Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-08-06

figures only equacd by his courage IN deaiing with
the facts which stood in his way From his prede-
c,,sors. Messrs Randall and Holman. has committee
had inherited an accumulation of unpaid national
obligations and postponed appropriations. SO I'M
pertve in their character that they could no longer
be- ryaded or delayed. These vast sums thus post
roued and withheld by the Forty fourth Congress
were credited 70 the Democracy much money
saved" but the time had come when portion of
them must be provided for though to meet them
would swell the total appropriations TO an amount
equal Co. if not in excess OF those made by the last
R,puhican Congress. With an actual increase OF
$3.50 2t5 T. staring him In the face, the chairman
of the House committee still felt 10 to be his duty AS
% r,tormer. even under such di-counging circum,
>,auc, 10 prove that, after all this congress had
achieved another triumph for retrcuchment
which said " triumph would have been still gander
ittbc naughty Senate had not stood in the way
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH OF EErRENcHMENr'
Correspondent Give me au idea of how these
rtfarmprS prove that an actual increase oi 80
80. e,,5i ga is triumph for rctrcnchmcnt
senator Wiudou-lt is Che simplest process IN the
wur'd-whcu YOU understand it 10 Is done 10y
counting 90 an the appropriation, made by their poo
lrcai opponent and Dos counting ot enough oi their
own to bring their total below his BY tins ono sim
g'. rule Mr.. Atkins Is able to commend his own
plrty flr economy and Co condemn tine last Rcpub-
ielu Congress tor extravaganza.
Correspondent how does ihi, rule work when
applied 20 thcir own party friends 100 the Forty
fourth Congress
senator Window am glad YOU have called my
attention 90 that, Tor enable, me 20 show You one
or two specimen cuti1-itj,> iu Democratic 'ec"no-
INV" Prrhar- tbe most striking of these curioSi-
t.- De- choir mode OF creating and handling "jct-
cI.ucie-' Under che lead 90 Mr. Randall IN $50,
very lar., arbitrary reductions were made 900 the
9,,,.r..uriltion, The heavy reductions, which had
,i-,qtv been made hy the Republicans rendered 10
impossible o. accomplish ava honest reduction which
would bc sufficiently stunning for .hc party pur-
posses DO ua- designed to serve. They must Doe made,
s.y..v,-at any cost Tor party cucr-cuCic, demanded
it lu making these forced and arbitrary rrduc-
tiou. "d,dricucjc-" were created amounting 90 many
million, of .dollAr- 10 meet only q portion OF
Them th, Furtv.duh CDugr,~- during DO, first year.
h9. le,n compelled go pas, aiur deficiency bills, as
gr..atiug. "a. stated by Mr. Atkins >l3.']ib't'3.
\,erf, aU of these immeu,, deficiencies were
-rI.-.I necessary l,y the uuWarraut,d reduction,
l..al. under Che lead of Mr. Randall in l-.6 and
th.r. are many millions mon, tH hear from before
v. -tt through with fb.-, marvellous feat, of econ-
.r.,,. performed t.r political purposes Nr Randall
tua bis PARTY toos credit Cog having saved On"
entire amount ot that reduction though % was well
k..,yr by the initiated that from ,l1u'o"oo Go
.-.t.Iull t % ,,.r. ODD Is ...-u.n.t for deficiency
l,.. .rrr election These d,fci,c.y> came down on
.f ,,.,., Congress, when The, could 200 longer o.
.n,l and over ,l7opoouoo OF them yyer, al pro-
--.I Then tl,re was a dI.mu4. How shall
ft. 7...,Irt I.. ,f,frfF r.. 50. at Democratic Con-
.-.. shall the,, many million, be charged To
.I.. chem ta I--- cog l--~ would expose The
... ILL. r.r,,... ,,..,., never m. :, tscy
.l 100 NJ. Randall and th..
part, have ne,n credited i'r ihe fran'l'on "n.,a
create. la..l' ''' N'- ,...,..,.;'.',
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Naf q" d''i'-' '. '' "'.. ".'...
'-- -'. Us '"'', .- ~, ,.- ..,;,.. that
economists iN' ''." .'N IN 49,, 49,
Ain"'ui '' '.t treasury Do we -