Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-04

aud John ). Ricker. | have seen all the
above named gentlemen exc, pt Major
Roberts and all emphalically say that
they have DO recollection OF having
passed "A word with DIR. Jordan upon
that subject.
The Doctor has The Bohemian r,plta-
ton of drawing a long bow. and in this
last production he has accomplished The
very difficult feat of 6catinJ himself"
From the New York Times.
Fraud, or Extravaganza.
! Representative Atkins was probably aware that
the democratic party would be vigorously assault
ed IN the eItctioBs this year for the ext ayagsnce
III Congress. His speech on the appropriations
fot the fiscal year ending june 30, 1873 nouinally
delivered IN The House. June 49, an elaborate
tissue of u.,r, pr, sentson. 1t WAS lsborious
attempt to show u at attic rule in the House
had been tcouonical But, # We compare Mr..
Atkins claim in behalf of his party with Mr.. Rau-
dsll'. well known promises of retrenchment, the
difference between the promise and the fulflir ent
i, mdicrously dlsmopordonate. Mr.. Randall
claimed to be able to save $4,000 ,001 Iear lur
an indefinite period. MIR. kins now tlims to
have saved $4,000 600; and the process BY which
/ he reaches lbis conclusion Is more Ingenious than
honest. He argues that The deficiencies OF Sl4-
600 900 which were voted al the late session oil
| Congress should not be charged to the account Of
that session. Deficiencies must be provided for at
every se.s SION, he urges, and some Of these deli
ciencies b., long to p-riod ante rior to the coming
I IL. ,tg
! again he urges, the fishery award, the increase
10 the pen,on-rol, and various other items, ought
to be deducted fiom the sum total of the ap, ropr-
utions ordered ty the democi attic House. But,
when all reasonable deductions are made, it viii
be found that the democrats, at the late session,
not only did not save Us much money MS was
uualy saved bv the House when under repu bcsn
control, but they exceeded in profuseness of ex-
peudture any Congress since 1868.
The republican, were in a ma jorily 10 the House
when the appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1876, were voted. The democ ats have
managed the appropriations ever since. We have
shown, over aud over again, that the democrat.
during the first year of a.cendency In the
! House, did not ecUnomize or ietrehch they with
! he d Al pr, pratons. THIS year the committee CT
/ which MI. Alkln- Is lnA mau were aUxious To
make a far showing, in order that The patty could
| claim more re renchment" in the Cougre .sional
elections. But the Committee were Lfronted
with the necessity Of providing for the enormous
/, hcieuces made by Mt Raudall's disingenuou,
demasogy. 1t was rs If Board of Railroad Di-
rectoIs, coming int, Office, should be obliged to
provide for the pay ment # dividends declared by
a previous board, but which had never been
earued comparison between the appropriations
| of the last yesr Of republican rule and tue presenl
wear OF demt c. atic rule will show how hollow are
toe democratic pet, nsions Of retrenchmeni
aud ref ,rm. In conformity with their plan to ie-
duce the Governmental expenditures AS rapidly
as possible, the republicans saved the amount of
SIG, 600 IN appropriations for the year en- ling
June 80, 1916. Mr. ATKINS, with all his ingenious
.training and twi,ling, has not been abb. to clam
for lis parry duiing The 81 s.ioU just ended,
A greater reduction OF expenses tnan 50 900 900
Even this sum nells away when Mr.. Atkins ao-
,urd figures are examined
Let Us compare few Of these annual sppro-
pr auon,; Tue total appropriate for the year
1916, ne lpdIug the Deficiency bills were Sl31,-
235 l5j a, por ed TO the House BY the Appro-
puauons COMMITTEE. TINS year tue same com
al tee lepor ed to tue House Appro JrlatiUu bill,
amounting 10 Sl63 2}3 SIS, whch shows an OK
cheney hll!,, 1884 672 } excess OF about
Sl2 100000 Iue appropriations, AS they fnsIly
Dec law, for the year ending June 81, 1877,
Amounting to Sli3 55j,79o. For toe year
rndlng June 30, Iheie appropriated SIP,
SIC 692; aud yet Mr.. Atkins claims that hi,
cunutfre aud his parry IN the House have
saved 80 0JO,000 foi the couutry! The fl.
ar,s show tna, Gonna ing the appropriate Ills
If the Demo- ratio House, when II wa, go
nay before The Country sham pretense Of lie
farm NOtf a. ius "a hon ma. ipptt
had passed, the DemUcra'h' House 10 its last es
tae actually appropriated S24 0i0 S39 IN excess OF
1T, ple,ious ACTS. II We liDe ally .ed act from the
eSp-nuhure- auiho,izad by The late session Two
| ii tue large Mems ciaimed by Mr.. AtkIns-he
t'hort award AID the d.fcitucius-~e sh III yet
I'M that there il excess OF a. put 81 900 900 III
the hpprupi atoms rs compared win those oil
1876. 1t is absurd to cl a Ill, MS Mr.. Atkins doe.
tuat hat of tue river ami haibor aIprOpua-
tlJU should be deducted when the work Of thi,
year is compared with that OF previous yesr,.
10 ne sure, theri was 10 such spprJpristIOn ma &c
last year, hut there was this year, aud in 1876,
win which Years hsures we have just made
cumONIson.
OF all dishonest and pslpsbly false pretenses,
t1at OF tue II sm &C. that tnIs years enormous
def leucIes Should be distributed over Prev ~
years tie hi ,uest Ii IL that the dc hceu-
cy of Sl4 10000, or more, jist voted ny Con
gre,s, Is chat eaOle to previous Demucra ic fan
ure, to app npriate. Ii any part OF this onged
to Il pun icau sdmluis ration Of The finances,
why was 1t not prOvId d for AZ some one of the
prr>i ~. SESSIONS slucs HE ID ats iuto
power III the Ill use 7 Ii tuese are chargeahle To
Il, publican oehcIeucIe,, why dill not the Demo-
cratic r,fnmer,, as MIR Foster has perliuentN
ss-ed u i excellent speech, why did not the
Demuc, attic retJincrs provide Tor them at the
proper ume-tne last two years 10 1878. tue
same COMM tee III the llooss IN ,st tue sane
meu, IN iuct,) who reported the aopropri ton,
rt>O ears agO, deliberately add Twelve Millions
10 me l>t OF cap nditnres to be authorized. Inc
d, lcieLci = not yet all provided Tor, but the
DE nocratc Pat, IN tue House tinis before the
County con icted vi i,audueut pr.tenses or OF
INDUSTRIOUS eNtTsva2ance.
or Charles d ckens's personal letters. Mr.. G.