 $5,8''0,000 $187
Customs 179,046,000 5,356,000 2 90
Total... $488,372,000 $11,156,000 $2 38
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1875.
Cost.
Collection. Cost, per $100
Internal
reve
nue.. $110,007,000 $4,950,000 $4 50
Customs 157,167,000 7,028,000 4 46
Total.... $;67,174,000 $11,978,000 $4 48
Total decrease in revenue $221,098,000
increase in cost of collection
for 1875 over 1866 822,000
In 1866, cost ofc illection. .$2.38per $10u
In 1875, cost of collection. .$1.48 per $11-0
Thus, while the total revenues from
both sources has fallen off nearly one-
halt. the cost of collection has increas
ed. not relatively, but actually, eight
hundred and twenty-two thousand did
lars, and the rate per $100 is doubled
Herein lies the secret of the expense of
running the machine of government
with the party now in power. It is
easy to understand, in presence of these
facts, how the number of office-holders
has increased by forty thousand since
Grant became President.
No comment is needed to enforce
these astounding figures. They speak
with emphasis to the plainest under
standing, and prove conclusively that
the public service has been prostituted
(o partisan interests, and the people
have been robbed to prolong the most
corrupt rule this country has ever
known.
liie) _ a Oj OF ixt -iitj-if
A i ir ITS LESS JN-
The election yesterday passed off quiet
ly, though warmly contested. At an ear.
ly hour I e negroes tn>m the country
were marched into town in droves, depos
ited tlicir ballots for the Republican tick
et and departed. Save a few scattered
votes this clement went, as usual, solidly
for the party in power.
We have not time to wait for a consnli-
i ition »f the returns from the various pre-
ciucts, hut have sufficient data to know
abt tit. what the Republican majority is.
It will possibly reach 25\ While it is re
gretted that the Democrats were defeated,
it is still a source of consolation to know
t hat the majority is 250 votes less than
was anticipated by the Republicans.
Their ticket was the strongest they ever
placed before the people, and Mr. W.'W.
Harrell has a stronger personal hold upon
a very considerable number of white peo
ple than any other man of either party in
the county. As sheriff of the county he
gave universal satisfaction, which in ad
dition to his personal popularity ^va him
all the elements of strength 7 ‘Tienee,
viewed in the light of former elections,
the Democratic party lias made great
gains.
While the Republicans have made the
hottest fight of which they were capable,
having their party thoroughly organized
and drilled, the lesson of yesterday shows
wiiat the Democrats can accomplish if
they go to work in earnest. It also fore
tells in unmistakable terms the defeat of
Major Whiteley in November. If Har
rell aud Brockett with all of their moral
suppon cannot carry Decatur county by
over 250 votes, the conclusion is apparent,
that we will defeat Whi'ely, even here, in
November.
The November fight should enlist every
man in the Democratic party fot success
with might and main—for then we tackle
the stronghold of Radicalism, and with
our every energy put ferth and the help of
God, we shall surely succeed.
BULLOCK AND SMITH’S ADMIN
ISTRATI0N FINANCIALLY
CONSIDERED-
We promised in our answer to Ma
jor Whiteley's address to give more ac
curate figures disproving liis assertions
At some trouble to ourselves, we have
gotten the figures and the proofs offi
cially. We find, however, the same
figures we have, stated by the Atlanta
Constitution so concisely in answer to
Mr. Norcross’ charges of the saute cliat-
ucter that we copy from it. We will
only add that of 13,067,000 of Bonds
issued by Bullock, a Democratic admin
istraliou has repudiated as illegal over
7.000,000, thus saving to the State an
>————^... a! ~ rr gflftA unft
When the republicans came into
P'-wer in 1868 the state debt was S5.
