The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-02-11

P'VPA'"''ouo OI tuc S3mo ODJeCtS
last year Of IS, 493, 900. The ad.
ministration Of Andrew johnson had
been accused Of proaigacy in expeu-
ditures. The people have tried it on
that charge, and had found it guilty,
and had ia ker from it the sceptrc Of
power and put it in the hands of the
republican party, on its professions
Of economy il the administration of
the pnblic service. The people in
tended to hola them to their promi-
ses; but what was the fret evidence
they put fortt to tho country of
their determination to carry ou: their
pledges. Willie he knew the ungra-
cious position he occupied he propos-
ed to speak plainly but truly to his
party friepds in the house. He knew
there was not much comfort to be de-
rived from the wounds Of = friend.
Andrew johnson. in the last year Of
his administration bad estimated
that he could carry on tho govern
ment for $303, 900. 900, and that
amount hao been cut down over
$50, 900, 600. What did their own
administration estimate that it would
carry on the government for = year
for? $31l, ,097, ia. An increase Of
over twenty-eight millions beyond
the amount required by Andrew
johnson, and an increase Of $40
G2e, ,537 over the amount appropriat-
cd for the present ysar. But this in
cluded an error Of over seven million
of dollars in the footing up of the
postofice Departments, which would
reduce the increase 70 $42, 900, 900.
But he believed that not entering in
to the estimate was the little sugar
plumb Of $S00,000 for League Island
aud back Of it also were the Bay Of
Samana and tho Island of St. Thom-
as, at 81. 100000 in gold; and back
Of it, too, were the millions that
would be added by the senate to the
appropriation bills as they passed the
house. In this house alone, if the
pledge of the republican party were
to be redeemed, they could have no
aid 1t the other end Of the avenue,
or at the other end Of the capitol,
and he put it to the representatives Of
the people, whether they would inau-
gurate now public works on the broad
estimate Of $24, 900, 900. He had =
right to complain Of the other end Of
tho avenue, that with all its profrs.
sions of economy. and with all the
heralding by telegraph and otherwise
Of reduction. there was but one Of
those departments that did not csti-
mate an increase of expenditures
over the appropriations Of lust year.
The exception was the poor, unpopu.
lar encouragement. and he hoped
that it was not because of that re.
markable trait in his character, that
it was contemplated at the other end
Of the capitol to relieve him from
further public service and drive him
into private life. There was the ne~
postoffice building. At Nev York,
which the aschi;ect said would cost
81, 900, 900, and tho granite for it
vas estimated to cost 81, 500, 900.
Were they going on with such expen.
dituros? Were they going to put
$3, 900, 900 from the old Philadel-
rhia nayy-yard and $500, 900 from
the treasury into League Island.
when they might as we'll wait FIVE
years? Two things seemed to be de-
sired, reduction Of the public debt
by the administration and relief
from the burdens of taxation by this
house; neither of these things could
be accomplished without the other
thing, which both overlookcd-a re-
ductlon Of the expenditure. How
was it proposed at the other end of
the avenue to pay the public debt
unless the expenditures were reduced!
How did the house propose to relieve
the people and the enterprise and the
capital of the country from the bur-
dens Of taxation under which they
were groaning unless tho cxpendi-
lures were reduced? He would tell
his amiable friend from Maine Mr..
Peters } who had emancipated him.
self from care about pennies, aud who
had gone off in vain search for .
dollar in which he proposed to econ
omize upon-it was the pennies taken
in taxation of the spikes. cordagc,
and rigging Of the ships Of Maine
that made the commerce Of the coun-
try decline. He called upon the
Nom bcrs Of the house to stand by
the committee Of appropriations on
the pledge which it now gave to the
country, that it would cut down
those estimates below the figures At
which tha country took the power
from Andrew Johnson's administra-
tion. In order to do that they must
forego any private interests and pri-
yats and imaginary political gains
in localities by the expenditure Of
money. They must rise above these
considerations and look to the gener
al results, and then tho fingers Of ,n-
dustry would again ply their work;
enterprise would gain courage; the
country would gain in prosperity and
in development, and the nation would
in the years that wcro to. come build
navy yards At League-Island and ut
New London, and amplify those at
Boston and Portsmouth; and all over
th, country. if that should be the
policy, there would be reduction Of
expenditures, SO that thereby the
people might be relieved from the
burdens Of taxation at one end oi