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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. ku 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 CD CO • Q © I :W.I|H U'i a CT^I 43 S' « m CO if