400.500. Gov. Bullock in tue three
following years added, so far as he and
nis associates c-mld add. §5,784,000 o!
straight bonds, and §7.283.000 in en
dorsed railroad bonds—making alto
gether in three years of republican rule,
§13,067,000 A good share of this
enormous sum was illegally issued. That
there may be no mistake ab->ut this
matter we give in detail a list of the
bonds issued by Bullock;
Mortgage 7s $614,000
Gold quarterlies 2,200,000
Gold semi-annual bonds 4,800.000
Mortgage 7s 970,000
Endorsed B. & A. R. R. bonds. .3,309,000
Endorsed M. & B. K. R. bonds. .1.050,000
Endorsed M. & B. K. K. bonds.. .600,000
Endorsed B. C. It. It. bonds.. .600,000
EndorsedC. &. V. W. R. R. bonds.250,000
Endorsed Cherokee R. R. uonds. .300,000
Endorsed 8. G. & F. R. ft. bonds.464,000
Endorsed Ala. & C. R. R. bonds. .194,000
Total in three years $13,007,000
Now let us. see. what the record in
the bond line of Governor Smith’s five
years is:
Bonds to
debt
pay due and
maturing
$ 370,500
“ “ “ “ 1,200,000
Interest on M. & B bonds 542,000
Endorsed N. & S. It. It. bonds 240,000
Memphis branch bonds. .34,000
“ Total in five years.. .$2,323,500
In other words three years of repub
lienii rule l aded the state down with
§13,067,000 of funded debt—some val
id and some not—none of which pr><ba
bly went to pay off past due or matur
ing debt; while five years of democaric
rule have added ouiy $27-t,000 in new
debt, and the liability for even that
sum was created by a Bullock tagii-lu
ture.
The bonds issued by Smith as shown
above were i«sued to pay past due in
tcrest on a lot of end' rsed Macon and
Brunswick bonds that were chiefly put
out by Bullock.
Let us see how the accounts of legis
lative expenses stand :
Republican Democratic
aK A A CUN BRAGG-
The telegraph brought us the sad
intelligence, Wednesday, of the sudden
death of this distinguished offieer, at
Galveston.
Gen. Bragg was a native of North
Carolina, and at the time of bis death
was sixty-one years of age. He grad
uated fwp West Point in 1837, and
was assigned to the artillery branch of
the service. He served in the Semi
nole with in Florida, and atterward-
with distinction in the Mexican war.
where tie won considerable fame and
was breveted several times far gallant
conduct At the butle of Buena Vista
Captain Bragg commanded a battery
and worked his gnns with great effect-,
and to his gallantry on this occasion,
as much as any one, was the American
army indebted for a glorious victory-
over great odds.
Gen. Bragg entered the Confederate
rr v
service at the r< ry outitet of the war.
and rose rapidly through the several
grades from bragadier to the command
of the Army of Tennessee. As a com
mander he was never popular with his
soldiers. Endowed with decided abili
ty he lacked only dash and energy and
on several occasions lamentably failed
to reap the full fruits of his victories.
On one occasion notably his hesitation
lost the rewards uf a great and bloody
battle Chickamauga, where he had
his enemy at a decided disadvantage,
cooped up in Chattauoogo, defamed, his
morale, even his organization dest.oyed
The writer remembers the enthusiasm
of the humblest soldiers on this occasion
and their eagerness to follow the ene
my and crush him effectually and the
consequent disappointment aud forebo
dings on the failure of their commander
to do so. He led the Teunessee army
into Kentucky, however, in ’62, and
fought the bloody battlis of MuiTreos-
boro and Perryviile before his return,
in both of which engagements he dis
played eminent military ability. After
the defeat of Missionary 14iJge and the
retirement of the army to Dalton, Gen
Bragg was su-erceeded in by (Jen. Jo
seph E. Johnston, and was culled to
Richmond.
‘•After the war he resided mostly in
Texas, when he was connected with
latgc corporate interests. As a civii
engineer he had low superiors in the
service, and this scientific ku iwledge
„ r; g2rrrTn-TTrr:“ileveTopiT,cut—ru—rrtr-
couiitry to the development of his coun
try up to the time of his death. He
was in his usual health when the attack
came that suddenly terminated his
checkered but illustrious career.—Co
lumbus Timm.
