New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-18
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED.

DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED.
STRIKING CONTRAST BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GREATLY
INCREASED by TIE DEMOCRATS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
WASHINGTON. June 17.-ln The Congressional h'c-
ord of to-day is printed speech by Representative
Baker. of Indiana, which contains some facts oil
general interest.
Mr.. Baker presents n statement which shows that
the annual expenditures of the Government wero
reduced while the Repub leans had control oil Con
gress from 5000, III ISIS in 1S70-71 toT27Sl'V,'o 'o|
in 1s75J70. Thus, in five years the annual ex-
penditures had decreased nearly S3i0OO'OOO' Ill
1S7G'77 and TITS the Democrats made an appar-
emf reduction of expenditures Of ~ vt $22 O0O.Ooo
the amount for the latter year bel = S2 96i'3-o'
Evcrybodv who has heard of the deficiency blls
nassed since knows how that reduction was elected
I'm the fiscal wear ending June 81. lS'9 the eX-
penditures ran up to about S2G7 900; Tor INC
next fiscal year the amount appropriated WAS
S297, $50 23s, or nearly SG,OOO,OOO more 'hah III
1S7Oi7I For the fiscal year ending June 3o'
1881. the appropriations already made amount I"
S291 .423 SSS, making 10 allowance for dclcleh-
cics.
Mr. Baker next proceeds to an analysis OF Demo-
cratic economy as illustrated III the expenditures
of the House of Representatives., where the lehI"-
Gratis have held full control for five years turing
tle last wear of Republican control the number oi
permanent annual employees of the House was 10
and their pay amounted to $l9l,190 year Now
the number of permanent employees Is l1'', and
their pav amounts to %2O7, 79S year. Other cX-
penditurcs have increased in similar proportion
In this connection Mr.. Baker forcIbly remarks:
Thus we src that the Democrats have Increased
the permanent House empl&sCc ,mr tGr
annual expenditures Slj.7l7 80 We are toh
~ nf cn li a m ty' cy GrG tryr" %T Of % h
Government. II that phrty had control q" ihc iN'rh
nrtmcnts OF the public service as hcv have about the
IIuu.c. should speedily have forty th"nsAhi m"I'
men in the Cyil service than wc have undrr l'Punh
can control ana @ rirt % can i M If @ an t II
The Government thai sh Ill see an Increase lI"uo'
tioracly great ~ has been made III The emP!''''
the House
Mr. Baker ucxt contrasts tho reduction OF taxa
ton effected 10y the Republicans In tn" last tF"
year. If their a,ccndancy in the House with that
brought about ly the Democrats during the past
five years He finds that in the first period the Re
publcans removed or reduced the duty on 1GG I'M
ported articles of prime necessity, thus chccthR an
annual reduction of taxation to the amount OF
$31 ,lOG 129. During the last five years. since the
Democratic party Of revenue reform has been IN
power in the House quinino has been placed on the
free LIST. making an annual reduction Of taxation
to the amount Of So GJ1.
Turning to tie subject Of internal taxation. MI
Baker finds that in five years the Republicans re-
duccd the annual burden Of internal revenue taxes
$50 I51 900. This reduction WAS made upon anti
ccs which entered INTO every ministry. and tine re-
lief was felt by all classes Of Consumers. In tho
same time he DcmocT.itIC party las r'durcd lnier-
nal revenue taxes - 900, 600 on tobacco cigas aud
snuff. In the session OF Congress just ended n
change was mad, which will reduce the TAX on
whiskcy about 81 600, 600 year.
Thus il appears that whlo the Rrpublican party
| l. ftftVf ff
toms dues aud internal revenue taxes over
Sl2l OOO. 900 on articles of general cOnsnm ptl0u
the Democrats III the same length oi time, ch"clcd
n reduction Of about ! 900 900. and confined
their reforms to quninc tobacco and whiskcy.