The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-07-30


lions Of them belong TO tke year 1875
planation can avail in the attempt Il
charge them to 1916 aud prior years
These deficiencies occurred by reason
of an attempt ia 1876 OF our Democrat,
reformers To deceive the public into
the belief that they we're actually en-.
gagged in work Of reform. The sham
aud fraud was pointed out then, and
the developments, shown by actual re'
suits, are a complete vindicatiOn oi
those who carefully examined the sub
iect at the time. Explain away, geu,
tlemen of the reformed persuasion,
your deficiency bills amounting To over
Sli, 900, 900, "A sum much greater than
the entire deficiencies during the -four
years of General Garfeld's chairman
ship II the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and they are not all provided far
yet.
After several years of careful study
Of the subject of governmental expend-
itures, affirm that we have reached
the minimum, and tha. hereafter Tor
the ordinary expenses Of the govern
mem We will be compelled To gradually
increase the cost of running tie gov
ernment machinery. III the peusioh
laws are not lberaIized We may expect
a rapidly descending scale Of expeRdi-
lures for this purpose; but the indica-
tions are that the pension laws will be
amended in such u way as to largely in-
crease the expenditures ON this account
We may expect "A steady decrease VI
the interest on the public debt. The
reorganization Of the army now pro JOS.
ed may result in a saviag Of two mil
lions per annum. A reform ought to
be made in the matter of the surveys in
such n way as TO consolidate under one
head all the surveys Of the country
A saving cal be made here Of perhaps
500, 900 annually.
The appropriations for rivers and
harbors are large, and arc not likely to
be less. The value Of these improve
ments TO the country can hardly be
computed.
The deepening Of the 81. Clair fats
alone is worth 20 the country more
than all that has been expended for
improvements of all the rivers and hsr-
bors Of the country.
In the face OF the fact that we have
reached the minimum Of expenditure
admitted by the acts Of the Appropria-
tion Committee this year, the Demo
cratic party rushed through the House
"a bill reducing the tax on tobacco eight
cents per pound. which measure, If
passed. would reduce the revenues Sl0,-
900, 900 10 sl5, 900, 900.
In short. they Increase the appropri-
ations 1000, 900, and poopose 10 de-
ere Sc the revenues Sl5, 900, 900. IL
they could have their own way, we cer-
tainly wonld have been met before the
close of the following year with a def
cit OF several millions Of dollars.
The following is the condensed state
ment Of what was claimed by the Dem
ocratic leaders il 1876 compared with
the facts as demonstrated 10y actual re-
suits:
Democratic claim of a reduction Of
fs0.0OO.o)J over 1870. for each Of tho
years ending June 81. 1871 aud 1910. $40 roo oo0
Actual result for two years. A,oJo, coo
oyersiated d........................ $4,000, ,00o
The reduction being two-fifths Of the
amount claimed.
This is just about equal TO the claim
Of tue Indian who thought two truths
10 one lie pretty good for an Indian.
With equal propriety the Democrats
can claim that two truths TO three lies
Is pretty good for Democrats reform.
er.
Take another view OF this subject as
contrasted with Democratic promises
on the stump. The sum total Of the
bills, ns reported by the Same commit.
tee ia 1875, are twIthuut the deficiency
bills) some twelve millions greater than
the same bills reported 10y the same
committee ia 1876. No charge of be-
ing overborne by an extravagant Sen
ate can be made In this case. 1t was
the cool, careful, and deliberate work
Of these Democratic reformers them
selves. Why was this increase madel
Simply because less srm was found
TO be wholly inadequate. Even this
will have to he supplemented with de-
ticiencies. What answer will these
Democratic reformers make 10 the
charge that they either willfully or ig-
norantly attempted To deceive the
country in 1876?
leave the answer TO them. BY acci-
dent l happened to be out OF the hall
when the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Hewit) made the report from the
committee Cf conference on the army
bill. i desired to express my dissent
from some portions of the bill, aud to
say that | agreed TO the conference re.
port for the purpose Of getting an army
bill passed.
Some Of its provisions will turn ont
10 be absolutely ludicrous when they
are executed. For instance, the gen.
eral Of the army is left without horse,
while a lieutenant OF the Marine Corps
IN the same city is entitled TO tive
horses.
Again, en- officer in the artillery il
not allowed horse, while oil the pri.
Yates are mounted. What beautiful
spectacle Democratic reform has
brought about As, witness the drill.
ing Of mounted cavalry with all the of.
ficers on foot. To-bring about this re,
form required the uninterrupted labor
Of the chairman Of TIE Military Com
mittee for three years, aided by an ac'
complished Qn the art Of war; friend
from New Yoork (Mr. Hewitt), and al
least three caucuses of the entire Dem
OcraiIc party OF the House.
did not believe in the reduction oi
salary as proposed in the bill. On this
question of salaries feel now, az
have often expressed myself before
that cannot go into that question un'
al we as members of Congress ar,
ready to reduce our own salaries. Our
reformers as yet do not propose TO re
duce their own aalaripe bnt ara M al