The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-09-24

table here presented, the aggregate ap-
preparations made in the twelve l.r9-
ular appropriation bills are S25, $685.
006.06 less than tho amounts appro-
priated in corresponding bills last
year.
''fhe summing up of the amounts
appropriated in the bills that have
been passed in the last day or two
has been done somewhat hurriedly,
aud will not vouch for the absolute
correctness of the figures given but [
am satisfied that they are not far out
of the way. | may safely affirm that
the appropriations made at the pres
ent session of Congress are in the ag-
gregate $25.000000 less than those of
last year.
sMr. Parker of Missouri-Is nv
friend from Ohio, (Mr Garfield pre-
pared to state the difference between
| the estimates of this year and the
actual appropriations?
Mr.. Gartield-It will take some
time to work up all the items. But.
the Clerk of the House is required by
law TO publish full summary of the
amounts appropriated for all purposes
and we may expect to see the state
ment soon."
Unfortunately for Mr.. Garfield, that
statement of the Clerk has been COM
piled sooner than was expected, and
is furnished from the forthcoming
volume of McPherson's Political Man
uel, which gives all tie specific ap-
preparations for the last four years,
from 1872 to 1875 inclusive.
The following figures are taken
from the srecapituiation :"
In the fiscal year ending June so,
For the fiscal year ending June30.
4St9,.-- --..-..-SlSS, ,4240s6 43
Difference =. ..,-,,. .-..--... S15 49s.24O 50
So that when Mr.. Garfield stated
that the appropriations were $25, $685.
O06.96 less than last year, he exagger-
ated to the extent of 81, 1866 766.01
and when he ssafely affiirmed1 they
were Sin the aggregate $25,000,000
less he exaggerated to the extentfof
SO, ,603, ,760.05. The figures of the
Clerk are taken from the laws. Those
of Mr.. Garfield are drawn from his
own Imagination, and are only figures
of speech.
If the back pay, increased salaries,
subsidies aud the like, which were
voted last year, and form no part of
the regular appropriations, be deduct
ed from the total, it will be found that
the recent appropriations.ar fully up
TO the highwater mark of that dis
graceful record, without even count
ing in the deficiencies that will surely
come next winter.
Now, let us take the two preceding
years from the same source and COM
pare them with Mr.. Garfield's work at
the late session. 1t is the Clerk of
the House, to whom he appeals, that
is responsible for them:
& s'RECAPITULATIoN.
In the fiscal year ending june 80,
1872, SIG, 6,1l9.1 1873 40; in the fiscal
year enning June 30, 1873, $I73, 1885,
OILS 55 for the fiscal year ending
june 30, 1876, $l82, ,424. .056 43. .''sii a4
Thus it is demonstrated that the ap-
preparation at the last session exceed
ed the aggregate of those for 1872 by
-6, ,304S S73 03. and those of 1874 by S.
929, ,040 SS. And yet Mr.. Garfield,
who was Chairman of the Committee
during all this time, had the audacity
to allege that the expenditures had
been really reduced, aud to produce
that beliefhe suppressed explanations
relating to those OF last year, and
falsified the figures more than ten mil
lions of dollars.
Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Dawes knew
when that statement was made TO the
House that it was fabricated for effect
at the fall elections, just as well as
they knew when making other state
ments before the Credit MobiIier COM
mittee under oath that they were
false. They relied upon the old adage
that lie will travel league while
truth is pulling on its boots. But they
are detected now, as they were when
Oakes Ames' diary rose up in iudg-
ment against their hard swearing ;and
the verdict in this case will be as de-
servedly severe as it was in the other.
What must be thought of public men
who will resort to such unworthy
means to prop themselves up, or the
party which requires such expedients.
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