Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-25
Republican and Democratic Ecoloz.T c:T1-
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The Congressional Record Of Thur lay last
prints speech by Representative Blker Of
Indiana, which afTords the fIcts fer an il
structive comparison between Republican and
Democratic management Mr. Baker shows
that the annual expenditures of the Govern
ment were reduced while the Republicans
had control of Congress, from S292, IL, 1sS,
in 1901. to S25s, 459, 20. in 1s..5-1G-a de
crease of nearly S34, 900, OO0 in five years
In 1867. ard 1S..1-.S the Democrats
made an apparent reduction cf expenditures
of Saa, 900, 900. ECcryhody who has heard
of the deficiency bills passed since knows
how that reduction was effected. In the fs-
cal year ending june 80. 1879, the expendi-
lures ran up to about S26., 900 600 for the
next fiscal year the amount appropriated was
Sa91. $50, 231, or nearly S6.GG0, eco more
than 1901; for the fiscal year endingJune
80, 1881, the appropriations already made
amount TO Sa9l, 493. SsS, making no allow
ance for deficiencies. During the last year
of Republican control the number
of permanent annual employees Of the
House of Representatives was 12j, and
their pay amounted TO S19i, 100 year.
Now the number of permanent EN-
ploves is 1s3. anil their pay amounts to
S201, 19S year. Other expenditures have
increased in similar proportion. The Dem
Ocrats have increased the permanent House
employees forty-eight. or alou, i0 per cent,
and have IL creased the annual expenditures
SIS AZ. We are told by the democracy
that there are now one hundred thousand
men in the civil service Of the GJycrnm.Hi-
Ii that party had coatrol of the Executive
and made as liberal an increase in other de
pariments of the public service a ;heV have
about the House we should speedily have
forty thousand more men in the civil service
than we have under Republican control;
and there can be hut little doubt il that hGa-
gry party ever get colirol of all departments
OF the Government, that we shall sec an III
crease proporiioraly as great IS has been
made in the employees Of the iiouSc.
Mr. Baker contrasts the reduction Of taxa
tion effected hy the Republicans in the last
five years Of their asccndency in the House,
with that brought about hy the Demo
Gratis during the past five years He finds
that in the first period the Republicans
effected an annual reduction of taxation TO
the amount of S3l. l06. 129. During the last
five years the Democratic party has made IN
annual reduction of taxation 90 the amount
of S32.651. Turning TO the subject of in
ternal taxation. Mr.. Baker finds that in
five years the Republicans reduced
the annual burden Of internal revenue taxes
$50. 151. 900. This reduction was made upon
articles which entered into every Industry,
and the relief was felt 10y all classes of con-
sumers In the same time the Democratic
party has reduced internal revenue taxes
-, ,OG0. coo on tobacco. CIrars and Suuif- In
the session of Congress just ciidcd a chang"
was made which will reduce the tax on whiS-
key about ;S20G0 600 Il year Thus il ai'-
pears that while the Republican party in five
wears reduced taxation in the iorm 81 custom
dues and internal revenue taxes over Sl3l.-
900. 900 ON articles Of general consumption.
the Democrats in the same length of time
effected reduction OF about -ll.Go1.o11.
and confined their reforms To quininc. tobac-
co and whskrv