The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24
Increase Of Expenditures.

Thus far, there has been no attempt to
cOntrOyert the statements male by Con-
gresham Beck, of Kentucky IN his speech
i'm the House at Washington, on Friday,
concerning the expenditures of the gov
eminent for the current fiscal year. He
said that $94 100000 of unexpended bal
anccs remaining in the different depart
ments of the government on the Both of
June last have been and will be expended
during the current fiscal year, and that
the administration and Mr. Dawes, in try
ing to show reduction Of expenses, have
not taken into account one dollar of the
above sum. 1t enabled Congress IL cut down
appropriations immensely, and Grant and
Dawes have dealt with appropriations in
stead of actual expenditures IN figuring q
reduction OF expenses.
Mr. Dawes, in his reply to Mr.. Beck, did
not deny the statements of the latter, ex-
cept in saying that no one could tell what
the actual expenditures of the govern
ment for the current fiscal year will be
until It's close. This may f@irly be called Il
bubble, because Secretary Boutwell,, in a
communication to the House ON this ques
ton, said that the whole Of the $9i,000,000
would be expended during the year for
specific purposes named by law.
Mr.. Beck further said that the actual
expenditures for the year would amount
to within very small fraction of $780,
001000; and that Grant and Dawes, in
their cheerful statements regarding ec0no-
nv, were mistaken to the extent of, ut
least. S60,0G0,000.
L is "A matter of great interest and i'm
portance 20 the country that the exact
trath should be made public on this ques-
There l.. No u = a 40 n a pcf
that there was the amount of unexpended
balances on hand stated by Mr.. Beck at
the date named They, OF course, do rot
appear in the list OF appropriations. Sec
rotary Boutwell, says that they will be ex-
pended before the first of July.
II Grants administration has cut down
expenditures ST., 900, 600, in its first year,
let due credit be given therefor 1t is one
thing, however, To retrench, and another
and very different thing to boast of re-
tTenchment and at the same time be guilty
ct increasing extravaganza. Unless the
statements OF Mr. Beck be disprOved, the
President ana Mr.. Dawes must stand be-
fore the country as men who have made
statements which were intended to MAJ c
the people believe what is not true con-
ccIning diminution OF expenses. As
Mr. Bech's authorities are Secretary Bout
well, the President, and Mr.. Dawes, those
gentlemen will fad the task OF reluting
him very difficult one.
IN the election campaigns of last fall,
AMI in tue campaign in New Hampshire a
few dars ago, Republican newspapers
and politicians were Jealous and busy in
buastiGg OF the gre,,t diminution made in
The public debt under Grants administra
ton, and Of the economy introduced il
ali of the departments. The amount o.
truth in this sort OF vapOring will appear
from the following facts:
The expenditures for the year ending
Or the 3Oth of June last were $321 400, 591
In his annual report, last fall, Secretary
Boutwell, estimated that the expenditure
for the fiscal year ending on the 30th day
of next June would be 1921 100000, Oh
some thirty millions of dollars less than
Tor the last year
Now comes forward Mr.. Beck, Will
proof that the expenditures for the cur
rent fiscal year will amount to within
fraction Of SE0,G0O,OO0, or S11O00a,0
more than BJutWell'S estimate, and abou
$500 lfG0 more than the expenditure
for las. year.
nder these circumstances, ought no
The administration - bc invited To discar,
bOa,ting II cut down extravaganza, an,
To try some ether method To sustain itsel
Than by dealing in falseh0od .-ChtcaQ
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