Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-08
DAWES ON rRrE esAnr ApnnNls.


a number of Radical leaders were forced
with Col. Forney several months agoto ayl
''Stop'to the Grant administration. Things
were going from bad TO worse, until they
became thoroughly alarmed, perhaps not so
much for the honor and credit Of the coun-
try as for the safety Of their party. Mr..
Dawes, Of Massachusetts, Is chairman
of the Committee Of Ways and Means Of
the House of Representatives and il now
travelling about the country making speech
es in favor of the reelection of Grant,
and the consequent continuance Of the
policy of the presents administration.
Wherever Mr.. Dawes Il takes the
stump he should be confronted
with his speeches il Congress, and be call
ed upon to reconcile them, If he can, with
his present advocacy of the administration
whose financial extravaganza and profit
gate expenditures he formerly denounced.
Two years ago, Mr.. Dawes, speaking on
the floor of the House Of Representatives,
said:
"The adm inistration of Andrew johnson
surrendered to the allegation that 1t had
been pro1igate in expenditures. The peo-
pie tried it upon that charge and found it
guilty, and took from it the sceptre of
power, and put it in our hands upon
our professions of economy in the admin
istration of the public service. Where is
the first evidence that we have put forth to
the country of our disposition to carry out
our pjedce9 what did
Andrew johnson, in the last year of bis
administration, estimate that he would
carry on this Government for? BE esti-
mated that he would carry it on for $685.
0O0, 1000, and we cut down the appropriat on
10000 600 below his estimate. But bis
own estimate of the cost of carrying on the
Government, which the people at the polls
declared to be profigate and unreasonable,
was sos, coo, 900. Now, sir, what does our
own administration estimate that 1t will
carry on the government for, for the next
year? The sum estimated for is 1881 ,097.-
5I2; an increase over the last estimate of the
administration of Andrew johnson for
1869-70 of $2S,097, 1892. But we cut
down his estimates SIC, 100000, so that the
exact difference between this book of esti-
mates for the present administration and
the appropriations made the last year of
Andrew Johnson's administration is $49,-
682,537.01. have right to complain of
the other end of the avenue, that with
all It's professions of ECONOMY and reduction
of Unnecessary force in the departments,
with all the heralding, by telegraph or
otherwise, of its purpose of reduction, there
is not one of these departments that does
not estimate to-day, in the book L have be-
fore me, for an increase Of expenditure over
the appropriations of last year, save only
one, and that is the poor, unpopular attor-
ney general. THE poor, unpopular attor-
ney general here referred to was Mr.. Eben-
ezer lockwood Hoar.] l hope it is not
because of this remarkable trait Of
his character that it is contemplated at the
other end of this capitol TO relieve him from
further public service and to drive him into
private life. tell my friends of the
Committee of Ways and Means that the in
dustries of the land, which are focking to
their door, groaning under the burden of
taxation, complain that the expenditures Of
this nation are IaYuSti fable and aUithout
proper regard to economy or to the Reces-
stiles of the case" ..e
This arraignment of Grants pro6igate
administration was true enough, although
Mr.. Wells has shown that President John
sons financial policy was unjustly assailed.
Now, what has occurred to make Mr..
Dawes eat his own words, and praise that
which he formerly denounced? Truly, the
power of the spoils OF Office is potent.