The above is a partisan view of this
great mail’s death, and we only give it
to show both sides
PEACE AND REFORM-
One of the most emiiient cinBens of
the South, when asked the other day
the real desires of his section at the
present time, replied, that only two
things were wanted—Peace and Re
form. Outside of these he said they
wmted nothing; their soil was beauti
ful and their staple crops prolific; their
own labor and skill would produce the
rest; from the Federal Government
they d sire «nly assuranoe against un
necessary outside interference and that
protection which is the common right
of all citizens who obey the laws; they
would yield, to none in loyalty to the
Union and Constitution as it now is;
it is not only their desire to live at
p race with the colored people but an
absolute necessity, because nothing
could possibly be more hostile to the
Southern whites than even the appre
hension uf disturbance between the
races ; they ,n«u d in every possible
way promote the interest of the blacks
in order that their conteutment might
advance the well being of the whole
community. Settled peace w>>uld in
sure the prosperity of all, while reform
in the administration of the National
al Government and of their State Gov
ernments would relieve them from those
exactions and oppressions which h *d
kept them so long in distress, and ena
bled the States to payoff their immense
■iaht speedily by annual reductions of
taxation whic • would Follow reform.
Mr. Marr of Louisiana is not only
mie of the best known but one of the
ablest citizens of the South. He
noted for profound politican sagacity
and perfect candor. His sentiments
express truthfully the real wishes of
the South, and in fact any other desire
would be suicida*. We thank him for
the watchword, Peace and Reform.
Under that banner the Democratic
hosts march forward to victory in No
vember and to National Economy,
b ought forth in the happiness of all
the people as the necessary consequence
of that victory
1868...
....$259,261
1871...
....$101,239
1869...
186.794
18722 stss’n 172,251
1870 ..
. ...526,891
1873...
97,520
1874...
104,744
1875...
112,744
1876 ..
111,200
$972,906
$699,424
The three most expensive democratic
legislatures only cost the state $327,412,
and the three years of radical legisla
tion cost $973,946. And what a fine
lot of laws they gave us at that price
The Republican stamp orators in
Indiana hope to be able to talk the
people to death and then cary the
state all by themselves .
[From the Albany Argus, Sept. 25.]
THE INCOME LIE-HONEST RE
PUBLICAN OPINIONS.
Thu New York Tunes says of item alter
item in its caluminous accusations, "it u
withdrawn.” It also confesses to the frau
dulent Character of its “bill of items,” by
saying it was “necessarily imperfect” and
“partly hypothetical.” And in this hypo
thetical statement, it was cold-blooded
enough to base the villainous accusation
of “peijury!”
The New York Tribune, says: “On
many of the points which he does deal
with, his answer appears complete. Heed
less and hot-headed partisans have uanton-
ly paraded supposed items of his income in
the year 1882. This was a foolish thing
to do, and nobody will be surprised to find
that the Governor is able, in nearly every
case, to show that the item as stated, is
incorrect.”
The New York Evening Post, says:
“Although the tenia! of the charges in
regard to Governor TilUen’s income tax
comes from Judge Sinnott, who has been
the Governor’s confidential clerk, it is in
tended to be the denial of Governor Til
den hiinseli, aud should be so accepted.
Moreover, it must, by all of us who
believe in Governor Tilden’s honesty, be
accepted as his denial in the broadest
sense that he ever intended ‘u defraud the
Government out of one cent ot the taxes
wtrich it couid rightful!-, demand or him.
Viewing this denial in this light, we do
not hesitate to say that Governor Tilden’s
character as a citizen long known in pro
fessional life in this city entitles him to a
verdict ot acquittal of the charges which
have been brought against him. Many of
his personal admireis who differ from him
politically would have been netter satisfi
ed with a brief word of dcQial under his
own signature; hut it has been thought
best to meet the ,-everal charges with
seperate answers.”
The Springfield Republican savs.- “The
specific charges against his return for
1881 are broken down, however; the
details by which it was thought to sustain-
them are overthrown.”
