Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-01
M. Hale's Spsech.

ihe ocoate III COMMITTEE oil The Whole IN
the House of Representatives on III. aI.pro-
pria'ion bill was participated in by Mr..
Hale. aud he made the following effective
remarks. which will be read by our read
ers with interest
Mr.. HALE. | do not propose to occupy
much OF the time of the committee but
there are one or two points which It seems
proper to me should be Kept in mind a.
bearing upon the arraignuent of the pres
ent Administration by the gentleman from
New York. Mr.. WOOD.
The gentleman from Ohio. Nh. GAR
FIELD. the chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, was careful in the speech
which he made in presenting the bill to
this House To abstain from ANYTHING like
partisan illusions or accusations. His wa,
a calm and dispassionatc statement Of the
Government. and also preceded by an
elaborate. and. a. has been admitted by
the gentleman from New York. an inter
esting discussion of the causes aud extent
of expenses elsewhere. our own being
compared with those of other countries.
and particularly with Great Britain.
Now. the gentleman from New York ar
raigns the present Administration In a gem
erai accusation Of extravaganza. II i the
duty OF the Opposition, when Il charge.
extravaganza on the Administration, to -.
more particular than the gentleman from
New York has been. And after a general
charge i made a he has made It. il i, the
duty of the accuseT. when he dcscends to
particulars, 10 come TO something beside,
an item where the expenditure of the
Presidents household has been increased
from $500 to $1,000, or If he find nothing
more important than that it Is fitting thar
he remain silent. Ii the comparison i,
made a. lac chose to make IT, between
President Buchanan aud the present Ike
cutivc. II becomes him to consider this
I further fact. that Mr.. Buchanan increased
/ the national debt 81, 900 900 in a time of
/ profound peace. aud A. we now should
I ssy. with no adequate cause for il thereby
/ increasing the annual expenditure II the
/ Government. in the payment OF Interest. At
I the rate at which II ran at that time, be-
/ tween two aud three million dollars
sir. there j. one tact which stand. out
/ prominently here and before the country,
/ aud. j.. believe. one main reason why to-
! day the present Administration j. popular
/ IN the country aud holds it, confidence;
| and that Is that in the aggregate the eN-
! pcnditures OF the Government. il, running
I expenses, including the cost Of maiutain-
ing the military establishments the War
and tie Navy Departments. has been
| brought down IN III five year, follow my
1866 to figure. stated In round numbers
Of about one hundred ami twenty million
Z dollars. Now. ar, what were the eXleui-
I iiurc> during the years from lsjj To- lSi,u.
. ia peace when there was nothing but tac
ordinary every day need, ol the Govern
ment before prices had been Inflated be-
fore everything that i bought had lcap,'i
up to that high point which. "a, la, h,.ru
irllly stated by the chairman OF the Com
Z miilec on appropriations. la, never come
down again: | nave not the exact iigur,s
here, because had no intention az rising
10 address the House when came ia lL..
| morning. but ] know generally. without
pretending IA give ihcm exactly. that ihcy
ranged from ,!Niy-iiyc 20 Seventy million
dollar, In a wear. At that time there selr
raised iro.n the people and expended bY
the democratic Administration u james
, IUCh1uau between -iNfy-liYc and scycuty
million dollars per year. Aba here are ~
immediately following TIL war. With al
the burden of increased responsibility
A!th -! the expansion that ha> NECESSARILY
resulted from Lash times. with the habit
IA m"n'- minds 81 cNtrayig4usc. both iu
private and in puhlic expenditure. SAich
necessarily follows such period n Wa
that nom 1850 to $50. aud yet the cApci.-
dIiurc hH, teen - Wslikcpl il. hand that
to-day Il ) but one hundred and "a cuiy mil
lion dollar. Including botn the war aud
Navy Departments. Now, sir. tina; 70 he
reduced. That figure. Low a. 4 is. compared
with what 1t was five years ago. l.. a, the
chairman II the Committee ON AppropriA-
lions Ia, said, - b. brought -i.l! lower.
The rule has been established and there
ha- been no wear since the present Admin
l-tTston came Ia dnuns which the cNprn-
dIiurc b. not been tut down. and ihc
Committee On Appropriation. by p, pres
cni report show, that q can be- s,ii further
reduced. The reduction j. Co 90 on. aud |
believe the lowest tlgsro may perhap, be
reached year or two earlier than the gen
tlcman from Ohio Mr.. GARFIELD Ia,
stated. But as the expenditure stands to-
day. how does Il compare' Does Il present
In itself anything OF the hopeless exiraya-
gance which has been charged by the gen
tlemas from New York. Mr. WooD:I
Coming 10 the individual experience oi
each Of us ask what man with an cstab-
: li-hment 10 maintain l. there living TO-DAY
who will look back 10 tho year laGO and
not find that the expenses OF his establish.
meni ia all regards have been increased in
Larger percentage than the expense. OF
the Goyernmept' II has been inevitable