New-York tribune., 1882-08-16
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havo already said that the special provision for the
Mississippi II approved by President, Congress ana peO-
pile wltn subsJantial unannity VI eaeh OF tle olher
tArcc great items, would gladly speak at length but
must .eaye to tine Familiarity Of oar people with the
needs Of foreign commerce me Vndichtiyn .. te eA-
pendture IOr she SeiDOard from te 81 joan 10 thc
klo Orandc ana from oan DcgO 40 Puget SOUND, Win
lis $1,000 mles OF stormy ana dnuge.ouS % co,sF
line. aad iOr the great NOr'utrh HNc0'
France spends $l9OlO,000 year on her hacDors
alone. England, with Loo miles o. coast Hne'
spent $lJ,UUO.UOO on her AarbOrs IN loH.
NewI ork. according To the varying estimates OF two
Of Controllers ;Is spent SIUOOoOO or 4IOVOOoOVO
on the Ere canal mas IN times past received nearly
$4,000 900 mo treasury from lis earnngs IL she
into combination TO get much Tor reigns rs could
be- extorted i. might be- worth 10 her 9f1OOOoOO or
better. peOpl, this fli VIII give an affirmative Foe
question whether the Ere canal snail heF@iit ter
mas regulated frehts as the so' ernor lcSua1es tDe
sumner IN his first great speech in the senate,
before ne ered the question OF slavery,
advocated the support OF internal Improvements III tue
west by Liberal grants OF and lie e"couhterd Tor me
moment. storm ol Indignation at nome "Ihcn vel
remember Political opponents seized the occasion Tor
criticism ana resolutions ol dlsapp ODaiOn were htfO
uuced M the Legislature oil MaSTaohu7e's nc sd! Ia
The speech ilseli that tie charge Is made that te GRANTS
are stealing the puDlc iadS' Hiu ,nna tU,r ~ % u"
profit by tde grants are " lahd 7tea'IS anu PHa'S;;
sumner did Inc, and Aiass@cnusetts came to MS
support. IAc people get more Tor their money from hS
class OF appropriations IMAM IRON any otii'I invSo %
works arc permanent Ihcl 40 not perish wlh thc
using. The money j. cXpclded py the bOdru OI In
enceu army officers ana has the conn
noe
NOT excepting supreme Court Itself No member Of
Congicss or amy body else can influence dollar vi me
dollar IN ms department nave ever 80 Ihr a.
know, been challenged but IL n Is ] Said wi1n @ tue t
contained unconstitutional prOvls.on,, and PROVISIONS
entirely Tor The bene OF particular l0caitles you osht
to have burreDGercd yours 40 not 80 read ldt CON
stitutonaI mandate which am swornto obey. No man
feels more deeply than the pubic aud the party Ica-
sons which maAe desirable II support The Prcsi1ent
. Bul the duty OF the senator or Representative,
whom the prr.lrnt returns phi with hi, objections to
Xlfpo H.
science clearly set iOrth IN tc Constitution 40 the
dur ol the President .ct ding 10 MS
Tne President dd not point out any item which he
thought local interest only. ana did not point cut any
instance III winch IA Thought the OIL Unconstitutional
e did refer Us TO tn nlormdllOn on winch ne 1,ed,
tuat might whether 1t were lie or "e that were
dccciye. We were therefore le 10 our own resources
l. the oil failed AL pubc works OF TINS class mus ,lO
rne suggestion that general apr pratlon should be
made % nai the sum pro- lou IA 'e pii, WIN uoIi'!
to the President eApenu II on scn plblc "Oras as ne
thought seems 10 me Win due respect totally mad
In tue first place. it could have passed. But 1t
does not In accordance wiLh sound cOnstl-
tudnhal thcOflcs 10 ihbiiat 10 any '4o P'
Of Il, ,ermiuing wnat plDhc works are ior me Ntoi
advantage. Tho public Is perfectly prOtcc ed.
IHe mOa.y Is TO be expended ~ an Executive depart
Ineut su 10 the FresdenL ii there he al un-
constitutional provision IN H. II is not ony IN his power,
but II viii be Ms duty not 10 carr th provision llo
effect. bill IL not Tx the ordinary Appropriation
bs under which tue money Is to De SpenL "thIh the
wear Ihrr. Is no limit or enactment Us to the time
within the work shall DC done II me president
m item mai II Is unconstitutional, not Of public NL
uona Importance, he can direct the secretary OF war 10
10 Congress Tor further coislGera'loh
have, since my return to Massachusetts gone over
the new items OF this BILL except i've small ones, the re-
iOrts III regard 10 whlcn are not al hanu. peHe'V
every one oI ihem to De variant ~ ana @ =, t
ini sligeAt business man III Mdssachl,etts who II
lie Will ait down WIt al table ana make the eAAih
nation viii 10 the saIue conciunon II he oe-
ncVe Ar. WcDsiers doctrine
II there is u single item in this bill placed there for an
object not puDlc and National, Dlt private ana local
Only let II hose who voted or II 0e condemned Al
in single line IL framed 30 that votes Tor one
provision might be purchased by votes Tor another or
puDhc money expended for pryate objects tla leg
sOrs might gain personal or political adyanase, let 1t
be abhOrred as tainted all tnrougn But / confidently
challenge the fullest criticism and discussion OF this
Is sad that the bin Is made up and carried by vast
system of og rolling, oy wcA the Eos or members are
worthless ana useless jobs 4 tnc,r own DISTRICTS
The accusation II Infinitely d, grading and insulting, not
only 10 on-rcss, but - thc American pcope hsel Int
pcOpl. must Dc reduced 20 low grade bolh III ntcl
gonoe ana morals whose representatives thlnk 10 win
her nNOr by spending the pubic money Tor private or
local jobs.
sibnly Tie engineers reported tla SJ7, 100000
could De prohtaby expended this year This does not
include the sum recommended by iie Mississippi Com
mission. In rcuuciug ts to Tl3OOOOOO the cOmntteo
were compelled 10 postpone man, WOrAs Oi iheil Ihe
anita. osn OF oyery ho nad III ais care the inter
eet OF "a really worthy worn wsich Was excluded Ihe
American people arc not Dnd 10 thclr ouSoSa interests
Ihey would eNcry where demand Ol Ihoir Representa-
tiycs why .royenents vital % lhcir com
melce were not cari for Toe tnsneers II no one e4se'
would make known and expose tue job.
One tong. o course, 10 true In selecting from tho
wOrtay Obj cls OF National expenditure those whoa
could Ice provided i0rn one year the committee anu Con
regard uis tlDuJOn among dlhcrcnt local
1hs clear dCtatc oi justice dhd OI Wise ana
sound policy. There are many Ntscfu communities
wAo.e Sbeat or bacon or beef "a foreign
market al a prun, by the removal for few thousand
dolars sand bank rock Ia some river There are
man r,h southern cotton districts into winch commerce
can thrust s by te clearing frOn mud creek
which up from the usighbOrng harDor These mon
see tn.t when their wnoat, or bacon, or cotton
goes Europe 1t exchanged for products which
the Government levies Si5OOOO,OOO OF duty. THESE
duties aud those frOm tobacco ana Wskcy tue product
of their nrld hcnoctOrn 20 pay tne whole expenses
of government, including those levied Tor coniinciee