30 Aug 1870
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1870
Page
1
A Harrison County reader is urged to review a table comparing Indiana state finances under Democratic and Republican rule from 1860 to 1870. The comparison lists receipts and expenditures, highlighting higher ten year totals for Republican periods and noting yearly advantage gaps.
The article contrasts wartime tax levels with peacetime, citing Treasury figures from 1860 to 1870. It denounces Radical mismanagement and alleged voter suppression of Germans while praising Democratic efforts to reduce debt and sinking funds. It accuses Radical candidates of inflating county debts via legal fees and swindling claims.
The article argues Harrison County’s debt exceeds ten thousand dollars with potential increases to nineteen thousand after unpaid taxes. It accuses Republican leaders of mismanaging funds, citing soldier relief tax misallocation, court costs, and attorney fees. It decries tariff policies as robbing farmers, urging readers to see Radical plunder and high taxes as the true burden on workers.
The piece accuses the Radical Congress of forming rings and monopolies across the nation and gifting 164 million acres of public lands to fund their party. It claims county candidates are courting support with money from these rings to buy votes and corrupt the public, urging readers to guard against such influence.
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