The Philadelphia Times says- “The
answer is a crushing overthrow of Mr.
Tilden’s accusers, and the scandal must
recoil upon ibe cause of the desperate
leaders who invented it with positive
effect.”
Wendell Philips ; The Southerner
is a shrewd, able, unmatched poli-
itcian. We beat him on the battle
1 field; he will bent ns at the ballot-box I party.
[From the N. Y. Graphic, Sept. 21.]
WHAT A REPUBLICAN ORGAN
SAYS ABOUT THE TILDEN IN
COME SLANDER.
GOVERNOR TILDKX’s INCOME TAX'
tie of the Republican papers of this
city has charged Governor Tilden with
defraiid’tig the Government by making a
false return of his income for 1832 ami
•WITH- perjury—tn -imwng rt i— .th .Wise
its correctness. It stated that his actual
income for that year, from discovered
j sources, amounted to $113,000, While lie
! swore that his net income was only $7,118.
j Mr. Abram S. Hewitt applied ta Judge
| Sinnott, the former confidential law clerk
; ot Mr. Tilden, who knows all ihe tacts
I bearing on the case, for a mil and explicit
explanation of the whole matter. Judge
Sinnott, has replied, taking up the charge
and considering each of its thirteen spec
ifications in detail. He shows, with what
will he generally conceded as satisfactory
conclusiveness, that Mr- Tilden s actual
income, from his professional earnings
and other sources which were subject to
taxation under the terms of the law, was
only about $7,000. What he received
from the Fort Way ne and Chicago Rail
road was for services rendered in 1859,
1860, and 1861; and the Manual of .he
Direct and Excise Tax System prepared
by Mr. Boutwell and officially approved
by Secretary Chase says : "Physicians
and lawyers should include actual receipts
for services rendered in 1862, togrt her
with an estimate of unrealized or contin
gent income due to that year.” By the
express terms of the law he was not re
quired to return the earnings of the pre
vious years which happened to be paid in
1862. Mr. Tilden may or may not have
underestimated “the unreaiiz d or con.
tiugent income due to that year,” but it
was hard to tell whether his investments
in the stoc ks and bonds or struggling rail
roads would ever be worth any thing
.VIr. Tilden was it the same predicament
as other professional men and merchants
and capitalists were at that time, when it
was hard to foretell how things would
eventuate, and his return was probably as
nearly correct as that of nine men out of
every ten He may he fair'y acquitted or
the charge of intentional fraud, and the
charge of perjury falls with it. In fact
no oue outside of an insane asylum or
political machine-shop ever seriously be
lieved that he was guilty of perjury.
WM A- WHEELER.
His nomination on account of his pre
tended respectability turns out to be no
better than the rest of Radical nomina
tions. The charges against him are from
proven records; aud neither as Chairman
ot the Pacific Railroad Committee, nor in
his connection with local enterprises, can
he reestablish his good name.
Oith withdrew because he was proven
an accomplice in an outrageous fraud
upon the people. The question now is,
will VYni. A. Wheeler also wi£|fraw ?
We think not. Early tn the canvass the
Republicans had some traces of respect
for appearances and popular opinion stiii
remaining in their management, but now
it is with them neck or nothing. They
•re determined to win through money and
audacity. Tire ngbt is on our side. We
must be as courageous os they are. If so,
after the election they will be sorry that
they did not withdraw Morgan, Wheeler
and all the other corruptionist* whom
they have nominated as correct exponents
of the principles and practices of their
[From the New York sun. aept. ;ii.j
WILLIAM A WHEELER AS A
TRUSTEE.
A suit Brought by 8 Railroad Compa
nyt« Recover $60,000-
Somc time prior to 1860, William A.
Wheeler, John S. Eldridge of Boston,and
Geo. W. Brown of Ogden-burg, were ap
pointed trustees ot he Ogdensburg St.
Lawrence and Lake Champlain Railroad.
