The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-15
Rock island Arsenal Appropriations.
The hazy organ in this city, 1.-THE Union)

| and partly to the miserable policy OF the Demo-
cratic house OF representatives in stopping appro
prlations fer government work at various points
throughout the country, thus throwing large num-
bers oil men out OF employment. Even In this city
work would 60 on with the building OF the Arsenal
are suddenly cut of with themselves and families
| owing to the insane determination of the Democ-
racy In congress to make party capital by forcing
| down needful appropriations below their proper
| limit, or stopping them altogether.
And in another place the Union says:
This sudden stoppage was caused by the failure
OF the Democratic house to make The necessary ap,
preparations in time, thing which has never &C.
cnrred before, within our recollection.
! The Union sets out with an implied
claim that government is some sort of a
parental establishment, instituted for the
purpose of furnishing people with work
This position is alike a libel on our theory
of government and an insult to the people,
The people are able to take care of them
selves, except imbeciles, idiots, and such
as misfortune has made public charge.
Healthy, vigorous, sane men scorn the
idea that it is necessary to burden the
mass of the people with heavy taxes in
order to furnish employment to portion
of the people. The old Federalists and
the present Republican party act upon
the idea OF Papa Government-an or
ganization taxing the many for the
benefit of the few, The Democratic idea
is that such establishments as are neces-
sary in order to carry out the legitimate
necessities of government, mot the con-
venience Of those in power should be built
nothing more. What would be nice
thing for US, in this locality, may not be
a necessity to the nation, Congress, with
its representatives from all the states from
Maine to Texas and Oregon, has to con-
slider the necessities of all parts, not the
wishes of particular locality. We wrote
to Mr.. Randall urging him to con
sent to every dollar possible for
the Arsenal proper. But congress has tt
consider the great debt we owe; the enor
nous interest which must be paid; the
extraordinary number of unnecessary
offices Republicans have created
| in order to pay men for sustaining
that party. (Thc Republicans have
already increased the number from abou
10000 under Buchanan to near
100000 under Grant, But above
all it has to consider the heavy
taxes laid on the people, and
devise some mode for reducing ex,
penses and taxes. The reduction of ex
penses which the Democratic party propose
will be found, in a tabular form, in this
, paper, embodied 10 a speech by Hon, VIM
NJ Springer, of this state. The telegraphiC
report from Washington last night (thl
l4th) said:
The sundrv civil bill, as il passed the hous
originally, appropriated S14S57,000. In Its passag
through the senate $5,099O0 added. In tn
bill as agreed upon by the conference committee Il
day the senate recedes from its former action to III
amount of S4,l290o0, and the house recedes an
: allows to be added to the bill the $3.50, 0O(
making the appropriation in the bill about Sl5SO0
: 600.
: Here it will be seen that Republica
i senate, in order to secure cash for it:
= favorites, added oyer FrUe Millions to on
q appropriation bill, and then backed out O
d over Fo,r Millions of that amount!
k the additions were public necessity VIII
did Republican senate back DOWN.
The next idea the Union advances
that there has been stOppage of work q
e all points 10 the United States, and that
e was caused by the refusal of a Democrat
e house to make necessary appropriation
to This is not true. Read the following tel,
t. gram
t. To the Western Associated Press
v WASHINGTON, May l6.-The seer etar
20 of war has transmitted to the house
representatives a report of the reduction
from the estimates contained IN the boo
| of estimates for the fiscal year ending j III
80. 1877, The estimates tor h
III Rock Island and Benicid aJsenals. Us y
t duced, ,UW equal the demand tor pre-
y eat use, UhHe large additional structure
of for prospective use, Uttich must heredf
be made, may be safely postponed to
future occasion.
- l. The sundry civil appropriation bill
:" the bill making the appropriations f
: Rock Island Arsenal, was passed by
Democratic house in time for the Repu
.. lican senate to concur and avoid the sto
d page Of any necessary work.
k 2. The Republican senate refused
m concur, thus causing men to be discharge
1fl 3. The Republican senate then backt
4 down from its position and from nearly +;
r. its original claim.
y 4. The bill, as originally passed by Il
70 Democratic house, was passed as agreed
n by a Republican secretary of war, who sa
10 to the house: THE estimates for the Ro
= Island and Benicia arsenals, as reduce
IL will equal the demand for prese
al uses while large additional structures, f
n prospective use, which must hereafter
N made, may be safely postponed to a tutu
IL occasi0n." These are the words of r
CT publican secretary of war-and they eff
E. tually stop the mouths of the sun
10 demagogues who censure Democrat
At house, which passed all necessary Apr
priations, and passed them all in good tin
50 that Republican senate could conc
40 in time to prevent any Inconvenience
the public service. All the lnconvenien
Id was caused by the obstinacy and tactic