Tue annual sal .ry of each trustee was
fixed at $5,030 In 1865 the stockholders
of he company, realizing that the trus
tees were giossly mi-managing the road,
institutei! proceedings in the Supreme
Court for their removal. In 1866 an order
was granted by the Court, empowering
the stockholders to reorganize the comp
any. Mr. Wheeler, knowing that a reor
ganization wou'd remove him, and learn
ing that under the code of practice in this
Stale no appeal could be taken from the
order ol the Court, secured the passage
through the Legislature of an amendment
to the code of precedurc that rendered
such orders appealab.e. Armed with a
copy oi the law, he threaten. 4 to appeal
from the order unless the stockholders
would compromise with hint by paying to
him and his co trustees $20,000 each,their
salat y for four years. The stockholders,
desirous of getting rid ot the trustees, and
unwilling to submit to the delay conse
quent on an appeal from the order, con
sented to Mr. Wheeler’s terms, ar.d par’
him and his associates $60,000. After the
company had been re-organized, a suit
was brought against Messrs. Wheeler,
Eldridge and Brown to recover the $60,-
000. One of the company’s counsel was
Edwards Pierrepont. The Justice before
whom the case was b ought was a relative
of one of the trustees, and it was therefore
removed to the United States Supreme
Court where it is still pending. Since tht
suit was begun Mr. Eldridge and Mr.
Brown have died.
NOTES-
Gen Braxton Bragg died suddenly in
Galveston recently.
Boss Tweed who was arrested in
Spain is now en route for New York
.-n the steamer Franklin.
The New York Hell Gate explosion
was a success, and Gen Newton, tie
engineer, who accomplished the grand
result is the linn ol the hour.
Mr J. H. Estill. Proprietor of the
Savannah Morning News, who has the
yellow fever, wc arc glad to learn is con-
velese nt.
The Rev. H. W. Hilliard, indepen
dent candidate for Congress in the 4th
District is in a fair way to be “cleaned
up” by the Democratic nominee in No- J
v j
And tow they are calling Ben Hill j
•‘Colonel ” Yon may throw up a nek j
anywhere in »h« South and it will sure- j
ly fall on a ‘'Colonel.” j
It is the general opinion tint both!
Florida and South Carolina will s-ain
be relieved from the curve of Radical
and nigger rule. Lord, hasten the
day
II. S Senator McDonald of Indiana
predicts 20.000 majority for the De
mocracy in that State.
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REFORM IN FEDERAL TAXA
TICN-
Reform is necessary in the sum and
modes «f Federal Taxation, to the end
that capital may be set free from distrust,
and labor lightly burdened.
We denounce the present Tariff, levied
upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a master
piece of injustice, inequality, and false
pretense.
It yields a dwindling, not a yearly ris
ing, revenue.
It has impoverished many industries to
subsidize a few. ‘
T t prohibits imports that might purchase
the products of American labor.
It has degraded American commerce
from the first to an inferior rank on the
high seas.
It has cut down the sales of American
manufactures at home and abroad, and
depleted the returns of American agricul
ture—an industry followed by half our
people.
It costs the people five times more than
it produces to the Treasury, obstructs the
processes of production and wastes the
fruits of labor.
It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling,
enriches dishonest officials, and bankrupts
honest merchants.
We demand that all Custom House tax
ation shall be only for revenue.—[Sf.
Louis Platform.
WHISTLING-
The Republicans have lost Alabama,
with its Ten electojal votes.
They have lost Arkansas, with its
Six votes.
They have lost Connecticut, with
its Six votes.
They hare lost Oregon, with its three
votes.
But they have saved Maine !
With ail their accumulated losses
upon them, Maine cannot save them.
Blaine and his Mulligan Guards can
n^ver pud H iyes out of the swamp.
Whistle away.
If such counties us Dougherty, De
catur and Thomas will do their duty as
well and faithfully as we guarantec
Brooks will do hers, there is nothing
more certain than the ignominous defeat
of R. H. Whiteley in November.
Quitman Reporter.
Democrats of Decatur, there is a
quid for yon to chew. I
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